Masters of Horror: Pro-Life
by John Carpenter
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Actor: Emmanuelle Vaugiere, Ron PerlmanDirector: John Carpenter
Brand: Fox
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 57 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-03-20
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
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DVD Review: Pro-Life Has its Merits.
Summary: 3 Stars
Contains Spoilers
A young girl, Angelique (Caitlin Wachs), who claims to be impregnated by something other worldly, is taken to a nearby abortion clinic. The girl's religious father, Dwayne (Ron Perlman) who has a history with the clinic and is ordered to keep away, is in hot pursuit and is convinced he has strict orders from God to make sure the birth is not aborted. Armed and with the help of his brainwashed sons, Dwayne, breaks in, with the intent of killing anyone who gets in the way of his divine mission.
I was pleasantly surprised by this episode. Although it is inferior to Carpenter's entry of season 1 "Cigarette Burns", this installment has a few unexpected surprises. Many seem to have a problem with this film's message and/or theme. I on the other hand do not care if it is meant as a commentary or not. As long as it delivers as a horror film and keeps me entertained then all is good. Unlike Season 1's "Homecoming" which had a lot to say but failed miserably as a horror movie, this one delivered on most parts.
One of my biggest complaints lies with the gore effects. I am not a fan of CGI in horror films but I can forgive it when it's well done and used in a fantasy element but I absolutely loathe CGI gore effects. No matter how hard it tries, it does not look real and you never get the same effect had it been done old school. Some of the gore in this episode was clearly CGI and therefore the impact was immediately lost. My other complaint was with the birthing scene. There was a build-up to that birthing scene and although I would have preferred the baby not be shown at all (more on this a little later), Carpenter could have delivered a more effective, more fantastic mutant newborn, one that would at least shock and repel. What we got looked like something right out of Carpenter's "The Thing" and nowhere near as fantastic. When finally revealed, the evil spawn was a plastic looking cockroach with a glued on baby doll head and was as frightening and as threatening as my niece's crippled miniature Lhasa Apso. In this case, I would have preferred Carpenter went the "Rosemary's Baby" route and not show the baby at all. The baby's daddy on the other hand was brilliantly ferocious and made a heck of an entrance. Despite one great looking demon, this is where I was torn. The film starts of as a thriller, all is implied but nothing fantastical is shown, and the mass shootings despite the CGI gore, is frightfully real, then, the Devil decides he wants to visit its newborn. I was surprised it didn't show up with a bottle of champagne and cigars. I would have preferred they kept the tone as it was originally set. There was no need to turn it into a cheesy Sci-Fi-Fantasy with creatures galore. Depite this little set back, this horror tale did keep me disturbed if only for a moment and there is one torture scene that is truly unpleasant. As far as the performances go, Ron Perlman is noteworthy. He played the part of a religious fanatic who thinks he's doing Gods will very convincingly and his menacing physique was effective. The rest of the cast is not as memorable.
Overall, this episode delivers as a horror film. When compared to Carpenter's earlier, far superior entry "Cigarette Burns" you would never guess it was the same director but you can say the same thing if you compare his "Halloween" to "Prince of Darkness". If you don't expect much, this may please and as an hour long time waster, there is a lot going on here to keep you interested.
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