Starring: Jon-Mikl Thor
Director: John Fasano
I had another movie in mind for the last of 80s week but then I stumbled across this title. How could I not be intrigued?
This Canadian film is purported to have been filmed in a week on a shoestring budget and I can believe it. Jon-Mikl Thor, the wrestler-esque star, also wrote the screenplay and score as well as co-producing.
The story follows him and his band 'The Tritonz' as they go to a secluded farmhouse to hang out for a few weeks and work on their album (the barn has been converted into recording studio you see). Along with the band are their WAGs and all expect to have a rockin good time. What they don't know is that the house has a dark past and it's not long before they are beseiged by all manner of nasties.
2 minutes into the film I know I'm in for a complete shite fest when a gooey skeleton pops unconvincingly out of the oven. This is followed by a full FOUR MINUTES of shots of Thor driving his van listening to terrible music. I'm ready to turn it off.
The camera work is erratic, the incidental music is grating and though there are two extended sex scenes in the movie one was boring and the other one made me vomit in my mouth.
But hang in there it gets better.
I warmed up a little to the cheesy 80s metal band and this kept me watching a little longer. Then there are the monsters. The first one we see after the terrifying skeleton looks a lot like Tarka Dal of the Vindaloovian Empire*. Despite the unscary puppet monsters I couldn't help but notice that the film oozes enthusiasm and everyone seems to be having fun.
I'll admit it. The crap film started to grow on me. We've got demonic possession, a scary kid, squidgy monsters, big hair, glam rock, flesh eating and bad sex but nothing can compare to what comes next.
The ending. WTF?!
I don't do spoilers so I can only say - prepare to witness the most epic battle between good and evil the world has ever seen. The ending is so unexpected and so insane that this film went from terrible to fantastic in an instant. I had tears of laughter streaming down my face!
I have no fair way to score this movie. It defies rationalisation. The first hour deserves a 3/10 but the ending is off the charts. On balance I'm giving it 5/10 because although you must watch it you do have sit through a lot of garbage to get the good stuff.
*Red Dwarf Season 6, Episode 3
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