High on the Hog

 



Director - Tony Wash (Skeletons in the Closet, It's My Party and I'll Die If I Want To)
Starring - Sid Haig (House of 1000 Corpses, Spider Baby), Joe Estevez (Horrorween, Max Hell in Frogtown), Robert Z'Dar (Easter Sunday, Maniac Cop)
Release Date - 2019
Genre - Action/Crime
Tagline - "Pack it tight"
Format - Bluray (Personal Collection)

Rating (out of 5):

 

 

     I hate giving a negative review for an indie movie.  Making a movie is a daunting task to take on and it's an even bigger task for indie filmmakers that have to secure funding on their own along with any other problems that surface when you are not being backed by a big production company.  A few months back I came across the trailer for High on the Hog after I was preparing to buy the horror anthology Skeletons in the Closet.  This exploitation action film stars Sid Haig, Joe Estevez, and the late Robert Z'Dar.  While I was ordering Skeletons I decided to go ahead and pick up a copy of High on the Hog as well to check out. 
     The film follows farmer Big Daddy (Haig) who owns a farm where he has several young ladies and a mute working for him.  They secretly grow and sell pot in order to survive but when a bad batch of pot makes its rounds killing people the FEDs get involved.  A young agent trying to make a name for herself goes undercover and is caught by Big Daddy.  He kills her and feeds her to the hogs.  Her disappearance prompts her partner, Agent Dick (Estevez), goes to their small town to bust them.  The mayor (Z'Dar) refuses to give him a warrant so he goes over his head and lies in order to obtain one.  The FEDs decide to seize the property the night Big Daddy is having his annual pig roast and a shootout ensues.
     I love exploitation.  If I had to pick I would choose Blaxploitation all day but I really enjoy all exploitation cinema.  I love the old look, the damaged film, the pointless nudity, and the cheap action.  There has been a trend the last decade or so where modern movies try to capture that look and film of old grindhouse films.  Some accomplish the task while others fail miserably.  High on the Hog tries and shoves the look down your throat.  The visuals of bad film, missing scenes, and so forth run the entire length of the film and only ruin the flow of the story.  They look horrible and not authentic which makes it even worse that we see it so often.  The acting in this one is top notch.  Sid Haig shows that he has not lost a step and delivers a fantastic performance.  Also, Joe Estevez delivers a solid performance as well.  The viewer really hates his character which means he is doing a job well done.  It was also cool to see Robert Z'Dar who passed away in 2015.  This makes me wonder when this film was actually filmed.  Haig has changed his looks since filming of this as well which makes me wonder why it was shelved for a handful of years.  The story for this one has so much going on but fails to put it all together.  This grindhouse inspired action film centered around a gentle marijuana farmer and a crooked federal agent could have worked but the over use of visual effects to make the film feel authentic mixed with scenes that feel repetitive made the film miss it's mark.  Finally, those of you wanting blood and gore will not find it here.  We do get one cool death that is worth mentioning involving Sid Haig but other than that the blood is lacking.  The film is also full of horrible looking visual effects.  Mostly gun shots and horrible grindhouse effects.  Overall, High on the Hog is a film that has big shoes to fill and can't pull it off.  The movie makes use of it's great cast but the story can't go the distance.  I do not recommend this one. 



Skeletons in the Closet

 



Director(s) - B.A. Lewandowski (Ashley Film II: The Side of Sunset, Starts Friday), Tony Wash (The Rake, It's My Party and I'll Die If I Want To), and Robert Patrick Stern (Morning Different)
Starring - Ellie Church (Space Babes from Outer Space, Headless), Alaina Karner (Gags the Clown, Margaret in the Moon), and Elizabeth Stenholt (#Hashtag: The Series, Broken)
Release Date - 2018
Genre - Horror
Tagline - "Be kind, rewind...or die"
Format - Bluray (Personal Collection)

Rating (out of 5):

 

 

