Voodoo

As a young college student studying in Europe "Andy" (Corey Feldman) decides he would rather be with his girlfriend "Rebecca" (Diane Nadeau) who is attending a college back in the United States. So on the spur of the moment he manages to enroll at the same college and unexpectedly shows up in order to surprise her. Unfortunately, when he gets there he realizes that he can't move in with her because she lives in a sorority. So desperately needing a place to live he settles for the worst fraternity on campus which happens to belong to a small group of students who are rejected by everybody else. What he doesn't realize is that his new fraternity brothers aren't just rejects because of their inability to socialize with everybody else but rather because they secretly belong to a cult that practices black magic. And they need another member in the worst possible way. Now rather than reveal any more of this movie and risk spoiling it for those who haven't seen it I will just say that although this movie was lacking in horror it was still suspenseful enough to keep things interesting for the most part. At least I found it to be somewhat entertaining. That said I rate it as slightly above average.

Corey Feldman stars as a college student transfaring schools to be with his girlfriend. Upon arrival he gets a lukewarm response from her and has nowhere to go. Desperate for a place to stay, he joins a fraternity with a bad rep, but this is no ordinary frat house. All of its members are zombies who pratice voodoo and kill anybody that gets in their way. Unexceptional, but entertaining film has an appealing cast, some clever moments, and is fairly suspenseful from start to finish. Better then you would expect. Rated R; Violence and Nudity.

The old voodoo horror hokum, but done at least with some conviction. It's predictable, to be sure, but it does build up a fair amount of atmosphere and tension. Joel Edwards gives a smooth, calm, deceptively friendly performance as the main villain, and he compensates somewhat for Corey Feldman's woodenness. (**1/2)

The college boy Andy (Corey Feldman) leaves Europe and joins the university where his girlfriend Rebecca (Diane Nadeau) is studying in the medical school. He surprisingly meets her in the campus and asks to stay with her, but her fraternity does not allow the presence of boyfriends. He joins the fraternity led by his fellow mate Marsh (Joel J. Edwards) that introduces Andy to the other five dwellers. Soon Andy is drugged and tattooed by his mates. Out of the blue, he meets a stranger that tells him to leave the place; otherwise Andy will die, since Marsh deals with the occult. But Andy in principle does not believe. But the old man gives something to Andy put in Marsh's drink to prove that he is controlling living dead.

"Voodoo" is a flawed film that entertains. It is funny to see the "hero" with 1.65 m height only since usually the lead role has taller actors. The plot has many holes but if the viewer shutdown his brain, he will enjoy this movie. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "Voodoo"

Not that its gold or anything, but I found it pretty hard to hate this movie. Any movie with David Lynch favorite Jack Nance in it and I will have this problem. But enough about that, let's get to the review. Feldman, an actor who has made a lot of stupid movies and a few good ones, plays a college student recruited by a frat only to find out it is a vodoo cult. The movie pretty much goes nowhere after that, but doesn't do that bad of a job. A few good scenes (including a shotgun massacre scene that is the best) and Feldman doesn't do that bad of an acting turn this time. However, the character he plays is never really fully developed and it shows in some parts. The relationship between Feldman and his girlfriend is never fully displayed. There was even a few parts in the movie where I forgot all about her. Altogether, worth a late night on cable or a cheap rental but not something I would like to own.