kosmasp This movie pays homage to horror movies from the past. Though it's not entirely sure which decade it really is looking up to (70s or 80s, which is something the trailer also mixes up when it compares it to some of the films back then). But being slithery to a point one can not pin you down to something specific, does not mean it's something bad. But if you copy something from the past, try to distill the best from it.Budget wasn't that high I reckon (I saw 40.000 as a number somewhere, not sure if that's true), but the movie has a lot of issues. The location isn't one of them. The framing and the cinematography on the other hand combined with the lack (or absence) of acting ... That's something you feel. The effects are decent ... by 70s standards. Same tricks from back then are being used, maybe even the 60s. Not a selling point either. And the ending is rather predictable ... or if you're nice, is being pointed out throughout the whole film. And how many times can one mask be used for jump scares? Way more than one too many in this one ...

mlnordinmn I picked up this movie at Best Buy on a lark...It was obviously made by non-Hollywood types who really love 80s horror movies.I think they nailed just about every trope of the 80s slasher spot-on (prepare your checklist). They even had an awesome cameo by Doug Bradley in there! (how did they score that?!?!)The production values are definitely not top notch and the acting ran from non-existent to totally over-the-top. But that's what made this movie fun!Have some beers, bring your film-school friends and have fun imagining that it was you and your friends making a movie in really scary-looking run-down amusement park. I enjoyed the occasional glimmers of awesome amid the not-great sound (but great sound track!) and the sometimes slow pacing gave me time to make wise cracks.Just don't sit down and seriously expect that this $9 DVD (made for $40K total according to IMDb) is the next Citizen Kane. It's just fun. :-)Bonus fun: Do a shot every time someone asks about Blake. :-) You won't be disappointed!

Woodyanders Unscrupulous amusement park owner Mr. Hyde (a brief, but excellent and energetic performance by Doug Bradley; Pinhead in the "Hellraiser" films) concocts a devious and dangerous plan to prevent his floundering business from going under: He hires a couple of vicious backwoods psychopaths to break into the park after it closes and bump off the various employees under the assumption that the resultant media coverage of the tragic event will spark a resurgence of public interest in the place.This nifty throwback to simple and straightforward 80's body count horror cinema works really well thanks to its likable sincerity and refreshing dearth of any annoyingly hip and affected post-modern self-awareness: Writer/director Cary Hill takes time to flesh out the characters a bit before they start to get slaughtered, makes neat use of the rundown central location (an actual amusement park in Pennsylvania), affectionately captures the engaging earnest sensibility of 80's knifekill fare, generates a good deal of tension and spooky atmosphere, and stages the murder set pieces with flair. Moreover, Hill delivers a satisfying smattering of gore as well as one yummy pair of big bare boobs. The decent acting by the competent no-name cast rates as another major asset: Wendy Wygant as the sweet and appealing Jennifer, Steve Rudzinski as uptight nerd manager Marty, Nicole Beattie as snippy and sarcastic Goth bitch Missi, Dean Jacobs as the amiable Tony, Kailey Marie Harris as the enticing Carlee, Tyler Kale as awkward dweeb Rhodie, and Alicia Marie Marcucci as the perky Allison. Moreover, the two guys who play the bloodthirsty wackos kick this picture's quality up a few extra notches: Ian Lemmon cuts a fearsome figure with his hulking physique as the burly Ogre while Skinny Puppy's Nivek Ogre brings a winning surplus of delightfully bonkers go-for-broke gusto and a wickedly funny sense of pitch-black gallows humor to his juicy role as merry wisecracking lunatic Iggy. Nathan W. Fullerton's crisp cinematography provides a pleasing sharp look. The spirited shivery score hits the shuddery ooga-booga spot. Fans of old school slice'n'dice flicks should get a huge kick out of this baby.

iphoneuser If you can believe it. This movie was filmed on a budget of $40,000 raised through kickstarter. Donations were mostly made by friends and family members in the same way you buy a few boxes of Girl Scout cookies from your friend's daughter. With kickstarter, this sense of "social guilt" was somehow thick enough to raise quite a bite of money--too bad it was all squandered.This movie isn't worth reviewing. The other IMDb review, although overwhelmingly negative, was much too long and almost gives the film legitimacy. It makes the mistake of giving this hastily put together "film school thing" credit as a film.It's not a movie; it barely has a plot, the acting is terrible, it's not scary, it's not gory, the special effects are almost nonexistent, the sound and lighting are not even intentionally managed, and there is no cinematography. Most of all, and to summarize, there's simply no point. Cary wasted 40,000 dollars on...something? I can't tell where it went.