one-nine-eighty I remember watching this film in the early 90's while I was well underage of the certification and it stuck with me, occasionally having nightmares about people being pulled inside out. I've watched it many times since and still love the film although I don't have those childish nightmares nowadays. Billy Warlock plays Billy Whitney, a product of the social elite in upper-class Beverley Hills, America. People have been treating him like crap his whole life, like he's not part of the "in-crowd", he slowly starts to get suspicious that not everything is as it seems. Sit back and watch far out 80's horror which despite the visual assault delivers a firm message about class differences which is as relevant today as it was when the film was made. OK, so the acting is a little ham at times, and maybe the OTT gore looks a little dated now but this film still packs a punch and stands out as one of the more random but cult films of the 80's. Incest, cannibalism, comedy, sexual perversions, gore, horror, and shoulderpads. This is a great film, I definitely recommend this if you haven't seen it and like your films nutter than a peanut butter sandwich sprinkled with hazelnuts. Enjoy.

RevRonster I had never seen this cult classic until recently and, I have to say, I'm glad I saw it now because I don't know if I would have appreciated it when it came out.The film is incredibly dumb but that's part of why it is fun to watch. From a story, acting, character and editing standpoint, the film is painful to sit through because the story is really sloppy, the acting is really cheesy, the characters are terribly crafted and the editing is choppy but the film contains one of the best final acts I've ever seen in a body horror film. The final moments of the film are equal parts insane, scary and hilarious. The thing that makes this insanity that much more amusing and entertaining is the fact that the make-up effects that are within the final act are crazy good and very impressive. Sure, the film handles their metaphors and themes during this section of the film with all the grace of a 300 lbs. ballerina with vertigo but it doesn't stop this part from being the delicious icing on an otherwise forgettable cake. This film is overwhelming dumb but mightily entertaining for numerous reasons!

tcbdeo Lovecraft's stories focused on the unknown and extra-terrestrial. Society, on the other hand, makes all its terrestrial elements gruesomely known. This is the only film I've seen whose aliens are not an immediate threat to the world because they have been with humans since the beginning, quietly shepherding man.Society's core story trumps every conspiracy theory you'll ever find. One could actually play with the core story and be able to explain the depredations of society, just as the old White Wolf Studios were able to do with the original Vampire: The Masquerade. Silly folk like David Icke with his reptilian theory should hire able writers, or at least, get some inspiration from literature.Society's pacing is good. The acting is good. The special effects are superb. The film is a part of my top ten best horror movies list.

gavin6942 The teenager Bill Whitney (Billy Warlock) feels misfit with his parents and his sister Jenny Whitney (Patrice Jennings). When his sister's boyfriend David Blanchard (Tim Bartell) bugs his family, he shows the disturbing tapes to Bill showing incest and a weird society. When Blanchard dies in a car accident, Bill decides to investigate his family and find a scary truth.I am still trying to grasp the concept of "body horror". In the context of David Cronenberg, it makes sense. "Rabid", "Videodrome" and "The Fly" all clearly have elements of a person's own body working against them. Here it is a little bit different. Although we have some bodies getting a very malleable treatment, the horror seems largely external. The lead character (and his friend) have nothing happening to THEIR bodies. And yet this makes the list of "body horror". Someone needs to really fine-tune a definition.Anyway, this film is hit and miss. The first half is really strong, with plenty of mystery that leaves you wondering. Following from Billy's point of view, we only know what he knows and only see what he sees. That makes it rather fun, trying to determine who we should trust and who we should not.And, of course, the effects from Screaming Mad George deserve praise. This could be compared to "Videodrome" or "From Beyond" in its effects, but George really takes it to the next level. So, for technical points, this film gets a perfect ten.But it definitely has its flaws, largely resulting from gaping plot holes. Some say those holes do not matter as the whole thing is meant to be an allegory on "society". But it does matter. The phrase "good breeding" does not answer all the questions. And the Carlin family is especially unclear: why does the daughter rebel? Why is the mother mentally impaired? Is this drugs or a genetic issue? And for Billy, why was nothing weird until his senior year of high school? So yeah, the effects are great and the message is good (even if way too obvious). But the third act drags on much too long and just leaves me very unsatisfied. Perhaps Yuzna should have gone with his original idea of the vampire film?