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ABCs of Death 2 (2014)
More Enjoyable than Expected
As the title of this review says, I was not expecting much from this anthology, but I actually found the majority of the shorts to at least be vaguely interesting. A lot of the shorts were more comedic than I was expecting, but I tend to enjoy horror-comedy more than straight horror so it was perfect for me and everyone who also enjoys some goofy moments in the films they watch. Of course, a handful of shorts were downright terrible, but since each piece is so short, it's fairly easy to overlook the negatives. I thought I would talk more in depth about my favorite and least favorite shorts.
***Here's where potential spoilers start***
FAVS:
A is for Amateur - now this short is not scary at all, but it was really well executed and had the perfect touch of humor. This was a really great way to start the film.
D is for Deloused - this section was absolutely horrifying. It was done with Stop motion puppets, which made it all the more creepy. It really appeals to very human and basic fears, like bugs and becoming disfigured. This was the scariest of the shorts.
J is for Jesus - I found this to be one of the more intelligent shorts that was the story of the comeuppance of two homophobic men torturing a gay man in the name of Jesus. The torture is freaky, but I really liked the message in this short.
K is for Knell - I don't fully understand this short, especially the ending, but it was the most effective at creating a real sense of dread and suspense.
O is for Ochlocracy - like the Jesus short, this bit was also quite intelligent, and I found the plot to be really clever. It was similar to C for Capital Punishment because of the whole mob mentality piece, but the zombie spin was, in my eyes, really brilliant.
S is for Split - my favorite part of this short was the split screen. Overall, it wasn't particularly spectacular but the split really added an interesting aspect to the break-in story.
W is for Wish - maybe it's just my nostalgia kicking in, but this short was super adorable and I loved seeing a "fantasy" world turning out to be hell.
Y is for Youth - this short was the saddest of them all, featuring a girl fantasizing about killing her abusive parents as it is revealed that she self harms. I thought this short had a very human aspect to it that I really appreciated.
LEAST FAVS
G is for Granddad - I just found this short overly strange without any real explanation for the behavior of the characters.
L is for Legacy - oh vey, this short made absolutely no sense and featured some brutally awful CG effects.
T is for Torture Porn - simply put, this was unimaginative and predictable.
U is for Utopia - again, this was not particularly imaginative or interesting. I'm sick of seeing films about not perfect people in a utopian society.
V is for Vacation - featuring unlikable and unrealistic characters, this just felt like a crappy found footage flick.