WARNING: I advise anyone who has not seen the film yet to not read this comment.Weirdsville was overall a pretty good and entertaining movie. I had been wanting to see it for awhile because it looked very cool and also Taryn Manning was in it and I love her. It ended up being nostalgic for me because, well, when the movie started off, I really didn't know what to expect. I had read what it was about and after I did the movie seemed very promising, but the feeling I got from the opening just wasn't a good one, or to be more kind, a weird one, which is understandable from the obvious title. I mean, for about the first 20 minutes I really just wasn't interested in it and was waiting for something exciting to happen. As the film progressed, it was kind of like a roller coaster. At points (When the Satan-worshiping cults fist come in; the midget cop and when he rounds up his medieval posse; all the Taryn Manning scenes) I was very interested and entertained and was loving it. At others though, it was just so and quite hard to tolerate, because the characters are quite annoying and the plot really doesn't suck you in that much.I love the whole concept, though; A cult wanting the blood of a girl who they believed was brought back by Lucipher himself, while at the same time her screw-up friends who are constantly high are on the mission to pay off a guy who they had a drug dealing with and at the end the stories all collide into one; It was just so chaotic and fun. At the same time though, it could've been handled way better. Well, I enjoyed it to an extent and I enjoyed Taryn Manning for she made the movie so much better, but overall there are a lot of greater films I could have spent my time with. Maybe I would enjoy it more an rewatch, we'll see.
... View MoreA lot of Canadian film is good, but this is sadly not up to par. There are a few good laughs here and there but it seems like this film was trying to imitate other, better films like Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and Pulp Fiction. It doesn't work. The acting isn't as good. The story is weaker and the whole thing feels rather rather contrived. Instead of introducing new ideas into this drug caper/comedy genre, the same old ideas are tromped out and they aren't very fulfilling for the viewer. There are coincidences here and there and I don't really mind coincidences if they work. Here they didn't and I found that brought the movie down.
... View MoreThis movie was not at all what I expected. When I sat down to watch it I wasn't sure what I was in for. But I was pleasantly surprised to end up really enjoying it. I've not seen a movie quite like it to date. The acting was perfect. Not over done, I hate it when actors over act, it's just not believable.I also thought the scenes were just cool to look at. The lighting throughout the movie was very interesting and very appealing to the eye. But let's not forget to mention my favorite part...the Knights!!!! they were excellent!!! And what an interesting twist. Didn't see that one coming. Great job on this movie!
... View MoreBesides that the two lead actors are pretty funny I hated most bits of this movie. Basically this is a stupid stoner caper with a catch. The catch is that instead of smoking weed the idiot protagonists are addicted to Heroin. Unlike in Trainspotting these characters just act stoned and I think if they were on heroin as much as depicted they wouldn't be able to drive, communicate or function. Totally unrealistic. Why glamorise the needle? Are we so desensitised by drug use that we resort to crazy heroin antics. Nutter hilarity ensues with all things cinematic: Midgets, Satanic worshippers and the mafia no trite cliché is abandoned. Do Not like this one bit. How is this in the 2007 Toronto Film Festival?
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