Pig Hunt.

The good thing about occasionally still going to video stores is deciding to rent something you've never heard of before on a whim based exclusively on the title and DVD art. Last night, as really it was a special occassion since Lou Lou in briefly in town from Japan, the only thing to do was rent Pig Hunt. 

Luckily for you (and him!), I sent Ben some great real-time review text messages so that you don't have to watch Pig Hunt yourself.

Marg (10:20pm): We are going to watch a movie called "Pig Hunt"!

Ben (10:21pm): Well that seems like something you'd be into. 

Marg (10:22pm): It is from the Fangoria Horror Film Fest, I believe.*

Marg (10:26pm): It's Canadian!**

Ben (10:26pm): Neat

Ben (10:41pm): How is it so far?

Marg (10:43pm): POV of the Pig = often.

Ben (10:43pm): So awful?

Marg (10:44pm): Prerequisite stop at a hillbilly gas station = currently. 

Marg (10:44pm): So awful!

Ben (10:45pm): hahahaha

Marg (10:47pm): There are strange hippies.

Ben(10:48pm): Another sign of a quality horror film.

Marg (10:49pm): I just can't wait for the sex scene. 

Ben(10:49pm): Inevitable. 

Marg (10:51pm): Abandoned cottage! Let's stay here!

Ben (10:51pm): Natch.

Marg (10:56pm): Here we go!

Ben (10:56pm): Sex?

Marg (10:57pm): Yeah, but it was disappointing. 

Ben (10:57pm): Well it usually is for you...

Marg (10:59pm): haha, not true!

Marg (11:02pm): A hillbilly was just drinking TAB!***

Ben (11:02pm): hahhaha

Marg (11:05pm): There is a token fat guy, he falls down a lot.

Ben (11:06pm): You'd think we'd have moved passed the horror movie cliches by now.

Marg (11:07pm): In society or this conversation?

Ben (11:08pm): Society. 

Marg (11:15pm): But it is so much easier to use them!

Marg (11:39pm): Teddy bear with a veiny penis on the front of a dune buggy!!****

Ben (11:42pm): Another tired cliche. 

Marg (11:45pm): The biggest complain thus far is lack of pig.

Ben (11:46pm): Seems like the pig gets hunted, so isn't that a good thing?

Marg (11:46pm): The pig is a giant killer pig. 

Ben (11:47pm): Oooooh, the pig IS the hunter!

Marg (11:48pm): Currently on the screen: naked ladies bathing in the woods. 

Ben (11:49pm): hahaha, wow. 

Marg (11:54pm): The hippie commune (there is one) feeds people to the giant pig.

Ben (11:57pm): Why not.

Things I forgot to mention to Ben: 

- This movie had enough of a budget for car crashes, a giant pig, and to use "It's a Man's World" by James Brown in its soundtrack.

- The end of the film featured a quote from George Orwell's Animal Farm. The only connection between the movie and that novel was the inclusion of pigs. 

- The lead actress was pretty classy and clearly put her foot down about being a topless bimbo. This resulted in her costume in the first scene being a really bizarrely shaped strapless bra (the character was just waking up). It was pretty obvious that the filmmakers had planned on her being topless, and were like "um... I don't know, wear this!"

*Close! It was from the Fangoria Frightfest Collection.

**It isn't. 

***TAB!!!!

****Technically, the Teddy Bear with a Penis was attached to a pick-up truck, but the chase scene was confusing... and there was a dune buggy involved.