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Watch Out

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There's been a lot of buzz about this actor Matt Riddlehoover (one very easy on the eye man) and this director Steve Balderson. I had to check it out for myself. The disc contains some 4+ hours of material. The film - with and without commentary - plus over an hour of bonus video blogs. I've seen a lot of movies, but nothing quite like this. I'm still trying to absorb what I saw and heard. This is a keeper to watch again and again and well worth the price of admission. Act 1 is way-over-the-top-bizzaro-titillating comedy. I kept thinking - where is all this leading? Act 2 take an unexpectedly darker turn until the end. There's ample nudity - OK, more than ample. Someone ask Matt Riddlehoover if he did his own "stunts" and he said "why, yes I did." I'd say this film is a must see to believe, but that's just my opinion. I'll be waiting for Part 2!
Sidenote: click on Steve Balderson's name.

The title simply states, Strange BUT Interesting, and that rings true. Matt Riddlehoover's performance was creepy and yet very appealing. Mr. Riddlehoover is very good looking, has an outstanding body, and is perfect for the main role. The story in itself is twisted but entertaining, yet weak at the same time.

What a joy! This is the sort of eccentric film that made John Waters so famous many years ago, only with better film quality. Matt Riddlehoover is perfect in the lead. It is always fun to see a parade of eccentric characters who don't quite fit into society's mainstream.

Though Mr. Riddlehoover is naked for parts of the film, it isn't sexually explicit by my standards, and certainly isn't erotic. The combination of roles, combined with acting of a high standard, makes this is a real treat for the viewer.

There's been a lot of buzz about this actor Matt Riddlehoover (one very easy on the eye man) and this director Steve Balderson. I had to check it out for myself and watched it last night - some 4+ hours of material. The film - with and without commentary - plus over an hour of bonus video blogs. I've seen a lot of movies, but nothing quite like this. I'm still trying to absorb what I saw and heard. This is a keeper to watch again and again and well worth the price of admission. Act 1 is way-over-the-top-bizzaro-titillating comedy. I kept thinking - where is all this leading? Act 2 take an unexpectedly darker turn until the end. There's ample nudity - OK, more than ample. Someone ask Matt Riddlehoover if he did his own "stunts" and he said "why, yes I did." I'd say this film is a must see to believe, but that's just my opinion. I'll be waiting for Part 2!
Sidenote: click on Steve Balderson's name.

I bought this DVD, hoping to enjoy a gay themed movie that wasn't a "B", with all the movies out there, this is one of the better made. The acting wasn't bad, and the movie did a great job of holding my attention. Its not your typical gay movie style, but I am happy to have this in my collection.

Steven Balderson's adaptation of the novel by the same name would be yet one more piece of indie picture dead wood were it not for the quality of its source material. For its production value at a budget of 300,000 it is quite good and will likely continue to accrue greater cult status as time passes. However it must be said that this film betrays and falls short of the promise of art made and delivered by Dr. Joseph Suglia's novel.

The single most glaring flaw was the selection of Matt Riddlehoover for the role of Jonathan Barrows. We take Jonathan Barrows at his word when describing the glory of Himself based on the reactions of others to him -he must fend off many, many sexual advances. Riddlehoover is sufficiently good looking for the world of this film, -convincingly desirable he is not. One is simply confused at the lustful advances of these people because his features do not and would not merit it. Not even from the cretins populating the town. Riddlehoover is Balderson's Jonathan Barrows, and not Suglia's. Riddlehoover's vocal effeminancy utterly violates the Greek God physical perfection of Jonathan Barrows and is completely at odds with the source material. (Ryan Reynolds is likely the only good candidate for this role. Billy Ray Cyrus fits the former rockstar profile Suglia mentions in pre-2008 interviews, though he is aging.)

Despite Dr. Suglia having his hands in the creation of the script, Director Balderson failed to translate his language into film in such a way as would indicate a nuanced and sympathetic understanding of the source novel. This film is Balderson's best guess:- the film he made demonstrates neither adequate apprehension of- nor sufficient insight into what Suglia penned, and what he arranged for him.

Director Steve Balderson's slaphappy approximation of Watch Out will be amusing and adequate for most, especially those who do not read. All pretense to charity aside, it is an unfortunate vulgarization of genius. Then again, just as Suglia said "F*** the reader." so said Balderson shortly thereafter "F*** the viewer." The message of this review in two words: F*** Balderson.

This was one of the worst movies I have ever seen. Bad writing. Bad acting. Bad plot. I cannot understand any of the good reviews. Save your money and your time.

The only thing that saved this boring B movie was Matt Riddlehoover's cuteness. The script was bad, the acting was bad, but Matt is oh so cute. That's all that this movie is worth is to see Matt. Should've been 'more' of him to see, though, to make up for the dumbness of the movie.

Not only is the central character in this terrible film self-absorbed and self-indulgent, so is the film itself! This silly little diddy relies far too much on narration to make its rather inane point. The script is abyssmal and the actors are mediocre. The film has the look of a slightly more polished, but certainly not more entertaining, Troma film (the makers of "Toxic Avenger" and other cult favorites). But it possesses none of the skill Troma is known for in telling campy stories. I wish I hadn't wasted money buying this nonsense.

I bought this movie due to the reviews saying how brilliant and entertaining it was. So, I decided to make the investment. After watching the movie, I can say I probably would never watch it again for a long LONG time. The first part of the movie (1hr duration) shows the true character of Johnathan, and how self-centered he really is. Some of it is sort of dry humor, while some of it left me on the floor in laughter. It was sort of a love/hate relationship; I loved how self governing he was, but at the same time, I hated how he responded to people around him. Matt Riddlehoover is certainly nice eye candy to view throughout the movie, so this definitely adds some points. The last thirty minutes shows how sadistic Johnathan is when people push his buttons. I suppose it was hard for me to digest due to it being such a high contrast of character for Johnathan. The man hates touching people with a passion, yet doesn't mind touching them when being cruel to them. This film is definitely out of the ordinary; not something you want to sit down with mom and dad for family entertainment. The film started out strong, but seemed to dwindle in the end.