JinRoz
For all the hype it got I was expecting a lot more!
Voxitype
Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.
Brendon Jones
It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.
kellyannmccabe
This film literally felt like a jerk off movie for rapists. The only decent part was when they got the sh*t kicked out of them by the babe at the gas station. It's too bad the main dude didn't die horrifically somehow. It's horrifying that not one of the boys actually attempted to help the girl at all. This film has no redeeming qualities and if I could give it a minus I would. Ugh
znegative
Dead Girl was another movie I watched for free on my 'Amazon Shudder' subscription. I have to admit, I'm getting real low on my list of movies to watch, and Dead Girl wasn't up at the top. For starters, I'm not a fan of zombie films, which I think this film has been mislabeled as. Secondly, the film doesn't have such good reviews, so I was expecting a below average B- grade exploitation film. Luckily, 'Dead Girl' was actually a real surprise.The film centers around a group of high school stoners (Ricki, JT and 'Wheeler') who skip school to get drunk in an abandoned mental hospital and come across a girl in the basement who is chained to a table. They soon discover that the girl is not dead, but at the same time, not alive, after JT rapes her and breaks her neck during a struggle. JT fills their friend 'Wheeler' in, and soon the zombie girl becomes their after school sex slave, despite Ricki's protest.While the subject matter of the movie is quite dark, Dead Girl is actually a very funny movie, and it's not a pointless exploitation movie either. If anything it's a commentary on how women are objectified in horror films, or in media in general.I would highly recommend this film-in fact it's one of my new favorites. If you enjoyed 'Excision', you'll probably really like this one too.
ZULFIQAR RAJA
The horror movie; 'Deadgirl' is a highly provocative and disturbing film about two teenagers who find a girl chained up in the basement of an abandoned asylum. The decisions they make from that point set the tone of this engrossing movie which is shocking and brutal. The film is very well made, there are no scenes which are simply added to make up time and each character is believable. The director wasn't simply making a horror film but he was asking bold questions of society, questioning the morality of the modern man and asking what females represent in our eyes. Deep under the surface, the film delves into the darker side of human nature, probing into our lust for sex and whether women are now perceived as objects in the sub-conscious of men. It is easy to remind ourselves that this is a film and what the males do to the poor girl they find would never really happen. However if we are truthful to ourselves, we would ask how many males would do the right thing in this situation and what stops us from breaking the rules and crossing the limits? 'Deadgirl' focuses on the morality or lack of it in our society and whether the modern western male admits it or not, the idea of sex and women in western society has become poisoned by social dis-integration, no longer having any moral substance. @zulfmanauthor
omnimog
I was really gonna let this one go after rating, just erase it from my mind. But after seeing so many ovations in the reviews, I suddenly felt the urgent need to balance things out a bit.First of all, I do like weird, low-cost indie movies. So this is in no way a genre-bashing, nor is it a "I didn't get it, so f**k y'all who are better than me"-kind of approach. There are a couple of elements that I see people easily read into this production, which I in no way see though. For starters, it is the social commenting. OK, teenage boys rape as soon as they get a chance. Disturbing, huh? And it really says something in the most intricate, subliminal, and psychologically thrilling ways of how teenage culture, manliness and all works for this generation, in our general, western culture etc etc. It is just so that it does not. People seem to find the theme and concept in itself so different from your everyday Hollywood-productions that they think the premise in itself is somewhat genius. Well, I guess it could be. But problem is, the characters are not even once believable throughout the entire movie. Their actions are mildly retarded at the very best, as is all the dialog between them. Not to mention the mediocre acting, or directing for that matter.Then there is all these comments about this being "art". Now, I have great respect for arts, as I have great respect for individual perception on how to define arts for someone. But seriously guys. I will not call any movie production "artsy" just because the pacing is slow. Or, because of the fact that there is a semi-conscious idea behind how to make use of light and dark in the most basic ways. Nor do I like to call it "art" just because the idea behind something sets it apart. It also need something more substantial, which I didn't find Deadgirl to have whatsoever.To give an example of horrifying, different wickedness that I do appreciate, I did find a film like Martyrs to be very, very good. Then again, that is of course, my very own taste, so I do not want to project anything upon others. To each his own. But please. Do make up your own mind about Deadgirl, and just don't feel the need to find this to be a masterpiece just because so many others do so. Personally, I found it to be one of the worst movies that I've seen in quite a while. Not because the idea was disturbing, or because I didn't "get it". But because I found it to be a horrible production in most every way.
