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Aeryk Egan stars as Tommy Larson. Tommy is a good hearted boy who lives on the wrong side of the neighborhood. His city is run by the notorious mobster Big Moe and her goon Vinnie. Tommy convinces his friends Freddy and Bill to help him bring down the mob. They steal Moe's records but are gunned down by Vinnie. Mr Sumatra the Voodo priest owner of a newsstand sneaks into the crypt after the boys funeral and beheads the corpses. He brings them back as shrunken head soldiers and convinces them to fight crime. Sumatra trains them for a year in his condo. He tells the boys to loose their humanity and devote what they have to revenge. Tommy however can't do this and searches for his girlfriend Sally. Sally is now dating Vinnie. The heads come together and turn Moe's goons into zombies. Sumatra plans to curse Vinnie and Big Moe as well and Sally joins in on the fight.
The movie has a unique plot and has potential but it left me disappointed. Yes the movie is supposed to be bizarre but there were moments which were too silly even for me. We are supposed to admire the uniqueness not laugh at it. I found it hard to watch the scene at Tommy's grave because it reeked of stupidity and poor writing. In the end it seemed like Vinnie and Big Moe got off easy. And I was hoping that somehow Tommy would get a body.
On the plus column director Richard Elfman has done an outstanding job setting the mood. The film reminds you of an old comic book. The scenes are vibrant with color and emotion.Julius Harris steals every scene he is in as the eccentric Mr.Sumatra.
The good can't outweigh the bad sadly. The main problem with Shurken Heads is it's script,which with a few re-writes could have been better.
score 6/10
DarthVoorhees 12 March 2006
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