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Here we have two recent films that both deal in depravity: “The Salton Sea” (2002) has Val Kilmer tumbling headlong into the world of meth addiction, and “Feed” (2005) has a “Silence of the Lambs”-like serial “feeder” force-feeding a fat woman chained to a bed while he feverishly masturbates.

The “Salton Sea” cover came first, but I honestly can’t figure out how the image is supposed to accurately reflect what the movie is about. “Feed” came way later, and therefore it’s possible that whoever designed the cover was very aware of “The Salton Sea” — but what’s missing from the “Feed” cover (from the American DVD release, at least) is that the tattooed guy’s left arm that reaches here out-of-frame is supposed to be holding a sandwich (the British DVD cover of the film shows it more clearly.) This is a more direct and effective way of visually presenting the theme of the film — but that’s not how Danger After Dark, the American home video distributor of the film, chose to present it. Looking at these two covers side by side, it’s hard to say whether or not it’s a simple rip-off case, although in the end it doesn’t matter, since both films are probably total shit anyway.

Verdict: undecided

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