Many would have you believe that the slasher genre is dead, they'll tell you that if it weren't for Scream (1996) that it would have died a lot earlier.
I partially agree, it has been struggling for many years but occasionally something comes along that renews your faith in it. To an extent this is such a film.
With a real retro feel this is a paint by numbers slasher but written by someone who decided to colour blind it's viewers. What I mean by that is the film is outstandingly unpredictable and rarely goes the way you expect.
8 youngsters steal a school bus and drive to a secluded area to party but when it breaks down they find themselves under attack from a psychotic cannibal who proceeds to pick them off one by one.
The lack of originality damages it but the surprise writing, competent cast and delivery makes up for it.
A good enough watch for slasher fans.
The Good:
Couple of genuine surprises
Some decent writing
Real old school feel
Robert Patrick
Truly unpredictable
The Bad:
Wesley's afro can't have been real? Right?
Tad too dark
Reel missing thing was dumb
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
I don't want to get eaten by a cannonball either!
When the *sshole of the group has the right idea and nobody listens to him does that make the viewer an *sshole to for siding with him?
I partially agree, it has been struggling for many years but occasionally something comes along that renews your faith in it. To an extent this is such a film.
With a real retro feel this is a paint by numbers slasher but written by someone who decided to colour blind it's viewers. What I mean by that is the film is outstandingly unpredictable and rarely goes the way you expect.
8 youngsters steal a school bus and drive to a secluded area to party but when it breaks down they find themselves under attack from a psychotic cannibal who proceeds to pick them off one by one.
The lack of originality damages it but the surprise writing, competent cast and delivery makes up for it.
A good enough watch for slasher fans.
The Good:
Couple of genuine surprises
Some decent writing
Real old school feel
Robert Patrick
Truly unpredictable
The Bad:
Wesley's afro can't have been real? Right?
Tad too dark
Reel missing thing was dumb
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
I don't want to get eaten by a cannonball either!
When the *sshole of the group has the right idea and nobody listens to him does that make the viewer an *sshole to for siding with him?