Bellflower (9/10)

Lord Humongous is going to reach his mighty hands beyond the mere mortal screen, dominate you and you'll be begging for more. "Bellflower" is a riveting experience of such vivid and intriguing visuals that the brain screams in a painful lust. A film cooked up in a mad laboratory to fulfill the needs of the creaters. It's a dazzling debut and just a great film in general. Prepare for domination.

There is a brief 30 second series of images that start this film off with a gigantic bang. Several key scenes play backwards until we wind up at the beginning. It's over before you know it but you won't be forgetting it anytime soon. Two friends Woodrow and Aiden have big dreams. As kids they sat glued to the television as Mad Max ran rampart in a post apocalyptic world. The two want a similar experience. So they set out to build weapons and war mobiles in wild hopes that such a future comes to pass. The call their gang "Mother Medusa" (along with coming up with wasteland names aka Lord Humongous) and they begin preparations. I want to say that all the things they build are 100% genuine. A real flamethrower and car that shoots out smokescreen were built for this film. The two friends shoot a propane tank in a experiment and it cause quite the sight. If you told me that was their first test while filming, I'd believe it.

One night Woodrow and Aiden go out drinking and everything changes. Woodrow unwillingly enters a cricket eating contest (they're actually healthy for you) against stranger Milly. Aiden looks at her with a small glance that says perhaps this girl is very special. The two go on a wild date the next day and when he asks her to be his girlfriend she says"I'll hurt you". There will be pay and joy to come for sure. Woodrow, Aiden, Milly, and her friend Courtney are stepping into a strange new world.

The film has a style all it's own and it sure is engaging. It's loud, bright, fresh and all around fun. It also has the substance to get your personal investment involved. What's funny is that this is a mumble core movie at heart. It's an upcoming genre that is to much to explain in a few sentences so I suggest looking it up. While Mumble core at it's center, "Bellflower" trades off the usual comedy seen in the genre and introduces pain. Yes this movie will sting you like a angry hornet. You won't see a movie like this anywhere else. Which is all the more reason to see it now.

9/10
Recommendation: So much style your head may burst. If that sounds appealing then go for it. I still think it's such a powerful film that anybody who gets to see it will at least remember the experience.