After falling in love with Vampire Girl v.s. Frankenstein Girl I began my hunt for films done by the director and I must say I was pleased with the second film I checked out by him which was Stacy and that film was equally awesome, So I decided to continue the hunt and I gotta say I was a bit let down by this one.
Maid Droid struck my curiosity with it's cover and after reading a bit about it , I was looking forward to this entry to the directors filmography. Right off the bat we learn that this film is a commentary on the relationships between males and females and what each of them want from one another, and it honestly falls a bit flat.
In the opening we see a woman being raped by what appears to be a cyborg of some sort and shortly afterwards we meet Master Ueno who now lives with his Maid Droid Maria whom spent her lifespan raising Ueno from childhood after his parents dies while out on a business trip. The Master and his Droid begin a relationship and Maria wants to be able to please him but her programing does not allow sexual actions.As the flash backs continue we see that Ueno has deeper feeling for Maria and does not trust nor desire any other woman, meanwhile in the present time a group of detectives are on the case of the serial rapist that is stalking the streets at night and they come to the conclusion that it is in fact not human. Ueno is living with Maria still and her batteries have died leaving her motionless and he cannot find a battery due to the current outlaw of all droid products.
Thats a Rabbit....... Well of course it'll work.
As Master Ueno continues to care for Maria he reminisces on his days as a child and his troubles with women. Also after witnessing Ueso's intimacy issues we see Maria trying to do what she can to sexually please her master and she is quite successful despite not having the right parts.Then we get to the films underlying message , That all women want is a rich man to abuse them and men just want unconditional love and of course sex at the drop of a dime. This leads to more investigation by Det. Yuri Akugari as she finds a black market shop where Droids are still being sold and upgraded with advanced sexual modifications.The boss of the shop reveals that they're once was male maid droids called Host droids but they did not sell well because due to the robotic code they could not be commanded to be abusive and rough which is what women wanted so they replaced the hosts with Aibui's or Bot-dog's since the women treated the men like dogs. Det. Yuri apparently owned a Bot dog that she had taken from her and she has some deep sadness due to this. The Droid maker says that he believes the Rape bot has been made out of scrap pieces of destroyed host and dog droids that have assembled themselves and only strike if they sense a woman is horny. Yeah it gets weird from here .
As The Det. leaves the underground store she runs across the rape bot which seems to have some of her old dog bot's parts in it and she allows the bot to have at her as she falls in love with the robot. Meanwhile back at Ueso's house He has sold all his belonging to purchase a battery for Maria before being approached by a Blue fairy that tells him that he can turn Maria human with a simple spell. As he struggles to find what it is he figures "I Love You" may work and it does, As Maria awakes he proposes to her and they plan on getting married as elsewhere Yuri is holding onto her rape bot trying to express her love for it as it dies in her arms. The films then comes to a close as a delivery man arrives at Ueso's with the battery but he and Maria are gone.
So all weirdness aside the moral if you want to call it that is that Women all desire Rich and handsome men who will treat them like shit and just fuck them and Men just desire a submissive beautiful woman who is subservient and will not cheat on them all others resort to toys and dolls for unconditional love and affection...? A very strange take on the topic of relationships which is somewhat true but a bit slanted at the same time. I don't believe all women desire to be mistreated but you see it all the time so who knows. All in all this movie as just an excuse to make a weird Hentai style soft porn with lots of senseless nudity and sex. I was hoping for more humor since the director really shined his dark sense of humor and over the top antics in his other films so I have to say I was a bit disappointed with this one but with a short run time of only a little over an hour it was not awful just weird and kind of pointless , it's funny to me that this film seems to be highly regarded among fans of the genre and I just don't see why, it seemed kind of pointless and dull to me but whatever. I mean who am I ? Just a guy that reviews weird films on his spare time and has no girlfriend so maybe I am not supposed to get it. Perhaps if I start treating girls like shit I will get one? oh wait no you have to be rich too...oh well. I guess the film is trying to point out the shallowness of us as a people but it just missed the mark for me.
Gore:N/A
Nudity:7
Story:4
Characters:4
Overall: 5 out of 10
First of all again, I would like to thank all of you out there for continuing to support this little site and reading what I have to say. Secondly I would like to apologize for not putting out as much as I would like to have but, I have been struggling with outside issues and have not had the patience nor time to watch as many movies as I would have liked to this month. Also I just picked up the newest Mortal Kombat Game and that has been taking allot of my time up as of late since it is highly addictive. I will however be writing a review this weekend for the second readers choice poll and I will try and squeeze one more review in as well before I get back to work on Monday. Thank you all for the support and I will continue to try and bring you all interesting reviews of cinema's forgotten films in the near future.
Nathaniel (Dick Swift) Guest
Psychos In Love (1987)
Dir:Gorman Bechard (Galactic Gigolo/Cemetery High)
So I was in the mood for something light hearted and this film has always had a special place in my heart ever since my childhood and I decided to check it out again to see how well it holds up through the test of time. I gotta say it most certainly does and I can see why I loved this film so much as a child , but at the same time it explains just how screwed up I was as a kid.
