Shriekshow

My son is starting his love of horror films and I had to show him this wonderful local mid-atlantic offering. Cool location, fun cameos, and exactly the right balance of low budget/high reward.

Worth a quick mention is that Felissa's and Tuesday's roles were small bit parts with no real impact to the film. I think they were paid just enough to get their name on the box to try to help push this one. It worked; here I am. The opening credit roll is above average for this low-expectation sector, with clear video and nicely framed shots (Even as someone was dropping leaves right in front of the camera). It quickly found it's expected low footing when the actors showed up. Acting was iffy on some and ok on others. Nothing to call out on highly charismatic actors, outfits, or acting skills. Same for dialogue, script, or daring content. What did stand out was the quality of some of the outdoor props, Halloween decor, and set pieces here and there. Also, the third act was pretty decent, and make-up/effects were good minus the little girls squirming around trying to play dead... Ha! If you suffer from coulrophobia, it might be worth a view, at least the 3rd act.

I've been a fan of Fuzzy Monkey for a few years, and each release is an improvement in all areas: writing, acting, effects etc. I was in attendance at the premiere of Shriekshow and it was a great time and the cast and crew gave an excellent Q&A afterwards. You could tell this film was a labor of love and they genuinely had a good time making it, as I had a good time watching it.

Wooden acting performances, stereotypical characters, and bad editing make this a film that would be shown as an example of poor film making. This piece of drivel includes characters who have guns for no reason, that would be more at home in a failed TV pilot about mentally deficient police academy dropouts than in anything more intelligent. The director gives all his friends a part in a movie, and supplies them all with dialogue to highlight their lack of acting skills. It is one of those films that screams "Hey! Let's go out and buy new clothes and get our hair done, and pretend we are 16 years old, and make a movie without a script!" There are so many things wrong with this movie that a complete review would be longer than the actual film. I kept thinking this film would get better, but it got worse! . You would think that somewhere along the way one person... an actor, the director, the cameraman, or perhaps one of the liquor store employees would have trid to correct one small mistake, but there is no small mistake, as the entire movie is a mistake. The biggest mistake is the entire movie. Every so often you run ito a film that is a sleeper, but this thing should have been left in a coma! What a piece of crap! Don't waste time or 99 cents to see this. I felt like it needed something redeeming, and realized that burning the film in a campfire would have been more entertaining for me. In case you haven't caught my drift... run! Tell others to avoid it... it sucks the intellect right out of the viewer. "One stupid thing after another!" would have been a better title, or maybe "My friends at the laundromat make a movie while waiting for the clothes to dry.

I really enjoyed this movie alot. The scares and fx we're great too. The cast is amazing and it delivers lots of scares and if you like clowns...well there's plenty of them that'll creep you out.