I watched this because I saw it compared to Peter Jackson's early films. Unfortunately there's something not quite on the money with Street Trash. The film starts off great with a couple of hilarious melt-deaths. Then the horror dries up and it becomes a fairly unpleasant tale about a bunch of hobos living in a junkyard. There's not really any likable characters and a vague misogynistic undercurrent. The movie could really benefit from having a strong female lead but there's only victims to be found. There's a nympho-type who gets gang-raped and murdered. There's a van full of prostitutes. There's a deranged hobo girl who seems desperate for sex. The only half decent female character is an Asian girl who fends off the molestations of her necrophiliac boss. But she doesn't seem to be angry enough about it. I would have preferred to see her out for revenge or at least call the police. Basically the middle section of this film is sexist trash. There's also a scene were a penis is chopped off and thrown all over the junkyard like a football match. But somehow that didn't make me laugh it just felt downbeat and creepy.
That said you should definitely hang in there for the final third of the movie. The last gore- deaths are amazing and ridiculous. And the way the Vietnam vet finally gets his due is very impressive. There's some great stuff in this final section. The scenes featuring James Lorinz (think Frankenhooker) are also pretty funny and lively.
That said you should definitely hang in there for the final third of the movie. The last gore- deaths are amazing and ridiculous. And the way the Vietnam vet finally gets his due is very impressive. There's some great stuff in this final section. The scenes featuring James Lorinz (think Frankenhooker) are also pretty funny and lively.