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Bloody, crazy, no-budget trash ... what could be more fun?

Lucius | Ithaca NY USA | 06/24/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"It's zombies on the rampage in this really cheap but really fun horror movie. The plot is just a mix of a hundred other movies you've already seen, but it's done in an off-beat way that actually makes it pretty original ... And the zombies! No shambling people in white makeup here -- each one is a way over the top gooey disgusting mass of trailing eyeballs, bulging brains, and bloody sores! One of these things looks like nothing more than a pile of bloody flesh! Great acting? Ok lighting? Adequate production values? None of the above -- but I still recommend this movie hands down over most of the unoriginal by-the-numbers trash out there ... it's obviously done by people without ANY money, but with a lot of love for the genre ... and a lot of really gross zombies, too! Loads of fun!"

Gore galore for fans of schlock horror

Rezo | Carnelian Bay, CA USA | 04/11/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Enjoyable zombie butt-kicking and gore are a little let down by a slow first half with way too much padding and overall dirt cheap production values. Acting is a mixed bag but the editing and camera work are actually pretty good and the story is pretty original for a no-budget SOV movie. Really bizarre zombie makeup, not too realistic but very cool, helped along by lots of gore. I liked the lobster-snake monsters too. Worth it for fans of low-budget horror, but others beware!"

Great fleshy fun

Jennifer Malin | Newark, NJ | 05/29/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Flesh Freaks was a blast! Sure, it's indie, but I don't see what the other guy was complaining about at all. An engaging (if typical) plot, impressive makeup work, and beautiful tropical location shots in the first half. And that Ronny Varno isn't too hard on the eyes either!! ;) Fans of lowbudget indie horror would do well adding this one to your collections."

Shows promise

David Fenton | Newmarket, ON CANADA | 11/19/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"flesh freaks is so, so, so cheap - like your friends with a video camera cheap - but it's about as moody, scary, and atmospheric as you can get without any budget whatsoever. in the last third they kind of give up and just give you a lot of gore but it's still better than average and pretty exciting once you get into it. the first zombie is terrible but they get a lot better, the one with the big eye is funny, plus there are so, so many eye-stabbing scenes (fulci homage, maybe?) Speaking of fulci, the dvd cover is totally a rips off of ZOMBIE but whatever, this is a pretty good pack of cheap thrills and blood. the scene where the guy hides in the room at the end is funny plus the whole fan scene made me laugh ... how did it slice up the BACK of the dude's head???!"