Hideous! (1997) (88 Films DVD Review)
Directed By: Charles Band
Starring: Michael Citriniti, Rhonda Griffin, Mel Johnson Jr.
Rated: 15 (UK)/Region: 0/1:33/Number of disc: 1
Available from 88 Films
Dr. Lorca, an eccentric collector of biological oddities, has just acquired his greatest specimen; a horrible mutant born of noxious waste… but the creature’s rightful owner wants it back. The collector’s clash is cut short though, as the sickening specimen comes to life, re-animating an angry, oozing little army of ferocious freaks.
Dealing with the 1990s Full Moon catalog is a bit of a slippery slope in some areas. They had good ideas, but the follow through wasn’t always that great. This film here could be seen as a prime example of that. Charles Band and company went for what had worked before, as they once again went with small creatures in order to hook in their already loyal fan base and attract others. They problem is, like many of their other films, we just don’t get enough of the small creatures and end up with more character development and the characters are way too cartoony for their own good.
There really isn’t THAT much of a body count or at least not one of note due to the fact the movie waits until it is almost over before anyone starts getting knocked off. This is Full Moon down to the core. We got small creatures and things take place in a giant castle. They just don’t have any substance here to go with the style and I believe that is why we never got a million sequels to go along with things. It is what it is, which means it is a cool concept, but it doesn’t back it up with a good movie.
– ALL REGION CODES
– NUMBERED SPINE
– AUDIO COMMENTARY BY MICHAEL CITRINITI & MEL JOHNSON Jr.
– VIDEOZONE
– TRAILER
– FULL MOON TRAILER PARK
– REVERSIBLE SLEEVE INCORPORATING
– RED CASE
