Review of Bullies (1986) by Chris T — 19 Aug 2008
'Bullies' is a bit of an inadequate term for the Cullens, a family of serial murderers and sex offenders who decide to pick on the nice Morris family. Young Matt, pushed too far, is forced to take the law into his own hands in a bloody showdown, taking on the entire Cullen family with nothing more than his wits, a box of matches and an old gin trap to help him.
This is old-fashioned exploitation trash, and quite grim in places. Still, it's nice to see one of the d'Abo sisters getting work, and there's no skimping on the nastiness when the Cullen boys get payback for their outrages.
Even spineless stepdad Clay eventually joins in with the slaughter, proving that if someone pisses you off enough, the only thing to do is to kill their ass. Stick around for the amusing lyrics warbled by an 80s songstress over the end credits.
''Fear is a weapon, used by the mighty', she croons, in a song made up entirely of cliched and morally confused vigilante epithets.
This review of Bullies (1986) was written by Chris T on 19 August 2008.
Bullies has generally received mixed reviews.
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