Marketic
It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.
Yash Wade
Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.
Leoni Haney
Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.
Yazmin
Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.
benjaminclements-79468
Poultrygeist Night of the Chicken dead is one of the most strangest films ever. It has a lot of things going for it. Directed by Lloyd Kaufman you no it will be weird. Personally I enjoy Troma films. Yes most of them are bad but they all have a charm I believe. Poultrygeist is the best example of a Troma film, it's satirical and weird with all the things that have become common with Troma. The story is very odd and so are the characters which are my favorite part of this film. The disappointing parts are the musical numbers. Some of them just fall flat which is disappointing as I really hoped that they would be good. Although the story is very odd that doesn't necessarily mean good. It is all over the place and quite stupid at times. Some of the practical effects were good and some weren't. I did really enjoy the acting of this film. The jokes were hit and miss as some were just plain toilet humor but some were very funny. In the end Poultrygeist Night of the Chicken dead was an odd film with some hit and miss elements.
westsideschl
The best part of the film is in the bonus features and is from a person who walked around with a camera documenting everyone involved in making the film as it was sort of being made. It showed the anger, frustration, cussing, ineptness behind the scenes. After seeing that, which I suggest viewers see before seeing the film, I can understand why the target audience is 10 to 14 year old males given that the adults actors were, for the most part, regressing to or never egressed from that period in life. Yes, we all know it's all a very low budget spoof of the sex/horror stuff that's been around for decades. But, whether it's high or low budget the "for money & status" task of simply redoing without creativity or imagination is just plain boring. Acting? Never was a consideration unless you count one or two, brought in for 10 seconds or so, cameo spots. Setting? An abandoned fast food restaurant. Props, costumes? Reused from previous movies for the most part. Rubber penis; Halloween store nasty trick stuff; fake internal organs; detached plastic/rubber legs, arms, heads. I wonder if the gallons of fake blood and green gooey stuff was previously used? The inverse ratio test of quality: Over 200 special thanks/citizen volunteers; 28 personal assistants; 26 songs. That's too much low quality filler. I wonder if Rome got to this point before it fell?
trashgang
Troma. What can I say. You love or you hate them. I don't hate them, I have seen some watchable movies but this one was surely not my cup of tea. I have no problem with comedy in horror but this is a bit too childish. It's all about farts and other jokes. They even put some songs in it, a musical they call it. Sorry, it was a turn off for me. Oh yeah, a lot of tits and a lot of gore but it didn't bother me. Troma surely isn't made for me but I can understand that people love it. For comedy/horror I would rather recommend Lesbian Vampire Killers or Doghouse. No really, it was okay to see the guy being turned inside out in the beginning, but the constantly sound of farts, to much for me that is.
Argemaluco
It is impossible to describe the movies from the studio Troma Films to the people who have never experienced the sensory aggression provoked by the combination of amateur enthusiasm, technical ineptitude and grotesque humor offered by films like Terror Firmer, Tromeo & Juliet, Class of Nuke'em High and the saga of The Toxic Avenger (composed by four films so far).This legendary studio has made of its filmography an ode to the bad taste, political in-correction and nudeness.In other words, there are not any taboos for Troma Films, and even though its director (corporative and film) Lloyd Kaufman is not tired of classifying his movies as "art" (ironically, I hope so), it is obvious that his main intention is making us laugh, showing us scenes of a very bad taste and maybe making us to think a little bit in between.Or maybe Kaufman takes his art too seriously, and he is the blindest director to his own incompetence.But I am sure it is not like that.Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead is the 10th "Tromatic" film from Kaufman, and I have to admit this is the most ambitious and polished film from the studio.By "ambitious", I wanna say it has more special effects, more extras and more nudeness.Anyway, like most of the Troma films, I found Poultrygesit to be a fascinating experience, although I am perfectly conscient it is not a movie for everyone.What I mostly appreciated in this film is that it uses its story to bring a genuine message about North American obsession with fast food.I truly appreciated to see that there was a real purpose behind the stylistic and visual excesses.And when I mean "excesses", I am talking about things that even director and screenwriter John Waters would consider as bad taste.For example, there is a scene showing a fat man defecating...shown from the lavatory's point of view.I liked Poultrygeist very much, and I found it to be an excellent example of authentic independent cinema.However, I perfectly understand why some people may hate this movie and consider it as a precursor of the Apocalypse, and that is what makes it difficult to recommend.In summary, this is definitely not a film for everyone.