Halloween Party

Caught this on Amazon Prime and I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. It was competently directed and edited, and had some witty banter, and enough blood to keep things interesting. Amy Groening does a nice job in this and I would love to see her get more exposure in a wide release film.

Watched this little film last night and came away happy and satisfied from it but still was bugged by the last twenty something minutes and really bugged by the ending.

Why? Well when things happen to the three guys at the party was very rushed and it showed on film, this I found spoilt the way the film had ran so far.

Then there was the ending, bit did I this spoil the whole movie, well almost. I think they could have done it a lot better and the low budget showed through this scene.

Overall I enjoyed this movie and yes I am glad that I watched it but I wish the producers and people involved in the movie would have shown it to a test audience first and then took notes.

Hopefully next time if they do a sequel maybe they can take this on board.

This film could have easily had a six rating rather than a four if they didn't mess up the second half.

I started watching this with low expectations: a dvd with a lame non-specific Halloween'ish title and a ditto dull cover, promising a third-rate wannabe horror flick with bad acting, but hopefully good for some laughs. Well, to be honest I was pleasantly surprised. Sure, it's obviously a very low budget thing, it's on all cinematographic accounts small and non-pretentious, the very few special effects are extremely simple. But it still succeeded in entertaining me and keeping me on the edge of my chair for the whole 90 minutes!

This is due to a solid script, a good pace and effective direction and editing, making it in spite of the absence of expensive FX and CGI genuinely scary. Amy Groening and T. Thomason, playing the major characters, are attractive to watch and do a fine job, both acting very natural and easy. And the sober musical score in combination with tension-filled silences is exactly right to create the needed sinister and ominous atmosphere.

In short: in spite of its obvious limitations worthwhile and gladly recommended.

For a modern day horror movie, definitely above average. It had a a couple of characteristics that most lack: A little charm and a couple of likable characters. In most horror movies today you root for the slasher, monster, or evil entity to dispatch all the loathsome and obnoxious "protagonists". The creepy factor was relatively high and the dialogue and acting was better than expected. Overall an entertaining little Halloween flick.

Considering the amount of terrible, schlocky, unfunny low budget horror out there, this one is actually pretty good. Original plot, good dialog, funny jokes and decent acting from a cast of unknowns make this eminently watchable. Effects were minimal and not great but didn't detract from the fun. Some great creepy moments too. You could do much worse.