{"id":22179,"date":"2016-08-31T03:31:27","date_gmt":"2016-08-31T07:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=22179"},"modified":"2016-08-31T01:39:22","modified_gmt":"2016-08-31T05:39:22","slug":"antibirth-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/31\/antibirth-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Antibirth (2016)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Antibirth\"<\/a>Smalltown, USA.\u00a0 The local party girl and recreational drug-user by excellence finds herself afflicted with an odd illness after a particularly crazy party.\u00a0 Little does she know, she seems to be pregnant with a parasitic being growing at a high rate and affecting all facets of her life.<\/p>\n

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Writer\/director Danny Perez builds a truly weird story that starts off with two party girls just doing their thing and builds on the WTF until it reaches its highest possible level, and then he keeps going further.\u00a0 He creates a tale of pregnancy horror that pushes the envelope of such stories successfully.\u00a0 The characters he builds are not entirely likable or unlikable, but the viewer ends up wanting to know what happens to them, how they got in their situations, how they\u2019ll get out, mainly for lead character Lou.<\/p>\n

In the part of Lou is Natasha Lyonne who is absolutely perfect in the part.\u00a0 The way she shows Lou\u2019s reactions to being pregnant without knowing how it happened and with a faster than normal growth rate is almost logical, Lou is a heavy drug user who definitely was not planning on getting pregnant, her reaction to it is what would be considered normal in this situation for a character like her.\u00a0 Her acting is on point and adds a lot to the character.\u00a0 Playing Lou\u2019s best friend Sadie is Chloe Sevigny who also does well.<\/p>\n

Through Sadie\u2019s partying, she still manages to be somewhat the voice of reason.\u00a0 Sevigny plays this part well, bringing some form of normalcy to the proceedings.\u00a0 Giving an interesting performance is Meg Tilly who is almost unrecognizable as Lorna, a seemingly homeless and deranged woman, who knows more than she shows.\u00a0 She brings a different shade of crazy that might not be as crazy as most think.\u00a0 Tilly plays this very well and just joins in the madness.<\/p>\n

Antibirth is a well done pregnancy horror film with some truly gross special effects.\u00a0 The pregnant belly is well done, looks realistic considering the circumstances.\u00a0 Then the effects are majorly ramped up for the ending, bringing the weird and gross to a whole new level.\u00a0 The effects team that put these together was led by special effects coordinator James Sled.\u00a0 The effects are well done, gooey, and gross.\u00a0 The pregnant belly might not be gross to everyone, but the rest of the effects should work on everybody.<\/p>\n

The film has a very specific look, a visually loud look with busy backgrounds and colorful people framed by cinematography by Rudolf Blahacek.\u00a0 The film has the perfect style and look to go with its crazy story and characters.\u00a0 Set decorator Louise Bergeron did a fantastic job, particularly with Lou\u2019s trailer.\u00a0 The place is a perfect mess that represents Lou\u2019s personality and inner turmoil.<\/p>\n

Antibirth takes the WTF factor and turns it up to eleven while boasting good performances, gross effects, and a crazy and appropriate look.\u00a0 The film keeps you guessing and wanting to know where it\u2019s all going.\u00a0 It\u2019s a pregnancy horror film that is well done, less classy than films like Shelley or Rosemary\u2019s Baby but it\u2019s entertaining and its trashy side adds to the goodness and nonsense of the proceedings.\u00a0 The film is nuts and fun because of it.<\/p>\n

Here are a few short films to whet your appetite for the full feature:
\n“Abductee”: https:\/\/youtu.be\/h1bN8z9MNMY<\/a>
\n“Lazarus Psychic Reverd”: https:\/\/youtu.be\/V2mWGL8e4KE
\n<\/a>“Extreme Cops”: https:\/\/youtu.be\/I-VL41qj2nQ
\n<\/a>“Funzone”: https:\/\/youtu.be\/f7Q1hj0Ratw<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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