popcorninhell
Feast isn't anything special to write home about. Its a gross, schlocky monster movie that failed to really scare but provided some intended and unintended laughter. So it was firmly in the so bad it was good category.The plot is pretty simple. A group in a remote desert bar are terrorized by a bunch of horrible monsters. The film's only noteworthy features are 1. Ben Affleck and Matt Damon produced it as part of second season of their reality show Project Greenlight (2001-2002) and 2. There is an uncomfortable amount of monster seamen. I actually remember an episode of the show where Affleck and, I'm assuming director John Gulager were discussing how to avoid an NC-17 rating for the film while still incorporating a monster sex scene. This discussion involved a prototype monster-dong the size of which would make H.R. Giger blush. Needless to say the scene was 'tastefully' incorporated. The dong, at least the one portrayed on Project Greenlight was not.
Diane Ruth
John Culager has proved himself to be one of cinema's most creative directors. Arguably his most triumphant contribution to the horror genre and the one that is best remembered is Feast. Culagers's vision could not be artistically contained in only a single film and it soon became clear that only a trilogy would be adequate in order to express the gifted film maker's cinematic ambition. The result is nothing less than overwhelming. The first entry in this trilogy is a superb film, serving as an introduction to the entire saga as well as a stunning stand alone motion picture. With incredible suspense, unrelenting intensity, and profound horror, this is one of the finest horror films in the last decade. There is also wit and some humor in order to temper the terror and it is at times brilliant. An excellent cast creates characters of depth and humanity and it is perhaps the relationships between the individuals that are part of this film's greatest strength. Outstanding in the role of the bartender is Clu Culager, the director's father, an acclaimed veteran who gives one of his most beautifully realized performances in years. To experience the development of Culager's character over the course of the trilogy is truly extraordinary. It is essential that the Feast trilogy be seen in its entirety in order to appreciate this work in all its power and as the director intended it to be viewed. One will most likely find that viewing the first Feast film will capture the imagination to such a critical extent that immersion in the entire series of films will be unavoidable. The Feast films are indeed the most magnificent fulfillment of director Culager's cinematic vision to so far reach the screen. With this success and the associated critical acclaim, demand for his work will certainly not diminish.
bowmanblue
(a) Find somewhere comfy to watch this (b) Take your brain out and put it somewhere where it won't have to think much (c) Crack open the popcorn (or 'comfort food' substitute) (d) Enjoy'Feast' is just about the most low-brow film you're ever likely to see. It's also one of the best. The plot is simple... monsters attack a bar at night. Those inside must fight for their life.Nothing new there, but it's still fun. Every movie should know what it is before it's filmed. If it's a drama, it should stay a drama. Same goes for comedy, sci-fi and the rest. This film knows it's not serious and it plays to its (black humour) strengths. It takes great pride in defying the usual horror/monster movie conventions and breaks them in the most grisly and bl00dy fashion.It's totally dumb fun and should become any horror fan's guilty pleasure movies. If you're looking for 'deep and meaningful' you won't find it here, so move on. I refer to my opening statements – remove brain and enjoy it as much as I did (I'm now off to find where I left my brain now it's over... or I could leave it where it is and watch Feast 2 and 3 while I'm at it?).http://thewrongtreemoviereviews.blogspot.co.uk/
thesar-2
You know that plan the cornered innocents always seem to come up with, after an hour of either relentless bickering or being picked off in horror movies? You know there's still about twenty minutes left, but you always find that THIS PLAN WILL WORK, no matter what, right?I do. I fall for it every…single…time. I think that's the fun of it. And, by the time that inevitable scene appears, I'm so overwhelmed with countless failures, blood, gore, craziness, anarchy, treachery and unreal conditions, that I guess I WANT more than anything that one in a million chance will work. Because, things have to even out, right? The good guys have to win in the end and we have to get back to normal!No spoilers, but Feast's premise is like countless other TRAPPED SURVIVORS movies.** - A group of assorted stereotypes find themselves hunted, disbelieving, alone, confused, argumentative, disconnected from any communication, outgunned and cornered in some kind of shelter, i.e. From Dusk Till Dawn or Night of the Living Dead.But, that's just the premise. While the movie centers around a desert middle-of-nowhere saloon and vulture creatures circle and attempt to get in for a, ah hem, feast, there's plenty of originality and fun to be had inside. (Fun, if you're into extreme gore, pain, suffering and never knowing who gets picked off next.)And speaking of freshness, one of the brightest spots of the creativity in Feast, was the comic-book introductions of the characters as they appeared on screen with spoilers of their fate. Or were they spoilers?I would have never even remembered this 2005 (limited in 2006 in the USA) horror "comedy" existed if not for co-hosting a podcast with a friend that recommended this injunction with the same director's (John Gulager) Piranha 3DD we were discussing. So, kudos to him since I found this movie fairly enjoyable and probably one of the most grossest and vicious TRAPPED SURVIVORS films.There's not much more to this movie except the aforementioned location and a group of diverse individuals attempting to survive when the universe's most brutal and sharp creatures attempt to get in. The entertainment is how they cope or their lack of managing unity.Early in the film, one of the baddies gets in and goes berserk beyond most horror films I've seen, it sets the scene for how much carnage and peril these victims are in store for. And for some of their sakes, being dead from an attack, or feeding, is far better than surviving.Feast is for die-hard TRAPPED SURVIVORS and horror fans. I honestly can't see this movie branching outside that group, but it's still one helluva ride.
