Mar 13, 2024
Parasite (1982)
"That thing on your stomach..."
"A new strain of parasite. I deserve it, in a way. I created it."
"For the Merchants? Why?"
"I thought for the government. They're so mixed up with the Merchants now, they work for one another. This 'thing', as you call it, is growing. It's dormant now but it will soon grow larger... and kill me."
#parasite#1982#blood tw#horror imagery#video nasty#horror film#charles band#alan j. adler#michael shoob#frank levering#robert glaudini#demi moore#james davidson#luca bercovici#al fann#tom villard#scott thomson#cherie currie#vivian blaine#james cavan#cheryl smith#pretty meh post apocalyptic horror which would probably have been entirely forgotten to the mists of time if it wasn't for the double#whammy of having been classed a video nasty by the bbfc (which granted every film on that list some measure of immortality) and for being#an early leading role for Demi Moore (how much do you wanna bet it isn't on her CV tho...). actually it isn't without interest for its own#merits: the vaguely sketched in details of this post apocalyptic society (some time later‚ which is always most interesting‚ to see how ppl#have adapted and evolved to a new normal) and the shady implications of whatever the Merchants are‚ that stuff is all genuinely very#intriguing. the main thrust‚ tho‚ the parasite stuff‚ that's somehow less stupid (and much less clever and much less original). Moore is#fine‚ nothing more (potentially controversial take? i don't rate her as an actor) and the rest of the cast is nothing to write home about#the fx are sometimes goofy and sometimes gore splattered ingenuity; the final act contains some real gruesome body horror#oh and as the poster subtly suggests‚ this was shot for 3d so expect much pointing into the camera and stuff jumping up
