Victor Phan and Torture Chamber Productions have put together some interesting short films. This joins that pantheon. Although barely 60 seconds in length (not counting the intro and ending credits) the short-short film gets to the point and delivers the message (Don't Do Drugs) in brutal brevity. Having met Victor on a few occasions in the hallways of horror, I can confidently say that he makes films the same way he walks and talks - quickly and with good humor.
The ultra, super, basement-bottom low budget effects (the zombie eats cold cuts supposed to be the young woman's stomach and intestines) have both good and bad impacts. But there is a certain joie de vive in the way the material is presented. The filmmakers exhibit real style and an obvious relish for the genre. I'd love to see Phan and Torture Chamber get a real budget and some less-trite material - they might even out-Corman Corman if they did.
"Zombie Cokeheads" won't blow you away with its awesomeness but it's a cool little anti-drug bit that kids can relate to with a smile.
Viva la cinema - this is the place where the up and coming filmmakers are coming from.
Mark
