There are a lot of things going on with Chillerama. It is a film that has four great directors (Adam Rifkin, Adam Green, Tim Sullivan, and Joe Lynch) and it is one of the most interesting films around and also an influential one in the horror genre. Chillerama is no doubt a dumb film that I can see some people not liking but to me it works. It shows heart, pays homage to other films and in the end is a very fun movie from 2011.
Chillerama is the story of drive-in movie theater which is showing four classic films that were never released. The stories includes a killer sperm, werewolves in the gay community, Adolf Hitler and one about zombies. While all these showings are going on, the drive-in is having an outbreak of horror on it's own with some killers on the loose.
The stories are a bit different in terms of perspective and quality but they are all good and work with what they set out to do. It is an original idea with great stories and actors that includes Lin Shaye. There is also some very realistic gore here which I found to be unexpected.
One thing in this film that does not work is the opening. It is confusing from the start and a little hard to explain. It makes you wonder what is going to happen in this film. Luckily, things do pick up later.
There is also some subpar humor in this movie. The movie is made for horror fans who usually can put up with this type of humor. If you are a horror fan and can get by these weaknesses, then this film might be for you.
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