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Director: Brett Piper Starring: Misty Mundae, Julian Wells, AJ Kahn, Caitlin Ross, Rob Monkiewicz, Erica Smith Screenplay: Brett Piper Country: USA

The first starts with a space ship crashing into a scrap-yard owned by Jedd Callahan, (Rob Monkiewicz) as his ex-girlfriend Linda, (Caitlin Ross) arrives to collect her payment. With the alien on the attack the two hole up together in the scrap-yard until a gigantic robot is unleashed upon them.

The other one features Dr. Carruthers (Julian Wells), who is conducting experiments on a group of sleep troubled sorority sisters with the help of a gigantic disembodied brain. Eventually the girls are forced to take a stand against the experiments, and the brain!

This film was so much fun it really surprised me. There are a lot of really humorous lines in here, from the rant at the beginning that takes on all comers of the business to the throwaway joke before a character enters a bathtub, there are a lot of great lines that do come off as funny. The cheesy effects, a nod to the FX creators of the past, make it equally fun. The main robot in the alien segment is a wonder of stop-motion, and it fits in rather than sticking out like a sore thumb. The other special effects aren't all that bad either. The zombie make-up looks great. The gray skin on the face, the welts, the scarred appearance and the slow, stumbling walk create an effective undead monster.

A couple of decent stalking scenes also give it a higher degree of suspense. The sequence in the bedroom is the best, being a great twist on a classic convention and really standing out as the film's best sequence. Rivaling it for sheer fun is the cabin sequence, as it features a ton of gore, chainsaw duelling, dismemberments, and a wild hallucination sequence that mixes together so many elements that it really takes a life of it's own.

A short interview segment with Piper and Raso is a quick watch, explaining the genesis of the project, the struggle to get it on-screen and Piper's affection for his actors. Something to see once and then never again.

There's a thoroughly skippable behind-the-scenes segment that really offers nothing beyond showing the zombie make-up being applied and some quick unfunny bloopers.

Footage from the film's NYC Premier in 2006 is also there, and it's pretty hard to describe it. There's the sense that it's going to get better the longer it goes on, and some of the interviews and recollections are pleasing, and like the interviews, it's something that will probably be viewed only once.

A Q&A segment with Piper at the film's premier is easily the best feature, as he gives some articulate responses and comes across as an engaging personality. Despite some reviews that say ringers were present, none really gave that impression.