Gingerclown

I do watch strange movies all the time and this ranks as one of them. Although it does have the added "value" of all those known actors (starting with Tim Curry to Lance Henriksen and some others), lending their talent to this. You might wonder how they got involved, but I reckon it might have been easy money for them.

Clichés aside (Jocks bullying a nerd into going into a haunted place, GF of Jock turning against him and going with the shy "fella" and many more) this has some interesting choices in "monsters". I'm not sure how we're supposed to be scared of them, rather than mildly bemused and completely bewildered. Also completely annoyed ... A strange movie with more than just a clown, though no guarantee you'll have a good time ...

This movie...

It was like a bad train wreck. I knew I shouldn't look, I really didn't want to keep looking, but I just couldn't tear my eyes away.

It was just...um...yeah. I honestly do not know what to say about it. It did have it's moments, usually when the 2 main actors were not on the screen and the known voice actors were having a go at it. But other then that, it was just bad, but good, but still kind of bad.

I kind of got the whole "Killer Clowns from Outer Space" feeling with it. You know, the kind of movie that is so horrible and cheesy that you have to watch it a couple of times before you can honestly say whether you actually love it or hate it.

So, if you like your movies with an extra helping of cheesiness with a side of "This makes no sense at all" then this is the movie for you.

If you can't stand movies that make as much sense as say, sea-monkey enhanced vodka flavored cheese curls... then just back away slowly and don't even give this movie a second thought.. just go.. now... while you have the chance.

Trust me, it's for your own good.

Tim Curry still has that evil laugh but sadly his voice is barely recognizable. It almost killed me when i learned of his strokes. He's from my childhood. The movie itself was awful, i was hoping more for a funhouse feel, but didn't get it. The kids couldn't act but who cares? Who watches a horror movie for the chicks and punks? I watched it for Tim Curry and he delivered.

Well, if Tim Burton directed this movie, it might have been a masterpiece. Unfortunately, he didn't and it's far from a masterpiece.

It's not the 80's style that disappointed me. I love 80's flicks especially the cheesy horror ones. This film just seemed so rushed and sloppily put together. The actors were lame and the creatures could have been in the movie a bit more.

On the bright side, some favorites in horror movies do the voices for the clowns including Tim Curry who was Pennywise and Brad Douriff who was Chucky. Also set in an abandoned amusement park in Hollywood. Horror movies about clowns in amusement parks pretty much sell me especially with these voices.

Overall the whole idea was cool, but the execution was poor. Only watch it if your curious.

A gang of high school football dudes are hanging out in their cars with their girlfriends looking over the Hollywood Hills. A weedy dude comes along on his bike and the ringleader bullies him into entering an abandoned fairground and tasks him with the aim of getting him some kind of gift. The ringleaders girlfriend has had enough and follows the weedy guy into the fairground.

The fairground is infested with weird creatures/monsters who want to kill/eat anyone that strays their way.

This has got to be one of the most bizarre things I've ever seen!! The acting is pretty terrible but the setting and idea behind it is great. The atmosphere is extremely creepy with some great effects and some that are terrible. The creatures appear to be puppets which are highly entertaining. I would love to see this done on a higher budget.

It's not a great movie but I'm glad to have seen it just for the pure spectacle of it.