After a short preview of our feature, Giantess Attack, an announcer informs us that the film did not meet its Kickstarter goal and couldn’t be completed. Instead of seeing the movie we were promised, we are treated to an episode of a superhero TV show called Battle Babe and Combat Queen. Then, the two lead actresses, Diedre (Tasha Tacosa) and Frida (Rachel Riley) get into a heated brawl in the middle of shooting. Because of their constant fighting, the show is quickly cancelled, and Diedre and Frida make up by getting drunk together. Two tiny twin aliens (both played by Christine Nguyen) come to Earth and give them alien technology that makes them grow to humongous proportions, and the girls go out and hit the town. (And I mean they really hit the town.) The military is eventually called out to stop them, and soon the giantesses turn Hollywood Boulevard into their own personal battleground.
Giantess Attack: Year Zero! is sort of a spoof of ‘70s live action kids shows like Electra Woman and Dyna Girl and Japanese Tokusatsu like Ultraman. The effects are terrible on purpose (I think), which is kind of the charm. Even though the seams in the effects are obvious, there are some occasionally creative moments. (Like when Battle Babe rides a tank like a skateboard.) The fake cereal commercials were also a nice touch.
While I admire the film’s kitchen sink approach, the results are uneven at best. Most of the gags land with a thud, and I have a suspicion that the various commercials, trailers, and Kickstarter jokes were more of a way to pad out the running time than anything. That said, there are a few funny bits sprinkled throughout. I think my favorite segment was the interview with the director “James Blabberon”, played by Jay Woelfle, who is a dead ringer for James Cameron. None of this really adds up to much, but it’s a breezy way to kill an hour or so.
AKA: Giantess Attack.
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