I always find it amusing when a DVD displays the warning 'contains scenes of mild peril'—it's such a weak description; on the other hand, it's a phrase that perfectly suits Vacation of Terror, which spends an hour and a half delivering such tepid thrills as—those of a nervous disposition, steel your nerves—electric lights mysteriously going on and off (shiver!), remote controlled cars driving themselves (eeeek!), a creepy doll moving its eyes (yikes!), snakes appearing from nowhere (arrrrgghhhh!), slime covered mice in a fridge (swoon) and—prepare yourself—blood running down a wall (OMFG!!!!).
These far from bowel-loosening sights occur when a middle-class Mexican family decide to spend some time at the creepy country house inherited by the father and fall foul of the spirit of a vengeful witch burned at the stake 100 years earlier. Trapped inside the doll discovered at the bottom of property's well by daughter Gabby, the witch channels her malevolent powers through the little girl, but proves to be no Hermione Granger when it comes magic: she fails to do away with even one of the characters before being destroyed by flames once again when the doll ends up in the fireplace.
Directed by René Cardona III (a third generation movie director, who clearly hasn't learnt much from his elders), Vacation of Terror is not in the slightest bit scary, boasts terrible performances and risible special effects (wires clearly visible in some shots), and fails to even get hot niece Paulina (Gabriela Hassle) topless. In other words, as a horror film, it's a massive fail, and is only just watchable for a few laughs.
These far from bowel-loosening sights occur when a middle-class Mexican family decide to spend some time at the creepy country house inherited by the father and fall foul of the spirit of a vengeful witch burned at the stake 100 years earlier. Trapped inside the doll discovered at the bottom of property's well by daughter Gabby, the witch channels her malevolent powers through the little girl, but proves to be no Hermione Granger when it comes magic: she fails to do away with even one of the characters before being destroyed by flames once again when the doll ends up in the fireplace.
Directed by René Cardona III (a third generation movie director, who clearly hasn't learnt much from his elders), Vacation of Terror is not in the slightest bit scary, boasts terrible performances and risible special effects (wires clearly visible in some shots), and fails to even get hot niece Paulina (Gabriela Hassle) topless. In other words, as a horror film, it's a massive fail, and is only just watchable for a few laughs.