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Bored me to tears. Really the only thing going for 'Deer Camp '86' is a scene where some dorky guy gets a deer tick lodged in his ball sac, and removed by knife. As great as that probably sounds to your typical horror nut, it's not what you're thinking. No blood. No ball guts. Nuthin.

Mostly, this movie is a bunch of bros in the woods, drinking beer, shooting at deer, seeing some vague specter in the sights of their guns, and nothing happening. When something finally does happen, it's CGI junk.

Thank goodness I waited until it hit Prime. I would've been PO'd if I'd spent money to rent this. The people saying this is destined to become a cult classic either had a brain tumor for breakfast, or they were paid, or they don't many decent films. Sorry not sorry.

This straightforward short comes to us from conceptual artist and spfx master Dane Hallett. The plot: a concerned mum pays a visit to her junky son Dale (Travis Jeffrey from Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes). Mum wants Dale to visit his ailing dad while there's still time. Things get slimy and gross with the quickness. With tentacles! This short may not be subtle, but ... does it need to be? I like that it's easy to follow. The way Hallett merges body horror & addiction is cool. And, the monster design (brought to life by Odd Studio who worked on Alien Covenant with Hallett) is top shelf. Eager to see what Hallet does next.

Good movie? Not particularly. Then again, I suppose it depends on what you're looking for. If you want some mindless entertainment with a hunky lead about an ape-man who visits the big apple and sweeps an outlandishly beautiful/bright cabbie off her feet while finding his jungle friends who were kidnapped in the introduction ... this should do fine. At its heart, the story is something we've seen recycled by one trillion other films. It's the kind of movie that Mystery Science Theater would have a field day with, cuz it's just the right combination of high production values and crapola. Speaking of production values ... the photography is very easy on the eye. The soundtrack features Grace Jones and Warren Zevon. And, Tony Curtis plays the cabbie's lovable dad (also a PI which is convenient). Harmless Schlock.