KnotMissPriceless Why so much hype?

Supelice Dreadfully Boring

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Cody One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

Wazzathekiller I fail to see why so many other reviewers have given this a low mark for being ridiculous. I quite like a good bit of ludicrous horror sometimes and this was a good way to spend an hour.I can agree that the acting is woeful, the jokes poor (the ending especially) but apart from that the story is decent for a 'Masters of Horror' episode and there's some reasonable gore. One of the most frightening things is the ancient mummies that inhabit the town at the start. These old people are scary. If I was the little kid I would have run away screaming.The plot involves some sap inheriting his Grandma's house and finding a letter in the basement that reveals Washington to be the lover of virgin meat and fairly adept at carving utensils from bone. Above mentioned mummies then try to retrieve the letter from him and eat his family for kicks.The one disappointment I had with this film was the ending. The part where the prof shows up with the feds and they gun down the whole army of Washingtonians like the dogs they are. When I saw them open fire I was hoping for a mighty pay off. Close up shots of bodies being riddled with hot lead. No such luck. The one hope of success a film like this has is excessive gore. The scene with Jefferson getting eviscerated was good though.Overall some nice foggy scenes, good story, reasonable direction by Mendak (although he should have taken a leaf out of Stallone's work for the final scene), a guilty way to spend an hour.A final question...What the hell is the beheading at the start about?

Coog30 "The Washingtonians" was a pretty funny episode. It's an hilarious concept, though I admit that there were a few moments when I thought what I was seeing on the screen had to be somehow blasphemous.Nevertheless, I found it funny and think it's great that such taboos can be explored, though I pray the average viewer is smart enough to slough off the ridiculous notion that Washington was a cannibal. With the amount of, and overall zaniness of conspiracy theories today, this one could be off to the races.That small bit of social commentary aside, the film has a bit of gore, a funny concept, few scares, and a lot of camp.The concept alone makes it worth watching if you're bored. From a critical standpoint, the "concept" itself seems to straddle an objective line, poking fun at both lame conspiracy theories and our pre-conceived idolization of certain historical figures.Sadly, it almost seems as if the director took a fine piece of complex satire and dumbed it down to a Michael Moore film, to convey that "America sucks. Oh yeah, George Bush, too."

Son_of_Mansfield George Washington was a cannibal! That is about all this has to offer in the joke category. The man you thought was a patriot just wanted to eat virgins. Once you get past the easy laugh, there isn't much to enjoy. Dull conspiracy, some hiding, and looking for allies. It all ends in a showdown where the baddies explain everything you always wanted to know about cannibalism, but where to afraid to ask before being slaughtered for the freaks that they are. It's all fairly mild and unimpressive and I would have left it at that had it not involved good old George. He may not be today's idea of a perfect man, but if you are going to come at him, it should at least be a little more complex than bad teeth and cherry jokes.

Jonny_Numb "The Changeling" is one of the most effective haunted-house films ever made; paradoxically, 'The Washingtonians' is one of the weakest entries in the "Masters of Horror" series. However, I do not think Peter Medak (the director of both) is entirely to blame for this--what begins as a very cool concept rife with horrific potential (the notion that our concept of 'history' has glossed over the transgressions of our forefathers, including George Washington's penchant for dining on virgins) disintegrates into a tug-of-war between seriousness and camp. While Medak exhibits the same skilled use of light, shadow, fog, and flourishing camera moves that made "The Changeling" so endearing, 'The Washingtonians' script (by Johnathon Schaech and Richard Chizmar) is clunkily paced and tonally unfocused, shooting for satire, straight horror, or broad comedy at any given moment. The result is simply too uneven to be satisfying on any level. And possibly the biggest detriment is co-writer Schaech's performance in the lead role--unable to emote or recite dialog convincingly, his presence leaves us rooting for the cannibals all the way (Saul Rubinek--looking a lot like George Wendt--fares slightly better with his comedic bits). And while there is some suspense, and the wigs, makeup, and costumes are superb (including some of the most imposing orthodontics ever filmed), 'The Washingtonians' comes off as coldly as a corpse in winter.4.5 out of 10