DVD Review: Cruel Restaurant (LA)

[Chris Beveridge]

Review by Chris Beveridge

Mania Grade: C+
Audio Rating: B
Video Rating: B+
Packaging Rating: B+
Menus Rating: NA
Extras Rating: NA
Age Rating: 18 and Up
Region: 1 - North America
Released By: Switchblade Pictures
MSRP: 29.99
Running time: 75
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
Disc Resolution: 480i/p
Disc Encoding: MPEG-2
Series: Cruel Restaurant

In Summary:
Cruel Restaurant was the title I was looking forward to the least because it brought to mind all the cannibal visions combined with guerilla budgets and j-sploitation material. To my surprise, it was actually fairly amusing in its own way, especially with the body parts floating around and the lack of realism about it. If it was played as a straight horror/sex flick, it would have been a bit more disturbing, but here it’s practically camp. With a sexy lead or two. And in the end, it’s the simple combination of the sex, violence and camp that allows it to work. This is an amusing distraction, something you put on for giggles and for some basic titillation. It left me with a smile on my face overall, even if it did make me cringe once or twice with what it portrayed.

[chloes_fork]

Of all the titles Switchblade's announced so far, this one interests me most. The trailer looks fun, and Mihiro is such a cutie.

[Speedy Boris]

Good to hear that it doesn't sound positively disgustifying. If it's more campy and dark humor-ish than generally nauseating, I wouldn't be averse to giving it a shot.

[dragonrider_cody]

Originally Posted by chloes_fork

Of all the titles Switchblade's announced so far, this one interests me most. The trailer looks fun, and Mihiro is such a cutie.

Yeah, same here. I'm hoping to pick it up this month or next. My budget is becoming a bit freer with all the street dates everyone is pushing back.