Bloody Bad

In the never ending geek-saliva-bath ramble that continues with Harry Knowles' latest movie review, the Geek King drops this bit of wisdom about the upcoming prequel-to-a-remake, Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning.

The preserve the integrity of our dear Leatherface, with only one moment that made me go, “BULLSHIT” – but the pay off to that moment is so good, that while I still say the one thing is bullshit, it was definitely worth the bullshit for the follow through.

I suppose that this is what passes for balanced judgement over at AICN. Nice to know that dear Knowles is discerning and all that. In the previous paragraph, he describes his "glee" at seeing a pair of lovers separated by a butcher's table as one watches the other get "chainsaw'd and chopped up alive." "The 'kills' in this movie are outstanding," he writes. As much as I might appreciate, and even defend, the enthusiasms and niche interests of fan-based net criticism, well, there's still a limit, and when the blood starts to "rain down on the powerless lover beneath," I think I've hit it.