Mad as a box of frogs

phantasmda

What can I say? Is it silly, yes, is it a little on the stupid side? Yes it is, is it an absolute blast to sit through, once again, yes it is.

This film is corny, it's ridiculous and it is low budget but it just goes to show what you can put together with a bit of hard work and passion for what you are making.

Me and my partner rented this from Amazon Prime video and didn't really know what we were getting into, except that this film looked cool and was getting mostly great reviews and it did not disappoint us.

It's not as gory as some of the reviews make it out to be and there are a couple of effects where the low budget kind of shows but the film makers have a lot of fun with it and it never takes itself seriously for one minute.

Benny is awesome, he has only a few lines of dialogue which he kind of says several times but they're hilariously funny in the context of the film.
He's cute, pretty dopey looking at times and yet absolutely brutal if someone gets in his way of gaining his owners love. The "Tadaaa" line never gets old.

I especially like how he runs and moves about, it kind of reminds me of the South Park characters and how they almost float and bob along.

There's load of cool 80's nods, from the Garbage Pail kids, to Gremlins to Terminator 2 and it really is just a really fun movie to sit through, it's so English and in particular, Yorkshire, that it just oozes charm.

Some of the characters are completely unrealistic and stupid (the police guys for eg) but this film isn't about realism in any way, it's all about Benny and Benny is just great. I really hope they make a franchise out of this because I'd love to see where they can go with it.

A highly recommended gem of a film, fun, silly and just a great time.

score 10/10

phantasmda 14 March 2021

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