The 80's were rife with generic slasher flicks and sadly this is one of them. I however thought it wouldn't be for two reasons.
For a start Happy Birthday to Me was the most successful Canadian film ever! For a couple of months that is until Porky's took that title.
Second because it was specifically advertised for its 6 shocking kills, each more inventive and brutal than the last. Because "Machetes are boring", in fact this was a prominent title that gets mentioned in relation to the video "Nasties" epidemic of the 80's.
Let me be clear the deaths aren't shocking, they're barely inventive. They're semi-cut away, minimal blood and honestly really tame stuff. How this could have offended anyone is beyond me.
The plot tells the convoluted story of a girl dealing her dark past while her friends systematically begin to go missing. Could there possibly be a connection? *Yawn*.
The plot is cliched and very 80's, it's not very interesting, doesn't come together very well and the finale is pants.
There are so very many movies of this ilk from around this time, and most are better.
The Good:
A couple of great scenes
The Bad:
Some really confusing logic
Dissapointing kills
Entirely muddled
For a start Happy Birthday to Me was the most successful Canadian film ever! For a couple of months that is until Porky's took that title.
Second because it was specifically advertised for its 6 shocking kills, each more inventive and brutal than the last. Because "Machetes are boring", in fact this was a prominent title that gets mentioned in relation to the video "Nasties" epidemic of the 80's.
Let me be clear the deaths aren't shocking, they're barely inventive. They're semi-cut away, minimal blood and honestly really tame stuff. How this could have offended anyone is beyond me.
The plot tells the convoluted story of a girl dealing her dark past while her friends systematically begin to go missing. Could there possibly be a connection? *Yawn*.
The plot is cliched and very 80's, it's not very interesting, doesn't come together very well and the finale is pants.
There are so very many movies of this ilk from around this time, and most are better.
The Good:
A couple of great scenes
The Bad:
Some really confusing logic
Dissapointing kills
Entirely muddled