
I am sure many fans of Ramsteer Films will be surprised that my favorite film of theirs is “Bad Review”. Most people would probably would recommend “The Chosen” or the hilarious slasher spoof “Secretary’s Day”. I however really enjoyed “Bad Review” the most mainly because of the hilarious starring character Larry Hama a.k.a Wallace Weems.
Larry Hama is a struggling but known actor who is the lead character in a horror franchise titled “Psycho Security Guard”. He snaps after watching an Ebert type critic bash his latest movie as well as his acting. Larry snaps and becomes his on screen persona and goes after everyone that has to do with the series and some other people. The opening scene is great and really shows his character fall apart. The acting by Ryan Roc is played pretty straight and his believable anger makes his character hilarious. The dialog is fun and references the horror genre well. Ramsteer Films is a Low Budget film company that has mostly made low budget Horror Comedies but has also made Sci-Fi and Fantasy film. In my opinion they make the best low budget horror movies because their comedy is silly but more subtle and less vulgar than a lot of other similar filmmakers. They do use annoying emo in this movie that sounds a lot like the stuff from DSK Production’s movies. A small flaw like this does not ruin a movie that shows a disgruntled actor smash beer bottles over faces, torture directors and producers and tell off a film critic for obviously not watching films he reviews. The film is of course shot on video but looks nice and I had a blast watching it for 27 minutes. I watch review shows like Ebert & Roeper and I watch tons of slashers .It was cool to see those two elements mixed well together. The off screen murders are done in creative ways and justify the budgetary constraints. Please watch or buy this movie that pokes fun and sticks up for the slasher subgenre. Another reason to purchase this film would be because it’s on a Double Feature with “Night of the Vampires” for 8 bucks. I own most of their stuff and I am damn proud to watch and review their films. Hopefully they don’t make something I hate because then I might bash it and end up a dead film critic! You can buy this film and many others on www.ramsteerfilms.com.