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DJPowWow
I pretty much laughed all the way through. There's definitely going to be stuff in here that people are either going to love or hate, but I suppose I'm twisted enough to have enjoyed the whole thing.Most Disturbing: I, L, P, X
Most Visually-Arresting/Poetic: D, G, O
Most Stylish: H, R, V, Y
Most Tasteless: F, K, M, Z
Most Hilarious: J, K, M, N, Q, T, W
mannix
2 hours of the purest film tape wastenick121235
A few of these were good but most were terrible.hanncoolman
D and F were the absolute best of the bunchkiki_salinas
is really no one talking about D??that one was by far my favorite
all the asian ones were a little too much for me :S
RoastMutton10
Perhaps it was wrong of me to expect a series of mini Tales From The Crypt styled segments, but goddamn this is a piece of shit. There are a couple of average ones like T and U, a few amusing moments in N and W, and some slightly 'interesting' scenes in X and Y....but for the most part it's just completely stupid, vulgar and disturbing like the part with the kitten...not to mention the segments such as F, L and Z in their entirety, and the one with the strange Nazi Fox stripper (I forget which letter it was). It just goes to show that sometimes giving writers/directors complete control can be a very bad thing.HyliaFischer
And I forgot to mention O as the most beautiful segment.moviewizguy
Concept of the anthology: 26 letters in the alphabet, 26 shorts, and all must have at least one death and open and close with the color red. To say the anthology is a mixed bag is obvious. You have some good films here mixed with a lot of bad ones mixed with a whole lot of forgettable ones. The ABCs of Death just proves how incredibly hard it is to make a good short film, and I'm sad to say the bad far outweighs the good.The first decent short does not come all the way until the letter L, which is almost halfway through the alphabet. It's not until you get to the second half of the letters where you finally begin to see some good shorts, my favorite being Q, directed by Adam Wingard. Other notable filmmakers involved include Ti West (M) and Nacho Vigalondo (A). Unfortunately, West's segment feels incredibly lazy and shot in five minutes while Vigalondo's segment rehashes the same apocalypse premise we've seen many times before. T is a notable segment because it was for a competition, and it's one of the best ones here. X is the most violent (and is also very good), which isn't surprising coming from French filmmaker Xavier Gens (Frontier(s)).
Shorts F, J, and Z are all Japanese, which you think might be a good thing, but they are huge stinkers in the bunch, especially F is for Fart. It's pretty much self-explanatory. Another one that I hated is W, appropriately titled WTF! O is the most visually breathtaking with uses of slow-mo and sound effects, but it's pretty much style over substance. But hey, compared to most of the shorts you see, it's a welcome change. G seems to be the most pointless one where all you see is a guy surfing. Seriously, I'm not joking. That's all there is.
I guess I was a bit pissed off watching this because, as an aspiring filmmaker, if someone were to give me $5000 to make a short, I would work very hard in creating something good. Seeing all the wasted effort from most of the filmmakers here just angered me. Overall, The ABCs of Death, while a neat idea, is mostly just a collection of forgettable to incredibly bad shorts sprinkled with very few good ones. 3/10
The Good: L, N, P, Q, T, U, X
The Bad: E, F, G, H, J, M, W, Z
The Best: Q
The Worst: W
The Forgettable: All others not listed.
snoozemoose
D was neatly made and the most visually appealing.J was freakin' hilarious.
But in general; a very perverted and twisted movie... big wtf experience. Lacks creativity and visual appeal imo.
Armoreska
O for the Only One i likekbmichaluk
Horrid movie, but 'F' might be the greatest short I've ever seen.HyliaFischer
I liked it all the way through, except for L, which was obviously shot by a very disturbed sick bastard.I loved the Dr. Strangelove in Z, and I absolutely loved J. Q and H were the best in my opinion.
ChrisReynolds
Anthologies of shorts are always of varying quality, but this varies more than most, as the alphabet premise means that all the shorts commissioned have to be included, regardless of quality. Too many of the shorts are bad, but there's enough good stuff in there to make it a decent watch. My ratings from best to worst: TDSL 7/10, UOQYXH 6/10, BIWVCA 5/10, PRE 4/10, NJFG 3/10, KMZ 2/10.sammysin
Some major shit here. But there are a few great ones, mainly:DJLNRX
The_Comatorium
http://thoughtsfromthebooth.com/2013/09/11/film-review-the-abcs-of-death-2012/My review