The Dead Want Women Analysis
When it comes to B movies there are certain studios that do it better than others. At least in my experience, with Full Moon Entertainment being among my personal favorites and seeing as they have a video streaming service I figured why not do a month of their films. Excluding their Puppet Master Series as I have plans for that series down the line and their Subspecies series which I just can't get into. Luckily though those two are just the company's flagships and I'm here for the other stuff and it's chock full of campy goodness.
The Dead Want Women opens with a party held by Silent Movie Starlet Rose Pettigrew (Jean Louis O'Sullivan) to celebrate her newest film and first talkie. Attending the party with her are her close friends and confidants …show more content…
It spends an inordinately long amount of time focusing on either the soft core sex scenes and on the girls cleaning. Time I feel that could have been better spent elsewhere. Things don't really start to pick up until the ghosts make themselves known. Which is sadly most the way into the film.
The ghost themselves... well their more akin to ghouls than ghosts. At least in my opinion, are the best part of the film. All three are distinctive and memorable, with Tubby being my favorite. Even if his tone and inflections did bother my from time to time, as the actor felt like he was having the most fun. Which I got from all three actors that played the ghosts they were having fun and were great casting decisions. So, Jeremiah Lutes (Casting Director), keep up the good work.
I can't say the same for the realtors, who felt bored. With monotone performances, I wish more time would have been spent either fleshing out the characters, not literally but if that's what your here for The Dead Want Women does deliver on that front, or on giving them some half decent dialogue. I really want to harp on these ladies hard. But I heard their lines and honestly I don't think anyone could have made it sound any less
The Dead Want Women opens with a party held by Silent Movie Starlet Rose Pettigrew (Jean Louis O'Sullivan) to celebrate her newest film and first talkie. Attending the party with her are her close friends and confidants …show more content…
It spends an inordinately long amount of time focusing on either the soft core sex scenes and on the girls cleaning. Time I feel that could have been better spent elsewhere. Things don't really start to pick up until the ghosts make themselves known. Which is sadly most the way into the film.
The ghost themselves... well their more akin to ghouls than ghosts. At least in my opinion, are the best part of the film. All three are distinctive and memorable, with Tubby being my favorite. Even if his tone and inflections did bother my from time to time, as the actor felt like he was having the most fun. Which I got from all three actors that played the ghosts they were having fun and were great casting decisions. So, Jeremiah Lutes (Casting Director), keep up the good work.
I can't say the same for the realtors, who felt bored. With monotone performances, I wish more time would have been spent either fleshing out the characters, not literally but if that's what your here for The Dead Want Women does deliver on that front, or on giving them some half decent dialogue. I really want to harp on these ladies hard. But I heard their lines and honestly I don't think anyone could have made it sound any less