     I often find myself getting pumped to watch a movie only to be let down.  Some directors are masters at marketing.  They draw up some of the best posters or trailers for movies that will leave a bitter taste in your mouth.  More often than not a movie that is on the bad side stirs up a lot of buzz by releasing a phenomenal trailer that is leagues better than the film.  Several months back I came across the trailer for the 2019 anthology Skeletons in the Closet.  The trailer had me hooked and I had to see it.
     The film follows 11 year old Jamie (Karner) that is about to watch her favorite show Skeletons in the Closet when her annoying babysitter arrives.  The show follows the Widow (Church) and her deceased husband as they watch movies together.  The first movie they watch follows a young woman and her daughter that visit's her mother in hopes of reconnecting with her after the death of her father.  Sadly, this short does not have a happy ending when the grandmother reveals her sinister side.  The second story follows a young women who has a grudge against her husband and secretly wants to murder him.  The third movie they watch follows a bank heist that goes wrong and two of the petty robbers find themselves in junkyard that was once home to a hitman with the mob.  Legend has it that at a certain time at night his spirit walks the junkyard murdering anyone that is intruding.
     I finally got Skeletons in the Closet in a few weeks ago and have been eagerly awaiting to check it out.  The trailer painted a dedicated throwback to VHS era horror that really excited me but the film fizzled out after the intro and really let me down.  The acting in this one is inconsistent.  The opening segment centered around the Skeletons in the Closet show was the best of the entire film.  Ellie Church, Alaina Karner, and Elizabeth Stenholt were great.  The characters are fun and the viewer wants to see more of them but don't.  I also enjoyed Leigh Rose's performance.  She was fantastic as the hateful grandma harboring a dark secret.  Sadly, the rest of the cast was not as entertaining and the shorts suffered because of it.  The stories for this one have potential but miss their mark.  The story that bookends the show, Skeletons in the Closet, is the highlight of the film and should have been a bigger part of the anthology than what it was.  It was fun and had an amazing look about it.  The first story about the grandmother was solid as well and was very enjoyable.  The remainder of the film could have been cut out and would have saved the film.  Finally, the effects in this one are hit as miss much like everything else.  We get some solid effects in most the shorts.  In fact, the shorts have solid effects while the wraparound segment was the miss.  Charlie, the zombie that the Widow watches movies with, looks horrible and its even worse when he talks with the mask on.  It doesn't work for the movement of his mouth and makes the best part of the film look cheap.  Overall, Skeletons of the Closet is the biggest disappoint of the year.  The movie has the perfect premise but failed to pull it all together like the trailer suggested.  This is one I cannot recommend. 



The Bad Man

Director - Scott Schirmer (Found, Harvest Lake)
Starring - Ellie Church (Space Babes from Outer Space, Headless), Arthur Cullipher (The Legend of Wasco, A Christmas Scream), and Jason Crowe (Hooker with a Chainsaw, Cannibal Cop)
Release Date - 2018
Genre - Horror
Tagline - "How long can you hold on to your humanity"
Format - Bluray (Personal Collection)

Rating (out of 5):

 

 

     After taking a trip down Vinegar Syndrome's catalogue I decided it was time to finish the Ellie Church movies I've collected them over the years.  I started this by checking out Harvest Lake, Plank Face, and Space Babes from Outer Space.  They were all solid films but had room for improvement.  The next up was The Bad Man from 2018 and directed by Scott Schirmer.  I'll be honest with you here.  This is the one film I was not looking forward to.  The trailer was this one painted a boring experience that teetered on psychological torture which is something I tend to avoid.  I bought a copy because I support Ellie and Brian along with wanting it for my collection but I did not expect much from it.  I was wrong...
     The film follows young couple Mary (Church) and PJ (Crowe) who are staying her grandmother's home that had recently passed away.  Before her death she had turned the home into a bed and breakfast.  A polite gentleman arrives to stay in one of the rooms and they allow him because he is extremely charming.  However, that night things take a bizarre turn when they are relaxing in the bath.  Mary sees a clown in the door but PJ comforts her and warns her that she has been drinking.  The next morning She is confronted by her house guest now donning clown paint and he has PJ unconscious.  She panics and quickly finds herself in a similar situation as PJ.  When she awakens she discovers that the clown, Lawrence (Cullipher), is a flesh peddler that kidnaps people and breaks them into being obedient slaves each with a different task and service.  His plans are to turn PJ into a loyal dog and Mary a living doll.  He breaks them mentally and physically before taking them to auction where they are sold with Lawrence buying Mary after falling in love with her.  Lawrence lets his guard down and Mary is able to strangle him with her legs and his man servant (Dave Parker) injects him with a drug to render him unconscious so they can escape.  They rescue PJ but the servant is shot soon after by Lawrence.  PJ is able to stop him from killing Mary and Mary kills him. 
      I was expecting this one to be the worst movie out of the stack that I was reviewing and I was way off.  This is a movie that I'm still thinking about days later.  I started out disliking the film and the way the story progressed but as we approached the middle of the film I found myself really enjoying it.  The trailer for this one does not do it justice.  The acting in this one is god damn fantastic.  Ellie Church, Jason Crowe, and Dave Parker are all great in their roles.  They each go above and beyond in their performances to deliver something truly unforgettable.  However, fucking Arthur Cullipher is the fucking star of the show.  That's right, the director of Headless delivers an unforgettable performance.  There was a few times you could hear him channel his inner Heath Ledger but for the most part he was absolutely brilliant.  When it was all said and done I was fucking shocked by how fantastic he was in his role.  The story for this one starts out on the wrong foot for me.  When the clown is trying to break the two mentally and physically I found myself becoming extremely bored with the film.  It fits with the story but it was just not as appealing on screen to watch.  Blame years of torture porn for desensitizing me. That changes once the movie changes settings and we move to the auction and so forth.  The movie really opened up from there and I was pulled in.  When I posted on Instagram that I was watching this film I was met with similar opinions.   Finally, this is not a gory one but it doesn't shy away from blood.  We get some solid practical effects but the movie is more story driven rather than gore focused.  It works for what it is.  Overall, The Bad Man may not be for everyone but this is one of the few indie horror flicks that I've watched recently that left me thinking about it days later.  The film tries to be something it's not but in the end brings it around to something memorable.  Check it out. 



