A goth chick (Jennie Russo) sacrifices her internet date at the grave of the axe maniac Freddy Palmer and performs a satanic ritual to bring the killer back to life. Enter a group of goth girls who go to the beach to help their friend Kali (Stephanie Ward) get over a nasty breakup. Naturally, her ex and his new girlfriend (who also happens to be Kali’s former best friend) both show up to spoil the goth girl getaway. Before long, Freddy enters the picture sporting a newly acquired leather jacket and his trusty axe to further complicate matters.
Axegrinder III had a plethora of BBW’s in the cast. This one has more goth girls per square inch than any movie since The Craft. There’s even a goth girl catfight. I think they should’ve called it Axegrinder Goth Goth Goth. If you have a fetish for goth chicks, feel free to add a Half-Star to the rating.
The intentional humor works more often than not too, although a little of the weaselly “goth lord” Corbin (Jameson Duross) goes a long way. The highlight is a sex scene so bizarre that it even turns the killer off, which I believe could possibly be a cinematic first. (It begins with seduction via pinecone.) This is followed by a much more traditional lesbian (and hot) goth girl tryst in a cemetery. I also dug the random Curious Dr. Humpp reference where Russo tells the killer, “Use my body to keep you alive!” as she disrobes. (Although the filmmakers probably thought they were referencing Rob Zombie.)
The gore is solid for the most part. A guy’s dick is ripped off and shoved down his throat, there’s some gut ripping, a chainsaw is plunged into a stomach, and hands are cut off. What more could you ask for, really? It’s not great, but as far as “666” sequels go, you can do plenty worse.
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