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Betamax (2015)

Horror, Thriller | 21 February 2015 (USA)
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Michael Etoll (as Mike Etoll), Bobby Hacker | 4 more credits »

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Michael Etoll, Damon Packard

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Richard Bain, John Bekolay, Mark Beltzman | See full cast & crew »
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Richard Bain Richard Bain ... Richard
John Bekolay John Bekolay ... Party-goer
Mark Beltzman ... Dan June
Greg Blessing Greg Blessing ... Party Jock
Joe Z. Bosco Joe Z. Bosco ... Polyphemazoid Creature
Virginia Brown Virginia Brown
Eva Mozey Etoll Eva Mozey Etoll ... The Devil
Michael Etoll Michael Etoll ... (as Mike Etoll)
Nick Etoll Nick Etoll ... Wolf Demon
Bobby Hacker Bobby Hacker
Christian Hanson Christian Hanson ... Sort of Jack Nicholson
Eric J.C. Hofferber Eric J.C. Hofferber ... Grotto Master
Odi Kacijancic Odi Kacijancic ... Satanist
Dan Kapelovitz ... Dario Argento
Shae Kratt Shae Kratt ... Satanist
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22 February 2015 | by BarneyRubbleNLittleChina – See all my reviews

I attended a special screening of Betamax on Feb 21, 2015 at the Egyptian in Hollywood, CA. I was happy with what i watched. Very happy. Betamax is a satirical comedy first and a gory horror flick second. There were some gruesome and uncomfortable moments but four of the five stories were certainly written for laughs. Plenty of inside jokes about the Format Wars themselves as well a really clever segment involving students studying modern day gore effects at a Tom Savini film school. There was one segment that was not trying to snag some laughs, and while it seems slightly out of place it was certainly an original and witty take on tired clichés, like the stoned lesbian vampires seducing self aware androgynous Frankenstein zombies cliché that we've seen so many times now. ;)

It is possible that some changes may be made to the final movie after the premier, but what i viewed was well enough, because it gets away with being intentionally "bad." I give it ... 6 out of 10. Very generous for a schlocky B horror film but there were plenty of comedic payoffs. I sincerely hope Betamax receives a cult following.
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