IFS Underground #1

Tonight’s showing is a schlock horror-comedy with a surprisingly dedicated following. It has the distinction of having had its special effects work handled by none other than Nekromantik/Schramm director, Jörg Buttgereit, as well as the involvement of H.R. Giger, who is credited as a creative consultant on the film. That doesn’t mean you should take this in the least bit seriously, however, as the movie is just as goofy as its premise would lead you to believe. That said, it’s also a lot of fun. The effects work is really solid and the sets/locations have an appropriately scuzzy vibe to them that very much works in the movie’s favor.

The performances are pretty fun, the actors each doing a very animated job of bringing their very non-PC characters to life in the movie, while the direction is slick and the pacing quick. The effects are pretty strong as well, this has way better production values than you’d probably have expected it to.