The second 80's style slasher entry for this year's Horrorfest, this flick gets the camp and fun right, though it doesn't quite make it as far as a memorable film.

A few years back, the CMN crew hunted down a little film called "There's Nothing Out There," director Rolfe Kanefsky's first movie. It was a goofy slasher film that sent up most of the clichés that riddle the genre and managed to stand on its own. Kanefsky doesn't seem to have moved on from that movie (in fact, one of the leads in the movie is wearing a There's Nothing Out There t-shirt), as this movie is in the same campy style. Naked women abound, a cheesy masked killer skips around in the dark, goofy dialogue, etc.

I couldn't help but notice, however, that a lot of the clichés Rolfe made fun of came back in this movie. Falling down during a chase scene and all that - did he just forget? Really it's like his older film is making fun of his older self when he does stuff like this.

There is some talent to note, though. One of the better editing choices is a juxtaposition between a woman faking an orgasm (oh god...oh god) and a woman fighting for her life against a killer (Oh God! Oh God!). Since the theme of the movie actually deals with rape and its consequences, it was a great choice I thought to have those transitions.

I have to say the digital video makes the movie look like a damn soap opera. It doesn't help that the beginning is mainly Ellen and William arguing about if Ellen is crazy or not. I know it's cheaper and easier but it really makes the movie LOOK cheap to me.

Back to the camp - you definitely can't take the movie seriously; characters express their bravado and revenge right before getting offed, one-liners pop out of nowhere (mainly out of scream queen Tiffany Shepis' mouth). Also present is the usual Final Girl sequence, though it ends up being slightly different than usual, considering the twist that happens near the end (which I thought was very Evil Dead-ish).

Again the movie is fun but not anything to write home about. Probably good for a rental and a laugh but nothing to remember.

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