Victor Juliet's Director's CutDirector/writer: Victor Juliet
Cast: Victor Juliet, Peter Thomas, and Rachel Ward
Rated: unrated (some gore and language)

Victor Juliet’s Director’s Cut is an ultra-low budget horror flick following the pretentious filmmaker Victor Juliet as he films his latest feature. Juliet decides to give his film that realistic touch by adding genuine kills and even more importantly, genuine zombies. If that sounds familiar, it’s because the concept was similar in Lee Demarbre’s Smash Cut (2009).

The film is broken down into 5 acts. The opening act displays Juliet’s (the character) shoddy filmmaking style in a vampire short which lays the groundwork and sets the tone for what’s in store. The succeeding acts then follow Juliet, his sexy casting director Rachel Ward, and bodyguard Peter Thomas as they begin production of Gravesight II.

This is not a film meant to be taken seriously. It’s a zero budget homage to independent horror flicks. Full of non-actors, bad lighting and sound, and wacky dialog, the film is clearly meant to entertain rather than wow (I mean, there’s even a censored boob shot!). Simply put: Victor Juliet’s Director’s Cut is a movie made by fans of low budget horror, for fans of low budget horror. While the film lacks the production value of even Smash Cut, it features the same spirit and sense of humor.

Needless to say I found this film to be quite enjoyable. I appreciate it when a film doesn’t take itself too seriously and knows exactly what it is. The cast was fun, the script was silly and entertaining, and each act added its own unique characteristics. Viewers expecting a serious horror film are only setting themselves up for disappointment as this is not a film for everybody (chances are, if you’ve found this movie you already know what to expect).

In the end I can’t help but feel this movie had more potential even with the limited resources. The DVD cover boasts “Thrill to the excitement of Zombies! Vampires! Lesbians!” yet very little of any are seen. While the tongue-and-cheek nature of the film did indeed work, it could have benefited more from exploiting the advertised entities mentioned above. Given more experience and better funding, I think the folks at Fiendish Films have a lot of potential in the underground horror scene.

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