Treevenge (2008)Christmas trees ripped out of their forest plan revenge against people enjoying the holidays. Director:Jason Eisener |
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Treevenge (2008)Christmas trees ripped out of their forest plan revenge against people enjoying the holidays. Director:Jason Eisener |
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Jim Macmichael
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| Sarah Dunsworth | ... |
Cadence Macmichael
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Maris Morgan | ... |
Krista Macmichael
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Jayden Taylor | ... |
Jason Macmichael
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Lex Gigeroff | ... |
Tree Lot Boss
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Mike Cleven | ... |
Crew Boss
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| Jason Collins | ... |
Lumberjack #1
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| Timothy Dunn | ... |
Wreathmaker
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Shaun Clark | ... |
Lumberjack #2
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Aria Publicover | ... |
Joni Carpenter
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| Molly Dunsworth | ... |
Molly Carpenter
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Rob Cotterill | ... |
Jon Carpenter
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Baby Carpenter | ... |
The Carpenter Cat
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Craig Ferguson | ... |
Reporter
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| Glen Matthews | ... |
Yuppie Man
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Foul-mouthed lumberjacks descend on a hillside of trees, cutting them down and trucking them to Christmas tree lots where families paw them, pick one out, take it home, stick it in a stand, and decorate it. The trees experience terror throughout the ordeal: we hear their squeals of pain when axed or sawn, the emotion of separation from family and friends, the fear of the unknown, and the despair they feel during the strange and bizarre rituals of families at Christmas. On Christmas morning, the trees strike back. Man, woman, child, and pet may be in for a grisly end. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
Sit back, relax, and enjoy Treevenge for all its bloody goodness. It's a "they fight back" saga that one hasn't really seen before, unless perhaps one is so well versed in Troma knowledge that they could dig up an example and look like the smarty-pants of the room. But for the moment, I can't think of another example of photosynthetic comeuppance aside from this, where trees cut in the forest are cut down for Christmas, and fight back against their 'owners'. It's got subtitled tree dialog. It's got dumb-s*** humans in the sticks and trailer parks and homes. It's got so much blood you'd think that the blood coordinator from Dead-Alive stopped by to pitch in on the fun. And it's so much fun, on both an intellectual level and on that visceral bloody-fun level that only the best in Troma can bring out (or just creative comedy horror in general) can bring out. It also reveals that Jason Eisner, the director and also the force behind the little-seen Grindhouse trailer (only shown in Canada with the Rodriguez/Tarantino film but also infamous online), has a real potential career ahead of him. What Treevenge exactly spells of it I can't say with the best crystal ball. But there will be something, with blood perhaps.