Tammy and the T-Rex: Gore Cut Edition
released by Vinegar Syndrome
4KUHD BluRay Review
Directed and Written by Stewart Raffill
Starring: Denise Richards, Paul Walker, Terry Kiser, Ellen Dubin, John Franklin, and Sean Whalen
Opening Thoughts: A Stewart Raffill film that very few people know about. This is the guy that gave us Ice Pirates and Mac and Me. No wonder why my friend Brian was going nuts over this release. Raffill in the films of his I have seen of his is oblivious to how a regular viewer will see a film. A lot of what the hell moments leaving you wanting to interact with his films like the Rocky Horror Picture Show. Can he finally make a film that I take seriously?
One thing is for sure Vinegar Syndrome, a boutique home media label, thinks we all need to experience Tammy and the T-Rex in glorious 4KUHD in which this is their first release in that format. So what the hell is 90 minutes of my life if they think we should see this film.
Plot: Tammy, Denise Richards, is a smoking hot cheerleader that makes it difficult for men to get over her when they break up. Billy, George Pilgrim, is just one of those guys who can't move on. Scaring off every guy that tries to get together with Tammy, but this time a football player by the name of Michael who is now dating Tammy just won't give into Billy's threats.
It leads to a disastrous showdown between Billy and Michael, in which Michael ends up in the care of Dr. Watchenstein, Terry Kiser, and his personal assistant Helga, Ellen Dubin. Who has plans of creating his own Jurassic Park. The only thing is his T-Rex needs a brain. That brain is Michael's.
Waking up in the body of a T-Rex, Michael escapes the lab of Dr. Watchenstein. Now all Michael just has to do is figure out how to get Tammy back and how to get his body back, all while trying to avoid being recaptured by Dr. Watchenstein and without having the town's people kill him in fear.
Can he survive? Can he get his body back? Can he win Tammy's heart back? Can he stop Billy and his gang? I guess you will have to watch for yourself.
Review: As I said in my opening statement with never having seen this film before, Raffill went into the world of what the hell is this film supposed to be. Like Raffill's previous film Mac and Me he seems to want to make a film that profits off the success of a Steven Spielberg film, Jurassic Park. Like Mac and Me, this film is so bad that it is unintentionally funny. That is what I like about Raffill's films.
If you listen to the music in the film, Raffill seems to be detached that grunge music has taken over and fills this movie with hair metal. Then there is the clothing, this film feels like it should have taken place in the mid 80s. I make this judgment based on how much I think the opening sequences feels and looks like a film called River's Edge.
The funniest thing though is watching this film's special effects. There is one sequence in which, it looks like a Barbie riding on the back of the T-Rex. My god it reminded me of the Invisible Jet sequences in the Wonder Woman TV series. What is even worse you don't see the dinosaur move that much in the film from the legs down. So I feel the T-Rex is on a radio flyer being pulled by the crew.
As far as the acting goes, almost everyeve in this film is a character actor and plays how they should to try and make this film work. Denise Richards performance is hysterically funny. If you think Lea Thompson had it bad with making love to a duckie, then Denise's bubbly performance is epic in her interactions with Michael the T-Rex. Tommy Wiseau type epic.
That said, Ellen Dubin gives off the best performance in the film as Helga. Dubin's personality in this film reminds me of modern day performances of Billie Lourd, in Booksmart and the TV Series Scream Queens. I simply just couldn't get enough of her. She really stood out when the rest of the cast felt like they were in an episode of Mayberry.
Video Quality and Special Features: Like other companies who have released films onto 4KUHD BluRay, Vinegar Syndrome put all the special features on a seperate BluRay disc. Slightly annoying having to switch discs just to see the interviews. The big thing is if you want to watch the family friendly version the PG-13 cut is available in the special features.
As far as the video quality goes, for an older film this film had a nice grain without over accentuating the grain cough cough cough Ghostbusters. I feel like this presentation of the film, is how the director intended us to see this film on the big screen.There is one sequence near the end of the film that was distracting almost like a slight motion blur that looks like an authoring issue.
Closing Thoughts: The above picture gives the sheer absurdity of this film at its finest. A strip show for a dinosaur. That is a lot of the time what this film is mostly funny what the hell moments that has me on the ground laughing at the stupidity of what I just saw.
Should this film be experienced at home? Hell yeah, but only with large group of friends. To see the look on their faces is worth it alone. Though how this film should really be watched as is an audience interaction film like The Room at a movie theater. There are moments all throughout this film that I went to shout responses at the screen while the events in this film unfold especially now that the film's gore sequences have been fully restored.
Rating: 2.5/10 stars of you try to take this film seriously because you won't enjoy it.
9.5/10 stars if you just let yourself go, laugh at what is happening in the film, and don't take the film seriously. This film is not meant to be taken seriously at all.
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