Friday, September 11, 2009

ANATOMY (2000)

"It's kind of fun to sit around and talk about dick sizes in public."
 
A young woman (Franka Potente of RUN LOLA RUN fame) is smart enough to get accepted into one of the most prestigious medical schools in Germany, but not smart enough to recognize there's a murderous (not so) secret society, the Anti-Hippocratic Society (A.A.A.), going around killing people.  And not just some random students on the other side of the school, but people in her main Anatomy class and even her roommate!
 
I enjoyed the basic story idea of ANATOMY, but the entire film is just so light-hearted and downright silly that there is absolutely no way a hardened horror fan could ever take this film seriously.  It's better just to sit back then admire and giggle at how dumb everything is.  I mean there's a Fatboy Slim "Praise You" montage scene for fuck's sake!
 
Okay pace, absolutely ridiculous story, very little blood, the biggest door opening that I've ever seen on a public bus, nobody sexy at all to look at, hilariously bad dialogue, a Final Girl who puts herself into danger multiple times, boring killers, disappointing ending.  Not a bad film, but in no way can it be looked at as a serious horror film.  Watch it for a laugh. 

Part 2 - Anatomy 2 (2003)