Review of Rabid Grannies (1988) by Kenneth E — 10 Jun 2011
Troma saw fit to release an R-rated "directtor's cut" DVD of this film that carries a notorious "super gory" reputation. So, after a major search to obtain an uncut, import version, there is a bit of a disappointment to be had.
2 minutes of gore were spliced from the R version, and yes, they are 2 pretty bloody minutes. But, I'm not sure it makes up for the desperate lack of a substantial story to cary the film through it's 92 minutes.
A plethora of guests show up to the Grannies' birthday party and an univited, satanic uncle gives a gift to the two which turns them into murderous monsters that spend the rest of the film hunting the guests down and killing them in bizarre ways.
One must remember this was 1989, and the gore is way over the top for that era. Still, there is far too much wandering and aimless dialogue that makes this sucker a bit of a slow burn with a lackluster payoff.
Granted, the uncut version is better than the R, but I'm not sure the moments of gore really fix the problems with this film. The deleted scenes include a particularly disturbing moment of cannibalism of a little girl which was no doubt a complete taboo in 1989.
Still, despiite all of the complaints, this was a very ambitious low budget undertaking that deserves at least a legitimate director's cut release by somebody - I just shouldn't of tried so hard to obtain a copy of the import.
This review of Rabid Grannies (1988) was written by Kenneth E on 10 Jun 2011.
Rabid Grannies has generally received mixed reviews.
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