Well, if that title doesn’t draw you in, nothing will. The crazy thing is this movie lives up to its jaw-dropping title. It is without a doubt one of the scuzziest films I have ever watched. It is depraved, demented, deplorable, appalling, foul, insidious, and disgusting.
After about five minutes, I wanted to take a shower. After about ten minutes, I needed another. After about twenty minutes, I wanted an enema for my soul.
This movie makes Driller Killer look like Barney’s Great Adventure.
If you can’t already tell, this movie is about a guy who finds out he has AIDS. He’s already off his rocker to begin with, and the news sends him over the edge. The unhinged psycho then sets out to get revenge on the people who wronged him by filling a syringe with his blood and jabbing them with it, infecting them with the deadly virus.
Make no bones about it: This movie is in extremely poor taste. That said, stuff like this has happened in real life. Today’s audiences will likely be offended by this film, but if you weren’t there in the ‘80s, you wouldn’t know how scary the AIDS epidemic was. A good horror flick reminds you of your fears. A great one preys upon them. L.A. AIDS Jabber is a case of the latter.
Granted, the stuff with the detectives investigating the Jabber isn’t nearly as effective as the Taxi Driver-esque scenes of him alone in his shithole apartment or the jabbing scenes themselves. However, they offer the viewer a welcome respite for the overall air of grime and depravity. When he is front and center, it’s truly skin-crawling.
This is probably the best Shot on Video movie ever made. It will not be for everyone. Heck, the audience for it will be rather fucking slim. If you aren’t the kind of person who would watch a movie called L.A. AIDS Jabber, then what the hell are you even reading this review for? However, if you are the kind of person who would watch a movie called L.A. AIDS Jabber, it delivers exactly what it promises. And then some. I have to cut this review short. I’ve got to take another shower.
AKA: Jabber.
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