Blades

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DanTheMan 2 @DanTheMan2150AD 2d Fore warning, as just when you thought it was safe to go back on the green, you can't get to it. A goofy, gory and hilariously absurd send-up of Jaws, there's unwavering sincerity found in Blades that makes it equal parts ridiculous, charming and unexpectedly enthralling. The ambition is to be marvelled at, and how earnestly it embraces its nonsense is to be celebrated, yet fascinating because it doesn't feel like a Troma production; it feels restrained, lacking the outrageousness of their other productions I've seen, but I love the idea of transposing the classic shark film into a completely different context. You can do a lot with the formula, and thankfully, the setting of a country club gearing up for the big annual golf tournament is no handicap, thanks largely to the sheer inventiveness of writer-director Thomas R. Rondinella. Just a shame that no one was seemingly capable of mustering up a decent complaint about needing a bigger golf cart... See more Anthony D. @Redrum_Tony Mar 31 As a diehard Jaws fan this movie is amazing! So may parody laughs keep you engaged with a ridiculousness. A true horror comedy done right. A must watch for any Jaws fans. See more 07/19/2022 It's a slasher movie about a killer lawnmower. Yes. A goddamn killer LAWNMOWER! Considering the premise, it's pretty hilarious and ends up being loads of fun. I mean, how can you NOT have fun with a movie that treats a possessed lawnmower like we're in Jaws, complete with a Captain Ahab. See more 10/02/2021 The Tall Grass Country Club is a gorgeous piece of heaven on Earth, but just like Amity, once a major tourist event starts happening, it doesn't matter how many dead bodies show up. Things will proceed according to schedule. Except that instead of a great white, Tall Grass is dealing with, well, a possessed lawnmower. I got past the Troma logo at the beginning — their cityscape and jingle have made me rage quit many a film — and am glad I did. Blades is an adorable film if your definition of adorable means that people are repeatedly torn to shreds by landscaping equipment gone wrong. This is the kind of movie that can get away with the tagline "Just when you thought it was safe to putt." And the closing credits set up a sequel that never came: Hedges. "Just when you thought it was safe to trim." Blades was written by the same man who wrote and directed Girl School Screamers, John P. Finnegan. That should give you a little fair warning of what you're in for. See more 06/11/2018 It was a solid movie the cast was amazing. See more 07/29/2012 Caddyshack meets Jaws in this 1989 tongue-in cheek slasher movie. Members of a prestigious country club are being found torn to shreds and strewn across the golf course. The club's newly appointed head-pro along with a former greenskeeper suspect something non-human and must solve the murders before innocent people get lynched... Of course the killer is a possessed lawnmower!! PMSL! The movie is surprisingly well made. It's intentionally tongue in cheek with an opening scene mimicking the opening moments of Jaws. Blades is shot really well, edited smoothly and were it not for a schlocky premise it could well have been a credible film. The same way Russell Malcahy's Jaws parody 'Razorback' found a cult following, so too has 'Blades' over the years. Troma should be proud to have this one in their catalogue. I just watched it again and it's heaps fun! See more Read all reviews

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