Motor Home Massacre

This is why people think horror films are such a joke, this one proves it all. It's stupid characters, dumb bimbo women and stupid gore and a killer who right away is figured out. I swear this film had Lion's Gate behind it. I can't believe what is on the mind of some writers and directors. Could we once get back to what makes a horror film superb? Good character development, good story line, suspense, that too hard? I didn't have sympathy towards the victims, I cheered they were killed off. I can't believe some horror films direct to DVD or video. Take time writing out characters and brainstorm ideas. Even the old 80's were better than this one.

The plot of "Motor Home Massacre" is pretty simple:a group of seven young friends climb aboard a vintage RV headed for a fun-filled weekend in the woods called Black Creek Park until they encounter a night-vision goggled,machete-wielding psychopath.I must admit that I did laugh few times during the film.However the acting is horrid,the story itself is silly and routine and the gore effects are extremely weak.The characters are some of the dumbest in the horror genre history.Thankfully the last twenty minutes are a constant flood of plot twists and laughs.Unfortunately there are far too many scenes of the characters just sitting around and endlessly delivering stupid one-liners,so there's absolutely no suspense conjured up and sustained.The murder sequences are ineptly handled and there's not a single valid scare to be found anywhere.4 out of 10.

When you go into a film like "Motor Home Massacre", you expect to see either: 1) A surprisingly well crafted film that actually delivers some genuine suspense, even if it is low budget. (Extremely unlikely.) or 2) A movie that makes you burst out in peals of laughter at the sheer ridiculousness of it all.

What we have here is a case of the second option. Basically, the story concerns a group of kids who are portrayed in the crudest possible stereotypes that you'd expect in a "dead teenager" film. They go camping, and have a fateful encounter with a machete wielding maniac.

That's it, pretty much. The villain doesn't even use a chainsaw for the killings, which was odd, being that there's a bloody chainsaw on the cover of the DVD. One of those little things that makes you go "Hmmm..." The direction, atmosphere, and acting in this film ranks somewhere in between a softcore porn film you'd see on Cinemax at two in the morning, and a film class project made by high school students.

That's not to say that there wasn't anything about "Motor Home Massacre" that I didn't enjoy. One memorable part involving a gas station cashier and the soon-to-be machete meat had me in stitches. "What kind of troubles?" "DEAD PEOPLE TROUBLES." Whoever wrote the script for this film was a mad genius.

contrary to previous comments left about this movie by the very well "informed" movie goer lions gate did not produce the film and in truth had nothing to do with the movie until after the movie was filmed produced and released; however i can agree the film was very awful. Given the circumstanced of the film that it was filmed with all amateur actors that were all from the Atlanta area i thought it was decent in that respect. Also in the casting of Lincoln was a brilliant move on the directors part for Todd Herring. He brought an aura to the character and given his extremely white background he played the part of the wigger rather well. But i do not recommend the movie to anyone

This film could have been a return to form for the slasher genre. With a plot similar to so many of the 80's slasher gems, I had at least some hope for this film when I popped it into my DVD player. Sadly, those hopes quickly vanished as I began to watch amateur,sloppy film-making at it's worst. And that is really too bad, because with a better director and production team, and certainly better actors, this film could have been decent. Hell, I could have made this a better film with everything I noticed that was wrong.

The plot is simple slasher cliché: a group of friends take a motorhome trip for the weekend, only to come upon a campsite, where the night before a couple was brutally butchered. They are told since they *may* be suspects, that they need to stay put. It isn't long before they begin getting picked off one by one by a ridiculous looking masked killer. The filmmakers seem confused about what kind of film they really want to be making: a comedy? a slasher film? a drama? This leads to many scenes that could have and should have been suspenseful becoming a laughable mess. Suspense is lacking throughout the entire film, particularly in key scenes when suspense should have been crucial. The setting of the film is actually pretty creepy, and a better director would have capitalized on that. Instead, most of the film's action takes place in well-lit areas that seem to be right off the side of the road. There are virtually NO stalk sequences, which should be a staple to any good slasher flick. There are also some pretty large plot holes and goofs...the most obvious being the disappearing and reappearing vest and tie combo of the main male lead. From reading other reviews here, I am glad to know I am not the only one that noticed that. Which leads me to wonder if the director and editor even watched the film after they shot it. After all, if I and others could spot this on our first viewing, it should have been painfully obvious to the crew. And the scene at the end where this same male lead gets attacked and hacked on the chest and arms about 2 dozen times with a large machete, only to appear with just a few spots of blood on his arms is just TOO ridiculous to ignore.

The acting is pretty bad, from every one involved. Laughably bad, at some points.

It's really sad that this film COULD have been a lot better. With a name like "Motor Home Massacre," slasher fans should at least expect to see a decent movie. And what takes place in this film is hardly a massacre.........Please don't waste time or money on this unless you want to witness how NOT to make a slasher film. A huge disappointment. 2 out of 10