Deadly Dreams

 

Deadly Dreams is both deadly and dreamy because there are some beautiful things about it such as the fact that you get to see Juliette Cummins' boobs twice and there are some random, nice guns here and there through out. It gets dreamy though (fever-dreamy) because Alex has dreams and nightmares, dreams in dreams, dreams about dreams and dreams that lead to other dreams that seem real but aren't, and real happenings that seem like dreams-but they are-and then they turn out to be real. Jesus, this shit is exhausting. I don't know how this was accomplished, but by the end of this flick you really do have a solid resolve about Alex, his brother, Maggie and Danny and it all gets tied up quite nicely with a dark ending that you could see from miles away-and it doesn't detract from the impact or fulfillment. This is one helluva twisted setup with things spring-boarding off of Christmas Eve when some guy named Perkins randomly shows up at the Torme home while Alex's father is yelling at someone about a business deal over the phone, and proceeds to shoot both of his parents with a twelve gauge. Then Alex gets chased through the woods behind the house, only to have the wolf-masked hunter pointing his rifle at the side of his head and blows his mental state right into him waking up from these events presenting themselves as a dream. Or a nightmare. Which ever one you think it is. In the context of Deadly Dreams, they are both one and the same. The tone and presentation of this film made me feel like I needed to possibly see a professional because of all the nutty back and forth this thing puts you through, but like I said before, in the end, everything gets tied up real nice like and you get answers to your questions. Although, there are two that still didn't have a resolve-where was Jack at the beginning of the movie when their parent's were shot by Perkins and who actually is the dude wearing the wolf mask? Did I miss something? Were those things a part of Alex's dreamland too or did I tank really hard like Danny does during the course of this ride? I'm not entirely sure.

  It was honestly really cool to see Juliette Cummins in something else besides Slumber Party Massacre II because that's the only thing I've ever seen her in and every time I watch that one, I always have a thing for her. And the guitar player in the band. They're both hot. Anyways, her character of Maggie here starts off seeming to be a pretty honest and upfront girl about what she wants and who she is-until you find out she's not. I won't spoil it here, but on your first watch of Deadly Dreams, you might not pick it up right away, but her motives for everything are twisted and you can't help but wanting to stay away from her poisonous ass once things are revealed. Alex's brother is a controlling dick-wad as well and is constantly making fun of him for being a writer instead of just investing his inheritance money back into the family business so he can be a stiff loser like him in a suit and an ugly yellow power tie. They even actually discuss this in the film as biological brothers, and I wouldn't want to wear a suit and an ugly yellow power tie either. Fuck being a corporate monkey. Especially if you end up having dreams about a slaughtered deer in the bathtub with your name written in blood on the wall right above it. Y'all need Jesus. And some scotch. Or brandy.

Is this a Christmas horror flick in disguise?

What an awesome gun cabinet.

A joint always helps with shitty dreams. So does going on the computer and writing for awhile.

Were you really about to hit an intruder with a tiny, plastic, handheld clock?

He's right-you can't bullshit a bullshitter.

Being a writer is always a viable option. Don't be a fucking clown.

Alex hasn't been laid in the last ten years and he's 21. Wow.

She is pretty-and she's one of the girls from Slumber Party Massacre II.

Man, you sure do have a lot to write about.

"I jinx you, pig-bitch!"

Okay, Maggie got you a mounted deer head as an early birthday gift. Now let's get naked!

You know Alex, you could use all of these weird-ass dreams to write a book.

Pointing a rifle at a dude having dreams about a guy in a wolf mask hunting him down with a rifle as well is a real swell idea.

Now I'm wondering if Alex is doing all of this shit or is it really Perkins?

After you wake up from your nap zits and zombies, Deadly Dreams is dream-like insanity contained into an 80 minute avalanche of wolf masks, hunting rifles, rich assholes, Juliette Cummins' boobs and nightmares in dreams and dreams in nightmares. When everything starts piling up until the third act, it turns into a labyrinth of "is this real or a dream?" and you honestly don't know until the final minutes that reveal everything to you. I really recommend this flick and to be honest, going into it while I was writing stuff down for it, I thought I was going to hate it. But now that I've been hunted and shot down myself by some guy in hunting gear and a wolf mask, chances are I'm going to watch this again in the near future. Only this time, I'll be more prepared. Come at me, Jack. I'll wear your shitty yellow power tie only to rip it off right in your face and call you a jackass. Because you're a greedy loser.