BickleyB
This movie turned out to be well worth the watch.One of the hobbits from Lord of the Rings Trilogy, teams up with the legendary Ron Perlman, to bring us a humorous Gothic tell of two grave robbers who sell bodies they dig up to mad scientist types. Sounds like a strange business to be in, but apparently their are a few movies about this particular subject set during the Victoria era of Britain, where this may have been a common way for the medical profession to get corpses to study, which makes the story even more Erie than it already is.I did not have any expectations when I watched the film, but I ended up being well entertained by the whole thing. It's a fun movie to see.
Woodyanders
19th century England. Eager young Andrew Blake (a fine and engaging performance by Dominic Monaghan) and his seasoned mentor Willy Grimes (splendidly played with lip-smacking rascally relish by Larry Fessenden) make a living stealing corpses from coffins and cemeteries: The dastardly duo encounter vampires, zombies, and even an alien throughout their fiendish exploits. Writer/director Glenn McQuaid offers a flavorsome evocation of the period setting, does an ace job of crafting a deliciously macabre tongue-in-cheek mood, and ably mines a wickedly funny line in spot-on twisted gallows humor. However, McQuaid's key triumph for sure is the quirky, colorful, and cinematic live action EC Comics-type style and sensibility he brings to the playfully ghoulish material. The natural and likable chemistry Monaghan and Fessenden in the leads really keeps the picture buzzing; they receive sterling support from Ron Perlman as hearty Irish priest Father Duffy, Angus Scrimm as the corrupt and demanding Dr. Quint, Brenda Cooney as gutsy'n'sassy apprentice Fanny Briers, and John Speredakos as the fearsome Cornelius Murphy. Richard Lopez's sumptuous widescreen cinematography provides an impressively handsome and baroque look. Jeff Grace's robust score hits the spirited spot. A real treat.
Chrysanthepop
'I Sell The Dead' has an interesting concept, a fine cast and is made with style. However, it is mainly let down by the writing. The script is inconsistent and lacking in focus. Plenty of intriguing ideas are presented but not much is done with them. The story seems to jump from one idea to another without a clear focus or direction. While the story is lacking in development, the pacing felt slow.'I Sell The Dead' is more of a comedy than a horror flick. The characters are quite amusing but some of the situational humour felt out of place and overdone (for example, the sequence with the alien). Glenn McQuaid also succeeds in creating a tense atmosphere with an air of humour. It looks like it's mocking horror flicks but there's also something enchanting in the way it looks.The cast is impressive. Larry Fessenden, Brenda Cooney and Dominic Monaghan are quite good but Ron Perlman and Angus Scrimm are simply awesome.'I Sell The Dead' does get better as it gets funnier towards the ending. Overall, I didn't mind it for a one-time watch. It's a refreshing film that manages to draw some laughs but could have been a better film.
drew petersen
I give it a 9 just for the fact that whoever made this film took a B movie budget and turned it in to a better movie than a lot of the A movies out there. Very enjoyable and satisfying. It was humorous and gross and scary and fun. The characters were great. The story was great. It was eerie and entertaining. I bought it as a bootleg for two dollars and I have watched it 4 times or so. I think that the writing was excellent and imaginative. It was not meant to be profound or artsy or anything of the such. Just a good old fashioned, well shot, well acted, very entertaining, gory horror film that delivers the classic gross-outs and tale telling of the past in a new age format. Good job!
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