The best part about Killer Cup is that it is in French with no English subtitles. Killer Cup 2 does have subtitles, but you really don’t need them. There is not much dialogue in the films and they both feature a lot of rock music, making them like one long music video. Not to mention the cups speak a language only known to themselves, so no one would be able to translate what they were saying anyway.
Killer Cup may not have a lot of plot, but it is more of a visual treat. Just watching the little Styrofoam killers march around, kill people, and fly little paper airplanes was enough enjoyment for me.
The movie also brought me thoughts of Charles Band’s current Full Moon films. Gingerdead Man was a quick 70 minutes, which in every right it should be. How long could you honestly drag out a film about a killer cookie? Same rules apply for killer cups. While it may not fit into the category of a short film, I couldn’t quite tell if it would be considered a feature length either. It was just the right time length that you didn’t get bored.
Killer Cup 2 features plenty of great female ass in thong shots, but besides that, skin hunters will be left disappointed. Killer Cup 1 is 100% without any nudity, but both boast enough gore and great stop animation to make it very fun to watch.
Films like Killer Cup always leave me in a hard position when trying to review them. Really… what the hell am I supposed to say? It is a movie whose title alone lets you know what you are getting yourself into. It is a fucking movie about killer cups; nothing more and nothing less.
This is for die-hard horror fans that have seen it all and just want to see more- the kind of film that would spice up a boring short or amateur film festival. It may not necessarily leave you wanting to see a Part 3, but does make you wonder what the filmmakers could accomplish if their careers continue.
I am glad I tracked it down and waited a year to receive this film. With most of the amateur films I have been forced to sit through and with every two-bit, upstart director using the horror genre as a stepping-stone and a toilet to get their foot through the door, it was a breath of fresh air to see a fun film like this being made.
Killer Cup makes you want to grab your digital camera and nearest inanimate object to shoot your own horror film and bring back the glory days when direct to video horror films were actually well done and a lot of fun. Charles Band should be kicking himself for not thinking of this first.
