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DVD Sloppy the Psychotic
 Run time: 75 min Rating: 5.8 Genres: Horror Director: Mike O’Mahony Writers: Mike O’Mahony, Erich Ficke Stars: Mike O’Mahony, James Costa, Lauren Ojeda |
| Storyline Meet Mike, A man whose only goal in life was to bring joy to children… As “Sloppy the Clown”. After a cruel twist of fate finds him without his beloved job he goes into business for himself. After a bout of bad luck Mike spirals completely out of control. Witness a good man go bad, then totally mad in… Sloppy the Psychotic. Written by Mike O’Mahony |
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| Plot Keywords: blow job, killed with a lawnmower, blood splatter, child killed, emasculation | |
| Details: Country: USA Release Date: 25 February 2012 (USA) |
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| Box Office Budget: $10,000 (estimated) |
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DVD Sloppy the Psychotic
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Having watched (and reviewed) Deadly Detour last year, I was pleasantly surprised by Sloppy the Clown, Maniac Films latest offering.
Magnitudes better than their first film, Sloppy is pretty good stuff, engaging the audiences on several levels. Initial portrayals of Mike's humanity, his struggles against both alcoholism and unemployment giving the character a depth unseen in many films. Like Popeye takes his spinach, people need to watch out when Sloppy gets his drink on- a bottle of booze and a bad day are all it takes to turn Sloppy into a rampaging killing machine, his maniacal nature matched by a certain vindictive creative streak in the many ways he finishes off his victims.
Good sound, good dialog, good acting, good fun, Sloppy slows down from time to time with car scenes and some prolonged sequences, but overall, Sloppy blew away my expectations for the film. This is one psycho clown that knows how to party.
This review contains spoilers. I have to say that I truly enjoyed this sophomore effort by Mike O'Mahony and his Maniac Films. While O'Mahony's first movie, Deadly Detour, was shot primarily in the woods during one time of day with a cast of only 20-something's (or at least people playing 20-something's), Sloppy The Psychotic was much more diversified in that it was shot at several different locations during various times of day and night, as well as featuring a cast that ranged from children to 20-something's to middle-aged and beyond. It shows, to me anyway, that O'Mahony is growing regarding his skills and choices as a director. I thought that it was solidly written by O'Mahony and Erich Ficke, who also starred as a handicapped person in one of the classic scenes of the movie. I also thought that the sound and editing were much improved this time around. While Sloppy is going for in your face violence and gore, which was achieved, it is also genuinely funny in it's attempts at humor. Fred Ficke steals the show once again as a bum who doesn't find Sloppy to be very funny and Tom Carchidi is hilarious as an excitable special person. I guess Tropic Thunder was wrong, apparently you CAN go full retard. What's also impressive is that O'Mahony steps out from behind the camera to portray Sloppy the Clown and turns in a believable performance as a recovering alcoholic who snaps after taking crap from one too many people. Once he gets started no one is safe, from children to adults, nice or mean, special or not, prostitute to bum. While the school bus for the blind ending of Deadly Detour was more of a punch in the face, the children's birthday party ending of Sloppy The Psychotic is more of a punch in the gut. It's truly disturbing, especially if you're a parent. While it wasn't without it's flaws, it was overall an enjoyable and well made movie. Once again, I look forward to the next movie by Maniac Films.
I got to say I was lucky getting a copy of this film shipped to Norway from Mike O'Mahony himself, it was gory, brutal and simply psychotic fun!
The film is about Mike "Sloppy" (Mike O'Mahony) getting fired from his job as a clown, and simply getting crazy from all the sh*t society has to offer, mixing alcohol and rage he takes his revenge as he finds it both s***ally and mentally pleasing. And i got to say this film made me both laugh and a little disgusted (in a good way). *SPOILER* It actually got me laughing at child murder, that whole scene was shot and acted excellent!!
Mike did a good job directing and acting the lead in this film, and the script was awesome. Dialog,Pace,Acting,Lighting and camera work are factors that usually can be a problem with independent films like this one, but Sloopy is an exception this was all good. (8 out of 10).
Creative killing at its pick! I have to say without the slightest exaggeration, that I have not yet watched a movie that has caused me to display such huge range of intense human emotions as Sloppy the Psychotic did! I laughed, was disgusted, astonished, held my breath, pitied, felt compassion, love, rage, anger… and surprisingly, this comical, horror flick was very thought provoking! Mike O'Mahony and Ehrich Ficke challenged the boundaries of being politically correct and depicted unfathomable and unimaginable, bad, worse and the worst behaviors. Crazy part is, that they did this bloody job with laughter, the most powerful tool, to get across any massage! The movie has a number of very strong subliminal massages. It is questioning human priorities, brings to surface sexuality at its pick and irony of life at its worst! Sloppy the Psychotic is darker than dark comedy pretty much anyone would enjoy! The movie was impressive technically as well. Special affects are at least as good as in Deadly Detour! Mike did a wonderful job of cinematography, points of view, lighting etc. Loved the music by James Costa. Acting was great! I was especially taken by Sir O'Mahony's acting skills on top of his rapidly developing directing genius! All I have to say, THANK YOU!