The Gruesome Twosome

Another dreadful effort from Herschel Gordon Lewis, but it was pretty entertaining in how poorly it's made.

Another dreadful effort from Herschel Gordon Lewis, but it was pretty entertaining in how poorly it's made.

What an ugly, boring, garbage movie.  I got this blu-ray free with an ARROW order and I do not want it.

What an ugly, boring, garbage movie.  I got this blu-ray free with an ARROW order and I do not want it.

i’ve got to say that the films that came out around the late 1960s to 1970e were some of the best especially the ones in the horror genre because im such a huge fanatic of these very low budget and extremely underrated films who don’t get the amount of attention that they deserve and sure i can see why some people may not vibe with them but for me i don’t care for the horrible acting or plot being all over the place like for instance this film still had me having a great time because of how well it mixed both elements of horror and comedy so well which i tend to love when films do that and also because even though there weren’t that many kills in this film the ones we did get to see were a bit gruesome and very bloody although they did look very cartoonish which i tend to notice when it comes to horror films in the 1960s but that’s what i liked about them because of how they themselves never took itself seriously and i think more people should watch these low budget 60s films because they truly are such gems <3

i’ve got to say that the films that came out around the late 1960s to 1970e were some of the best especially the ones in the horror genre because im such a huge fanatic of these very low budget and extremely underrated films who don’t get the amount of attention that they deserve and sure i can see why some people may not vibe with them but for me i don’t care for the horrible acting or plot being all over the place like for instance this film still had me having a great time because of how well it mixed both elements of horror and comedy so well which i tend to love when films do that and also because even though there weren’t that many kills in this film the ones we did get to see were a bit gruesome and very bloody although they did look very cartoonish which i tend to notice when it comes to horror films in the 1960s but that’s what i liked about them because of how they themselves never took itself seriously and i think more people should watch these low budget 60s films because they truly are such gems <3

All the roughness (from the script to the acting to the barely cleaned up restoration of a very rough print) of the film actually added to this having a weird charm to it.  I guess I just like schlock when it’s done by someone who thinks they’re doing something that aims higher than that.

All the roughness (from the script to the acting to the barely cleaned up restoration of a very rough print) of the film actually added to this having a weird charm to it.  I guess I just like schlock when it’s done by someone who thinks they’re doing something that aims higher than that.

Kann ein Film, der damit anfängt, dass sich zwei Styroporköpfe mit Perücken angeregt über ihre Herkunft unterhalten schlecht sein? Kann er das, wenn er überdies folgendes bietet:

- Eine alte Frau, die mit einem ausgestopften Leoparden redet und mit ihrem zurückgebliebenen Sohn ein Perückengeschäft führt?

- Wenn diese Perücken von den Köpfen lebender College-Mädels gesäbelt werden, alles mit billigsten Matscheffekten?

- Lauter Füllszenen, die nur dazu da sind um den Film auf 70 Minuten zu bekommen u.a. einen Film im Film, der nur daraus besteht, dass zwei Leute Chips mampfen und Bier trinken?

- Und noch vieles mehr?

JA! So ein Film kann RICHTIG schlecht sein. Aber er ist dabei entwaffnend naiv und billig. Irgendwie bezaubernd!

Kann ein Film, der damit anfängt, dass sich zwei Styroporköpfe mit Perücken angeregt über ihre Herkunft unterhalten schlecht sein? Kann er das, wenn er überdies folgendes bietet:

- Eine alte Frau, die mit einem ausgestopften Leoparden redet und mit ihrem zurückgebliebenen Sohn ein Perückengeschäft führt?

- Wenn diese Perücken von den Köpfen lebender College-Mädels gesäbelt werden, alles mit billigsten Matscheffekten?

- Lauter Füllszenen, die nur dazu da sind um den Film auf 70 Minuten zu bekommen u.a. einen Film im Film, der nur daraus besteht, dass zwei Leute Chips mampfen und Bier trinken?

- Und noch vieles mehr?

JA! So ein Film kann RICHTIG schlecht sein. Aber er ist dabei entwaffnend naiv und billig. Irgendwie bezaubernd!