Review by abduktionsphanomen

#278 Day of the Reaper - 1984 (This Film Rates a C+ ) This super low-budget horror film, the feature debut of Tim Ritter, has a distinctly amateurish feel, reminiscent of a home movie shot on Super-8. The story follows a group of teenagers who are stalked and killed by an invincible psychopath, known as the Reaper. The film follows the storyline recounted by the lone survivor, Jennifer. "All my friends are dead and he is coming to get me". She fears and has nightmares the reaper will escape and kill her. Of course, he escapes under the lose fencing on the mental institution's grounds. The final conflict and the last ten minutes just melt into pure laughable cheese. The film's attempts at horror are often undermined by its poor production values, including cheesy special effects, badly written dialogue, and subpar acting. The storyline is convoluted and implausible, with the Reaper's origins and motivations being particularly nonsensical. Despite its many flaws, the film has a certain campy charm, and the electronic soundtrack, while crude, adds to the film's appeal. Some fun moments, such as the Jennifer's nonchalant reading of Fangoria magazine and at the 49 minute mark with Jennifer using a touch tone pay phone but the sound effects are a rotary dial, plus the killer is not missing Jennifer in the woods with that bright colored pink outfit she has on. Did I enjoy this, yes. Would I watch it again, no. Just know what you are getting yourself into for a $1000 film.