Director: Amy Lynn Best
Year: 2003
Country: USA
Alternate Titles: N/A
Genre: Slasher; Horror/Comedy
Plot:
Trying to uphold his family’s legacy, a serial killer from a long-line of deranged maniacs tries to make a name for himself by targeting a coed and her friends who are hosting a special party at their sorority house, but when a second killer shows up he’s forced to make a name for himself at all costs.
Review:
This was a fantastically fun and silly type of feature. The outright goofy setup that takes place here, focusing on the outlandish idea of the killer trying to go about rectifying the reputation of his inept family by handling the rampage at the local college, is a great way to bring about a fun mix of comedic interludes and attempts at genuine genre thrills. Focusing on the infiltration of the sorority after a series of ineffective attempts at taking out victims but only finding out the series of inept bungling and clumsy antics he displayed while targeting the stragglers makes him an even more ineffective killer against a group of generally clueless coeds who are in the middle of a celibacy party with their horny boyfriends. The fact that a second killer arrives and forces him into a competition makes for the most amount of fun here, with everything being played up for laughs to the point of making this far more enjoyable than it should be.
On top of that, the series of spoofs and gags playing up the genre tropes only adds to the laughs present. From a killer using his mask to terrify victims only to have them not be scared of the chosen disguise and fight back enabling them to escape, brandishing ineffective weapons at victims only for them to pull out more imposing ones to chase him off, or listening to a group of guys try to explain the rules of a romantic comedy to get lucky with their girlfriends, it all makes this one come off so overtly silly and goofy that the tone of the release is straightforward lighthearted from the beginning. It has the potential to border on being too ludicrous or silly for some to take and be put off by how it handles everything, but that’s the main issue here as a personal-preference drawback.
Overview: ****.5/5
A wholly enjoyable slasher spoof, there’s a lot to like here which manages to work incredibly well as a few personal preference factors are pretty much the only thing really holding this one back. Those who appreciate this style or approach, enjoy this brand of indie horror in general, or are fans of the creative crew will want to give it a shot while most others turned off by these factors will want to heed caution.
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