GL84 Heading to a small, abandoned island for a traditional game, two groups of college students unwittingly summon a cursed, demonic piñata that begins a rampage of terror on the groups, forcing them to band together to stop it.An enjoyably cheesy affair, this one has some rather good parts to it that goes along rather well with its few intentionally creepy moments. The opening history of the being is pure cheese, as are the CGI-heavy sequences of it morphing into various designs and body types, which are just so goofy and clumsy that it's impossible not to be somewhat entertained at what's presented during these scenes. There's also the film's rather convoluted back-story for the participants of the expedition, who are given way more than is necessary for these kinds of films and don't really need one considering what's happening during the horror scenes, which are quite fun and kinetic. The piñata eye-view of the scenes adds some excitement, the stalking is great as the island paradise location is supposedly abandoned and that allows for the kills to come off infinitely better than expected. A cheese-fest through-and-through, but still entertaining.Rated R: Graphic Violence, Graphic Language, Brief Nudity and drug use

Mikel3 'Pinata: Demon Island' was on one of our movie channels last night.Just when I thought I'd seen about everything in film monsters from outer space Clowns to giant bunnies, this one comes up with a demonic pinata. You know, simlair to those candy filled figures kids hit with a stick at children's parties only this one hits back HARD....and it's mean looking. The explanation of the pinata's creation at the beginning was actually pretty imaginative. After that segment and years later it was your typical brainless college kids partying, drinking, flirting, girls in skimpy tops and or course acting stupid. The kids make just about every stupid move you can make in a horror film like "Lets stay together so we don't get beheaded...no, no, you go on ahead I don't want to slow you down...I have a pebble in my sneaker...I'll catch up later" Or a girl saying while chased through the jungle " I have to stop and Pee".The pinata itself was done with either very primitive CGI effects for 2002 or simple amateurish animation. In some scenes it must have been someone in a bulky pinata costume. The creature looked so bad at times we were laughing when we should have been scared. And the way they finally stop the pinata .... was a bit much considering how unstoppable it had been till that point. I did like the last scene however...at least it seemed the writers were in on the joke by then. Who would believe what just happened and how could you explain it to the authorities? In all fairness it did hold our interest. The kind of movie you like to watch on a summer night not expecting much. It may even be in that rare category we so often hear about 'So Bad it's good'. Well if not Good then almost fair anyway. And I have seen many worse.Warning: After seeing this movie you may think twice about breaking a pinata. Most likely you'll be getting flash backs when you see one. In fact you may even take the stick from the kids and beat yourself in the head with it. Oh heck, see it anyway.

jacob-nagle Without a doubt one of the very worst movies I've ever seen. Bad acting, bad directing, terrible special effects. Some bad movies are so bad they're entertaining. This isn't one of them. You might think from the first minutes that the movie has an interesting cultural message. It doesn't. It's a stinker through and through, with shallow characters and special effects so poorly done that they drown out the ridiculous, superficial plot. But maybe that's a good thing.Star Trek fans will definitely want to stay away--it was just painful to watch Garrett Wang in such a bad movie. If you're a super die-hard Jaime Pressly fan, and you want to see one of her less mediocre, albeit fully clothed, performances, and you really don't have anything else to watch, you might think about subjecting yourself to this.Otherwise: Stay Away!!!!!!!

danabunner I don't understand why this movie isn't on the Worst 100 list. I've seen 7 movies on that list, and this one is worse than any of those. If I gave a 10th grade class an assignment to create special effects and they turned in the ones in this movie, I might feel sorry enough for them to give them a D. I hope they didn't pay the special effects team more than $500. Not only are they embarrassing poor, the animated figure doesn't look like the costumed figured used in the close ups.Meanwhile the acting is so stiff that one is left wondering if the final footage came from the 2nd or 3rd reading of the script. Or if the script was simply being written an hour before the filming.If you are looking for a silly horror movie to watch with a group of friends for laughs, this is a very good candidate. On that scale, I would give it an 8.