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PSYCHO GOREMAN (2020)
The Synopsis:
Psycho Goreman follows the story of a young girl named Mimi (Nita-Josée Hanna) who, after playing a brutal game of 'crazy ball' against her brother Luke (Owen Myre), condemns him to the ultimate fate of being buried alive. When Luke goes about digging his own (comically large) grave, the siblings discover a gem that controls a ferocious and unpredictable monster looking to destroy the Universe.
A Violently Good Time:
What follows the premise of this is a corny, fun & practical effect littered blood-fest, as creatures from other alien worlds endeavor to seek out and destroy Psycho Goreman for good. It's violent, it's gory and it's positively stupid. But it works. Psycho Goreman is just self aware enough to capitalize on all of the negatives that it has going for it, whilst doubling down on the positives. This thing has Kill Bill levels of blood, whilst sporting choreography from the Power Rangers in all their flipping, spinning and tumbling glory.
The Director & The Tone:
Directed (and written) by Steven Kostanski, you can see how Psycho Goreman fits right into his repertoire. The manner in which this film is shot in a way that makes it feel low budget-yet-deliberate is so fitting to the films style that it only adds to its unique flair. The writing is certainly nothing to write home about, but again, it seems that Psycho Goreman's appeal and overall desire is to deliver a gory, black comedy with the intention to shake up the regular archetypes of characters and flip the script on who you're rooting for in the grand scheme of things. After all, Psycho Goreman himself is an inherent villain. Mimi, the girl whom has control over him is obnoxious, arrogant and, frankly, rather unlikeable - but somehow - you're still rooting for Psyco Goreman to come out on top.
What is unique is the manner in which characters are utilized and portrayed. Well intentioned individuals are depicted from an angle of being the bad guys and generally unethical and morally ambiguous individuals are framed as being more heroic or given moments of heroism that frame them as unorthodox champions.
It's a clever spin on the manner in which Psycho Goreman takes place from the perspective of framing a villain as its hero and how within the world it creates, so too does it warp our perspective of the characters that surround him by extension.
The PG (Psycho Goreman) world is an overall bleak one. The feel is that it's pretty much littered with very average people and generally selfish motived individuals. It makes for the bloodbath that follows to hold a less emotional and more comical feel which works fine for what the film is aiming to achieve. Audiences don't need too much of an emotional center for this type of film; albeit, there are sprinkles of it here and there.
The Casting & SFX Team:
The casting of this one isn't something to rave about. Everyone does a passable job at playing their roles, but due to the generally rather one-dimensional way that the characters are written, there's very little for most of the cast to explore within their roles. Nita-Josée Hanna as Mimi is a good time, though, her rantings and nagging can become a little tiresome and frustrating to audiences. Owen Myre's Luke is a good support and a more likable and grounded character alongside Mimi, helping to balance out her sometimes over the top shenanigan's.
The supporting cast do fine, though, most are hidden under some impressive make-up and special effects work done by the SFX department. The team behind the character designs, outfitting and overall look of the creatures in this film deserve huge props for making this thing have its own unique identity. The gore, the characters and brutality that fills up Psycho Goreman's runtime is phenomenal.
Final Thoughts & Verdict:
Psycho Goreman is dumb as hell.
But it's fun.
And that's a lot more than I can say for most films nowadays.
The story isn't going to leave you with much to be desired, but the bloody, dark humor and the corny and yet impressively brutal fight scenes will keep you engaged and chuckling until the next one. If not for anything else, this one is worth watching for the special effects, make-up and costume design alone. It's something you can have on in the background while you go about doing your housework or checking emails and working from home. Frankly, if you're a little distracted, you're not going to miss anything crucially important.
I give this one
PSYCHO GOREMAN (2020)
The Synopsis:
Psycho Goreman follows the story of a young girl named Mimi (Nita-Josée Hanna) who, after playing a brutal game of 'crazy ball' against her brother Luke (Owen Myre), condemns him to the ultimate fate of being buried alive. When Luke goes about digging his own (comically large) grave, the siblings discover a gem that controls a ferocious and unpredictable monster looking to destroy the Universe.
A Violently Good Time:
What follows the premise of this is a corny, fun & practical effect littered blood-fest, as creatures from other alien worlds endeavor to seek out and destroy Psycho Goreman for good. It's violent, it's gory and it's positively stupid. But it works. Psycho Goreman is just self aware enough to capitalize on all of the negatives that it has going for it, whilst doubling down on the positives. This thing has Kill Bill levels of blood, whilst sporting choreography from the Power Rangers in all their flipping, spinning and tumbling glory.
The Director & The Tone:
Directed (and written) by Steven Kostanski, you can see how Psycho Goreman fits right into his repertoire. The manner in which this film is shot in a way that makes it feel low budget-yet-deliberate is so fitting to the films style that it only adds to its unique flair. The writing is certainly nothing to write home about, but again, it seems that Psycho Goreman's appeal and overall desire is to deliver a gory, black comedy with the intention to shake up the regular archetypes of characters and flip the script on who you're rooting for in the grand scheme of things. After all, Psycho Goreman himself is an inherent villain. Mimi, the girl whom has control over him is obnoxious, arrogant and, frankly, rather unlikeable - but somehow - you're still rooting for Psyco Goreman to come out on top.
What is unique is the manner in which characters are utilized and portrayed. Well intentioned individuals are depicted from an angle of being the bad guys and generally unethical and morally ambiguous individuals are framed as being more heroic or given moments of heroism that frame them as unorthodox champions.
It's a clever spin on the manner in which Psycho Goreman takes place from the perspective of framing a villain as its hero and how within the world it creates, so too does it warp our perspective of the characters that surround him by extension.
The PG (Psycho Goreman) world is an overall bleak one. The feel is that it's pretty much littered with very average people and generally selfish motived individuals. It makes for the bloodbath that follows to hold a less emotional and more comical feel which works fine for what the film is aiming to achieve. Audiences don't need too much of an emotional center for this type of film; albeit, there are sprinkles of it here and there.
The Casting & SFX Team:
The casting of this one isn't something to rave about. Everyone does a passable job at playing their roles, but due to the generally rather one-dimensional way that the characters are written, there's very little for most of the cast to explore within their roles. Nita-Josée Hanna as Mimi is a good time, though, her rantings and nagging can become a little tiresome and frustrating to audiences. Owen Myre's Luke is a good support and a more likable and grounded character alongside Mimi, helping to balance out her sometimes over the top shenanigan's.
The supporting cast do fine, though, most are hidden under some impressive make-up and special effects work done by the SFX department. The team behind the character designs, outfitting and overall look of the creatures in this film deserve huge props for making this thing have its own unique identity. The gore, the characters and brutality that fills up Psycho Goreman's runtime is phenomenal.
Final Thoughts & Verdict:
Psycho Goreman is dumb as hell.
But it's fun.
And that's a lot more than I can say for most films nowadays.
The story isn't going to leave you with much to be desired, but the bloody, dark humor and the corny and yet impressively brutal fight scenes will keep you engaged and chuckling until the next one. If not for anything else, this one is worth watching for the special effects, make-up and costume design alone. It's something you can have on in the background while you go about doing your housework or checking emails and working from home. Frankly, if you're a little distracted, you're not going to miss anything crucially important.
I give this one