Monstrosity

I don't even know what to say about what I witnessed while viewing this film. It is a really bad movie, but worth being part of my collection. The gore scenes are entertaining, not bad, but not executed the best. This sort of has a Troma quality to it, that is the only comparison I can give it.

I believe this was Andy Milliagan's last film. He definitely went out in appropriate b-movie style...or should I say c-movie?

This is only for the viewer who has patience. A lot of patience. I sort of felt the same way I did after I saw my first porn video. You know, asking questions like, "Where did they get these people from- to do this on film".

After his girlfriend is murdered by some punks, Mark (David Homb) does the only natural thing to do - he and his two friends play Dr. Frankenstein and construct a monster to get revenge. They end up with Frankie (Hal Borske), a mixture of man and gorilla (!) who they give punk clothes and a red afro wig. Frankie does their bidding rather easily and offs the punks before the 1 hour mark. The rest has Frankie falling for punk rockette Jaimie (Carrie Anita) and the guys getting power hungry with their new creation. So how does Milligan fare in the 1980s? Well, his film definitely looks better than the 1970s efforts I've seen (THE GHASTLY ONES, BLOODTHIRSTY BUTCHERS), but it still has the same flat direction. It wasn't until about a half hour into this that I realized it was supposed to be a comedy, a fact cleverly hidden by the awful acting on display. The special effects are a slight notch above Milligan's earlier efforts. Look for the same severed hand to be used twice. Also look for a police suspect photo book that shows the pages are empty with every turn and a crew member reflected in a mirror in the guys' garage/lab.

Monstrosity is a terrible film. Every aspect of it is poorly executed. But the real problem with Monstrosity is that about 20 minutes into the film, it becomes a self-aware, over-the-top comedy. It's much more entertaining to watch a film genuinely attempt something that is so absurd and awful than watching one that is aware of it's shortcomings and essentially gives up. Monstrosity concerns a group of young men, one of whom's girlfriend has been brutally raped and beaten and THEN killed by the same assailant in her hospital room (making for a crazy, distasteful, ultra-violent first 20 minutes). The young men (mulletts and 80's getup included) decide to make a golem/frankensteinesque avenger. When the avenger finally comes to life, it's a ridiculous giant retard with a gorilla's arm and red afro who murders bad guys with an ax. There are some funny jokes in the film, along with the occasional bad taste moment making the film feel sort of like a cross between Blood Sucking Freaks and a poorer man's Toxic Avenger. The film does offer a glimpse of 80's Hollywood, funny hair, and almost non-stop repetition of one of the most annoying music cues in history (listen closely, there's a metal guitar solo going nuts underneath that music cue). All in all a worthwhile watch as you aren't going to find many films like MONSTROSITY.

Ok, so you guys thought Ed Wood was a hack? Worst director ever? I think you need to re-evaluate your previous ideals and look into Andy Milligan. Although I state worst director does not in return mean that I think he's horrible. I would like to see Milligan become another director with one of those cult like followings. Monstrosity was one of those films where I had to sit myself down and say "I only paid $7.99, I only paid $7.99," but I did enjoy it..for $7.99 (I bought the double feature dvd that also featured Weisman's Graverobbers aka Dead Mate). This is one of those films where you have to go in with an open mind...I was laughing...but I'm not even sure if it was a good laugh or an "I'm slowly going insane" laugh..The ending of the movie didn't seem quite right along with bits and pieces of the movie..but I'm sure that's just due to an extremely low budget. For hardcore horror fans and open minded movie lovers I suggest this film but with caution. May cause mild post traumatic stress disorder due to the extreme weirdness. Enjoy! And remember Frankie loves Teddy!

'Monstrosity' is the only Andy Milligan's film I have seen and I have to admit it's not so terrible like some people are saying. The plot is extremely simple to follow : Gang of thugs rules the streets of Hollywood and when the innocent girl is raped and later killed by the gang leader, her boyfriend with a help of his two pals creates golem like creature who will be killing all sort of criminals, drug dealers and other 'trash'... The movie itself is very cheesy and amateurish, but certainly it has some good moments. First 15 minutes are very promising, there is a big amount of violence and some bad (in a good way)nasty looking gore effects. Unfortunately after these 15 minutes 'Monstrosity' changes in something more like a black comedy than truly horror movie and sometimes it's very boring. If you have a chance to get copy of this rare flick give it a chance, but don't expect solid B class horror flick. 4 out of 10 for this little trash.