Adam Chaplin

Director - Emanuele De Santi
Starring - Emanuele De Santi, Giulio De Santi (Taeter City), and Christian Riva
Release Date - 2011
Genre - Horror/Sci-Fi
Tagline - "Nothing can prepare you for this extreme fight"

Rating (out of 5):

     Have you ever saw a random movie that you have never heard of before and after reading the back of the case you want nothing more than watch that movie even if it kills ya?  Well meet Adam Chaplin.  Was watching videos on youtube about horror junkies showing off all the movies they had recently purchased when one mentioned he had purchased this.  The name really intrigued me.  A horror movie simply called "Adam Chaplin" almost seems weird to me, but regardless I did a little research and found a few trailers and clips from the movie.  The second I saw these I had to watch it regardless of how much it is.  Unfortunate for me the movie is Italian and has not been released worldwide yet.  I was able to find it online to watch until it is released stateside.  This movie also features a new technique in film making created by the director and star Emanuele De Santi.  It is called H.A.B.S. which stands for hyperrealistic anime blood simulation.

     The film follows Adam, a man whose wife is murdered by a crime lord.  He turns to a demon to exact his revenge.  The demon lives behind his right soldier and grants him superhuman strength and speed.  Adam must fight his way through the police force of the fictitious Heaven Valley and goons that are both on the payroll of the crime boss.  The crime boss is a horribly disfigured man whose appearance is a result of a dog attack he suffered as a child.  He uses chemicals provided by the military to make it through the day due to unspeakable pain he suffers as a result of the attack.  After gallons of blood and countless battered bodies, Adam comes face to face with the crime boss in a memorable showdown.

     I absolutely loved this movie.  It is not your typical horror movie in the least.  The entire point of the horror movie is to scare the viewer.  This one does not even attempt to do that.  Instead you are bombarded with so much blood and gore your utterly disgusted...unless you have watched horror movies nonstop for years and have become desensitized by it.  The movie has the look and feel of a Japanese splatter flick.  The acting is extremely over dramatic and the effects are very cartoony but I think that was the style they were going for.  Do not watch this movie with the conception that you are watching a serious horror movie because you will be highly unsatisfied.  This movie is completely over the top and completely unrealistic which, mixed with the blood and effects, makes a very fun movie.  I highly recommend this splatterfest.