 Thanks for checking out this movie review video. This is for the 1990 film the suckling and Yeah, if you haven't seen it that Basically tells you what you're gonna get in a good way in a sense if you are into movies that are so bad They're good and fun and and just you can laugh at then the suckling is for you This is a movie. I've kind of been hearing about Rumblings and the kind of horror underground of people are like, oh have you seen the suckling you got it It's so bad, but it's so wonderful. How bad it is now I got this blu-ray through vinegar syndrome. So just know that it's available there if you have interest in the film Also, obviously spoilers because it's an older film This was written and directed by Francis Terry Hasn't really done anything else like this was one and done. This was it the alternate title for this film I kind of wish they would have stepped stuck with it is called sewage, baby Which I don't know. I just chuckled to myself every single time I say it or hear it Bloody bloody disgusting and had actually hailed this as one of the best worst horror films ever made. I Can see why although I would argue there a bunch of Worst horror films or bad horror films that are more fun because this one has fun, but it also gets really Kind of boring and slow at times, but there is a lot of fun to be had here. I will say that So the person obviously with this film. It's very very low budget There was not a lot put into anything other than the actual creature in this film Which I would argue that there are different Stages of the creatures being and I think that they probably should have kept it at the small stage like have it mutate when It was the baby fetus The aborted fetus just have it mutate from that to like the little creature that it was and Keep it at that size because then they could have saved some money because I think once it got much bigger It didn't look as good. It wasn't as scary or interesting But you get kind of like the awkward movements of a person in a giant rubber suit Which adds comedy in its in its in its own right So I mean you wouldn't have that but personally I would have liked it to just stay small Maybe go a little bit bigger on some of the death scenes as far as the practical effects go because the death scenes Were not good. Like they're just kind of like quick. They don't look good. It's just kind of like we just need to kill someone real quick There you go Everyone's here for the creature like just looking at the creature is pretty much the best thing and then just laughing it You know how bad the acting is because it's some of the worst acting I have ever ever seen In a movie and it's so funny But anyway, a dean mercil is the person who created the creature So good job on that dean and dean went on to actually do work with critters three Critters four and the film face off So actually had somewhat of a career coming out of the suckling which is crazy to say But totally cool So into my notes, I said geez Geez the opening scrolling story is just too much Especially with the very heavy handed music. Yes, there's some very heavy handed music in this film Um Throughout which, you know, I feel like kind of adds to how bad and funny bad it is Uh, the at least the stuff in the beginning kind of reminds me of being kind of like a halloween theme song ripoff It was very carpenter inspired Um, I don't know if anyone else kind of saw that or heard that in that music that I Immediately my brain went there when I started hearing it. I was like, oh, this is very halloween theme-esque uh with that first um scene where The woman is having the woman who ends up getting the abortion Where she's having a nightmare and you have the doctor kind of showing up in the shadows Which I guess is her is the foreshadowing of her Going to get the abortion basically her fears of stuff like that happening Uh, when that guy's it's just a silhouette You just see that strong mullet and it made me think mullet slasher That is what I want. Someone needs to make a very low budget Kind of like either horror comedy or so bad. It's funny horror film That is a mullet killer who's the slasher like That's a winning concept. That's 100% a winning contest. So go ahead take that call it mullet slasher. I don't care Just do it. That's the movie I want The axe the razor and the scalpel very early in this film look unbelievably fake Especially when they're used the axe doesn't end up getting used it looks crazy fake But like the scalpel and the razor when they are actually used, you know It's obvious that they're just kind of like lightly putting it across Skin and then having pumping, you know the bits of blood out because it doesn't look like there are any cuts at all It's just oh, there's blood left left behind just like Like I said some of the worst acting I've ever seen but I love that about the film I love how bad the acting is in this film I don't really think you can point to anyone in the film and be like They're the best actor in this because it's all bad So, yeah, it's unfortunate, but fortunate for people like us They keep you. Oh, sorry. That's the halloween note Sorry about that the first sex scene is insanely comical and it gives you the idea that It's almost supposed to be a funny film But I don't really think a lot of it was necessarily supposed to be a funny film But that first sex scene with the rich guy who has all the dildos And he's got that beanie on with the twirly thing and it ends up flying off and the whip when the when the The woman like whips the dildo and pulls it over to us to herself and it's just like slowly going through the air It's so funny and it's so over the top and it definitely plays like that was intentionally funny So I think maybe there were some intentionally funny things thrown in there But I do think overall it wasn't supposed to be as funny as it is because a lot of it is that kind of unintentional humor The lady doing the abortion big mama Makes a comment about the fetus being much too large for that stage of pregnancy Which actually indicates to me