Game of Death

When you read the synopsis, you know you're not getting A Grade horror.

It was entertaining, lots of blood, funny in parts and bust strange. I still don't get the wierd make out scene between brother and sister - I literally had to rewind the movie and watch the beginning again in case I was wrong about them being related... I was not.

Anyway, if you have time to kill definitely watch it. Teenagers are idiots.

Medicore film of obnoxious teens who find a game and then have to kill people or else they die. Tries to bring some ethical and moral aspects to the situation, but given the plastic and superficial nature of the characters, the moral aspects of the film fall flat. Excessive gore in the beginning, sexual behavior that is pointless, and then other odd elements that bring nothing to the script. Ho hum.

If you've seen the trailer or read the synopsis, it should already be pretty obvious why this movie is inherently bad. The premise, while somewhat original, is preposterous, the lines and performances are frequently cringe worthy, and its overall vibe is just dumb. However, it does look surprisingly good given an obvious low budget, and it manages to walk a fine between not taking itself too seriously and intentionally being bad. Overall, it just feels like a bunch of kids got together and had a great time pouring fake blood on each other, and if you have an appreciation for a gratuitous bloodbath, it's not impossible to enjoy that on some level.

Lots of awesome executed deaths with lots of blood splattering all around. Story is simple. Kill or die. Will watch again.

The good: the director has influences that are evident, sporadically. Carpenter, King and Cameron maybe even some Tarantino type style can be seen here and there. Mixed with some animation that makes for humor, intentional or not. The bad: the script is horrible. The acting is sub to the point that you wonder if that is intentional too. The idea has been done before with most horror movies involving youth. There's a message to be unpacked, but the delivery of the movie is so bad...do you want to unpack it?