By MP Johnson
Publisher: WeirdPunk Books
Pub. Date: October 5, 2016
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
I'm not exactly sure what M. P. Johnson is doing here but it
is lots of fun watching her do it. The subtitle "Forgotten B-Movies of
the 80" says it all.
Neon Trash is a love story to those films
that no one has seen and most people won't even try to. Fortunately
there are a few people out there, like the author and myself, that lives
for this stuff. Johnson in the first article, makes a case for loving
B-movies (let's be frank. Most of 80s DIY movies are really D-movies)
but makes a better case for reading the capsule reviews of the films
that she will proceed to mention. She follows up with synopses of 52
films, none that I have ever heard of. That is actually quite a feat.
These capsule reviews are quite fun. This is followed with interviews by
actors and makers of these films. Again, none I have ever heard of.
Hmmm. She pays particular attention to a movie titled
Neon Meltoids
of which I could find no mention of on the internet. It must be very
obscu...wait a minute. None of these movies can be found on the
internet! Am I being screwed with?
OK. Mrs. Johnson. You had your
fun. I almost fell for it! Even as the humor it is, it is still a nice
salute to the 80's B-Movie era. I must say the best chapter in this book
is "Trash Tape Quest: My Hunt for Neon Meltoids". It is hilarious!
So
how does one rate something like this? It is very weird. It is very
funny. It is very short. It is a merry prank in print. Let's just call
it a delicious fart and leave it at that!
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