Catcall/Gorefest 2 (2019) - Canada
Directed by: Patrick Fortin
ABOUT THE FILMS:
Catcall and Gorefest 2 are a pair of short films, both under 10 minutes in length, made by underground Canadian filmmaker Patrick Fortin.
Catcall takes place in Quebec and tells the story of a relentless young lass as she cooks up her grisly revenge on all the men who constantly hound on her.
As for Gorefest 2, whereas no real story is easily interpreted, there is an endless barrage of bizarre and violent imagery. Across the 6-minute runtime we are treated with demons, clowns, chainsaws, vomiting and plenty of gore and melting body parts, a la Street Trash.
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| Some savory fixings in Gorefest 2 |
REVIEW:
Whereas the shorts don't provide much in terms of story, gorehounds will sure as hell have a lot of fun with these little sickies! Director Patrick Fortin truly packs a punch here with an endless array of truly grotesque but thoroughly entertaining gore effects sequences. Not only are the effects very well-crafted and well-implemented, but they prove to truly get under one's skin, due in part to the sound effects provided. The endless sounds of spurting and squishing will leave one wanting to clean their ears out after a while.
It's also clear that a lot of care and attention to detail went into visually crafting the films as well. The shorts are tightly edited and lit, with some interesting cinematography. Whereas Catcall is shot on digital video, Gorefest 2 almost looks to have been shot on film. There is plenty of grain and scratches present, and the colors are very bright and vibrant; both films definitely give off a Grindhouse sort of feel.
Definitely peep these shorts out if you're a fan of Grindhouse-style cinema and films like Street Trash.
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| Sweet revenge in "Catcall" |
RELEASES:
Catcall and Gorefest 2 were released together as a double-feature DVD by Gore Addict and Goriest Production, a DVD which was limited to a run of 100 copies.
Extras:
-English subtitles
-Making of Gorefest 2
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