Review of VFW

VFW (2019)
9/10
Beathes fresh air into the Grindhouse genre. Solid gory thriller with bad lighting.
14 February 2020
Saw this without watching the trailer n was pleasantly surprised. The poster with the old fellas with various weapons in their hands were suffice to entice me into seeing this film.

We have Martin Kove, Stephen Lang, William Sadler, David Patrick Kelly, Fred Williamson n George Wendt.

The plot has been done umpteenth no of times but that shud not deter u from seeing this transgressively violent n deeply '70s style thriller.

The film's pacing is taut, performances r good, the gore is over the top and the only drawback is the film's lighting and cinematography, maybe the budget, but then again this shud not deter u from seeing this film.

Some of the scenes r purposely grimy with a worn-out look. Few attack scenes r shot in a very fast forward way with bad lighting which makes it hard to distinguish what's happening. The gore effects, the camaraderie between the oldies, taut pacing n the action compensates the minor flaws.

Fans of Rio Bravo, Night Of The Living Dead, Assault On Precinct 13, Straw Dogs, Cyborg n Mulberry St. will definitely enjoy this low budget gem.

P.S. Watch out for the antlers kill scene n the knee to face smashing one. By the way William Sadler needs to lose some weight n his puffy face but it was good to see him in a major role, that too with a chainsaw n driving Deuce and a Half straight into the enemy's face.
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