that it was kind of a demonic baby from the beginning I saw that immediately and obviously you end up seeing that at the end With the uh the rape scene in the mental hospital where you know things come out out of her Out of her vagina and start grabbing the guy and gives you the idea for a sequel Which you know if they decided to make suckling two right now or sewage baby two I would watch it just out of curiosity I wouldn't hold out hopes that it would be as bad as funny bad but you know it is what it is but That that comment that she made made me think that it was already demonic now The events of the film would lead you to believe that just because the abortion happens It becomes demonic basically making the comment that you know, it's a Monstrous thing to have an abortion You know, I'm not going into you know a debate on that right now because They're a bunch of sides to that but I'm saying the the film is definitely trying to make that comment So it says that about it But when you look at the whole of the film and you know about the ending It actually seems more like based on that comment that the baby was demonic all long so I don't know your thoughts in the comments Reusing the coat hanger from the abortion was It's one of those moments where you're just like You feel conflicted because you're like that's gross that's inappropriate But it's kind of funny at the same time. You know what I mean? It's one of those where you're just like, oh, I don't know how to feel right now I feel so many ways about this. So yeah Such vague and disconnected dialogue the writing on this is terrible I mean obviously because a lot of the times they'll be you know saying things that don't really connect to what's really going on Or the dialogue will come out of nowhere Or it just the way people are interacting with each other doesn't seem realistic and the the dialogue doesn't match up of what people are saying to each other It's like they're having kind of different conversations And a lot of situations of things happening and people not really acting all that appropriate for the situation just because Bad writing, you know But it's a gift It is a gift And there is something to point out that this was at the tail end of that time period where You know direct to video horror films were still making money So I think that was probably an impetus for getting this film made For these people doing it because they know that you you know No matter what there still is that market for people who they don't need to see a great movie They just want to see whatever's out there if it's on video. They'll check it out. So Important to remember all they want to do these days is shoot their load on your face I guess everyone's got their problems That was an insanely funny Comment or a piece of dialogue to me Especially because of how funny it was because it was like all they want to do these days is shoot their load on your face I guess everyone's got their problems and I was just like I guess so everyone has their own load on the face problem these days I I suppose The umbilical cord snapping the the one lady's head off I think her name was bertha. I believe And pulling it into the toilet is a ridiculous thing. It's a ridiculous scene, but it's also a ridiculous concept That gets to something that um was happening a lot in that time whenever there's like deaths Involving toilets or things coming through toilets going in or out of them and horror films then It it doesn't make sense like Physically these things would not go through the pipes Let alone get into the twisty toilet Inner workings. Um, so the fact that her head goes in and then it disappears is Crazy, but I guess you could say like oh The creature was so strong that it was able to like crush or skull down and then pull it all through Sure, whatever, but it just made me think about that It's funny to me to me how there are a bunch of movies out there with the oh, I already talked about that Sorry my my apologies. It looks like they use whatever light lighting just happened to be in the house Which by the way looked like a house that was going to be Uh demoed anyway, which made sense because it looks super rundown. It didn't look like anyone actually lived there You could see in a lot of the scenes that they're like Holes in the ceiling in places and then obviously they burst through the floor at one point with the creature So they were destroying things and like knocking down walls and stuff like that Um, so anyway, it looks like they use kind of like whatever lighting was there They didn't use any like professional lighting for Making a movie because there are a lot of harsh shadows and there's a lot of times we're just like this is so poorly lit And even though this is a blu-ray It's so grainy the quality of it is terrible And I would just assume that you know, it wasn't great quality to begin with and restoring it was probably Tough anyway to get to the point that they Even got to with that blu-ray. So the way that dude axel kicks is unbelievably unbelievably Ineffective the way he kicks just like repeatedly kicks and you could tell he was holding back like it was such light kicks It was ridiculous, but hey adds to the charm um The fact that the creature is the strongest thing about it And then there's that scene where he's under the bed and then he grabs the woman from under the bed And it's showing its face, but you can't see it because it's so dark once again just using whatever lighting was happened to be in that house um They should have shown some light on that because that's your bread and butter Like that's your money shot is any time the creature is shown and I'm I know that they know that because of the amount of money they spent on it The stop motion on the severed umbilical cord looks unbelievably rough There's a stop motion on a severed hand later Which looks better actually I was pretty impressed with that one based off of what I'd seen from the severed and bilical cord stop motion Because that was horrid like hard to watch how how poorly done it was