Because "Ass Monster" isn’t just good, or sort of good, it’s fucking GREAT. It’s a funny, inventive romp through the hell of zero budget filmmaking as three friends try to make their own shitty horror movie about an evil Ass Monster that attacks naked chicks so they can raise enough money to make a real movie someday. You get the feeling that much of this is taken from real life and given just the right amount of exaggeration and perspective to make it piss-your-pants funny. It’s pretty well filmed, the acting’s not too bad, the story moves at a quick pace. It’s never boring and it’s never stupid, and after a bit of a rough start it immediately grabs your attention and never lets it go until the end.
Forget the title, forget the box art (which is awful), and forget every single promo picture since I can’t find one worth a fuck. This is one of the most mismarketed films I've ever seen. You really cannot judge this film without seeing it, and it is SO worth seeing.
In the end, we’re left with the feeling that most of Zebub’s previous work was leading up to this movie. And that he, like the characters in Ass Monster, really just wanted to make a real movie that everyone could enjoy. Well, I don’t know about how things turn out for his characters, but Zebub’s achieved that goal.
Come on out for the 2007 Hollywood Horror, Sci-Fi and Fantasy Film Festival screening of "Ass Monster" at the Arclight Cinemas tonight, October 20, at 9pm!