D Rahul Raj Jsd This is no ordinary horror movie when it's directed by the Master Of Extreme, Ryan Nicholson. It's packed with high levels of everything an extreme hardcore horror fan will truly love. It's also a homage to 70s and 80s horror, with the vibe of the movie and the soundtrack. It's "I Spit On Your Grave" meets "Halloween", with a mixture of Giallo subgenre in an extreme way. Dan Ellis is a brilliant actor and he is even more talented than most overrated Hollywood actors. If you're an extreme horror fan and you have never seen any of Ryan Nicholson's movies, please checkout his filmography on IMDb. Be sure to get this modern masterpiece. I promise you if you're a true hardcore horror fan, you will not be disappointed...

drdeathforpresident This is just god awful! If you are into 10 minute intense graphic rape scenes border lining on snuff, mutilated dissected penises, massive degradation towards women, 90% cuss words laced throughout (who wrote this - someone on speed no doubt)and the worst acting known to mankind then have I got the movie for you. This makes the original "I Spit On Your Grave" kid friendly. We have really hit a low here, people. I guess serial killers with a camera and some cash can make a movie and this is it. The only good moment is when I yanked this garbage out of my player and threw it in the trash. This deserves a high negative rating. Stay Away! You have been warned!

yaktheripper "Gutterballs" looks and feels like an 80's slasher movie and that works BIG time in it's favor. It is indeed a slasher film but more specifically it's a high energy tale of revenge. After a truly brutal rape in the first act, a group of teens revisit the bowling alley where the rape occurred and the bodies soon begin mounting up. Each death is gory and often sexually cruel and cringe worthy. The gore factor is high, the deaths explicit and genitalia is often exposed to terrible consequences. Ryan Nicholson who also directed "Hanger" (not quite as polished production wise) spins an 80's time warp aura to fantastic effect. The cast is almost infected with obnoxious high strung energy. It is hard to find sympathy or compassion for any of them and as odd as it sounds, works in favor of the movie. Often times you have nothing invested emotionally in slasher movie characters but this movie edges you toward hoping they die a gruesome death, which beats not really caring either way. The main protagonist Marcus, played by Alastair Gamble, might be the angriest, snottiest, meanest SOB to ever grace the screen. This kid nails the anti-social,dirt-bag,alpha male. He's like a caricature of the bully on a steroid spree. His supporting cronies Wade Gibb, who was a hilarious stereotype in "Hanger" and Nathan Dashwood, who played the lead in "Hanger", are fantastic in their rage filled bad guy roles as well. Great flick. Borderline pornographic scenes, lots of blood, guts, and revenge...keep out of reach of kids!

S_Craig_Zahler The spoiler is very minor-- I discuss an early scene in detail and other stuff in a very vague manner.Gutterballs is an odd and unsettling movie, especially in the uncut edition that I saw.Like Irreversible, Gutterballs subverts expectations by giving you a much worse version of what it advertises...a very, very unpleasant and nasty rape sequence that left me unsettled for the remainder of the viewing experience and not ever able to engage at the level of "enjoying" the piece. I believe this is by design and not actually a flaw. Unlike Irreversible, the shot selection of the heinous act alternates between empathizing with the victim (unflattering close ups of the bad guys) and exploitation of the victim (overhead shots of the victim as an object), which gives the movie an odious taint. Again, this seems by design.After this very unpleasant sequence, the movies depicts loads of mean, dumb and hateful teens, all of whom give over the top performances, though not all of these performances are bad. Several of these histrionic performances are in keeping with the hateful tone of the movie, especially the main bad guys, who were like amped-up versions of the bullies in "History of Violence." They are not at all realistic, yet in this stylized world they are believably malefic. This is one of the reasons the rape sequence is so unsettling-- I completely believe that these guys are capable of doing this even if everything is pushed into cursing caricature.It's surprising to me how often people refer to this movie as "fun." Although it has a retro slasher facade, the heart of this movie is mean hate and covered with thorns.If the humor was ever funny in Gutterballs (I laughed more watching August Underground) or if any of the characters were likable, Gutterballs would have been an emotionally richer experience, and a better movie, rather than a monotonously mean one. If the revenge element were logically motivated throughout the piece, I might have engaged at that level of feeling some satisfaction/gratification with the crimes when they are committed, but that is not the path Ryan Nicholson hews with his machete.As is, Gutterballs is suxxxesful as a piece of hateful exploitation, showcasing some expert gore, but is a monochromatic viewing experience.