Fetus

2008
5.2| 1h15m| NR| en
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A man loses both his wife and their new baby in the delivery room. In an attempt to contact his wife on the other side, he turns to the occult, descending into an abyss of torture and insanity.

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Morbid Vision Films

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Also starring Rich George

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Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.
SeeQuant Blending excellent reporting and strong storytelling, this is a disturbing film truly stranger than fiction
AshUnow This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.
Ginger Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.
Shaza123 This is a real bloody treat for you. And by bloody I mean bloody! This movie is damn near soaking in the stuff. But that's not all. There's some truly demented and depraved stuff going on in this beauty. If you are easily offended or squeamish, this is not the movie for you. The plot is pretty simple, a man loses his loving wife during childbirth, along with his newborn baby. He falls into a deep depression and comes to the conclusion that he must bring her back from the dead, by any means necessary.That's the general scope of it. The story is pretty plain, with relatively plain acting and sound effects to go with it. Also with this being shot on video, it looks so cheap most would probably dismiss it as rubbish before even giving it a chance. They would miss out though. Where this movie succeeds is in the special effects. Those were some astounding effects! Things were so bloody I was getting nauseous. Usually I find blood splatter fun and hilarious, but I was getting grossed out in this one. You gotta admire that reaction. So seldom do people get grossed out anymore with movies. But this is just disgusting. Never mind the gore, you got so many taboos broken it's insane. I don't want to spoil anything, but given the title, you know there's going to be some mistreating of a fetus. But that's not all. There is a truly demented scene towards the end that I will not spoil here, but if it doesn't leave you applauding, I don't know what will.I'm going go out on a limb and guess many horror fans would not approve of this. But being the gore hound that I am, I found this little gem delightful.
S_Craig_Zahler I've now seen several gory horror movies by Brian Paulin, two of which I enjoy as much as vintage Lucio Fulci, Inside and even more than Olaf Ittenbach's best pieces (his nasty shot on video gore chambers, Black Past and The Burning Moon, rather than his ambitious, but often dull "big" movies).I hope Mr. Paulin gets his due.Certainly, the viewer needs to accept certain things that come with a micro budget labor of love like Fetus and undoubtedly some viewers want quickly-edited bloody action movies (28 Days Later and The Descent) rather than atmospheric isolated horror, which is my preference (eg. Rosemary's Baby, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Scarecrows, City of the Living Dead, Inside, Profondo Rosso, The Shout, Lost Highway). I imagine that if this piece (and Bone Sickness) were shot on film in the seventies and rediscovered now, they would be ubiquitously categorized as "essential cult." ((I don't have a problem with shot on video stuff (which this is), especially when the compositions and lightning are as thoughtful as they are here and i believe there is a some benefit to the extra visual information you get at 29.97 fps, a different level of reality, even if the image isn't quite as pretty. It's not better than film, but different with it's own quality.))When comparing Fetus to Paulin's seemingly best known work, Bone Sickness, Fetus is altogether better realized-- the compositions, lighting, acting and effects are of a higher caliber-- but Fetus is less ambitious in terms of its scope. So Fetus is more professional and less flawed than Bone Sickness, but it does not reach as high or sustain its crescendo for nearly as long. I also appreciate the fact that Fetus is done in a completely serious way, rather than the jokey splatter of Jackson or Evil Dead II or Shaun of the Dead kind of stuff.The music is strong, and in an older Giallo style, which helps the vibe. There are certainly some moments that confused me-- audio & effects ideas that didn't fully translate-- but this movie and Bone Sickness are the best shot on video horror movies I've seen, and they overachieve in so many departments (inventiveness, craziness, atmosphere, gore, etc.) that all the flaws are easily forgiven.If you liked Ittenbach's Black Past & The Burning Moon, I recommend Fetus, which is a comparable chamber of gore, though Fetus is better written and photographed and is aided by a very good score. I look forward to more work by this driven and talented guy.
ultra_tippergore Lots of people hated both Fetus and Bone Sicknes, two movies from director Brian Paulin. Well, i like them both. Paulin delivers the goods in this two movies. Fetus is a non-stop bloody perverted low budget movie. Paulin is like an American version of ultra gore directors, his movies only objective are to show blood and gore and gross stuff. Thats what he promises and thats what he gave the people with Fetus (and Bone Sickness). Don't expect Oscar material performing or dialogs, this is low budget exploitation. One great highlight of the movie is the sound, its very well worked, the editing (image and sound) is really good and generates some good scares. Recommended for the gore fans.
filmbizarro First of all, I clicked "Contains spoiler" because I describe a couple of scenes. The scenes described doesn't ruin anything for you.After the gory party that is Bone Sickness, I just knew I had to watch Fetus. I can also start by saying that this one is right up there with Bone Sickness, but with more sickness (which I guess you can expect from a gore film called Fetus). There are a lot of decapitated fetuses, a bunch of intestines, dead and raped chicks, demons, and even a child being born from a penis.The plot is simple, and I'm glad that it is, because it's hard to follow at times like it is. Sometimes we don't have any idea what's happening and why. In flashbacks we get some of the information that we feel are lost at times, but sadly not all of it. However, this is a sick and gory film, and you don't need a perfect plot for that.The effects are pretty much as good as they were in Bone Sickness, but you can easily tell that Brian has been experimenting a lot more with stuff here. The gore itself looks beautiful, and it's all really gruesome. There are a few scenes I didn't care much more, like the axe at the neck, because there is no way anyone would think that axe was even close to the neck. It really had me going "what the f***?", 'cause it just looks so bad. But scenes like that are forgotten when we see the really good ones. My two personal favorites: The totally messed up face of the store clerk. It's just so extreme and bizarre looking. The second one is the screaming fetus head. It looked really great and the sound was so vile.The acting of Brian Paulin (who, just like in Bone Sickness, plays the lead) is a little better this time around. He really seems to take the role a lot more serious, and he should because the entire movie is focused on him.Overall, it's a f***ed up movie. Bone Sickness might have more gore, but this one is really testing the audience. The movie isn't perfect, some things feel and look a little goofy, but they still work well enough to make us wonder what the hell Brian will make next.For more bizarre film reviews: FilmBizarro.com