Review of Body Melt (1994) by Jason D — 11 Sep 2009
As far as Body Melt is concerned, a character in this film said it best: "Ladies and Gentlemen, this one is going to be over the fucking top", and boy is it ever! Body Melt is the story of a seedy drug company that has developed a popular weight loss drug they plan to release to the public.
The problem is, the drug causes terrible mutation, body deterioration, and death to all those who consume it. The end result is a smorgasbord of gross-out gore effects as one person after another falls prey to the drug in various and disgusting ways.
To top things off, the level of randomness in this Australian film is uncanny, making it nearly a perfect companion piece alongside just about ANY early Peter Jackson film, namely Braindead (Dead Alive to you American folks).
In the end, the story is kind of confusing and silly, but the deaths are very fun to watch, which makes this movie slightly more entertaining than it probably should. Still, it shouldn't go noticed to the avid of horror fans.
Decent film.
This review of Body Melt (1994) was written by Jason D on 11 Sep 2009.
Body Melt has generally received mixed reviews.
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