"Pretty Dead Things" Review - Written by Anthony T

Pretty Dead Things
Year: 2006
Director: Richard Griffin
Stars: Danielle Lozeau, Patrick Pitu, William DeCoff
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Studio: Scorpio Film Releasing
Running Time: 89 Mins
Official Website: http://www.myspace.com/prettydeadthingsmovie



“Pretty Dead Things” is horror film that was finished in 2006, but mostly recently made its debut on DVD from Scorpio Film Releasing after sitting in the company’s vaults.

The film is a very twisted vampire film about four vampires, who were former porn stars with names like, Shelby St. Exxmin, Rex Van Horn, Shane Starkweather and Jennifer Bond. Two of them decide to lure a pizza delivery boy to their room one night and turn him into a vampire. Enjoying their lifestyle, the vampires are enjoying the lust and blood sucking. The corrupt mayor of Providence begins to take notice of their actions. Soon he along with his spiritual advisor meets up with the same pizza boy that’s hell-bent on revenge. While that’s happening, Bond begins to rethink everything in her life, including her past relationship with a porn director, before becoming one of them, in this crazy vampire film.

“Pretty Dead Things” is one of the weirdest and most wildest vampire film that you will ever see. Richard Griffin, who’s done very entertaining micro-budgeted films in the past such as “Feeding the Masses”, “Splatter Disco” and most recently “Nun of That”, has done his most outrageous film yet. His direction was for this film was just off the wall. One of the things that make this film entertaining, the film doesn’t take itself too seriously, as it’s a homage to the grindhouse horror and exploitation films of the seventies. Griffin does that by making some of the various scenes very gory, as the screen is covered in blood. It makes the action fun to watch on screen. He also did a very good job moving the pace of the film. By moving the film at a good pace, you don’t get bored.

One of the things that an ultra low budget film needs is a cast that is interested in the material and has fun with it, if the script calls from it. Griffin seems to know when to let his actors and actresses have fun and when to be serious with the material with the material. This film was no different, as the performances were very good and really got me into the flow of the film. It makes a film of this caliber, very fun to watch.

The screenplay also makes this film entertaining. Griffin and screenwriter Sandeep Parkin did a very good job making this vampire film very different to the ones that I’m accustomed to seeing. One of the things that this screenplay does well, the way the writers time the humor with the drama and action that goes on during the course of the film. Some of the jokes and dialogue were written very well that you couldn’t help but laugh. The screenwriters also do a good job developing the main character for most of the film with the backstory and the relationship that she has with another character. It gets lost toward the end, but this is not a serious film because there is enough craziness and violence that goes on that makes you forgive about its misgivings.

I’ve seen countless number of vampire films, but “Pretty Dead Things” is maybe the most craziest vampire film I’ve ever seen and you’ll have a fun time watching this film.

To order this film, you can goto the official Scorpio Film Releasing website at: http://scorpiofilmreleasing.net/

Review Rating: Four Stars

"Pretty Dead Things": Official Trailer