But its best quality outside of the amazing and
gruesome practical effects, is the fact that Revenge does more than just breathe new life into a tired genre, it kicks its ass.
It's enough for some people to have an immediate knee - jerk reaction to him being involved in any film, let alone a remake of an oft - imitated, never - toped genre classic that found the perfect balance between grim humor and
gruesome horror while breaking ground with its astonishing
practical make - up and creature
effects (the great Rick Baker won the first - ever Best Make - Up Oscar for his work on the film).