Harm



Director - James Bell (Nutsack, Manuer)
Starring - James Bell and Mae Bell (Tantrum, Guardia de Male)
Release Date - 2019
Genre - Horror
Format - DVD (Personal Collection)

Rating (out of 5):

 

 

     My horror marathon continues on!  After wrapping up a handful or so of releases from Vinegar Syndrome I went through my movies looking for the next movie to review.  While looking through what I have out I remembered that I had picked up James Bell's newest horror short Harm on DVD at the last Cinema Wasteland.  James and his wife Mae are two fantastic human beings that I always enjoy talking with but their movies are anything but sweet.  James' movies are hard to describe but if I had to try I would call them experimental splatter flicks.  I had waited too long to check this one out and had to finally see it. 
     The film follows a loving wife (Mae) who arrives home only to meet the fist of her abusive husband (James).  He is very violent with his wife and needs no excuse to beat her.  When he's not beating her he is raping her.  One night she had enough and beats his head in with a hammer before cutting his head off.



    
     You can always expect a wild ride when you toss in a movie from Very Fine Crap Video.  James is a very talented filmmaker and effects artist that accomplishes so much with so little.  You can't give him all the credit though.  He has an amazing wife that is always there with him and extremely supportive.  The two work so well together and they will accomplish great things as a team.  Harm is another great movie they can add to their list of already great films.  The acting in this one is great for the most part but there was a scene that made me giggle a little.  James and Mae are a real couple and that chemistry is on screen.  They work so well together.  Mae is great as the battered wife and James does an outstanding job as the horrible husband.  With that being said, I did laugh when James was getting hit with the hammer.  His actions are not realistic at all and very unnatural.  The story for this one is simple but works perfectly for the 11 minute film.  Its fast paced and full of drama for those that dislike longer films.  It makes great use of it's time and we quickly get to the gruesome death scene that makes the film so enjoyable.  Finally, blood and gore freaks will love this splatter short.  There is one death scene but the viewer gets to enjoy every second of it.  We get lots of blood and the effects are fucking fantastic.  Overall, Harm is short but fucking brutal.  Extreme horror fans will really enjoy this gruesome 11 minute horror film.  Check it out!



