VFW

Name: VFW
Genre: Action, Horror
Released: February 14, 2020
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 72
Cast: David Patrick Kelly, Fred Williamson, George Wendt, Josh Ethier, Madison Burge

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Ascot Elite Entertainment Group | Release Date: February 14, 2020 | Not Rated

Starring: David Patrick Kelly, Fred Williamson, George Wendt, Josh Ethier, Madison Burge, Martin Kove, Sierra McCormick, Stephen Lang, Tom Williamson, Travis Hammer, William Sadler

Summary: A typical night for a group of war veterans at the local VFW turns into an all-out battle for survival when a teenage girl runs into the bar with a bag of stolen drugs. Suddenly under attack from a gang of punk mutants looking to get back what’s theirs – at any cost – the vets use every weapon they can put together to protect the girl, andA typical night for a group of war veterans at the local VFW turns into an all-out battle for survival when a teenage girl runs into the bar with a bag of stolen drugs. Suddenly under attack from a gang of punk mutants looking to get back what’s theirs – at any cost – the vets use every weapon they can put together to protect the girl, and their VFW, in the biggest fight of their lives.… Expand

Director: Joe Begos

Genre(s): Action, Horror

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 92 min

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Chuck Foster

Jan 3, 2020

When you get old and crotchety, you say things like, “They don’t make ’em like that anymore.” For the most part, “they” don’t. Then you see VFW and realize it’s not a nostalgia thing. It’s genuinely not done this way anymore. Thank you Joe Begos for reminding us how it should be. Read full review

Mike Vanderbilt

Jan 3, 2020

VFW delivers the goods—tough-guy dialogue, memorable characters, and so much splatter— and audiences will be giddy as adolescents as the gore literally explodes on screen. Read full review

Richard Whittaker

Feb 18, 2020

An unrelenting throwback to a gleefully caustic view of America's capacity for untrammeled nastiness. Read full review

Slashfilm Matt Donato

Jan 3, 2020

If you’re into “Splatterhouse Cinema” that respects its elders and tenderizes human bodies without remorse, Joe Begos has a pile of discarded corpses waiting for you. It’s vile, slick with repugnance, and appropriately inhumane. A canon full of guts blasted straight into your face – the Fangoria way. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Feb 13, 2020

VFW ultimately lacks the cinematic flair to be truly memorable. But the pic succeeds on its own terms of being a nostalgic throwback to the days when such B-movies routinely opened on double and triple bills in urban grindhouses. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Feb 13, 2020

Essentially a geezers-fight-back siege movie (Tom Williamson plays the sole young veteran), VFW is riotously scuzzy and warmly partial to its rusty heroes. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Jan 30, 2020

They made a promise, with their cool trailer, that their dull, bloody movie couldn’t keep. Read full review

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dmcg1990

Feb 17, 2020

Fantastic movie. The colors, the character, the score. Just a great enjoyable experience, at midnight or anytime after dark. Made me want to play synth and buy neon signs.

4 of 5 users found this helpful41

Deadheadbill

Feb 21, 2020

Really fun movie without a lot of pretense. It's a bunch of old guys kicking ass in a "throwback" grindhouse style movie. It is nice to see some old time B list actors and even George Wendt getting to show their chops.

2 of 2 users found this helpful20

starr4all

Jul 9, 2020

Thought it was a fun movie. Nice to see a lot of familiar faces. Not an oscar winning movie but I wasn't expecting it. Lot of action, violence, and blood.

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JLuis_001

Sep 27, 2020

You will hardly remember it after a couple of weeks, but this was surprisingly entertaining.

It aims for a gory fun, without shame or moral, so if it's not your style of action, you better back off.

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JLau

Sep 23, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bunch of veterans defend a girl-on-the-run in their bar from a gang of drug users, who are pretty much, for all intents and purposes, zombies.… Expand

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ehowland

May 22, 2020

Surprisingly bad. couple of nice cameos but trailer made it look decent, it was not... Absurd premise, really you are fighting for your life and the cast constantly drinks during entire movie. They would all be out cold from all the shots thgey had, TERRIBLE MOVIE.

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Naomi_g

Feb 15, 2020

If I'm not mistaken, 'Fangoria' is the name of a horror/special effects magazine; apparently they helped produce 'VFW'. Anyway, that should give you an idea of what to expect. Also, be aware that 'VFW' is a cell phone film (movies that look like they're shot and produced with cell phones +If I'm not mistaken, 'Fangoria' is the name of a horror/special effects magazine; apparently they helped produce 'VFW'. Anyway, that should give you an idea of what to expect. Also, be aware that 'VFW' is a cell phone film (movies that look like they're shot and produced with cell phones + selfie sticks and/or look better on a cell phone); just in case you have an aversion to certain types of cinematography. I'm sure everyone involved with the movie, if confronted about the overt politicism of the film, will say it's just an action flick, but the movie certainly espouses a right wing conservatist view of homelessness and unemployment; I had to bring that up because it's practically all the main characters talk about. The area the film seems to be set in is LA, and it's very sad that the lack of jobs, affordable housing, and social services has lead to one of the world's largest populations of the homeless. However, for 'VFW', which appears to be set in LA's future, poverty is caused by "the opioid crisis" - I guess math and figuring the cost of using drugs wasn't the film writer(s)(')(s)(') strong point. After that's set up, the movie turns into one of those FPS single scene shooter games where the object is to kill as many "druggies" as possible. Blech! Doesn't seem like Hollywood can go much lower or hit further below the belt. Because of all of the right wing preachy justification of violence, the movie's violent scenes are, well, like watching a bad case of child abuse. Well, guess that ought to help define what kind of audience might find the movie to be even slightly tolerable.… Expand

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