Reviews

I saw ABCS Of Death 2 and the Toronto After Dark Film Fest at its Canadian premiere and can safely say this film was just everything from the first taken to a new level with legitimate efforts put in and a huge amount of creativity. More hits than misses.

A is for Amateur-8/10 A bit drawn out, but the conclusion is very well done and becomes even funnier when the title card is shown.

B is for Badger-7/10 Not as good as A, but still a solid effort with a funny ending that I did see coming.

C is for Capital Punishment-6.5/10 One of the more serious segments and it works. It's just a bit clumsy how it's put together.

D is for Deloused-7/10 Strangest one of the bunch, I still don't know what happened, but I was fascinated. Kinda gave off a creepy atmosphere.

E is for Equilibrium-6/10 Not bad it just felt out of place. It's also one of the least violent ones in the film.

F is for Falling-10/10 Gem of the bunch. Super interesting and actually surprisingly emotional.

G is for Grandad-7.5/10 One of the funnier segments, but also very twisted. The lost shot also just felt kind of unnecessary.

H is for Headgames-5/10 Kind of just felt like an intermission. Really out of place, but it did get a few laughs out of me. Also I think this was the shortest one.

I is for Invincible-7/10 Very funny and pretty twisted. One of the gorier, but more fun segments.

J is for Jesus-8.5/10 This one made me uncomfortable, but it did have something to say.

K is for Knell-8/10 Very atmospheric, although I don't really get what happened. Still creeped me out.

L is for Legacy-3/10 Worst of the bunch. Special effects were really bad and I didn't understand the story at all. Filming was also kind of weird I saw it go out of focus a couple of times.

M is for Masticate-9/10 Got the biggest reaction out of the crowd I saw it with. Very twisted, but has the best punchline of any short at the end.

N is for Nexus-5/10 All over the place. Kind of a neat ending, but I saw it coming right away.

O is for Ochlocracy-8/10 Great sense of humour about zombies. This one's a safe bet to show to anyone who doesn't like the gorier ones.

P is for P-P-P-P SCARY- 5/10 Very out of place and not all that funny. It was funny at first then they kept using the same joke over and over again.

Q is for Questionnaire-8/10 Really liked the ending of this one. You slowly find out what's happening through constant cutting back and forth.

R is for Roulette-7.5/10 One of the best ones at building suspense, although there's not much of a pay off.

S is for Split-10/10 Another gem. Great use of split screen up until the last few lines when you finally figure out what's happened.

T is for Torture Porn-7/10 Enjoyable, but a bit silly. The over the top effects made it more fun.

U is for Utopia-8/10 Didn't really get what was happening until the title card was shown. Really liked it though.

V is for Vacation-5/10 The language in this one and the overacting got to me pretty fast and just made it annoying. The payoff was alright though. I wanted to see them die so...

W is for Wish-8.5/10 So weird, but so great. It like watching a really twisted kids toy commercial.

X is Xylophone-7.5/10 Felt really short. It was enjoyable and got me to laugh.

Y is for Youth-6/10 Little too weird for me.

Z is for Zygote-9/10 Save the most twisted and gory one for last. It's also one of the best.

Because the film is so uneven I'll just give a quick review of each segment. A is for Apocalypse-6/10 Kind of creative and had a neat twist. B is for Bigfoot-5/10 A bit more comedic, but not great. C is for Cycle-2/10 Very boring and kind of confusing. D is for Dogfight-8/10 Well shot, story without dialogue, twist ending. E is for Exterminate-4/10 Kind of gross, lower production value than other shorts. F is for Fart-1/10 Trying way too hard to be weird and funny. G is for Gravity-0/10 Insultingly bad. Where did his budget go? H is for Hydro Electric Diffusion-5/10 Weird, but entertaining. I is for Ingrown-7/10 Fairly effective and kind of depressing. J is for Jidai Geki-5/10 Entertaining for a bit then gets old quick. K is for Klutz-3/10 Could've been entertaining, but just fell flat. L is for Libido-9/10 Incredibly disturbing, well produced, cool ending. M is for Miscarriage-2/10 Ti West, you're better than this. N is for Nuptials-6.5/10 One of the funnier segments. O is for Orgasm-4/10 I don't get it. It's well shot, that's about it. P is for Pressure- 5/10 Disturbing, but not much else. Poor kitty. Q is for Quack-8.5/10 Funniest segment. Not really messed up or anything. R is for Removed-7.5/10 I don't completely get it, but it has some impressive effects and a cool visual style. S is for Speed-7/10 Fairly entertaining, got kinda depressing. T is for Toilet-6/10 Great use of claymation. This one made me laugh. U is for Unearthed-8.5/10 Very neat little found footage film. V is for Vagitus-7.5 Fairly good, but people over rate it. Definitely had a bigger budget than the other shorts. W is for WTF!-3/10 An unfunny attempt at doing something like Q is for Quack. X is for XXL-10/10 Very strong message. Incredibly effective and disturbing to watch. Y is for Youngbuck-6/10 Decent watch. Its not bad. Z is for Zetsumetsu-2/10 I'll admit I don't get it. It seems they are trying way to hard to get some sort of message across. It's a bit heavy handed and is just a crescendo of random stuff.