1. Feed the Fish
While Feed the Fish begins as a dark comedy about a struggling writer who decides to isolate himself in Wisconsin for a few weeks while his friend trains for the annual Polar Bear Plunge, it ends as a sappy rom-com with all the predictable elements. Tony Shalhoub does a great job as the quirky small-town sheriff, who shoots both his pistol and his mouth off at inappropriate times. Other than that, though, the film is as consistently dull and forgettable as the snow-covered flatlands of Wisconsin. I actually almost forgot to add it to the list, that's how forgettable it is. Good thing I got it out of the way.
2. Jeepers Creepers
Sometimes you're just in the mood for a good-old fashioned teen horror film. The kids are really stupid and gullible, there's lots of screaming and blood...it's great. No matter what you think about this 2001 cult classic, you have to admire its opening weekend - the biggest and most profitable in history for Labor Day weekend. The runner-up is its sequel, Jeepers Creepers 2.
Unfortunately, like so many horror films, the first half is great, above average even, but the rest of the movie sucks. Once the initial spooks are delivered, the tense atmosphere built up, and the audience suckered in, the monster is revealed too early and its all downhill from there. The make-up, effects, and acting by Justin Long and Gina Philips are all decent. Too bad the writers didn't work a little harder on those damn minor details, like a solid plot that doesn't end in complete ridiculousness.
3. Hobo with a Shotgun
I don't think there is a way to overstate the absolute over-the-top-ness of this movie. Paying, no doubt, an homage to 70's exploitation and grindhouse films, I'm not sure I've ever seen a gorier movie. Rutger Haur is the most brilliant thing about this movie, starring as a hobo that catches a ride on the rails into a new town, wanting a new life. The town he's moved to, however, is called Scum Town, and for good reason. It's overridden with crime, drugs, murder, and hate for the homeless, all fueled by a tyrannical crime lord named Drake. He, along with his two psychopathic sons, Ivan and Slick, find the laughter and thrills most people get from amusement park rides in torching school buses full of children or decapitating people with barbed wire. The hobo sees the human abuses all around him and decides to do something about it. After befriending a hooker named Abby, he wreaks havoc on Scum Town, his trusty double-barreled shotgun in his hands.
Definitely do not watch this if you have even a slightly weak stomach. There is some serious shit that goes down in this movie. Keep in mind, however, that it is all purposely over-the-top. It's supposed to be absurd. I expected the writing to be a little better, and the relationships with the protagonist to be a little more endearing, but I'm not sure why I expected a movie with this title to have anything other than ruthlessness and shotgun shells to the head. Seriously, this movie is so absurd. I mean, there's a pedophile Santa that roams around for God's sake...AND IT'S NOT EVEN CHRISTMAS. Don't worry though, he gets his. If you're in the mood for vigilante justice and comic violence, rent it and put a nickel in a homeless man's cup next time you see him begging by the freeway.
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