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If that description is all that has made you want to watch the film...I would prepared to be let down.
But it is essential viewing from a history point of view and if you are a Grindhouse/Ferrara fan.
A film i have found more satisfying on subsequent viewings, once I knew that it's NOT a full stop gore fest.
But it captures perfectly that wonderful New York vibe of a scene that was about to implode because of the drugs and AIDS crisis.
But Ferrara himself is such a unique individual, both as a director and an actor, I found much of this fascinating.
And it really captures the grimy feel of latter day Grindhouse flicks (like "Maniac") that still had that extreme sensibility and off-the-wall style...but had a far more bitter and bleak atmosphere as places like 42nd Street drowned in their own shit.
It' still a very violent and pretty gory film, but these scenes are spread out andLONG in coming...
To "Driller" virgins like yourself I would say view it as an extreme, grimy drama about fringe charactersa during a certain time and place that would never be seen again , and NOT as just a 'horror' film...You may enjoy it more.
Or not.
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