Admittedly not Hollywood’s ideal indie-film-with-a-heart-of-gold, Otto premiered on Saturday, January 19th to polarized reviews. Many spectators walked out during a particularly gruesome gay zombie sex scene, while others left the theater ecstatic to see new work by one of their favorite directors. One reviewer griped, “Maybe if you like gay zombies, maybe if you like zombie porn, maybe if you like gay porn, you could end up liking Otto, but that’s it. I was not entertained,” while horror website Bloody-Disgusting.com chose to review the film in haiku, writing “OTTO: Pretentious Garbage / Penises, Lots of Colors / Didn’t Get the Joke.“
Needless to say, we can’t wait to see it. What could be better than gay zombies in Rick Owens outfits getting it on in Technicolor? LaBruce mentioned in his blog that his best review came from a gaggle of ecstatic teens waiting for him outside of the theater. “As I [passed] they all yelled ‘Great movie!’ and ‘That was awesome’ and ‘Thanks for making that movie!’ You can’t ask for a better review than that.”
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