Bunnyman: Grindhouse Edition (2019)

Bunnyman: Grindhouse Edition: Directed by Carl Lindbergh. With Alaina Agianci, Matthew Albrecht, Jym DeNatale, Carl Lindbergh. Bunnyman : Grindhouse Edition is a re-release of the original Bunnyman film. Originally released in 2011, ANOC productions re-released the ultimate version of the film on April 19th 2019. The “NEW” Director’s Cut features never-before-seen footage. The film has also been re-edited, to show the director’s truest vision of the film. The film’s release was timed specifically for Easter 2019.

“Roger Ebert once defined a u0026quot;guilty pleasureu0026quot; as u0026quot;when you go to a movie and everyone agrees how terrible it was, but you donu0026#39;t know, you kind of liked it.u0026quot; Thatu0026#39;s the way I feel about u0026quot;Bunnymanu0026quot;, a 2011 horror flick about a group of 20-somethings stalked and killed by a killer wearing a bunny suit. I donu0026#39;t care what anybody else says, I like the film and will defend it to anyone, anytime. Now the film has been u0026quot;recutu0026quot; to produce u0026quot;Bunnyman – The Grindhouse Edition.u0026quot; I know there arenu0026#39;t a lot of like-minded u0026quot;Bunnyman Fansu0026quot; (although it must have been popular enough to spawn two sequels!) but this is a big misfire to us fans.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMake no mistake – a *lot* of work was done to the film, and every bit of it unnecessary and damaging to the viewing experience. Some scenes were re-edited, some deleted scenes were added, some alternate takes were used, and I canu0026#39;t think of a single change that made the film better. In addition, every frame has been altered to look u0026quot;damagedu0026quot; and worn. Colors that were bright and clean in the original are now faded and washed out. Scenes that were well lit and clear are now dark and hard to see. Scene transitions are now gimmicky and u0026quot;in your faceu0026quot; – wipes, split screens (side by side as well as top and bottom). Scenes stop for u0026quot;freeze framesu0026quot; in the middle. And thatu0026#39;s not to mention the ridiculous gimmicks that were jammed into the film at random locations. An u0026quot;intermissionu0026quot; with u0026quot;Buy Refreshments!u0026quot; commercials. Multiple u0026quot;Scene Missingu0026quot; sequences, and in one case they put in a random scene of Bunnyman attacking a girl in a shower. Parts where the film appears to u0026quot;burn.u0026quot; Weird u0026quot;stock footageu0026quot; that sometimes matches the film and other times seems just tacked on, all with goofy overdubbed dialog. And others…u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI think some of this must have been a misguided attempt at humor, but one of the things I liked about u0026quot;Bunnymanu0026quot; was that despite its concept it was dead serious and didnu0026#39;t try to temper its overwhelming creepiness with humor. On the original DVD (and yes, I own the u0026quot;Bunnymanu0026quot; DVD, donu0026#39;t judge me!) in the deleted scenes he notes that he suppressed his urge to be u0026quot;overly artistic.u0026quot; He should have kept suppressing that urge. If you are like me and liked the original u0026quot;Bunnymanu0026quot; you will likely hate this version. And if you didnu0026#39;t like it originally, youu0026#39;ll probably like it even less. If the director wants more Bunnyman, I would totally be up to u0026quot;Bunnyman 4u0026quot; as opposed to this!”