What's with all the alternate names? In England this film is known as 'Tantrums', but that isn't even listed on the IMDb. Did the backers decide to change the title every time it flopped in a different country in a vain effort to cover their tracks? Seeing how bad it is, it wouldn't surprise me..
A hotel. Snowy wilderness. 6 dumb adults. Five psychotic kids. Oh, the poor dears are stuck in the cold! Let's give them a place to stay! However, this is the worse decision they could have possibly made. For these budding young Charlie Mansons are murderous killers, and they leave no prisoners in their wake. The grown-ups end up, in no particular order: boiled in bathtubs, axed in the back, slit through the throat and yep, you guessed it.. hung from the rafters.
In an effort to stave off criticism of child exploitation, actual exposure of gore is kept to a minimum. Unfortunately, this makes the editing distinctly choppy, and ruins any potential excitement generated by these scenes. It doesn't help that the victims are so clueless they might as well sign their own death warrants. I cannot recall a film in living memory where the deceased were so stupid. Also, what was with the oft-repeated playground-style background music? If this was supposed to heighten the suspense, I'm sorry.. the incessant noise is just distracting and annoying. Combine that with dismal acting and the pointless slow-motion camera-work, and you have yourself a real waste of time. Watch Bloody Birthday instead.. a movie with a similar plot but 10x better execution. 2/10
A hotel. Snowy wilderness. 6 dumb adults. Five psychotic kids. Oh, the poor dears are stuck in the cold! Let's give them a place to stay! However, this is the worse decision they could have possibly made. For these budding young Charlie Mansons are murderous killers, and they leave no prisoners in their wake. The grown-ups end up, in no particular order: boiled in bathtubs, axed in the back, slit through the throat and yep, you guessed it.. hung from the rafters.
In an effort to stave off criticism of child exploitation, actual exposure of gore is kept to a minimum. Unfortunately, this makes the editing distinctly choppy, and ruins any potential excitement generated by these scenes. It doesn't help that the victims are so clueless they might as well sign their own death warrants. I cannot recall a film in living memory where the deceased were so stupid. Also, what was with the oft-repeated playground-style background music? If this was supposed to heighten the suspense, I'm sorry.. the incessant noise is just distracting and annoying. Combine that with dismal acting and the pointless slow-motion camera-work, and you have yourself a real waste of time. Watch Bloody Birthday instead.. a movie with a similar plot but 10x better execution. 2/10