Snuff Film

Just watched 'Wonderland'. It's the story of the Wonderland murders in California that questions the involvement of porn star, John Holmes, in the incidents leading up the bodycount.

At first I couldn't get in to it. The movie didn't seem to have a focus and you really don't care about any of the characters. Then the plot begins to unravel.

What I liked about it is how you get to see three [well 2.5] versions of the incident. The director did a good job of creating a dirty 1980 vibe. Thankfully, using the hot stickiness of an LA summer allowed for scenes of Josh Lucas to be shot shirtless. I am a big Josh fan.

I must say he is a badass in this movie. Except for being an a*hole in 'American Psycho', I don't remember him ever playing a bad guy. Good job. Oh wait, he was a bad guy in the 'Hulk'.

The interesting thing is in the extra features of the DVD, they show the actual crime scene video tape. Dead bodies and all. It was interesting as you usually don't get to see that kind of stuff.

It wasn't as graphic as I thought. The movie makes it look like the victims were gutted and their bits and pieces were thrown around. While watching it though, I did feel like I was watching a snuff film. At least it gives me a reason to post another Josh Lucas pic.