On the face of it. Verotika appears to achieve exactly what it was going for... There are big breasted, scantily clad porn stars in a dark and bloody setting.
Monsters and gore split into an appealing anthology format.
Unfortunately it misses the mark on almost every level.
Were it not for the final installment, this movie could have made it into the 'so bad, it's good' category. In the end it became just frightfully boring nonsense. As others pointed out, it has some value as a lesson in what not to do in film making.
The worst part is the way it was put together technically, ticking every cliche amateur box to almost comedic effect. The fact that this seems genuinely unintentional is what might warrant the consolation merits.
With this in mind, the tough choice is a rating. Various schools of thought dictate how you should show your appreciation, but not wanting to go against the flow with a middle rating of 2-4, and as it is undeserving of higher, I think the best accolade Verotika could achieve at this stage is making it onto a 'Worst Rated Movies" list. So I'm giving it a 1. Any higher rating seems a little spiteful as it would relegate it to mediocrity. Where as, it is, in fact, Bad.
Were it not for the final installment, this movie could have made it into the 'so bad, it's good' category. In the end it became just frightfully boring nonsense. As others pointed out, it has some value as a lesson in what not to do in film making.
The worst part is the way it was put together technically, ticking every cliche amateur box to almost comedic effect. The fact that this seems genuinely unintentional is what might warrant the consolation merits.
With this in mind, the tough choice is a rating. Various schools of thought dictate how you should show your appreciation, but not wanting to go against the flow with a middle rating of 2-4, and as it is undeserving of higher, I think the best accolade Verotika could achieve at this stage is making it onto a 'Worst Rated Movies" list. So I'm giving it a 1. Any higher rating seems a little spiteful as it would relegate it to mediocrity. Where as, it is, in fact, Bad.