Psychos in love is the tale of to lonely social outcasts with a mutual hatred for grapes who both happen to be psychotic slashers. The film opens with a few random women being killed and then we meet Joe, A local bar owner and madman who is just looking for love. He believes he had found it when he meets a woman named Dianne, things appear to be going well until he finds that she loves grapes and this just does not sit well with Joe at all as he kills her in a nod to "Psycho" recreating the shower scene with more success than the poorly done Vince Vaughn remake. Shortly after the failed date, Joe exclaims that he believes he has found love once again as Kate walks into his bar. Unbeknown to him though Kate also has a similar hobby and we see her in action as she off's several potential suitors.
Kate approaches the bar and the two strike up conversation which leads to them learning of the shared hatred for anything grape. Kate comes on strong and they set a date. Joe and Kate go to the drive-in and grab some Chinese food. After dinner the two get closer and Joe opens up to Kate about him being a homicidal maniac and this excites Kate as she comes clean about her similar obsession. After the two hook up they compare stories of their victims and discuss the intricacies of their craft. Things move along fast as Joe moves Kate into his place and they decide to keep their relationship open in order to allow themselves room to continue their hobbies of killing people of the opposite sex. So as their relationship continues to blossom we see the two lovebirds in action, taking out several victims.
Meanwhile across town a third psycho named Herman surfaces, who poses as a plumber and kills his clients before eating their remains. The killers unknowingly cross paths as Herman enters Joe's bar hitting on any woman in sight in hopes of finding a victim.Kate runs into some trouble when she goes to a mechanic's shop to give the man a Manicure,Though things go wrong when he reveals he plans on raping her in the secluded area. Kate manages to stab him and make her escape but she is eventually caught after a chase through the woods where he manages to overpower Kate and assault her before she struggles and finally takes the guy out with a rock to the skull. After this botched murder Kate tells Joe that she is losing her passion for killing and Joe is losing his love for the "sport" as well. The couple decides to take a break from the bloodletting to get married. Before they tie the knot some signs of jealousy start to show as Kate catches Joe with a potential victim and she feels that Joe found the woman sexy as she was auditioning to dance at his bar.
Since the couple cant seem to let their hobby go as easily as they thought , Kate says she wants to perform a kill together as a couple. Joe loves the idea and decides to bring his dancer home from work. The stripper puts the moves on Kate before getting stabbed. While Joe goes to fetch some drinks to celebrate their first killing as a team , the victim is not dead and attacks Kate. Joe makes the save by cutting her throat and the stripper just does not want to die as she repeatedly keeps getting up. Finally after a few shotgun blasts she gos down and the couple decide to chop her up to make sure she is dead. After their display of teamwork they tie the knot and head out on their honeymoon. While at a nightclub Kate offers to get a hooker for them in order to fulfill Joe's "Jack The Ripper" fantasy. As the newlyweds return home they decide to finally give up the killing and try to find a new hobby. They come up with the idea of buying a VCR in order to watch slasher flicks to fill their void of blood. After Renting every horror flick at a local video shop.
Things are starting to look up now as they have successfully stopped killing and Joe's business is going well, everything seems to be taking a turn for the normal until The couple has a problem with their kitchen sink being clogged. Joe calls a plumber to fix the issue. Herman arrives on the scene and while unclogging the drain he finds human remains and starts to eat the disposed flesh. Herman tells Joe and Kate of his findings and blackmails them into killing for him, as he will not report them to the police if they agree to kill for him and supply him with the remains. The three psychos debate over this proposition since they have retired from bloodletting. After a bit of negotiating Herman breaks a cardinal rule by mentioning a Grape sauce he uses when preparing his favorite dish. At this point the lights cut off and a struggle ensues in the dark, When the lights cut back on everyone is covered in blood but Joe and Kate have survived. The couple head out to lunch and after storming out of the restaurant for a waiter suggesting grapes the two walk off debating what to eat when Joe admits to loving raisin Bran which he refuses to believe raisins are dried grapes.
As odd as this may sound I think Psychos in Love would make for a great date movie, especially with a fan of horror and comedy blends. The entire film is done comedically especially with the dialog and the several cuts breaking the fourth wall which purposely aim to show the movie is a comedy and not to be taken serious,like one scene where the cameraman keeps flashing back and forth between the lovebirds until the mic comes into the shot and the couple kicks the cameraman out of their house and the final scene after the battle between the couple and Herman where the entire film crew is shown spraying blood all over the set. The on going joke about grapes is about as weird as you can get but is truly hilarious.This film is a winner in my eyes and I can still see why I loved it as a child, it has just enough nudity and gore to keep horror and slasher enthusiasts happy and enough humor and legitimate cute scenes to win over just about anyone. I cannot think of any reason why someone would not like this film it is just pure fun and goofiness and good harmless entertainment. I definitely recommend this film for fans of horror comedies because this one is one of the first to cross the genres and it does it very successfully in my opinion. Also I repeat , I think this would be a great choice for a movie night with a date or loved one because it is really a romantic comedy above all and a decent one at that.
Gore:7
Nudity:7
Story:7
Characters:7
Overall 7 out of 10
