Tuesday, November 17, 2015

The Taint (2011)

If you like a lot of what Troma comes out with, you'll probably dig "The Taint". It's reasonably enjoyable with it's absurd splatter 'gags', offensive premise and constant, infantile dick jokes - granted, you're in the proper mood.

The Earth's drinking water has been contaminated with a faulty penis-enhancement supplement that causes the male population to turn into maniacal, woman-hating killers... with big, jizzing cocks. The film centers around a group of survivors trying to get to a well, apparently containing untainted water...

There's a few decent gore scenes here and there - usually involving women's skulls being crushed with rocks or boot heels. I guess my biggest complaint would be that the pacing is thrown off at a point around the middle when the cause of the woman-hating skull crushers is explained. It goes on a bit too long, I thought, and the gore element slows down. Also, some gym teacher character's back story is explored, which really has nothing to do with the movie's initial set-up. I understand the movie was just going for the all-out"outrageous" factor, but some of it didn't quite 'land' for me. Overall, "The Taint" is watchable and has some entertaining spots with cheezy, misogynistic gore that will at least make angry virgins bust a nut...

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