[Twitch is undergoing some behind the scenes tire kicking and bolt-tightening over the next few days, work that may slow down the regular flow of new information a little bit. So, while that's going on we'll be presenting a series of retro-reposts, pulling forward the all time top ten videos since we moved to our current video system. This post originally appeared July 13.]
Canada's Jason Eisener burst into the public eye a few years back with Hobo With a Shotgun - a fake trailer that won a Grindhouse contest sponsored by Robert Rodriguez and was subsequently added to North American prints of the double-bill feature. Hobo became an online sensation and fans began clamoring for whatever Eisener and crew would come up with next.
And what they came up with was Treevenge. An arborist's nightmare, the coniferous revenge film turned the tables on everyone's favorite holiday season by re-casting the humble Christmas Tree as the angry victim of an annual genocide with the time arriving to take revenge on the wielders of the axe. Treevenge is a blood soaked, splattery affair that provoked enormous reactions on the festival circuit, racking up awards by the armful as it screened at Sundance, Fantastic Fest, Fantasia, Toronto After Dark and too many others to name. The only problem was that there was no way for audiences to actually see the damn thing outside of those festival appearances, with only a short clip available online.
Until now. Twitch is beyond proud to finally give Eisner's evergreen opus a permanent online home. You'll find it embedded below the break. It's a big file - and looks rather good full screen - so give it a moment or two to buffer.
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saw this on the fantasia stream... it's awesome!
Been dying to see this again since Fantastic Fest. Brilliant!!
That was epic!
hold on to my branches - don't let go......
it's heartbreaking...
Awesome, though am I right in thinking that the title music was that off of Cannibal Holocaust?
That poster is Klantastic. And I'm pretty sure only Canadian prints of GRINDHOUSE got the HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN trailer.
Yup, it's Cannibal Holocaust. This flm is absolutely brilliant.
Probably the best thing this week. Awesome!
so good to see this online! I heard these guys have a feature in the works for HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN, could be shooting it this year...
I got mine through their facebook group:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=40232300048
Hope it's OK if I post the link here!
this is a blast. one of the few things I enjoyed at this years Philly Cinefest.
great to see again.
Holy crap that was awesome!!
theres still hope for horror movie film fans, rejoice!!
From Raimi to Fulci to Disney all in the same shot - how cool is that? Sheer genius.
as above!!!! Top short...loved it. Didn't think they would have the balls to squash the kid..lol!!
ROCK -- I just got the T-shirt. I didn't even know you had the whole thing online here. Thanks Twitch and thanks Jason Eisner!
Loved it.