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Boy Eats Girl
A boy declares his love for his girlfriend, only to die the same night. He is brought back to life by his mother as a flesh-craving zombie, who sires more teen undead while trying to control his, er, appetite for his beloved.
Release : | 2005 |
Rating : | 4.9 |
Studio : | Screen Ireland, Element Films, Lunar Films, |
Crew : | Director of Photography, Director, |
Cast : | Samantha Mumba David Leon Tadhg Murphy Laurence Kinlan Mark Huberman |
Genre : | Horror Comedy |
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There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes
Blistering performances.
A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.
The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.
...with the only thing of note about it being that it was made in Ireland, and given the over(t)ly earnest attempt to imitate American cinema/TV, its Gaelic origins hardly matter.If "Boy Eats Girl" really had a $5mil budget, the bulk of it must have gone to one of its ostensible leads, pop singer Samantha Mumba, who had a moment in the sun in a smallish part in the mostly-wretched 2002 remake of "The Time Machine," and apparently came away from the experience with the idea that she's an actress. She's not, and her casting in this bit of romzomcom dross is ample proof of that. She qualifies as a pretty face with a certain zaftig appeal, and, I'm sorry to say, not much more.The rest of the cast doesn't fare much better, and as is always the case, the blame must be placed squarely where it belongs, on the inept shoulders of the screenwriter, although I suppose the questionable efforts of a visionless director might also be to blame. The listless, threadbare plot, such as it is, focuses on a pathetic pretty boy who can't seem to score with the girl of his dreams and opts for suicide to relieve his miseries (apparently, he's never heard of masturbation). Mom resurrects him, though, thanks to a handy-dandy book of spells she's stolen from a nearby church, only she somehow overlooks a missing portion of the potion and ends up with sonny-boy as a slowly degenerating, infectious dead thingamabob who soon spreads the zombie meme to his classmates. The ensuing mayhem, delivered with all the finesse of a hamfisted school boy, features little in the way of hilarity, virtually no suspense, no horror, no pathos, and certainly nothing in the way of a fresh take on the genre. There's plenty of gore, which is eventually released in such paroxysms of spew and rubbery body parts that this viewer could only suspect that someone was trying desperately to make up for the paucity of everything that had gone before; none of it works on any level at all.I'd give "Boy Eats Girl" (said title, btw, being an insultingly brazen example of misrepresentation) an even lower rating if it weren't for a certain level of professionalism concealed within the thing. The cinematography is passable, if derivative (pointless dolly shots that do nothing to advance mood or plot, for instance), and the sets and locations, costumes, and so on are miles ahead of most exploitation cheapies, but none of it is of any avail. The best intentions still end up you-know-where.Boredom viewing only. Utter waste of time otherwise.
Samantha Mumba can come and plow on my farm anytime. The way she used a harvester to make mincemeat out of a group of zombies was inspired.You really can't take this seriously. It's more Shaun of the Dead that a real zombie movie. But, if you just sit back and watch while you are playing Farmville, then you will have an enjoyable experience.Of course, the title is wrong. There were no boys eating girls except in the zombie sense. However, Sara James was doing some serious eating.Tadhg Murphy and Laurence Kinlan were very funny.Like I said, don't take it seriously, and just sit back and enjoy it and you will not be disappointed.
If you've seen "Die Nacht der Lebenden Loser" (I guess it's called "Night of the Living Dorks" in English), you can basically imagine this movie to be an exact rip-off, except that this one has more gore in it, but less good gags in exchange.That said: It's enjoyable. The gore and FX are well-done most of the time, the zombies do look decent. The acting isn't bad and there are actually some gags that work. It's too bad that most of them don't, however, at least not for me. The main character turns into a zombie more slowly than anybody else, but that's okay. The problem is, his desire to eat humans obviously is so small, it doesn't even count, and there are no funny scenes like "oops, I ate *insert name here*" or anything like that. Lots of occasions for gags wasted. For a comedy that's pretty lame.Still, there are a few gags in there, the zombies are decent, the gore is good and the story isn't that bad, which makes the film enjoyable.
Alright! This film is just real fun! (What I did first was watching Slither, another funny and sometimes spooky horror-movie and just after it, I watched Boy Eats Girl and my package of these two films really entertained me a lot!) Boy Eats Girl, though it is a teen horror, has also good camera shots in some scenes besides making you laugh in general, but be sure most of the things you laugh at purely comes from the fact that the wits are good enough and the movie isn't one of those poor teen-horrors which unfortunately suck while seriously trying to scare you! Those Irish guys made a good job and if you want to have a good time, alone or with your friends, take a look at it! Note: David Leon is great:)