Hooptober day 4

A very suspenseful slasher dripping with luscious Mexican gothic. 

The grave robbing scene is a masterclass in atmosphere, with its wind and rain. The opening scene really sets the tone.

The main, grave-robbing, teen characters we are introduced to are really fun and compelling. I love their costume design and I’m happy with our final duo.

The moments of gore are really cool, especially that jaw-dropping scene in the prison cell, and the kills were great, but honestly I cared more about the main characters than the kills. The killer’s design is also really good and fits the tone.

The only thing that brings this down from a 5 to a 4 is that the 4 main grave-robbing characters we are introduced to are put aside in the second act, and the film decides to focus on generic characters, with the main characters only ever fully taking the wheel again in the last 10-15 minutes. I feel like the main characters had a lot going for them. I feel like you can still add fodder characters for kills while still keeping the main characters in focus. 

Honestly, that’s my only problem with the film. This film is a blast. Great atmosphere, great gore and a great time was had.

Hooptober day 4

A very suspenseful slasher dripping with luscious Mexican gothic. 

The grave robbing scene is a masterclass in atmosphere, with its wind and rain. The opening scene really sets the tone.

The main, grave-robbing, teen characters we are introduced to are really fun and compelling. I love their costume design and I’m happy with our final duo.

The moments of gore are really cool, especially that jaw-dropping scene in the prison cell, and the kills were great, but honestly I cared more about the main characters than the kills. The killer’s design is also really good and fits the tone.

The only thing that brings this down from a 5 to a 4 is that the 4 main grave-robbing characters we are introduced to are put aside in the second act, and the film decides to focus on generic characters, with the main characters only ever fully taking the wheel again in the last 10-15 minutes. I feel like the main characters had a lot going for them. I feel like you can still add fodder characters for kills while still keeping the main characters in focus. 

Honestly, that’s my only problem with the film. This film is a blast. Great atmosphere, great gore and a great time was had.

An NWA film club showing and what a blast!

An NWA film club showing and what a blast!

Mexican slasher films rule. Especially loved the spooky medieval shit going on at the beginning— need to find an entire movie based around that.

Mexican slasher films rule. Especially loved the spooky medieval shit going on at the beginning— need to find an entire movie based around that.

Classic premise. Takes a little bit to heat up but oh boy the last 30 minutes really hit. The gore is impressive and everything really just works. My one major complaint is the score is really lacking. During big scenes they tend to stick to one which was almost comically bad, like someone stepping on an accordion repeatedly in the most monotonous way. A fun way to spend 90 minutes but by no means a classic.

Classic premise. Takes a little bit to heat up but oh boy the last 30 minutes really hit. The gore is impressive and everything really just works. My one major complaint is the score is really lacking. During big scenes they tend to stick to one which was almost comically bad, like someone stepping on an accordion repeatedly in the most monotonous way. A fun way to spend 90 minutes but by no means a classic.

Finishing off hooptober with the VS blu of this excellent film. I like Don’t Panic but I think it’s a little rough. Cemetery Of Terror was a revelation, so I blind bought this and it delivers exactly what I expected, taking the Halloween fun of Cemetery and twisting it into a heavy metal album cover. This is Frazetta’s axeman enacting satanic slasher vengeance. It’s Mexican and 80s to the max. The Friday the 13th to Panic’s NOES and Cemetery’s… ROTLD? Thriller? Whatever. All 3 have the vibe of ur-horror as in they’re such horror movies they feel like the movie within a movie. This is what the babysitter turns off when it’s time for the kids to go to bed, the cursed film that infects theater goers, the film that drives its editor or sound designer to madness, etc. Rich in entertainment value and short on bullshit. Iconic and generic. Uzis and cursed battle axes.

Finishing off hooptober with the VS blu of this excellent film. I like Don’t Panic but I think it’s a little rough. Cemetery Of Terror was a revelation, so I blind bought this and it delivers exactly what I expected, taking the Halloween fun of Cemetery and twisting it into a heavy metal album cover. This is Frazetta’s axeman enacting satanic slasher vengeance. It’s Mexican and 80s to the max. The Friday the 13th to Panic’s NOES and Cemetery’s… ROTLD? Thriller? Whatever. All 3 have the vibe of ur-horror as in they’re such horror movies they feel like the movie within a movie. This is what the babysitter turns off when it’s time for the kids to go to bed, the cursed film that infects theater goers, the film that drives its editor or sound designer to madness, etc. Rich in entertainment value and short on bullshit. Iconic and generic. Uzis and cursed battle axes.