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Film Review - 976 EVIL 2
4 years ago
Jim Wynorski was one of my favourite film directors, but I hadn't seen any of his films until now.
See, Jim has a reputation similar to Roger Corman and Robert Rodregres. I like them because their approach to film making is make it fast fast, make it cheap, make it fun, and above all, make the film.
Many amatuer game developers get a degree from some university, then sit at home waiting for a phone call from the big publishers that never comes. I imagine film is much the same. I've known a guy who get film making degree, then never followed through with the "make films" part. At least the aspiring actors I've known tried to get a foot in the door, even if they failed time and time again.
I'm getting off topic. Point is, Jim makes films he wants to make. Many of his films are genre b-movies starting attractive young women with huge breasts, often running around in their underwear.
976 Evil 2: The Astral Factor starts with exactly that. A young, attractive, buxxom woman running through the building in her underwear, before being killed. The police arrest the man for the murders, but he keeps on managing to kill from his cell via astral projection.
Meanwhile, the main character is biker stalked by a business card that turns up wherever he goes, and creepy phone calls only he can hear. It's for an evil horoscope (or should that be horror-scope) that gives you the answer to your problems, but at a price, and it doesn't like to be turned down.
What I like is that the film never really drags or wastes your time with bullshit. The actors do a good job with the material for the most part. And while it's low budget does show though with some occasionally spotty effects or sub par acting, there is enough money on screen to sell the concept.
The film kind of similar to something like SCP. The demonic element is mostly implied, so with a few tweeks, this could easily be something unknown entity. The idea of an evil hotline is an interesting one.
The film has some great moments too. One where a house goes crazy and try to kill the main character Evil Dead 2 style. Another involves someone pulled into the film "it's a wonderful life" only for the channel to change to "night of the living dead".
I saw the film on YouTube, and one scene had weird sound, I'm guessing licenced music was playing and the song was removed, but overall the film was still watchable.
It's by no means a classic, but it's a fun watch if you like the premise of an evil supernatural hotline.
See, Jim has a reputation similar to Roger Corman and Robert Rodregres. I like them because their approach to film making is make it fast fast, make it cheap, make it fun, and above all, make the film.
Many amatuer game developers get a degree from some university, then sit at home waiting for a phone call from the big publishers that never comes. I imagine film is much the same. I've known a guy who get film making degree, then never followed through with the "make films" part. At least the aspiring actors I've known tried to get a foot in the door, even if they failed time and time again.
I'm getting off topic. Point is, Jim makes films he wants to make. Many of his films are genre b-movies starting attractive young women with huge breasts, often running around in their underwear.
976 Evil 2: The Astral Factor starts with exactly that. A young, attractive, buxxom woman running through the building in her underwear, before being killed. The police arrest the man for the murders, but he keeps on managing to kill from his cell via astral projection.
Meanwhile, the main character is biker stalked by a business card that turns up wherever he goes, and creepy phone calls only he can hear. It's for an evil horoscope (or should that be horror-scope) that gives you the answer to your problems, but at a price, and it doesn't like to be turned down.
What I like is that the film never really drags or wastes your time with bullshit. The actors do a good job with the material for the most part. And while it's low budget does show though with some occasionally spotty effects or sub par acting, there is enough money on screen to sell the concept.
The film kind of similar to something like SCP. The demonic element is mostly implied, so with a few tweeks, this could easily be something unknown entity. The idea of an evil hotline is an interesting one.
The film has some great moments too. One where a house goes crazy and try to kill the main character Evil Dead 2 style. Another involves someone pulled into the film "it's a wonderful life" only for the channel to change to "night of the living dead".
I saw the film on YouTube, and one scene had weird sound, I'm guessing licenced music was playing and the song was removed, but overall the film was still watchable.
It's by no means a classic, but it's a fun watch if you like the premise of an evil supernatural hotline.