Mountaintop Motel Massacre

Director - Jim McCullough Sr. (Video Murders, Charge of the Model T's)
Starring - Bill Thurman (Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Gator Bait), Anna Chappell (The Man in the Moon), and Will Mitchell (The Aurora Encounter)
Release Date - 1983
Genre - Horror
Tagline - "Please do not disturb Evelyn.  She already is"
Format - Bluray (Personal Collection)

Rating (out of 5):

 

 

     When I was first getting into horror I found myself renting or buying everything I could from the 80s.  My obsession with this decade runs deep and for the longest time this was the only films I would watch.  I remember all the awesome tapes my local video store had when I was a kid and how I never made it through all of them before the owner sold it to someone else.  One tape that I never got around to renting was the 1982 horror flick Mountaintop Motel Massacre.  When the new owner of the video store was selling the tapes I went through them all looking for select tapes I wanted but someone had already nabbed it.  I got the DVD some years later but never watched it.  It's gathered dust on my shelf for sometime now but I never could find the time to check it out due to the films I needed to see for reviews.  I got lucky when Vinegar Syndrome announced the film on blu.  I forgot to reach out for a review copy but I did order a copy a few weeks back because I needed it for my collection. 
     The film follows a cheap motel centered deep in the woods during a bad storm. A tree is blocking the road into town so many motorists are seeking refuge at the cheap establishment.  What they don't know is that the owner, Evelyn, is mentally unstable and thinks that everyone that has checked in is out to get her.  She sets out to kill them one by one before the storm breaks.
     I wasn't expecting a perfect 80s horror movie when I tossed this one in but I was expecting a fun trip back to my favorite decade.  Mountaintop Motel Massacre did not disappoint.  Sure, there was room for improvements but the film is just fine the way it is.  The acting in this one is solid and fits the film.  I really enjoyed the cast and the characters even though several were painfully clichéd.  By 1983 we have seen hundreds of slashers using the same type of characters.  With that being said, I really enjoyed the cast and the characters they gave the viewers.  They were fun and you really enjoyed each scene with them in it.  The story for this one is a bit of a stretch even for an early 80s horror flick but if you just roll with it you will find yourself having some fun.  It slows down in several of the scenes but the "what happens next" holds you to the screen.  The movie trades excitement for mystery and it works for the most part.  Finally, the film has some on screen kills and some blood but don't expect gore.  The kills are what you would get in the slashers of the time and they were fun.  They worked very well with the movie.  The effects are minimal but they work for the movie as well.  Fans of early 80s slasher will enjoy these kills and effects.  Overall, Mountaintop Motel Massacre is a very enjoyable early 80s slasher.  It may not be your typical slasher but many of the elements are there.  I highly recommend grabbing a copy on blu from Vinegar Syndrome. 



Hellmaster

 



Director - Douglas Schulze (Dark Fields, Dark Heaven)
Starring - John Saxon (A Nightmare on Elm St., From Dusk Till Dawn), David Emge (Dawn of the Dead, Basket Case 2), and Amy Raasch (Voodoo, Momma's Boy)
Release Date - 1992
Genre - Horror
Tagline - "He'll show you the way to hell and meet you there"
Format - Bluray (Personal Collection) (Screener)

Rating (out of 5):

 

 

     I'm diving deep into movies that I really need to review.  I've been watching three or four movies every evening for a week or so and I have to admit that I'm loving it.  I've been working through a stack of Vinegar Syndrome releases and just finished up a fantastic hardcore sexploitation flick and needed some horror to set myself straight.  This was the perfect time to toss in the 1992 John Saxon film Hellmaster.  This film was unique for also starring Dawn of the Dead's David Emge which did not go on to do that many films after DotD.  Thank you Vin Syn for sending this one my way. 

     The film follows a group of college students that stumble upon a dark secret hiding within their university.  Over 20 years ago a college professor started a cult and was using a special serum to control them.  Another professor found out about it and burned that portion of the college to the ground.  The evil professor never died in the fire and continued his experiments in silence until a reporter on a quest for revenge poke the bear forcing the professor to reveal himself and his mindless minions under his control. 
     When I put my stack together of Vinegar Syndrome movies I needed to review I was the most excited for this film.  I remember seeing the VHS pop up in a few of the horror groups over the years and hated the artwork.  That made me want to watch the movie as strange as that sounds.  Sadly, the film was the same quality as the artwork and did not deliver.  The acting in this one is a mixed bag.  We get solid performances from Saxon and Emge.  Both give us highly entertaining characters but their supporting cast and the mindless minions were rough to watch at times.  The scenes are not consistent with the cast and a lot of the movie suffers from that.  The story for this one has so much fucking potential but does borrow heavily from the horror film The Dead Pit with an evil doctor experimenting on patients in an attempt to become immortal while Hellmaster follows a college professor experimenting on college students and becomes immortal.  Also, in both films we see the doctor/professor turning his "patients" into mindless drones that do his bidding.  With that being said, Hellmaster struggles with it's pacing.  The movie is extremely slow and the few actions scenes we do get are very underwhelming.  They lack suspense but I do give them credit for the atmosphere in the film.  Finally, those of you wanting blood will find it here.  The film is not gory but we do get plenty of blood and some nice practical effects.  I was not let down when it came to the deaths.  Overall, Hellmaster is a film that struggles to impress but still deserves at least one watch.  Horror fans will want to pick this up on blu from Vinegar Syndrome for their collections.       

