Like a gory, survival B movie without the nasty zombie make up.
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
As a cheap budget retro gory thriller, VFW delivered v.f.m. and as a bonus, gave George Wendt a chance to revert to the Norm. Cheers!
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
If you want to see a group of old war veteran friends fight violently and fiercely against a bunch of punk drug dealers, with lots of action, blood and a strong dose of stubbornness, this sure is the one.
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
More an action packed movie. But it does not disappoint. Quite entertaining from the begginng to the end, showcasing a retro 80s vibe full of nostalgia. This one is ideal for us to watch with our daddy.
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Fan-freakin-tactic gory B movie horror thriller and nothing else like it!
Rating: 0.5 out of 5 stars
An overacted and poorly directed rip-off of a wannabe John Carpenter style film. I think they even stole the theme music from Escape from New York. Like the majority of Shudder film produced projects this is just one more missed opportunity. I'm surprised they didn't have Adrienne Barbeau do a walk-on.
Rating: 1.5 out of 5 stars
Fair. Squirting blood.
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
With a cast of familiar faces "VFW" is a fun violent mix of John Carpenter's Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) the neon lights of the 80s & the nostalgia of Grindhouse titles.
Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
Visually stunning; sadly that is the only good thing about this movie.
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Take a bunch of badass elder action heroes (well, more like a very cool second tier version of "The Expendables"), which includes Stephen Lang ("Tombstone" "Manhunter"), William Sadler ("Die Hard 2" "Trespass"), Fred Williamson ("Black Caesar" "Hell Up In Harlem" "From Dusk Till Dawn"), Martin Kove ("The Karate Kid" "Rambo: First Blood Part II"), and you have a low budget action film I defy Gen-X action film fans to resist. In addition to the aforementioned actors, you also get David Patrick Kelly ("The Warriors" "Dreamscape" "The Crow") and George Wendt ("Cheers" "House" "Dreamscape"), so the VFW heroes are a group it's hard not to root for. The story has these elder badasses hanging out at their local VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) lodge when they find themselves protecting a witness to murder from savage street gang, leading to a wildly brutal siege by the mutant gang members. The story is basically "Assault on Precinct 13" (which itself was a spiritual remake of "Rio Bravo"), but what the story lacks in originality is made up for by stylish and suspenseful direction by Joe Begos (lots of neon and low lights to hide wrinkles on vain aging actors, I'm guessing), a surprisingly strong subtext about aging and the treatment of our elder community, and terrifically fun gory retro special effects done practically and without CGI. In terms of film violence, "VFW" blows away contemporary siege films such as "The Purge" or "Dog Soldiers" in terms of gore and viscera, but while the film is utterly savage, it's done in a manner where the audience will laugh as much as cringing. Overall, "VFW" is pretty unoriginal, but also pretty hard to resist for fans of violent old school action flicks. FUN FACT! "VFW" was co-written by Max Brallier, who is best know as the author of the popular kids book series "The Last Kids on Earth" as well as some hilariously adult themed post apocalyptic choose-your-own-adventure books.
