Very disappointing...

Good movie, but best of all time? Hardly . . .

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

"Street Trash" is a classic example of a movie that was based on an idea for a short film that really didn't transfer to feature length.In a short film, you might not notice that there's basically no plot, and it would have been kept afloat with its nifty gore effects.Stretched out to an hour and forty minutes, however, the film is too unwound, with far too much filler in between the sparse gory moments (the only reason anyone would watch it), and very little to link the scenes together.The "plot", if you can really call it that, is something to do with alcohol that makes people "melt", their bodies turning into psychedelic goo which runs off their skeletons. This alcohol is discovered by a group of bums who live in a wrecking yard.There is also an "infamous" scene where a man is caught urinating out the window of his shack, and has his penis lopped off for his trouble. The bums then play catch with it.For a so-called "gore movie", this scene is surprisingly bloodless. It is played more for laughs than anything. You can't believe that a man really lost his penis in this scene; it looks more like they're tossing a dildo around. This scene also has no bearing on the rest of the movie.Overall, I think all "Street Trash" really has to set it apart from any other movie is the weird "melting" effect that it showcases occasionally. This is the vaunted "gore" the genre supposedly promises, though, again, there's no blood. Instead it looks like the person's body suddenly turned into fluorescent paint. Choosing to do it this way makes for a nifty effect. The only other quality the movie has that might make you remember it is its complete lack of story or characters, as it had nobody to root for, no one to care about, and doesn't really have any villains. It's just tedium occasionally interrupted by a gore effect, and the gaps in between these effects really tried my patience.

Rape, death, madness and exploding hobos in a garbage dump! This is one of those special rare films that only come around once in a while, a film that is so excellent at being horrible that it's just horribly wonderful! Okay, so firstly what I love the most about this movie is how grungy and s****y everything looks, as well as that classic old 80's gritty atmosphere that kind of makes films like this a time capsule of sorts. I feel so cosy watching a picture set in the midst of such scurf rot and moral and spiritual decay, never mind why(!) It is a rather unfocused effort, but the first time I watched it, it nevertheless managed to greatly impress me with its nasty charm. It's campy and cheesy but I get the impression that's intentional, and I think that even if you have seen it a couple of times it's kind of tricky to put into words what exactly this film is about. I guess it's a horror comedy adventure along the lines of Frankenhooker, Toxic Avenger, Brain Damage, films of that nature that take place in the grimy underbelly of the big bad city with some manner of fantastical macabre element thrown in to add to the madness. There's sort of themes of social and urban decay, chaos overcoming order, all very in your face and over-the-top, and very-very cool! It could easily have been nothing but a real plain and dull poor joke of a picture, but to me even though it goes to some pretty extreme and unpleasantly ugly territory, it actually ends up being something that's to a degree, almost lovable. And that's a real specific talent, to be able to maintain a film that has so many elements and visuals and coming out succeeding with something that no matter how you digest it, sounds ridiculous. It's not a movie that's meant to be taken seriously, the director wasn't trying to make an award-winning masterpiece, he was just trying to make something with a lot of outrageous flair and a lot of crazy makeup effects designed to disturb the viewer's sensibilities, and boy do they ever.. Both unbelievable and shocking at the same time, it features some of the most insanely gruesome sight gags you'll ever see splattered to the screen, and the real stars are all the meltdown death scenes. What the first victim of the Viper ends up looking like as he dissolves into the toilet bowl is very similar to Belial from Basket Case! You know you're in for a fun crazy time when you're movie has an opening act like that! There's almost a surreal quality about those scenes. I don't wanna say corny, but there's definitely something unreal and manic about it that you believe because..well, if you're gonna accept the notion of killer Viper whisky, well then you're gonna accept what happens when you swig it! And the makeup effects while you do see the age of them, they still work and are excellent for the zany dark tone of the story. There wasn't any 'almighty' CGI back then, and they had to have had some major creativity involved to have accomplished everything that is seen. Everyone who kicks the bucket goes out with such a viscerally beautiful bang that brings a little cheery colour to their gloomy sordid little world, it's like the freaking Fourth of July!!! It's funny how the only real vibrancy and colour is the melts. They really took all of that Trash and made some 'high art!' ::: Aside from the awesome gory bits there are plenty of interesting interactions between the characters to keep one interested. There aren't exactly any real good guys in this movie, just some who are less scumbags than others. Everyone's either a bum, a creep or a psycho including the cops! Even the film itself doesn't seem to know who it's supposed to like, let alone who I am. I loved the fat evil b*****d who's the boss of the junkyard, it cracked me up just listening to the way the guy talked! There's a big scary m*****f****r named Bronson who got screwed up real bad in 'Nam and who rules the bums of the junkyard with an iron fist from his trash-heap throne, but who still manages to find the time to wander into the streets to kill a yuppie or two every now and then! Vic Noto went all the way with his performance and made his insane character believable and not cartoony, which could've been the result. And how about that female bumette, looking so totally wretched and wild-eyed, man that actress got into it! I also loved the beautiful Mark Sferazza's sweet little character who if I may try to make a lame attempt to sound artsy for a second, I believe represented the film's tiny spark of innocence. There are some goods things in this flick, there are some bad, but I think you can see the sweat, passion and soul that's poured into each frame. It's not pretentious, it knows exactly what it is and just tries to do its own thing and delivers in the way that it's intended to, and I love it. Right on Street Trash, you stupidly great gross movie! I'd really like to finish with my favourite bit of dialogue, please: "You think I got it easy, and you got it tough? See, that's what you think! You think, that's what you think! When you think right, then you'll understand, and when I tell ya, then ya thinking' ain't gonna be so right! I think you're ready, I think the anvil's hot, and I'm gonna tell it to ya, and when you know the truth, you're on your own pal!!!"

One reviewer said "Anyone dumb enough to see this movie and be taken aback by its admittedly sordid contents has exactly what they have coming to them." Well I've seen some pretty sick movie's and nothing in this movie made me sick. Admittedly the melt scenes are pretty cool but there really is not point to them because this movie has ZERO plot. If you're looking to feel dirtier than watching porn yet bored to death you will love this movie. As to being a funny horror comedy? absolutely not. If you want that go watch Dale And Tucker or something because this isn't funny.Possibly the worst movie I have ever seen.

Throughout the film you really do get the idea that it must have been as much of a laugh filming it as it was watching it. The situations, even when they are not violent, are crude and vulgar enough to keep you entertained – the chapter entitled 'Detachable Phallus' is particularly amusing. The characters themselves are developed enough and the actors play the parts they are meant to represent well, every now and then a new character is introduced but you know what fate he/she is going to incur.The gore is top notch, the melting scenes are brilliant and in each case have their own edge. Either the person melts only identifiable by the odd limb left behind or in one memorable occasion the subject explodes! In each case you really look forward to seeing who takes the next swig of viper. The melt scenes are not the only gore scenes, there are other scenes scattered here and there, one in particular is the death of the 'bad' character - I will let you view that one for yourself.There is only one negative, the pace after the first melting scene slackens but once the film picks up speed (and body count) this minor lapse is both forgotten and forgiven.Read the full review at: beyondthegore