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Amongst the recent upswing in anthology horror movies, we've
had three V/H/S flicks (so far), and now we've got The ABCs of
Death 2, which returns to the '26 Directors, 26 Ways to Die' formula that
produced such a varied – and often downright bizarre – series of short films,
where crazed invention ruled above all else. Naturally, with such varied films
(and filmmakers), the results are mixed – read on for a run-down of the
Hits, Misses, and OK inbetweeners. N.B. This is my personal take: film viewing
is subjective, and your mileage with The ABCs of Death 2 may vary.
A is for “Amateur” (E.L. Katz):
Kicking things off in a high energy, music video style, the
first of twenty-six shorts details the exploits of an assassin – but the
perfect hit turns out to be a far more difficult (not to mention grubbier
and more painful) affair than intended. Featuring Andy Nyman (Severance),
this is a darkly comic treat. HIT.
B is for “Badger” (Julian Barratt):
A found footage style entry set during the recording of a
nature documentary called “Toland's World”, with The Mighty Boosh's
Julian Barratt as a preening Attenborough wannabe. A nearby nuclear power
station seems to have killed off the local badger population – or has it?
Typically British in its understated humour, but the jump scare fails to
startle … good gore, though. OK.
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