Buttcrack

The tag line "we are all zombies" says it all. This movie is a gift to the world. With well developed characters like Preacher man Bob and Wade it's a must see for any cinema enthusiast.

I saw this at Best Buy the other day and I figured that this is probably another one of those movies "that are so dumb, they're good". Yeah, I was right. Made a budget of what looks to be about 10 dollars, BUTTCRACK is one of the best indie flicks I have ever has the misfortune of seeing.

Director Jim Larsen didn't even have to pay his 'actors' in this movie. Some supposed musician, Mojo Nixon (I have no clue who he is) also stars in this movie as a crazy preacher.

Simply put, this is one of the best zombie/horror/comedy/voodoo films I have ever seen. The camera work is not all that bad and the sound is actually pretty good for a film such as this. I was expecting for the movie to have terrible cinematography and sound editing. It's a good thing I was wrong.

You should see this movie. It's wildly cool. BUTTCRACK: 5/5.

Brian (Doug Ciskowski) just wants some time alone with his girlfriend (Kathy Wittes). Unfortunately, his roommate is a real pain in the ass. Wade "Buttcrack" Jenkins (Caleb Kreischer) just can't keep his pants up. He should be a plumber. After a plan to get him out of the house so Brian could propose failed, he lost it and accidentally kills Wade.

But, Wade's sister (Cindy Geary) is a witch and brings Wade back from the dead. Now, we have a buttcrack zombie on the loose. Not a lot of gore, but what you would expect in a cheap film.

Sure, it is low budget, but it is funny, and the performance of Mojo Nixon as Preacher Man Bob is over the top.

So, a movie about a killer ass, huh? Well, I'd be lying if I said that's the stupidest idea I've ever heard for a low-budget horror movie. Come to find out, there are much... much worse stories out there, maybe not quite so random, amateurish, and not well thought out But really, what can I say, other than, at least it wasn't shot on video.

Meet portly Wade, an over-weight, curly-haired, annoying, clueless reject of a human, who spends most of his time playing Atari (nice touch) and by most, I mean 100 %. Wade lives with his so-called friend, Brian, Brian despises Wade for his rudeness, for his body odor, for the way he always barges in on him and his girlfriend, for his inability to realize his voice is stupid, but mostly, because this waste of space doesn't have the damn common courtesy to pull his pants up now and then. It almost makes him mad enough to throw a (plugged in) stereo in the tub when Wade finally decides to take a bath, and by almost I mean Wade is now dead from electrocution, serves him right for being such a thoughtless oaf. What Brian doesn't know is that Wade's sister is into voodoo, and somehow she knows exactly what went down. Hell bent on revenge, sister Wade puts a curse on... her dead brother, I guess. Portly Wade is now resurrected as a zombie, although, he thinks he's still alive, and really doesn't mean any harm, the mere sight of his crack kills. Jeepers, what an awesome idea for a movie!!

Good God!! What would possess someone to come up with a story like this? I'll just assume this movie was made with the desperate hope of being picked up by Troma, well, congratulations gang, your wish came true, and I'm sure they're as proud as they can be. Personally, I would have liked it better if it remained a "roommate from Hell" comedy, and things had continued till Brian blew his own brains out right before the credits, but that's just me. Perhaps I've been a bit too hard on this movie, it has style, and a really enthusiastic feel to it, and a catchy little score, and it has decency to not wear out its welcome at 68 minutes. I recommend Buttcrack mainly because if you have any sense of humor at all, chances are good, it'll make you laugh, and ultimately, that's all that matters. Yay for Buttcrack. 7/10

The first 30 minutes or so of this movie was priceless. The Obnoxiousness of Wade is classic. If you haven't seen this yet and are in the mood to laugh hard, you gotta see this one. Sure, its low budget and you can tell it but it is so funny that after you start watching, you forget all about the low budget quality. Mojo Nixon does a great job of playing Preacher Man Bob, and there are even some Mojo Nixon songs during the movie.(Why does IMDb require reviewers to write 10 lines of text? I would think the less text entered, the more room they would have on their server. It's kind of annoying. That's why I'm rambling now. I made my point about the movie in the first five lines.) Anyway, yes you owe it to yourself to see this movie at least once. After you do, you will be inviting your friends over to watch it!