I've read/heard various things about this film, both good and bad - and I can honestly say that I wasn't very impressed. BODY MELT started off pretty decent but lost it's steam about half-way through and never really regained it.
The film is about a vitamin lab that's testing out it's newly created drugs on hapless locals. The drugs cause weird stuff to happen to the users, ending in some splattery demises. There's a side-plot about a mutated family whose father used to work at the "vitamin" facility, and a few other nonsensical things thrown in for good measure...
First off, BODY MELT isn't all that gory. It's got a few OK scenes, but nothing that you haven't seen from a Troma film before. There were some funny moments, and I was hopeful that it would turn out to be pretty good, as I was genuinely entertained for the first half-hour or so - but after that - it all just gets pretty dull and uninteresting. I guess it could be enjoyed if you bang back a few drinks or something, but unfortunately, I was stone sober at the time. Regardless - I'd say it may be worth a one-time-watch just for the hell of it, but I'd try to rent, not buy...6/10
The film is about a vitamin lab that's testing out it's newly created drugs on hapless locals. The drugs cause weird stuff to happen to the users, ending in some splattery demises. There's a side-plot about a mutated family whose father used to work at the "vitamin" facility, and a few other nonsensical things thrown in for good measure...
First off, BODY MELT isn't all that gory. It's got a few OK scenes, but nothing that you haven't seen from a Troma film before. There were some funny moments, and I was hopeful that it would turn out to be pretty good, as I was genuinely entertained for the first half-hour or so - but after that - it all just gets pretty dull and uninteresting. I guess it could be enjoyed if you bang back a few drinks or something, but unfortunately, I was stone sober at the time. Regardless - I'd say it may be worth a one-time-watch just for the hell of it, but I'd try to rent, not buy...6/10