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I've been sitting here for about
ten minutes trying to figure out how I am going to turn the phrase
"This Film is Utterly Useless and Therefore Great" into about a
thousand words. In fact, I'm not even sure why I am trying to review
this movie - it's not even really a movie, but rather an hour long
boobie fest with some corny jokes, clips from other films and
aerobicising zombies. No, really. That's what it is.
I really love Linnea Quigley, and
I guess that goes without saying if I went to the trouble of buying and
reviewing her workout tape. I believe she is the Queen among Scream
Queens. I don't think I have ever seen her in a role where she doesn't
get her kit of or get killed (or both), and as a horror and B-Movie
fan, I can honestly say that's what I'm lookin for in a woman. If I
weren't a woman myself, that is.
Our story (well, sort of a
story,) begins with Linnea taking a shower. I don't know why one would
take a shower before a workout as opposed to after it, but I digress,
we get to see her chesticles. Even though we have all seen them before.
Then, Linnea sprawls out in front in front of a fire to tell us all
about the hardships and perils of being a Scream Queen while showing us
clips of all her favourite roles. The clips seem to be mostly
Creepazoids and Nightmare Sisters, with some Vice Academy thrown in - I
don't think that they were able to obtain the rights to Hollywood
Chainsaw Hookers or Return of the Living Dead.
Linnea then decides to begin her
workout, stating that you should make sure that you wear comfortable
clothes when you work out, even though she is wearing fishnets and a
metal bra, but hey - we wouldn't want to see Linnea work out in a daggy
sweatsuit would we? I must add here that this is in no way an
conventional workout video of the instructional variety. Linnea spends
most of her time doing side to side stretches while doing the splits.
Occasionally, she receives dirty phone calls. From who? I have no
idea.
Then Linnea decides to go for a
run past the old cemetery, where coincidentally, zombies are waking up.
They chase her, but she decides to sort them out drill sergeant style -
telling them they are a sorry lot and she's never seen such flabby
zombies. Before long, Linnea and a group of zombies are engaging in an
aerobics session by the pool which of course leads to an impromptu pool
party.
As if that wasn't enough fun for
one day, Linnea then decides to invite some friends over (Bambi, Missy,
etc etc) to watch some of her movies. After pillow fighting in their
lingerie they also decide for no apparent reason that they are all in
need of a workout. But then someone cuts the lights and in good horror
movie tradition the girls split up and are picked off one by one by a
strange masked killer.
After the feature we are advised
to look out for Linnea's next instructional video - Cooking with
Linnea! I bet that would have been awesome.
Looking back, I'd say that was
probably the weirdest sixty minutes of my life. It's just so stupid you
all have to see it. I'd like to thank the good folks at True Gore Video
for making this review possible. Linnea Quigley's Horror Workout is
long out of print and I would have not been able to find it any other
way!
Nowhere near 1000 words, I know.
But still! A review nonetheless!

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