Review of Feeding Frenzy (2010) by Tim M — 16 Jun 2014

A *hilarious* and very well-directed film: it doesn't take itself seriously with respect to plot, but it doesn't mess around when it comes to high quality, well-filmed shots. This is the ultimate evolution of the 80's B-Horror-Movie. It is a remarkable accomplishment on its own, but even more so when viewed in the context of older movies of the same genre and Red Letter Media's first feature film, "Gorilla Interrupted.".

Prior to watching Feeding Frenzy, I binge-watched a few dozen movies over the span of a week; the films I watched were (mostly) brilliant, including films from some of my favorite directors (Hitchcock, Welles, Paul Thomas Anderson, Wes Anderson, etc). I also watched a bunch of 80s B-movies and crappy horror flicks (which I love).

What I found amazing was that this film, in stark contrast to the horror films, was impeccably shot: it held its own against movies largely revered as some of the greatest in the history of cinema for a minute percentage of the budget and manpower. Furthermore, it was a very well written movie with numerous hilarious moments; at points I would just rewind certain scenes because my friends and I found them tear inducingly funny.

It's not going to win any Academy Awards, but it's one of the better movies to put on while relaxing over a few beers with a friends (but make sure they have good senses of humor). As far as the 80s rubber puppet monster movie homages go, this is a masterpiece.