I know that in the time since the fire I have been struggling
to get back to my feet and I really miss Austin and I still have not decided
where or what I am going to do now but I will keep sending all of you flicks to
watch here on the Video Creep.
Sadly once again I am going to have to miss out on the
festivities that we in the genre call Fantastic Fest at the Alamo Drafthouse
down in Austin and I have a promise to you all that I will return someday if
not just for the festival.
I miss the talented genre filmmakers that you get to see in
the lounge as well as hanging out with all the other bloggers in the Austin
area as well as the reporters that come from across the country.
Despite the fact that I am not able to go to the festival
this year The Alamo Drafthouse was nice enough to have their premiere of the
film Tusk and ABCs of Death at all of their theatres to be followed by a QnA by
Tusk Star Justin Long and The director
himself Kevin Smith.
Now there may be some of you out there that are asking me “Didn’t
Kevin Smith get out of directing movies?” Well the answer to that statement is
not really.
Yes Kevin Smith is now primarily a Podcaster but his venture
with Smodcast has opened far more doors for him than he could have ever
expected.
Hollywood Babble-On is currently being picked up as a
program on AMC and will join Comic Book Men in the near future but the real
story for now is TUSK.
The story of Tusk began on Smodcast 259 where Kevin Smith
and Scott Mosier were discussing a mock news story in Canada where a man was
asked to pretend to be a Walrus to a man that loved walruses and the comedic
discussion between the podcasting duo which was influenced by the Human
Centipede ended up becoming a pitch for a horror movie on the air and in the
end Smith asked his internet audiences if they wanted to see him make the film.
Asking them to tweet #WalrusYes or #WalrusNo Smith received only
one no and the man admitted that he he did so simply for the democratic process
and Smith soon secured funding for the film.
Now it is no secret that I am in fact a fan of Kevin Smith
so I was not about to miss this screening.
Tusk follows a Podcaster named Walter (Justin Long) who
after heading out to Canada to interview the star of a viral video only to find
out that the subject has taken his own life. While waiting around looking for
another person to interview he sees an add in abar by a man that was looking
for another man to tell his stories to.
After responding to the add Walter heads out to meet the man
(Michael Parks) who tells him that while he was out to sea hunting a 25 Ft Long
3 Ton Great White Shark his ship sank making him the only survivor and his life
was saved by a Walrus who became his friend.
The reality is that this man has been kidnapping people to
make them into his own Human Walrus where he surgically sews him into his own
flesh made Walrus suit with tusks and all.
While all of this is happening Walter’s Girlfriend and
business partner are scouring through Canada searching for him and being aided
by former inspector Guy Lapointe (Johnny Depp in an uncredited role).
I am quite amazed at many things about this film. The First
being that it did in fact get made. Secondly fact that it has the cast that it
has, With Justin Long, and Michael Parks alone but Haley Joel Osment as well.
Smith revealed during the QnA that he had known Johnny Depp
for years since their daughters attended school together and Depp was more than
eager to play the role as the eccentric detective.
Johnny Depp and Kevin Smith’s daughters have a small role as
convenience store clerks and will have their own spinoff in the near future.
The main thing that I am surprised by this flick is in fact
how good it actually is. There are going to be some detractors to the film due
to the subject matter alone but genre fans will love the film especially fans
of the Human Centipede as it is in fact lighter in tone than the popular series
of films.
The Walrus alone is amazing.
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This film was loaded with references and Easter Eggs for the
Smodco followers. Ponder rock, The Hollywood Helper, Ralph Garman are just a
few of the references that fans of the many shows on Smodcast will catch.
3 Dead Bodies
0 Breasts
2 Beasts
Severed Legs
Severed arms
Drowning
Decomposed Walruses
Walrus Eating
Mackerel Eating
3 Stars
May not be for everybody but still Check it out
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