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Reviews
A Slice of Terror (2004)
Don't watch with hopes of a redeeming factor....
I like horror. So, in hopes that there is such a thing as "Gay" horror, I gave this title a chance. The overall story isn't bad. The protagonist, pizza delivery guy/janitor, has been humiliated and picked on, and seeks revenge. In a nutshell, that's the meat and potatoes of the story.
He goes about it by hypnotizing his counselor into hypnotizing his tormentors. Evidently he thinks that making people strip is humiliating. So that is a plot mover that repeats itself throughout. Toward the end, he "directs" his tormentors into having a group sex scene while under his hypnotic trance. The boys go through the moves of being intimate with each other, but none are too "excited", so what is being suggested could not really have occurred.
As for the filming, HORRIBLE, is one word that comes to mind. It flashes back and forth, making it a little hard to follow. It also employs the ancient horror effect of changing the polarity, making it look as though we are watching an x-ray. Also at the end, while they are "making a pizza", it was filmed in black and white in a lame attempt to add suspense, I guess....
If you want to see some young naked guys pretending to make out with each other, watch this.... if you are looking for a plot, keep looking, and Good Luck.
Get a Life (2006)
Trollish Nitty-Gritty And Fairytale Ending
Although not the best film that I've ever watched, it was far from the worst, either. I agree that the actors were not "old pros," but we've all got to start somewhere. So, I cut them some slack on that subject.
As for the topic, I agree with a previous poster that no one wants to watch trolls at large, but I give them credit for tackling an otherwise ugly subject. They tried to give it a comic spin, and fell a little short. It spotlights yet another facet of Gay Life that not everyone knows exists.
I also agree that I thought the film would have more about the guy from Boston, but after watching it, his character would have only made this film more shallow.
Some of us have actually been in Jamie's shoes, feeling dumpy, unwanted, and alone, and have not had the guts or lack of inhibitions to do the things that he did.
When he goes out with his co-worker, it's all too obvious where the story is going, but I did not foresee the co-worker's betrayal, nor what happens next...
Don't rent this one expecting an action packed, orgy-filled, delicatessen of manhood, but more of one man's path through the labyrinth of gay midlife, with a storybook ending.