Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Masters of Horror: Right to Die (2007)

The director of the original "Wrong Turn" throws his hat into the Masters of Horror ring with "Right to Die". I dug this one for the most part. Couldn't help but think that, with a little tweaking here and there, this one could make for a pretty cool full-length feature.

While driving up to their cabin to reconcile after some newly discovered infidelity, a couple run into a fallen tree in the road and roll their car into the ditch. The wife is flung from the vehicle and her gasoline-drenched body catches fire. Cut to the hospital - the husband lucked out with minor injuries while his ol' lady is charred from head to toe. While it seems like he may have gotten the 'long end of the stick', he's still a dirty rotten cheater and the Mrs. - even while clinging to life - knows it. So, every time she happens to flat line, her ghost shows up before her unfaithful hubby with intent to kill, but keeps being revived by hospital staff just before vengeance can be served up. The husband figures this out quick and, along with his typically sleazy lawyer (who seems to have other, more greedy ideas concerning the matter),  tries his damnedest to keep her alive until a skin transplant can be solidified.

I definitely liked the concept of this one. There's also a good amount of nudity (one scene containing world-class tits and that's no joke!) and the skinless body effects are very well done. Hell, even the CGI looked pretty damn good. While I don't consider Rob Schmidt a "master", I'd say "Right to Die" is a very solid short.

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