Deadgirl

While perusing my recommendations from Netflix, I stumbled into a category called "mind-bending visual thrillers" or something abstract like that, and saw this movie headlining it. Recommended, I'm sure, because I watched The Human Centipede and this movie is similar because...it's twisted? But really, this is the better movie.

Reading the description I was drawn immediately, as they describe two young fellows who are exploring an abandoned hospital then discover something horrifying in the bowels; obviously the title. I could relate a little because, being a young fellow and having some experience with a friend exploring some abandoned buildings one day...but that's where it ends. We did not find any dead women. But it's always a possibility.

And of course these two kids start out as jerks, trashing the place and generally wreaking havoc. They discover this "dead" girl who does appear to be barely alive, confined to bed/table and also, being totally creepy. There was something in her eyes that really got you, and I guess that was the desired effect. You should be aware of the spoilers that are sure to follow. The film gets interesting as these two abandoned kids diverge almost immediately: one wants to call the police, the other wants to "wait and see." The wheels get churning in his head with possibilities I guess.

So they leave, the half way sensible one churning back and forth with what's just happened, and when he returns, we find out his buddy has been playing with the dead girl, and discovered that she was, in fact, dead. And has come back alive. A confined zombie girl? You got it. Then the rapes start, as they bring another morally devoid guy into the mix, as the two take their turns we get a little back story on these misguided youth. Bullied at work and abandoned by their families: the sensible is calling out for his mother every time he goes home but she's never there, just her boyfriend who offers sage but ignored advice. We get a brief description of the other guy, who is now setting up shop with the dead girl, that he lives practically on his own as both of his parents are out of the picture, leaving only his grandmother.

So we have an abandoned zombie girl and two abandoned kids mixing it up, and you get it. This movie has social commentary all over the place and you appreciate it, despite the disturbing and really, troubling imagery present throughout. The movie gets a decent 6/10; I really thought it would be much more terrible.