Reviews of DEAD WEEKEND

Weird, Weird Movie...

I really want everyone to see this, for the simple fact that my fave actor's in it (who will remain unnamed for personal reasons ^_^ LOL). I must say that it's the stupidest, most terrible movie I've ever seen; I loved it! The "low- budget cult weirdness", the bad writing, the situation, everything about it reminded me of some of the B (Z actually) movies I'd seen before, only it was made in '95. Heehee, this is currently my fave live-action movie.

—Customer review from Amazon.com, October 30, 2000

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The people responsible for this masterpiece knew EXACTLY what they
were doing! I can almost picture it: "What? No budget? Oh, well, let's
have fun anyway!" It's as if the director used this flick as an
opportunity to compile a resume' of styles (hence the random Homicide:
Life on the Street camerawork in one scene), and the actors were just
there for a good time. It's great.

Set in the "not-too distant future", martial law has been declared in
The City in leu of a looming earthquake. However, the earthquake is
merely a ruse, a story fed to the public so the TWF (True World
Forces) can capture an alien spotted over the city some few days
earlier. A TWF agent runs into the alien (a *hottie* who can change
her apperance, while always remaining - of course - a hottie), and the
two go off and, um, compare their respective physiologies (yeah,
that's it). Other things happen, too, but who pays attention to plot
nowadays?

The effects are poor, but it's the *little* things that really made
this film. The chalk outlines. The phone book. The beautiful rooftop
view of The City. The officer's club/strip joint/medicenter. These
minute details were handled (fondled, even) with the utmost care, thus
making this film the cinematic treasure it is. Don't be confused: this
flick is BAD. But that's okay. It's as if the director & stars agreed
to make as entertaining a film as they could with the $5.63 budget
they had. I loved every minute of it!

—User review from IMDB.com, December 8, 1998

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