Bonejangles (2017) Reviews

• Not among the very worst films I've seen!

  MartinHafer2017-07-31

  There are several different types of bad movies. Some are big- budget disasters, such as "Gigli"…and because of this, they are infamous. There are disasters that cost very little and were made by filmmakers who thought they were creating decent films…and "The Room" and "Plan 9 From Outer Space" are perfect examples. But with Bojangles, you've got something different…a bad movie that pretty much sets out to be a bad movie. And, because of this, you might just find it watchable. Most folks won't…but if you are the type person who likes "The Toxic Avenger" or "Killer Klowns from Space", then this movie might just be for you. When I began watching the film, the only thing that really interested me was seeing Reggie Bannister in a small role. Bannister starred in all five of the Phantasm movies….lower budgeted slasher films which, occasionally, managed to be entertaining. Here he plays a serial killer who is the father of a super-serial killer, Bonejangles, and you see him dispensing sage advice to his aspiring son…most of which is completely insane. And, Bojangles himself is insane…a supernatural serial killer who cannot be stopped by bullets or most other means… and electricity only stuns him. His only weakness, according to his daddy, is his 'wee winkie'….and this pretty much sums up the sort of film it would be…with lots of sex jokes, some gratuitous nudity and a lot of dopey jokes. I could talk about the plot…but is that really even necessary (the answer, by the way, is no!!)? In most ways, the film looks like a group of mostly 20-somethings got together and decided to make a movie…even though few of them had any experience with cinema. The acting, not surprisingly, is pretty rough and the jokes are the sort that friends who wrote the stuff would laugh at but others would just wonder why….why did they make the picture in the first place? Overall, it's not completely awful… the film has a few good moments. But these moments are few and the picture is one that I would recommend skipping unless you enjoy self-consciously bad movies.

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• Abysmally stupid.

  jmix662017-07-18

  If I could give a film ZERO stars then that would be too many for this particular outing. Look...low budget films don't have to be bad. What they lack in funding they can make up in acting, story or tone. The producers of this gem apparently either forgot all of that (or never learned it) and the result is the WORST film that I have seen in 2017. The year isn't over, but this may be one of the worst film that I ever will see. Let's review 1) No suspense 2) No frights 3) Bad acting 4) Terrible sound 5) Insipid plot 6) Dull characters 7) Truly offensive gay stereotype. 8) Truly offensive Black gay male stereotype 9) Truly offensive law enforcement stereotype 10) Truly offensive bearded guy stereotype Bad film. Avoid it.

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• Oddly Appealing

  wilsonscott2017-08-27

  B movies are supposed to be bad, somehow this one is bad in ways even it did not intend to be. Understand, there is nothing good about this movie whatsoever. Cringeworthy overacting, confusing scene transitions, and absolutely no goddamn plot whatsoever. However, you will be 100% entertained every step of the way, as if you were watching a porta-potty burn to the ground.

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• Protect the wee-winkie

  nogodnomasters2017-07-19

  Doug (Kelly Misek Jr.) and Randy the virgin (Jamie Scott Gordon) are two police officers and not very good ones. They do manage to capture supernatural killer Edgar Friendly jr (Reggie Bannister...Edgar Friendly was a character in "Demolition Man"). Edgar is a Jason clone. They must take the killer to Agento (Dario Argento- Italian horror film director) for prisoner transfer...they do so on the night of the curse of the witch Rowena (Elissa Dowling) who was killed in the 1800's and is also a succubus. There are zombies, a prom night scene, homage to "Deliverance" Bruce Campbell chainsaw bit, and kids in the woods. The film seemed to touch on many of the horror slashers. This is a camp homage comedy-horror, that was amusing but not overly funny with appeal to maybe a younger audience who have seen the older films. Guide: F-word, nudity (Hannah Richter-TY)

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• Dreadful

  dcarsonhagy2017-07-18

  After watching this atrocious attempt at movie making, I was left pondering how something that had so much potential go horribly wrong? Proof is in the pudding, I suppose... The movie opens with Bonejangles doing his thing (and doing it well...)--murdering innocent victims. This particular victim, however, was also viewing a naughty magazine, i.e. "Juggs and Bush." You see, as is the case of most serial killers--in movies anyway-- Bonejangles was warned by his father to NEVER be seduced by women; to never look at their bodies because they would control his mind and his "wee willie winkie". Skip to two totally inept policemen who are asked to join the search for the killer, and the race is on. This movie could not decide what it wanted to be, so it just turned out to be nothing. When you have main characters who are played as the most offensive stereotypes ever imagined, it is very easy to put people off. The black guy who played his gay character so over the top should be ashamed of himself. Less is more, Ms. Agnes; less is more. As for the policemen portrayed in this POS, god save the town that depend on them. I suppose since the director knew how bad this film was, he decided to turn up the T & A aspect. Didn't help, and neither did those not-so-special-effects. Rated "R" for nudity, violence, and disturbing images. The one thing the movie did have going for it was the name of the witch who cursed the town: Rowena. Where's Ernest T. Bass when you need him?

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