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HOW ON EARTH COULD ANYONE LIKE THIS?

posted 15 years ago by robbie_uk_20022002
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Well this film has just been voted my worse film ever. I seen this last night when i couldnt sleep and wow, this is the worse film i have ever watched. I knew i was expecting something cheesy, something badly acted because i do like my 80s slasher flicks, but this took the biscuit, it was just horrendous, horrible, a tragedy..what i went through to watch this film untill the end will forever be an achievement in my life. I mean ive seen some bad acting which i can deal with and some very bad acting i can deal with and then theres the acting in pieces..other moments..like the detective who smokes a cigar that is never lit...willard the college janitor..the long lost brother of bluto from popeye. Jeez..just stay away from this one.

[–] smerd_70 15 years ago

" Jeez..just stay away from this one. "

Don't stay away for from this one, rush out and buy the 2 disc special edition from Grindhouse Releasing.

"willard the college janitor..the long lost brother of bluto from popeye."

He is Bluto from Popeye.

"HOW ON EARTH COULD ANYONE LIKE THIS?"

You answered you're own question-

" I mean ive seen some bad acting which i can deal with and some very bad acting i can deal with and then theres the acting in pieces..other moments..like the detective who smokes a cigar that is never lit.."

That and the other moments is why people like Pieces so much.

I collect dead pigeons then I press them between the pages of a book.

[–] latherzap 15 years ago

I know I'm rude to say this, but...anybody with a well developed sense of humor should be able to appreciate Pieces and other "bad" movies.

[–] daedalus1337 15 years ago

Yeah, I kind of agree with you. I love 80s slashers, but this one doesn't make my list. It's mostly just dumbfounded people stumbling around the campus uttering useless lines. Some of the gore was cool (especially when he sawed that one chick in half) but it was actually tamer than I'd expected. I liked the beginning and the end a lot, though.

[–] NoseofNicko 15 years ago

WHAT? You didn't like it because of the bad acting? Well, that's stupid because the bad acting is one of the good things about it. You actually care about the acting when you watch cheesy horror movies? That's even more stupid.

[–] tepista 15 years ago

Pieces was better than most 80s slashers. The gore, the nudity, the pacing was all there. This movie was not boring, a trait that many 80s slashers have.

[–] JessePomeroy 15 years ago

Pieces was better than most 80s slashers. The gore, the nudity, the pacing was all there. This movie was not boring, a trait that many 80s slashers have.

True. Aside from the poor acting and bad dialog, this is actually a really well crafted film. The script is tight and the narrative moves briskly along, punctuated throughout with cheesy lines, great bodies, and heaps of excessively delicious splatter. The hammy performances by the George Duo are icing on the cake and the dubbing is priceless.

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[–] inky_85 15 years ago

Question - 'How on Earth could anyone like this...?'

My Answer - I believe it was Phil Anselmo who said 'you've got to belong to it' & 'it's either there when you're born or not'. Basically, you either love this sort of stuff or hate it. It appears you are the latter, I am the former.

It may be impossible to explain but here's reasons why 'Pieces' is amazing.

1. Appalling dialogue that is dubbed well out of sync but is done by some of the 'voices of authority' in Italian/Spanish horror dubbing e.g. Ed Mannix, Nick Alexander etc. Once you recognise the voices, it can make the films better.

2. Little to no logic.

3. Little to no plot.

4. Little to no character development.

5. Little to no clothes on sleazy, European women.

6. True Gore (real pig carcasses and guts used in this film, no CGI/plastic).

7. Un-intentional genius that Hollywood could never script such as the ending of this film, the aerobics scene, the karate instructor... pure unadulterated brilliance.

Apologies for the *beep* mini-dissertation on this but there are more than enough reasons to like this. ;)

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[–] phelpssue 15 years ago

Not everyone out there appreciates 80's slasher flicks. I collect movies like
this and others that have a bizarre following and sometimes, they more one
person dislikes a certain film, the more other peole will actually like it.

I think the poster for this is probably one of my favorites and with a tagline
such as "You don't have to go to Texas for a chainsaw massacre" are what
makes films like this enjoyable FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE INTO THEM.

As for people that are hoping for some kind of 4 star award winning film, you
need look somewhere else.....

[–] Bendy_Spoon_Productions 14 years ago

Dude, I love 80's slasher flicks and was looking forward to this one, but even I thought this movie sucked. The tagline is freaking awesome and half the reason I watched it. I didn't expect a four star film but I wanted something at least a little entertaining. And this didn't deliver. So I am a person that is into this kinda thing, but I just found it boring, nonsensical, and just...lame. Especially the ending (SPOILERS), I mean, for christ's sake, is there a more boring and uninteresting way to kill the bad guy? Cop bursts in at the last second and shoots him?! I've seen that a thousand times before, and it wasn't even that gory! Just a dab of red paint, it looked like. And the pieced-together corpse coming to life was just tacked on and desperate.

This film has nothing on movies like Sleepaway Camp and Stage Fright, which are actually entertaining and have an element of mystery.

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[–] smerd_70 14 years ago

Pieces isn't to be enjoyed because it's good. If you're going into Pieces expecting it to make sense, then obviously you won't enjoy it.

I collect dead pigeons then I press them between the pages of a book.

[–] LarrupinLou 15 years ago

It's not the worst movies that I ever saw by far, but I did give it a 3. I have no problem with slasher movies, but this one was just kind of goofy. The crappy dubbing doesn't help it either. The ending, which could have made sense in another film, came out of left field and just wasn't appropriate, IMO.

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