Easter Bunny, Kill! Kill!

I saw Easter Bunny Kill Kill the way it was meant to be viewed, a bunch of mates, beers and popcorn. This film is not a physclocial thriller, with well-involved plot lines and dramatic interludes, this film is Horror movie fun, the way it's meant to be!!! The film has all the elements that will make this be a highly talked about B-Movie. The Story is quite different than the usual slasher flick; instead of helpless D-Cupped teenagers being stalked, we have hardened crims and lowlifes, so you feel OK for cheering for the Easter Bunny killer. The main role of Nicholas (Ricardo Gray) as a young teenager with mental problem can be off putting at the start think that he is just an actor, but after the first few minutes you get really sucked into his story and you feel for the poor boy as he is tormented by the villains. The visual effect of Easter Bunny Kill Kill is by far the best I have seen in any other of Chad Ferrins films, and makes the fun of gore, just that little bit more fun. All in all, EBKK is the film that you must get all your horror movie buddy's to come around, crack open a brew and laugh, scream and cheer your way into this great film!

After watching Chad Ferrin's Unspeakable, I had mixed feelings. On one hand, it's disturbing and gory. On the other hand, it's not really a good movie, at all. It gets kinda dull, at times. Then again, it was disturbing and gory. Ultimately, I was left feeling like Chad Ferrin's debut was missing something. It wasn't until just recently, that I discovered what that something may have been. A cute little bunny wabbit!!

Easter Bunny Kill! Kill!, being only the second Chad Ferrin Film I've seen, really caught me off guard. While remaining disturbing and gory. this one offers a little something called comic-relief, and that's Troma-esque comic-relief, for the record. And this means the good 'ol sleaziness is turned way up. Easter Bunny kill! Kill! is about a mentally-handicapped teenager named Nicholas, who absolutely adores Easter. Nicholas also loves his mother very much. But recently, the long-time single mom has been dating a vicious ex-con named Remington. That's right. Remington! This guy is bad news. And he has very little patience for Nicholas. While putting on a happy face when mom is around, the abusive Remington is plotting to "rent out" Nicholas to his pal, the pedophile, so that he can afford hookers and cocaine. Nicholas seems to think his beloved pet bunny rabbit is gonna save the day. Poor kid. Oh yeah! I almost forgot. There's a killer in a rabbit mask about, You see, Easter is coming up, and well, this is a holiday-themed Horror film in case you didn't know.

I'm thinking this Chad Ferrin guy is really on to something. There's only a handful of people out there truly capable of making new school Exploitation the right way. The old school way. An extremely grimy, filthy, unapologetic vibe with this one. Nicholas is not portrayed in the usual kind fashion we see in the more PC mainstream flicks like The Ringer. And don't even get me started on Remington's pal, the pedophile. That guy is all kinds of disturbing. Need any more reasons to give this movie a chance? Well, Nicholas's mom is really hot. And let's not forget about the legendary Trent Haaga. No, can't forget that. Anyone looking for a good double feature, I'd suspect Easter Bunny Kill! Kill! would go well with a Zombie flick called Special Dead. So, for all you veteran lovers of underground Horror, who's starting to think there's no more old school stuff to unearth, give this modern trash a chance. You just might love it. And for the record, I'm sure there's still plenty more old school stuff out there. Just keep looking. 8/10

Easter Bunny, Kill! Kill! (2006)

*** (out of 4)

Mentally challenged Nicholas (Ricardo Gray) loves the easter bunny but his poor mom (Charlotte Marie) keeps bringing home jerks. The latest one (Timothy Muskatell) is one of the worst and when mommy goes to work he starts to abuse the young boy but have no fear because a psycho with a bunny mask shows up. EASTER BUNNY, KILL! KILL! is 100% of a trashy "B" movie but it's a fun one that manages to be rude, crude and best of all entertaining. Now, just because I gave this three stars doesn't mean that everyone and their grandmother should run out and see it. The appeal of this film is going to be extremely limited so unless you're a fan of gory, dirty and rather obscene movies then it's best to stay away from this thing. I mean, after all there's a scene where the jerk boyfriend sells the retarded kid to a child molester in exchange for some cocaine! As you can see, the humor in this thing is extremely dark and the first fifty-minutes or so mainly focus on the dirty jokes. Director-writer Chad Ferrin spent some of his early career at Troma and it's easy to see their stamp all over this film. The jokes are all rather tasteless and especially the various scenes where the teenage boy is being abused. The gory/horror elements happen after most of the comedy and these scenes deliver as well. We're not talking the work of Tom Savini here but I thought the gore effects were good considering the budget and at least there was plenty of the red stuff to go around. For such a low-budget "B" movie I was really shocked to see how much of the stuff here was above average. This included the performances, the special effects and even the look of the film was quite professional. Best of all are a couple twists that happen in the last ten minutes, which I certainly won't ruin but I thought both of them worked extremely well. Again, EASTER BUNNY, KILL! KILL! isn't a film for sensitive viewers but those who like things dark should get a kick out of it.

Remington, a murderous grifter cons his way into a mother's heart, putting on a fatherly facade to her cherished son, Nicholas.

But the second she leaves for work, a torrent of abuse rains upon the gentle boy.

Remington heads out for some hookers and invites his dilettante-child molester-drug-dealer buddy over to abuse Nicholas.

In the meantime, the only comfort the boy gets is in confiding with his new pet bunny.

Debauchery is at hand but Nicholas is nowhere to be found but someone wearing the mask of the beloved holiday hopper shows up ready to deliver a blood-splattered night of unspeakable carnage.

It's an OK movie directed like 70s slasher films.

BUT these's a BIG problem with this movie! It's filmed SO DARK, you can barely see the killer scenes. I mean dark beyond belief. I don't know if that was intentional or just shoddy filmmaking, but it really takes points away from the film.

Judging from its title alone, Easter Bunny, Kill!, Kill! would appear to be little more than a parody of seasonally themed slasher flicks. Miraculously, perhaps, Chad Ferrin's film is the rare gore-fest that can actually stand on its own merits as a prime cut of blood-drenched grind-house horror. Nicholas is a 16-year-old boy with the mental capacity of a 6-year-old. More than anything else, he believes that the Easter Bunny not only is real, but someday will rescue him from a life of poverty and abuse by the men in his mother's life.

Her latest boyfriend is a sadistic grease ball, who, when mom's back is turned, torments the harmless child. If that weren't enough, in return for cocaine he'll use to lure hookers to his home, the jerk allows a truly perverted friend to "party" with the boy. Just describing that scenario makes my skin crawl. Never fear, though. Before the creep can get his grimy hands on Nicholas, the boy's Guardian Bunny arrives to save him from harm. That much could have been expected, I think. What follows is less predictable than one might expect.

Although most people wouldn't be able to get past the title credits, fans of the genre should find something besides the gory killings to admire. We're not talking Psycho or The Shining here, though. Easter Bunny was made on a budget estimated to be in the neighborhood of $95,000 and it looks it. As for the marketing budget, I'm pretty sure the title on the DVD cover will sell itself. – Gary Dretzka