Low-budget horror from George A. Romero alumni...
“Effects” is a film put together on a miniscule budget by friends of the late director, George A. Romero (“Night of the Living Dead”). A group of filmmakers high on cocaine including Tom Savini (“Dawn of the Dead”), Joe Pilato (“Day of the Dead”), and John Harrison (“Tales From the Darkside: The Movie”) gather in Pittsburgh to make a slasher flick called “Duped: The Snuff Movie.” As filming begins and “accidents” occur, it becomes clear that something isn’t right. No one can be trusted.<br /><br />Savini is the best known actor in the film. Starting as a make-up artist specializing is grisly special effects, he turned to acting, and has appeared in mostly horror films since his acting debut in “Martin” (1978). Intrigued by “Man of a Thousand Faces,” the screen biopic of Lon Chaney, Savini became fascinated with the magic of illusion on film. Later, as a combat photographer in Vietnam, he saw firsthand gruesome carnage which he then gained fame simulating on screen.<br /><br />“Effects” has taken a long time getting to the public. When it was filmed in 1978, the original distributor shelved it. Further delays occurred because of rights issues, and the movie wasn’t released until 2005. As a horror film, it doesn’t have the same intensity as slasher films of the 80s. The first part is fairly slow moving, with more drug use than horror. The film combines voyeurism and horror, which was typical of grindhouse movies of the time.<br /><br />Assembling these Romero alumni sounds like a better idea than the film that resulted. Though the acting is reasonably good, it never achieves the scare factor that horror fans crave and is more interesting as a genre footnote.<br /><br />The R-rated widescreen Blu-ray release is a new 4K scan from the only 35-mm theatrical print. Bonus materials include a making-of documentary, commentary track, and early short films.
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Here is a brief synopsis of the title : Cobbled together with loose change by George Romero's friends, EFFECTS is a mesmerizing D.I.Y. frightmare that no one talks about, but everyone should. A group of coked-up filmmakers -- including Tom DAWN OF THE DEAD Savini, Joe DAY OF THE DEAD Pilato, and John TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE: THE MOVIE Harrison -- gather in Pittsburgh to make a slasher. As filming begins and accidents happen, it's clear that something isn't right. And no one can be trusted. Landing somewhere between SNUFF and a student film by John Carpenter, EFFECTS is a meta-enhanced takedown on the philosophy of horror that doubles as a sleazy and terrifying movie on its own. Bonus features include: New 4K scan from the only 35mm theatrical print in existence, BEASTIE short film, Archival commentary track with John Harrison, Dusty Nelson, and Pasquale Buba, UBU short film, Liner notes by Joseph A. Ziemba of AGFA and Bleeding Skull!, AFTER EFFECTS documentary with optional commentary track.