Crypt of Gore

When Bad Biology came out, I was anxious to see it. After all it was the first movie in 15 years from the man that brought us the legendary Basket case and to a lesser extent Frankenhooker.  Being a bit unpredictable, I was not sure what to expect. Would Bad Biology be an over top type of goofy gore fest? Or was this a “serious” movie, attempting to dish out some serious fear to the audience? After watching it, I am sorry to say it is neither. The  best word to describe this one would be boring.

The movie revolves around two people: a girl with 7 clitorises, and has a habit of killing her men, during sex, while the other a man with a giant penis, can’t keep it under control. They meet up and set forth to create, well, something, but what remains to be seen.

While these premises, make for an interesting story at least, it is disappointing to see that it comes down to some dated high school grade humor, and the worst part is that it is not intentional. Had they gone after an over the top horror comedy, this might actually have turned out to be a fun movie for a rainy Sunday, but to watch serious attempts at horror, only to have your funny bone tickled, not good to say the least.

The effects themselves are nothing to write home about either. Sure we get to see some blood and gore, but only sporadically and in ways we have seen beaten to death a million times before(pun intended).

Another factor is the speed of the movie, it is slow as hell. The first half revolves all around the girl in her quest for the ultimate orgasm, killing the men while having sex with them, and taking souvenir pictures afterwards of their dead bodies. The other half of the movie we follow the guy trying just about anything to keep his massive joystick under control. We see him watching large amounts of porn, use animal hormones, and all kinds of stuff. Perhaps it was supposed to be funny, but it bored the hell out of me.
During the last 10 minutes of the movie the two meet, and the climax, is a very unsatisfying one at best.

Overall this movie felt like it was pasted together from a collection of scenes that shared no common story line, with lots of freaky stuff going on that had nothing to do with the movie at all.

I expected a lot more from Frank Hennelotter, but I guess the last 15 years, had taken their toll, and the mojo he once possessed and delivered Basket case to us, have long since gone. I think I will turn on the Basket case series once more to see how the master used to create real masterpieces, because Bad Biology certainly is not it. My advice do not buy it, and leave it on the shelves at the video store, because it is not even worth renting.

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