Body Parts Review

Review of Body Parts (1991) by screenqueeen: 👍 4/5

HE HAS RISEN: CARPEASTER 1.0 DAY 1 OF 13

The narrative of this really deceives you as it lulls you into the expectations of a slow burn thriller with a light side of body horror (something not too far off from DEAD RINGERS but without the vaginal mutilation stuff and twins) but just like HITCHER it picks up speed, heh. Except while THE HITCHER hits the ground running this one takes its time to speed up from a mile or two back, up the ramp and then when you think you're getting bored it fucking RIPS a corkscrew and then a loop-de-loop, jumps over a pool of leaping hungry sharks before clearing half a mile of parked side-by-side cars, landing and braking right in front of a newborn baby.

If you know what's coming beforehand based on just having heard the premise and bits and pieces, you're still in for a wild second half. I suspect that re-watches come off like savoring an expertly designed roller coaster ride (at least I think so, I can't stand rollercoasters but this is my best guess) like you would a pour of 16-year old scotch.