Sunday, May 30, 2021

Bunnyman Grindhouse Edition (2019)

A group of twenty somethings on a road trip get in a pissing contest with a dump truck, and eventually the truck driver gets mad enough to ram them. Fearful of what else could happen, the group has the brilliant idea of pulling over and apologizing.

One woman walks over to the truck to talk but the driver won’t roll his tinted window down.  Her lack of cranial functioning increases when she gets so annoyed at his lack of response, she tries to open his door. Because if there’s one good thing about an apology, it’s when you force the other person to take it.

Ridiculous things keep happening culminating with a crash car, a death, and the survivors walking off to try to find help.  As expected, nothing good comes from this. 

The original Bunnyman was released in 2011 and in 2019 the director made a new cut released as a grindhouse film. Based on watching all three Bunnyman movies, I don't think I would have liked the original Bunnyman.  The recut grind house version subjects us to notices of missing reels, sound drop outs, intermission ads, stock footage, and voices dubbed by people with decidedly non-American accents.  These things kept me amused as they reminded me of seeing movies in the theater when they actually used reels of film.  

Intentionally stilted dialogue over inappropriate stock footage:

“Wow! The nature round here sure is remarkable. In fact, I think that species of animal is instinct.”
“That’s right, Rachel. What a great observation. In fact, that’s a California Grizzly Bear that went extinct in 1922. Look over to your right. Look at the random indigenous people.”


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