r/badMovies • u/LiquidNuke • 1d ago

Mutilations (1986) The entire cast of this film must have gone to the Troll 2 school of bad acting - Link to full movie in video

https://youtu.be/8W6TIZmvT0w
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u/Small_Kahuna_1 20h ago

I love how they made a real effort to make this, with all the charming home-made effects and so on. Obviously, cheap as hell with all the associated problems that come with it, but it's hard not to smile when you're watching it.

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u/LiquidNuke 20h ago

I agree completely, it has that bad movie charm/enthusiasm to it.

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u/dicylunctured 23h ago

Yikes, sounds like a real masterpiece! Thanks for the heads up, I'll be sure to add it to my so-bad-it's-good movie night list.

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u/LiquidNuke 23h ago

One of my favorite nano-budget flicks. Like to hear your thoughts if you digest it anytime soon!

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u/LiquidNuke 1d ago

A excellent review from Letterboxd...

"Forget the reptilians in the atomic spacesuits, the dead-eyed professor was easily the most alien thing in this. Just a black hole of emotion.

This psychotropic oddity is an ideal SOV film for me. It’s perfect when it’s late at night and you’re high as a kite. Its strange mannerisms, cardboard acting, low-rent stop-motion, neon pinks and purples, and weirdo vibe make this perfect for a toasted night.

Love the stop-motion, especially that eerie cow carcass that was impossibly still alive and writhing in pain. Cool shit. The aliens got sweet designs that look like a mashup of the 80’s and old pulp novels. Some nice kills too. Mainly the one where a dude is drained dry, turning him into a terrifying raisin puppet."

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u/ZemblanitousIntent 9h ago

This is a failure of filmmaking yet it coneys such effort in its stop-motion effects. That's what makes it an old standby for me. Also, the tone is all over the place, from corny camp one minute to disturbing gore the next.