The ABC's of Death is a fairly simple movie. The concept was give 26 directors a letter of the alphabet, give them 100% artistic and creative freedom, and have them make a short film based a word that starts with the letter they were given. I think part of the reason this film had such hype, is because of the names that were attached to the film. With directer's like Angela Bettis, Yûdai Yamaguchi, Ti West, Adam Wingard, Simon Barrett, Jon Schnepp, Xavier Gens, and Jason Eisener why wouldn't there be a crazy amount of hype for this.I really enjoyed The ABCs of Death. I thought for the most part, the film was well put together. There are some very outstanding shorts present here, and some that are not. With 26 different shorts present, your probably not gonna like every one of them. At some points I was cringing, at other times I was saying WTF is going on.
ABC's has some very good shorts, I didn't actively make mental note or write down what ones I thought were good. I simply went by what one evicted some sort of emotion out of me. Weather it be cringing, gagging, laughing, ect. I was out to enjoy the film, and went in with an open mind. D is for Dogfight by Marcel Sarmiento was defiantly my favorite, It was shot beautifully, and the use of slow motion was a very nice touch. Jason Eisener's Y is for Young Buck was another stand out for me. I love everything about Eisener's short film, the shooting style, soundtrack, film filters, and of course the absurdity of the whole thing. Eisener is defiantly and upcoming director to look out for.
Other good ones were A is for Apocalypse, F is for Fart, H is for Hyrdo-Electric Diffusion, J is for Jidai-geki, K is for Klutz, L is for Libido, Q is for Quack, S is for Speed, T is for Toilet, U is for Unearthed, W is for WTF, and X is for XXL. All of these shorts were shot well, and were entertaining.
The shorts there were the absolute worst of the bunch were Ti West's M is for Miscarriage, Andrew Traucki's G is for Gravity and Adrian Garcia Bogliano's B is for Bigfoot. I am not sure what these directors were thinking but these shorts were just terrible. Most notable of the bunch is Ti West's M is for Miscarriage, being the shortest and laziest. I honestly felt I could have directed the SAME EXACT thing, shot for shot. I thought it was disrespectful, and the biggest let down of the shorts. I am a rather big fan of Ti's and felt he just didn't care enough to put forth any effort. While these were the biggest flops of the film, it still doesn't take away from the overall picture.
Magnet Releasing has hit the nail on the head once again with The ABC's of Death, proving that they are steadily becoming a force to be reckoned with in the indie horror film world. I have nothing but positive things to say about Magnet, and am very excited to see what else they have in store for us horror fans in the future. The ABC's of Death defiantly lived up to the hype, even though some of the shorts were sub-par. ABC's delivered everything a horror fans salivate over. Gore, Nudity, Absurdity, Laughs, and overall entertainment. GLP gives this blood soaked effort 4 out of 5 stabs. The film was released on 1/31 as a pre-theatrical OneDemand release, which Magnet is defiantly doing right. Although the rental price is a little pricey at $10, its well worth it. Be sure to check out Magnets Facebook page for more information on upcoming horror releases, as well as more information on The ABC's Of Death, and check out the films Facebook page as well. The ABC's of Death will be hitting select theaters on March 8th. Check out the NSFW trailer below.
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