A little back story before my review of FEAST and its sequels. I was first introduced to FEAST while it was being made through a reality show called Project Green Light that was show casing first time directors and the business of film making. Backed by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, this was a pretty good show. This was season 3 (2005) and I invested by time into the show. So when the movie actually hit the theaters I was psyched to see the product.

So it was a point in my life where I pretty much could do what I wanted and so on occasion a friend and fellow film buff, we would hit the midnight shows on occasion. FEAST is perfect movie for late night, especially with a drink or two.

FEAST is a horror-comedy. Lots of blood, guts and gore. Plenty of humor. Plenty of scares. But the best thing I love about FEAST is the unexpected. Suddenly something will happen and it takes a minute to go whoa, figure out what just happened and move on. Plenty of moments like that. I would give this an extreme caution because of all the crazy s h I t that happens. If you like that kind of stuff, then this is for you.

FEAST happens all in one night, in one place. A hick bar out in the middle of nowhere. There is little time for character development and I love the way John Gulager handles this. For brief moments he captures the character and spells out all the info you need to know about them. It’s funny. Believe me. So immediately the action kicks in with no stopping until the credits role. With a whole host of unique characters, something is always going on… mostly trying to figure out each other and at the same time battle the monsters.
It was fun to see the comparison of what I remember in the making of Project Green Light and the final result on the screen. John Gulager did a fantastic job, based on so many limitations, including being a first time director.
PS: John was fortunate enough to be able to include his seasoned and famous uncle Clu Gulager




FEAST 2: Sloppy Seconds is the obvious follow up. Honestly, until the DVD came out, I didn’t know this was even being considered, let alone, made and released. FEAST II begins exactly where One left off. With many of characters gone from the first film, new ones are introduced and they are just as, if not more outrageous than the original. FEAST 2 is a direct-to-DVD sequel and probably for good reason. It’s not nearly as good, if you can call midnight movies good. They tried, I mean tried hard to make you jaw drop and you do. FEAST 2 happens mostly outdoors and in the daylight, which helps reduce a little bit of that Déjà vu feeling. Still plenty of blood and gore, but this time some skin. The humor is still present, but not as good the first time around. Again, the unexpected is what makes this movie fun. There are some scenes where you say, oh no they din’t. But yes, they did just do that.




FEAST 3: Happy Endings is the final nail in the coff… er, uh trilogy. Again, had no idea about 2 and thus never knew about Happy Endings either. The third starts exactly where 2 left… again. It follow the same formula as the previous 2 with blood and gore, humor and skin. This time a good part is below the ground in sewers and lots of dark shots. It was OK at best. And from the ending, you just don’t know about another sequel. I doubt it, but hey, I doubted ever thinking sequels to the original were happening.




In my defense of watching these guility pleasure cheesyass horror monster movies, it was only $5 for the 3-Pak at Wally World. Typically I could care less about extra’s but these were maybe just as entertaining as the bad movies.

You are spot on with Gulager. Weird, but a great show.

I either missed the first two seasons, or can't remember them.

Speakig of these kinds of shows, did you ever see the Cirque Du Soleil series The Fire Within?

Check out Feast, just so you can complete the circle of life

I'm a huge fan of Cirque. From the actual acts, the sets, and especially the music.

The show was fascinating. From the creation of just one of the shows to gathering athletes and turning them into circus performers, to designing the act, to designing the set props. It was just a camera following around and putting it all together. They captured a lot of people and the emotions. I don't recall them focusing on the music much.

Highly recommend Fire Within... If its available.