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Dead & Breakfast (2004)
in all honesty
I wasn't expecting much showing up to Walmart with my brother and my buddy at 2 A.M. in the morning. It was just something to do and we figured we would peruse the DVD section (even thought we knew its and awful selection). After digging through the 5 dollar bin for a half hour and coming up short of everything but bloody knuckles and short breath we looked at some new releases. My brother, an avid B movie horror film addict, sees 'Dead and Breakfast'. I knew he was gonna get it but he was on the fence for a few seconds until he saw "America's answer to Shaunof the Dead" and he instantly walked to the cashier with his debit card in hand. Not to mention we saw Kung Fu's David Carradine on the back (which is obviously their biggest selling point for the DVD when it says Kill Bill's: ...). Well we watched the first half hour of it and I must say that it is complete and utter trash. We just skipped around scenes to find some slasher kills and even they weren't that great. The only "funny" moment is when a zombie gets killed by the 'cute' girl with a steak (pointy wood one not the protein) and with his dying breath utters; "I thought you were a vegan." Thats about it, oh yeah and the song it plays in the spacial features section is pretty hilarious too.
p.s.- enough of that guy with the guitar
A Nigger in the Woodpile (1904)
Well...
Just heard about this movie in my film class... I think its ridiculous to decide to use a black person for the villain but as my professor said: "The director was looking for a quick way to symbolize the person stealing the wood with a villain." So by using the early 20th century stereotypes they decided to make the villain black instead of white since it is a silent film and the use of screen cards is very plaguing to the flow of a 10 minute film. This is what I've heard and from what it sounds like it seems to be correct, other than the racial problems that could be implied from this movie it is very good for a 10 minute short.
Or they could have been just very racist...