 



Mascara

 



Director(s) - Henri Pachard (The Black Aces, Sabotage) and Roberta Rindlay (Prime Evil, Lurkers)
Starring - Lisa de Leeuw (Dixie Ray Hollywood Star, Raw Talent), Lee Carroll (Arch Enemies, Lipstick Lesbians), and Ron Jeremy (Class of Nuke' Em High Part 3: The Good The Bad The Subhumanoid, The Bite)
Release Date - 1983
Genre - Drama/Erotic
Tagline - "The expectation.  The experience.  The climax!"
Format - Bluray (Personal Collection) (Screener)

Rating (out of 5):

 

 

     I've struggled with time management over the last few years.  When I started writing reviews I could knock out two or three a day.  Then the kids happened and I became addicted to the survival game Ark: Survival Evolved and found myself reviewing two or three movies a week.  I had to stop this because I was falling farther and farther behind on reviews.  I recently had a movie marathon where I watched five or six horror flicks and needed to mix it up  I thought this would be the perfect time to toss in something a little sleazy so I went with the 1983 sexploitation flick Mascara that was recently released on blu from Vinegar Syndrome who was kind enough to send me a review copy.  Thanks guys!

     The film follows secretary Harriet (de Leeuw) who is stuck in a boring routine.  She has a sex life but it just isn't doing it for her anymore.  That changes when she meets high class call girl Lucy (Carroll) who takes her under her wing and shows her that there is more to life.  She finds herself soon getting paid to fulfill her wildest fantasies but as her sexual desires are satisfied she finds herself questioning if this really was the right choice for her. 

     Mascara is one of the many releases from Vin Syn that I had never seen before receiving the movie for review.  I knew it would be sleazy but I had no idea it would be as awesome as it was.  Honestly, I beleive that this one is my favorite sexploitation which was what I considered another de Leeuw flick, Dixie Ray Hollywood Star, to be.  The acting in this one is great which is something I rarely say when reviewing a film with hardcore scenes.  The cast does a fantastic job and some of them deliver unforgettable performances even though their characters are extremely cliched.  de Leeuw is fantastic as always.  She's an amazing actress and sexy as hell.  She was the perfect lead for this film.  The story for this one works with the hardcore scenes but does wear a little thin as we near the middle mark.  It picks back up around the third portion of the film.  The hardcore scenes does very little to save these slower scenes.  Finally, those of you wanting blood will be disappointed.  The film focuses on the sex and the characters with no carnage to be had.  Overall, Mascara is a hardcore sexploitation flick that you will enjoy.  You will still find joy in the film even if you fast forward through the sex.  I highly recommend checking this one out from Vinegar Syndrome.  

 



Satan's Slave

 



Director - Norman J. Warren (Horrorplanet, Bloody New Year)
Starring - Michael Gough (Batman, Sleepy Hollow), Martin Potter (The Outsides, Doctor Who), and Candace Glendenning (Flesh and Blood, Angels)
Release Date - 1976
Genre - Horror
Tagline - "It's Catherine's Birthday.  You're invited to her torture party"
Format - Bluray (Personal Collection) (Screener)

Rating (out of 5):

 

 

     My heart will always belong to 80s cinema but I do have a soft spot for the Satanic cult films of the 60s, 70s, and early 80s.  The British really took the idea and ran with it.  They created so many unforgettable films Satanic horror films with my favorite being The Devil Rides Out.  A few months ago Vinegar Syndrome released the 1976 film Satan's Slave on blu.  I was distracted by life and completely forgot about the release and was sad to discover that the film release with the sleeve had sold out.  I was just about to buy the regular blu when a friend of mine gave me his copy because he knows I collect Vin Syn releases.  Glad to add this one to my collection with the sleeve. 