So the hand when you then see it you're just like oh, that's a lot better actually So I was kind of impressed at that point Um, so they end up clogging pipes so the creature can't get to them But then they're trying to like bust down the wall to get into the pipes to get to the creature So there's a lot of logic issues in this film like I was talking about like You know characters not doing things that really make sense in the situation. Um What are they trying to do here? Like are they trying to stay safe from the creature? Are they trying to get to it because they're doing two different things at the same time that Don't line up. So I was just like what? How and when did axl become a villain? That's another thing like I don't know where he becomes like the super villain of the film like being terrible to everyone and shooting tandy in the head like I don't It makes no sense. Like there's just like this switch and there's no reason for it Once again going back to the bad acting Why does the creature electrocute himself? That one point where the creature is electrocuting itself and then axl comes at him with that steel pipe and then You know goes past him and he ends up getting electrocuted I'm assuming the creature was just electrocuting itself for that to occur But the creature doesn't have the ability to set that up So it was just one of those things of you know poor script writing They just did it just because they wanted to make that scene happen. They're just like, oh, no, it's electrocuting itself Dude run at it with a pipe, which you know the way he was running at it didn't make sense like this Like wouldn't you be whacking it? Once again characters doing things that don't make sense I like how big mama says she that she'll end up solving everything Numerous times to people and then she just continues to do absolutely nothing for the whole film Like she literally does nothing the the most she does at any point is tell someone to calm down And that's it But she keeps saying like mom big mom will take care of it Big mama's got this handled and then she just sits there on the couch at one point She had nodded off. She was just sleeping which by the way She looks like beetle juice on this. Am I right with the white black and white striped Outfit she has on and her like blown up blonde hair. She looks like beetle juice, man Rewatch it think about that Um What was all that cloth outside supposed to be that's another thing was this like a mock womb Basically is that was what it was supposed to be when the rich guy Ends up going outside and it's just like all this like cloth stuff like brown burlap sacks and like red like You know thin cloth just like hanging all over the place. Like what's that supposed to be? I don't understand because I think it was supposed to be some sort of like material from the creature Which makes no sense because it's all cloth. It's just it's just another one of those moments where you're just like Well, that looks terrible Just saying I thought the creature was going to give the uh, her a hug at the end the mom Uh, the creature's mom. I thought it was going to give her a hug at the end So I was surprised when it actually like went back up inside her, but then I was just like, oh That's kind of more crazy. So You know bravo, I guess I didn't see that coming Uh, and then I like like I was saying I like how they set it up for a sequel at the end in the mental institution Wish we would have gotten that sequel, but it's not too late. We could What is francis terry doing? I don't know Uh directing and camera work is the most basic of the basic in this. I mean, it's not terrible But it's not good at all either. I mean, I've made some independent films like short films Bunch of years ago and I feel like the camera work and the directing is about the same So yeah It's clear that the best aspect of the film is a creature. I just think it was better when it was small It gets too awkward and too cartoony when it gets bigger So I already kind of made this point but to kind of expand on that it gets too awkward It gets too cartoon like it's just not as effective when it's bigger But for people who like like the rubber monster movie effective things you get that so There's there's something like about you know when it gets bigger The film is obviously anti-abortion As everyone who either was fine with abortion or partaking in abortion ends up being killed So yeah, very strong statement made there the mother who was the only one who Wasn't all in on abortions was the one who survived. So it's a very clear point there Just saying So anyway, uh, this is one of those films. I'm gonna have to rate in two different ways The first way is, you know in the pantheon of films out of all films Half-star because I cannot give zero stars Half-star for this but if it's a so bad, it's good film. I'm gonna give it a solid three stars I don't think you can go higher than that just because it does end up getting Really slow at some point a lot of stuff gets repeated. It's not that fun Like a lot of the stuff in the basement just isn't that fun or interesting. It's just like a time waster So I was between three and three and a half, but I think three is more appropriate So anyway, uh, put your comments down here Let's talk about the suckling aka sewage baby And uh, love to hear what everyone has to say about it or read what everyone has to say about it But do me a quick favor Hit that subscribe button if you could for me and lean it means a lot to me personally It means a lot for my channel growth and it takes you literally a second So if you like anything I've done, that's your best way to repay me I appreciate that and if you are gonna do that make sure you hit the notification bell because then that way You know whenever I'm putting up new reviews or doing a live stream or whatever I have Some good stuff coming up for uh, September and October as far as live streams go. It's going to be fun Uh, and yeah, regardless of any of this. Thanks for checking this video out and until next time keep it brutal