Cheap

NR 6.7
2005 1 hr 57 min Horror , Thriller , Crime

Driven mad by his failure to sell a profitable film to the porn industry, a director decides to create authentic snuff films with the assistance of two teenage runaways and a perverted cameraman. When the films bring in a profit through an amateur internet production company, they begin to see the film industry for what it is: a world of backstabbing and double-crosses. The twisted filmmakers then extract their own form of graphic revenge on the people who made them successful.

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Reviews

Hellen
2005/06/01

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

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Ehirerapp
2005/06/02

Waste of time

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Mjeteconer
2005/06/03

Just perfect...

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Hattie
2005/06/04

I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

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Illyngophobia
2005/06/05

I recall hearing many people,including Brad Jones himself talk about it. I came across a video he made explaining the movie and the concept quickly pulled me in.Cheap is a 2005 low budget movie about the porn/snuff industry. We meet Max Force, a porn producer with a cocaine addiction who is getting tired of repetitive plots and ideas and wants something fresh and new. For much of the movie, we see conflict issues between Max and his pregnant wife,Tracy. Later into the movie, we meet Jack Stone, a porn director who worked with Max in the past. He brought a lot of money to Max's company and is welcomed backed; after a recent movie by him is given to Max. Max tells another director in the industry, Derek, that he should learn something from Jack. It's unbeknownst to Max or anyone else that the ultra violent porn was real, and Max distributed a snuff film to his website.With the help of his girlfriend Patty, a teenage runaway Anita and an old friend who was previously found guilty of being a child molester Manny; Jack and crew make large amounts of money for the few snuff films they directed.The movie has hardly any redeeming characters so when something bad happens to them, you don't care. It also changes from being a movie with situational irony and balancing of two evils, to a revenge film as it reaches the end. It's really nice and interesting with the death scenes, to hear ballads playing in the background. It's nice to hear such a beautiful score, but at the same time it's also ironic for reasons which remind me of Cannibal Holocaust. The movie itself is pretty long and does stretch out, but it's still pretty great.Give it a shot sometime.

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Stephen White (lordclaymore)
2005/06/06

Cheap is a film about an amateur porn director who decides that there is no more innovation in the world of erotic film. He has a stroke of inspiration--actual snuff films. The dialogue in this movie is spot on, but the acting is hit and miss. There are good actors, and there are bad actors in this movie. The picture quality is poor, but I think that lends to the charm and is thematically appropriate. The audio is a bit quiet and a little crackly and fuzzy. This again, is appropriate to the sleazy cheap film theme. It is explicit and sleazy and showcases the dark side of humanity unlike any pulp novel you may have read. It disturbed me a time or two and that is saying something. Likable characters are few, but that is of a necessity. We're not dealing with a mainstream film here.Overall, I was entertained throughout. I didn't get bored. I don't exactly like the movie though. I do not mean to say it is without merit, but it is not my kind of story. Were I the target audience, I would rate it higher. This is a movie by Brad Jones, a proclaimed lover of exploitation films, and it is made for fans of exploitation films. As it is, I'll break it down.Cinematography and camera work is solid. It does precisely what is needed. 3/5.Dialogue and writing is good. The characters behave in a believable fashion, and talk like real people talk. The dialogue is engaging, even though the characters are rarely likable. 4/5.The soundtrack is a very nice touch. The music is bubblegum 50s pop rock and it creates such a contrast to the story as to be downright jarring, yet at the same time it makes sense. People are achieving their dreams and you feel their excitement. 3.5/5.Overall, I give Cheap a solid 3/5. I recommend it, even if you only watch it once. Shadowdancer out!The World of Madness is gaining new residents daily.

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mutiplepurpose
2005/06/07

It's rare to find a true work of art in the horror genre; typically the films in this category are all about content and not really about polish, deep feasible plots, and presentation but rather focus more on how they can just "shock" you and illicit reactions of of the audience.Brad Jones' film CHEAP is tastefully distasteful. It not only has substance and gets its point across, but it also keeps your attention, and can make you feel things for characters that you don't wish to have empathy for; not an easy task. In addition it still provides all the moral shredding that a horror movie can dish out without simply presenting a total "gross out gore fest" If wanton slaughter could be done tastefully, then this film is as close to that as you can get. Not to mention that for a film including the porn industry as part of its content and even having a scene of sexual content, there is no flagrant or needless nudity. This movie is about the story line and believe me it truly delivers. 10/10.

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larsclopez
2005/06/08

in the first scene the quality of film comes into question as we see some grainy camcorder footage, but do to the effective use of the music and acting quickly makes us forget about the quality.the movie has a very well written script making the characters more believable and can relate to. the acting is a mixture with some actors being very good and others amateur or alright. the music is used very effectively and fits with the scenes in a morbid cynical way, this also creates the mood for the movie giving the user a relaxed but at the same time disturbed feeling as you find yourself listening to some classical love ballads while a person is killed in a graphic manner.the movies is on the longer side and can be a little boring at bits in the first half (i think it was smart they edited out that hour of footage)but it picks up in the second half.

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