     The film follows Catherine (Glendenning) who is visiting her estranged uncle with her father and mother.  When they arrive at his estate they are involved in an automobile accident resulting in the car exploding with her being the only survivor.  He uncle and cousin take her in and everything seems fine at first but soon her uncle begins acting weird with her while her cousin shows interest in her sexually.  When she tries to leave she finds herself constantly being stopped from leaving until her uncles real intentions are revealed and they need her to be part of a human sacrifice. 

     I was very excited to check this one out as I said earlier.  I have a huge soft spot for Satanic cult flicks and this is one I had never seen before.  The movie was not as fun as I was hoping but it still entertained.  The acting in this one is hit or miss.  I liked Candace Glendenning and Michael Gough's characters and their performance.  These two really made the movie as fun as it is but the remainder of the cast was a little goofy to watch.  I really did not like Martin Potter's performance.  His character was extremely bland and lacked personality.  I get the type of character he was going for but his performance fell flat.  The story for this one is has a lot of potential but it just doesn't reach it.  We get a movie with great atmosphere but no thrills.  We get a weird cousin loving cousin angle with a much darker uncle sacrificing niece story but they both fail to reach their full potential.  Then the movie ends with the cheapest ending in horror movie history.  It was like they ran out of time or funding to give the viewer a proper ending with closure.  Finally, if you want blood and gore you wont find it here.  The film has great atmosphere and I loved the sets and locations but the effects are minimal if we get any at all.  A little bright red blood here and a glass shard in the eye gag there but that's it.  Overall, Satan's Slave is an entertaining late 70s Satanic panic flick but does have plenty of room for improvement.  I suggest grabbing this one on blu now from Vin Syn.  



 

 

The Lost Realities of Hog Caller



Director - Tom Richards (Dec 2666)
Starring - Jim Hollenbaugh (Cecil B. Demented, Each Time I Kill), Logan Hulstine, and Tom Richards
Release Date - 2011
Genre - Horror/Comedy
Format - DVD (Personal Collection) (Screener)

Rating (out of 5):

 

 

    When I was first getting into the review business I reached out to Wild Eye Releasing.  I was new to the whole press release and screener game but I really enjoyed their releases so I thought it wouldn't hurt to speak with them.  They quickly responded and were extremely kind with me.  A few days later I received a massive box from them full of movies I had never seen but were on my wishlist.  This was sincerely a massive box of movies.  It was so many movies that I lost track of a few of them in my collection and they never were reviewed.  A few weeks back I saw a post that a company was releasing the film The Lost Realities of Hog Caller which was one of the films I was sent from Wild Eye to review.  I found out then that Wild Eye no longer was releasing the film which reminded me that I needed to review it...five years later.  So I tossed it in and gave it a go. 
     The film follows reporter Skip Jenkins who is tasked with doing an investigative piece on the grindcore metal band Hog Caller that has gone missing in recent years.  His search takes him down many dark paths before finding himself before the band and their wild antics.



     I had no idea what this film was about.  Hell, I didn't know there was a grindcore band called Hog Caller before this film.  I do have to say that that is a pretty fucking metal name for a grindcore band.  The film was nothing like I was expecting and I have to say that I'm not a fan.  I'm sure fans of this band enjoy it but someone looking for an indie horror movie will not have a good time.  The acting in this one is rough even by no budget backyard horror standards.  The characters are goofy but not in a fun Troma way.  Instead, it feels like they were told to act crazy on camera with no direction.  I rolled my eyes more at this movie than I have my entire life.  Honestly, I didn't even realize I roll my eyes until I started watching this.  The story for this one is a found footage approach to turning the band's music videos into an anthology.  This is a sound idea when on paper but the execution is all wrong.  The movie has no backbone in terms of plot.  The music numbers is covered in blood before moving on to the next forced "interview" with a random character that just aimless spits out dialogue. Finally, the practical effects are actually pretty fucking fantastic.  I don't know if they are using guts from a slaughterhouse or what but they look fucking intense.  If this much ingenuity was applied to a film with an actual plot they would be setting the horror community ablaze.  Overall, The Lost Realities of Hog Caller may appeal to fans of the band (if they really are a band) but for those wanting a horror flick to watch will be very disappointed.  I was not a fan of this one but I do respect what they were going for.  If the band is a real band then this was a great way to get their music together collectively.