Severe Injuries

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.

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.

Rated Unrated/R: Graphic Violence and Graphic Language.

Came across a bootleg DVD-R copy of this & it is, IMHO, the best of Amy Lynn Best's productions. Though I'm still not a fan of this type of forced comedy, the overall effect here is much better than her other films. The haunted or cursed house atmosphere gives some added punch to the story and the acting is generally a step or two above what I've come to expect from the usual list of suspects. And any excuse to see Debbie Rochon on tape again is worth the price of admission or the cost of a convention bootleg. I like Lilith Stabs and Debbie Rochon and I look forward to the perfect teaming of this pair. In the meanwhile, Severe Injuries is certainly Amy Lynn Best's best so far. I hope she keeps trying because I think there is going to be at least one very good film coming from her.

I look at the negative posts on this site for the film Sever Injuries and have to wonder what these people were thinking. Okay, sure there's no nudity in it, but that's okay. The jokes are good, the laughs are aplenty and the women come in all shapes and sizes instead of the Hollywood cookie cutter syndrome. Not all men like the exact same woman, get with it people. Plus, my favorite, stand out moment was the parody of Scream where the guy explains how to survive a chick flick. Debbie Rochon came across as a psycho madwoman which was pretty funny. The idea of a serial killer who comes from a long line of wanna be serial killers is pretty funny as well. And for the one person who said there was no gore in the flick. Did you actually watch it. There's a huge, well done aftermath of a slaughter sequence at the end of the film which pays homage to most slasher flicks that used the same device in hundreds of films. Peopl who have no tolerance for micro budget film making really deserve the mountain of dreck that Hollywood foists upon them year after year. Severe Injuries is a great addition to the horror comedy genre.

"Severe Injuries" pretty much establishes Amy Lynn Best as a totally professional (and clever) force in the Low-budget film world. Charlie Fleming has his best role as the inept would-be killer, and Jasi Cotton Lanier's bits are very funny.

Film is also top notch in all technical aspects and contains a surprise appearance by an actress in what could be one of her most memorable appearances ever.

Like "The Resurrection Game", this Happy Cloud Productions effort has a lot of surprise touches. Indie Film legend Debbie Rochon even shows up! Think the DVD may come with the short subject "Were-Girll" with Jasi Cotton Lanier, which was Best' first effort and also very funny.

I got this movie because I saw that Debbie Rochon & Lilith Stabs were in it. I figured with these two names it would at least deserve a look. I did not know that Deb was merely doing a small cameo part. I have seen Lilith Stabs in Vampire Call Girls, Demomatrix and Vampire Catholic Schoolgirls from Hell. The director of these productions gave her scripts that enabled her to demonstrate her highly erotic capabilities & brought her goth style & glamour to the attention of b fans & directors. Her role in this as house slut does not give her any opportunity to show her erotic style & talent. If you want to see a group of the plainest girls & lamest guys in a movie then get this one. Debbie & Lilith need to be much more picky about the productions they take part in. They deserve much better than this.