One-Eyed Monster – Capsule Review
Ron Jeremy’s – ah, um, shall we say “private part”? – is possessed by an alien life force, and goes around slaughtering a cabin-full of porn actors. Annnnnnnd… we’re running a little late, folks. Drive safely and have a good night!
It’s a satire, sure, and not reluctant to go for any of the easy gags (one character studying a victim’s punctured cranium: “Now that’s what I call giving head!”). But where lazier directors would have just left it at that, director Adam Fields (who co-scripted with his brothers Jordan and Scott) apparently has spent enough time watching BUFFY to know how to goose things along with occasional lashes of clever dialogue and a bit of self-aware snap. Add in a cast of mostly legit actors (including Amber Benson and Charles Napier) giving their roles more gravitas than is actually deserved, plus a handful porn luminaries (the esteemed Mr. Jeremy, plus Veronica Hart and the unrelated Carmen Hart) bringing some insider verisimilitude to their performances, and you’ve got something that’s not a New American Classic, but remains surprisingly amusing across its run time.
ONE-EYED MONSTER (Liberation Entertainment, 2008; DVD release on April 28, 2009; 83 mins.) Directed by Adam Fields. Cast: Ron Jeremy, Amber Benson, Veronica Hart, Charles Napier, Carmen Hart.
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