More Like Acidfoot.

"Budfoot," the new short film brought to us by Tim Reis and James Sizemore finds Jo Carver played by Skinner (that's right, this is a one name situation ala Cher and Madonna) battling an alien being that very much looks like an animated toy from my childhood covered in marijuana. This short film is a trip. The bulk of the budget appears to have gone into black lights, as a good portion of the film is shot as a psychedelic trip. The sets are fun and look straight out of a high end haunted house attraction and the lighting is very disorienting, which is a good thing. There are portions with animation which are really well done, such as the introduction of Budfoot.

Budfoot himself is a creepy riot and an amazing throwback to 1980's horror creature features. He has a devilish charm reminiscent of Audrey 2 in Little Shop of Horrors. The stop motion of what I'm assuming was a former He-Man action figure is well done. Also, the main character Jo Carver is funny and hapless enough that you can't help but side with him and hope for his survival.

The whole film felt like an acid trip. Bright colors and trippy images as well as really fun special effects made this feel much less like a pot trip and more like an acid trip. That is not a complaint as it was a feast for the eyes that I couldn't get enough of. The only problem with this film is that it ended on a major cliffhanger, but with any luck, there will be a Budfoot 2 in the future so we can continue the saga!

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Cinepocalypse Film Fest 2019 - “BUDFOOT” Review

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