Ticked-Off Trannies with Knives
By Sharon Foss
It is with great pleasure and delicious relish that I am watching Israel Luna’s Ticked-Off Trannies with Knives. Breaking Glass pictures brings delighted viewers a story of a group of transsexual women who look fantastic, are fierce and get super pissed off when they are messed with.
Three of them, Emma (Erica Andrews), Bubbles (Krystal Summers) and Rachel (William Belli), hook up with three guys at a club. Unfortunately the three men are up to no good and are ready to hurt. They don’t like trannies and they’d rather kill than be around them.
While some of the ladies survive, and some don’t, what’s left are a few who are ticked off. And when the men come back to finish the job with Bubbles, and greasy Boner (Tom Zembrod) tries to torture her, they don’t plan for the trannies with knives.
Slapstick humor, edge of your seat thrills, a lesson in humanity and a larger than life cast make Ticked-Off Trannies with Knives a fun watch. There’s enough camp to make you laugh, enough what-will-happen-next moments to make you keep watching and enough super heroes in latex to keep you believing. There is nothing better than a bunch of hot women with scrumptious bodies, fake breasts and penises to brighten my Sunday afternoon. Seriously.
It’s campy and I love it. The women are witty and gorgeous and they know how to wear makeup. So what’s not to love? Cyndi Lauper was quoted…someone is named Helluva Bottom Carter…it’s all fantastic. Never underestimate a trannie who’s pissed!
However, not everyone loves this movie. The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) came out against the movie its premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, claiming it depicts unfriendly stereotypes of transsexuals. I’m not a member of this community, so maybe I shouldn’t give my opinion about this, but I do think this movie was done well. It tells a story, celebrates the transsexual community and seeks revenge on the haters. Yes there is a lot of self-deprecating humor that the actors make against themselves and about themselves, but there also is an underlying story and message against hate and that’s what truly needs to be focused on.
And who doesn’t love a movie about trannies that starts with a lesson, and quote, we all need to keep in mind?
“Never bend your head.
Hold it high.
Look the world straight in the eye.”
-Helen Keller
Never more true are these words than the story that is told in Ticked-Off Trannies with Knives. “Do you know what the difference is between us and them? Me either.”
Best line of movie: “Doesn’t a big slab of meat on your face make you feel better?”
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