Well, I heard that this flick was as good or better than Freaked. I can easily tell you that it most certainly, without a doubt, is not. But is it bad? Nope. Is it weird as hell? Yep. Was it good? Yeah, I guess so. But it ain't no Freaked, that's for sh!t sure.
Story revolves around a dude named Marty Malt who is trying to be a stand-up comic. You first see him step up on stage sweating his balls off. Low and behold, he's awful. The worst of the worst. So bad, it's actually funny...to a degree. Anyways, his pal Gus, is Marty's only "real" fan. And gives him pseudo-hope non-stop. Which is a nice thing to do, but not in this case, since Marty has almost zero chance of making anyone laugh. Well, the story takes a weird turn and Marty's upper back, sprouts a hand, which eventually turns into a full-fledged arm. Through this, the ever enthusiastic and optimistic Gus gets himself and Marty intertwined with an Agent for the hopes of them making it big. Things get messy, obese women get drunk, trashmen do their job poorly and Marty keeps on telling poor jokes.
The Dark Backward was a weird flick, but also a mildly entertaining one which will keep people with strange senses of humor pretty content. From reading the comments, I can relate with the people who love this flick, and the people who hate its guts. But, I for one, can appreciate a solid flick when I see one. This had inventive sets, solid acting, good writing and a pretty cool story.
The flick ain't perfect though. With Bill Paxton as Gus pretty much taking over every scene with his non-stop laughing character the movie became a tad repetitive. I'd be lying if I said Paxton's character didn't make me laugh though. I'm a sucker for some good over-the-top laughing. Also, the arm in the back, it didn't do much for me. Yeah, okay, it's weird that it happened, but it barely played any part in the story. A couple times it seemed like it had it's own mind, and maybe it would do something crazy later on. But it pretty much did nothing, besides console Marty. Which was kinda cute. Plus a handful of boring scenes didn't help.
Besides the problems it may have had, the flick felt hardcore in a way. A very bizarre and inventive flick to make, and it truly succeeded in that venture. A little more creativity would have propelled this into Freaked territory, but alas it fell a little short. Though I do recommend it to people who find the bizarre humorous.
Story revolves around a dude named Marty Malt who is trying to be a stand-up comic. You first see him step up on stage sweating his balls off. Low and behold, he's awful. The worst of the worst. So bad, it's actually funny...to a degree. Anyways, his pal Gus, is Marty's only "real" fan. And gives him pseudo-hope non-stop. Which is a nice thing to do, but not in this case, since Marty has almost zero chance of making anyone laugh. Well, the story takes a weird turn and Marty's upper back, sprouts a hand, which eventually turns into a full-fledged arm. Through this, the ever enthusiastic and optimistic Gus gets himself and Marty intertwined with an Agent for the hopes of them making it big. Things get messy, obese women get drunk, trashmen do their job poorly and Marty keeps on telling poor jokes.
The Dark Backward was a weird flick, but also a mildly entertaining one which will keep people with strange senses of humor pretty content. From reading the comments, I can relate with the people who love this flick, and the people who hate its guts. But, I for one, can appreciate a solid flick when I see one. This had inventive sets, solid acting, good writing and a pretty cool story.
The flick ain't perfect though. With Bill Paxton as Gus pretty much taking over every scene with his non-stop laughing character the movie became a tad repetitive. I'd be lying if I said Paxton's character didn't make me laugh though. I'm a sucker for some good over-the-top laughing. Also, the arm in the back, it didn't do much for me. Yeah, okay, it's weird that it happened, but it barely played any part in the story. A couple times it seemed like it had it's own mind, and maybe it would do something crazy later on. But it pretty much did nothing, besides console Marty. Which was kinda cute. Plus a handful of boring scenes didn't help.
Besides the problems it may have had, the flick felt hardcore in a way. A very bizarre and inventive flick to make, and it truly succeeded in that venture. A little more creativity would have propelled this into Freaked territory, but alas it fell a little short. Though I do recommend it to people who find the bizarre humorous.