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The Machine Girl (2008). This was simply over-the-top fun. I think that is where the movie craft of gore-fest films either peters out or is is fueled by its own mayhem. Being visually assaulted with barrage after barrage of gore, arterial spray, violence, and a mean streak that cannot be curbed, movies like these can easy become tiresome. But in this case the fun never stops. The story is a simple, black and white take on good, evil, and revenge. Elements of times past and present are thrown in for good measure, and the script's pitching arm does not miss its mark. The acting was sufficient for such an exploit; anything greater would have been drowned in faked blood so why bother. The camera work was more than sufficient and really helped capture the frenzy of each zany moment. The direction takes what should have been a dollar bin disaster and brings it to the fore of the running, even eliciting comparisons to Dead Alive in its attempt to create fountains of gore with a mischievously artistic flair. In all honesty my first go at this flick ended poorly at about 15 minutes deep. Like smoking and drinking, such vices take time to acquire the criminal taste that is necessitated to savor damnable endeavors such as The Machine Girl.
Merry Christmas!
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