Tank Girl, the latest film converted from a cult comic book, remains just that, a comic. The characters are as one dimensional as their paper prototypes.
Muriel’s Wedding, at times tragic and moving, is elsewhere hilarious and heartwarming without ever manipulating or stooping to a predictable, mawkish level.
A little more mid-tempo then I remember, but nostalgia and six years of shots could have affected that. Live versions of “Oh Ruby” and “Cool From the Wire.”
The huge and angry voice of singer Sam Ireland provides the melodic spearhead for what drives these tracks, namely bassist Debbie Quargnolo’s pounding low end.
They’re from Florida, play mind-numbing heavy tunes, grind like stompcore, rip through double-bass-thundering speedcore, and have progressive instrumentals.
The music is cataclysmic, and the atmosphere within the eerie chords, back-from-the-dead vocals, and cymbal-laden hyperspeed drumming is genuinely frightening.