Horror Hotel: The Movie

1hr 43 min I will never get back. If this got over a 6 rating, I really need to start making movies

Admittedly, I'm an easy mark for clever, shrewdly-made suspense vignettes like what we're given with "Horror Hotel The Movie."

Having grown up with an annual Twilight Zone Marathon televised on Los Angeles channel KTLA, I ate up Rod Serling's stuff three square for 24 hours at a pop (pre-"binge watching"). If you share in those same kind of surrealist, twisted delights, Horror Hotel The Movie is going to be right in the middle of the fairway for you.

This isn't major studio gloss: Instead, terrifically thoughtful and ideas-driven writing partner with rock-steady acting to provide the baseline production value, which is further bolstered by a timely and stand-out score. The perfect synthesis of independently-minded indie and mind-tripping sci fi, Horror Hotel The Movie is rock-solid though and through!

Horror Hotel is not a single movie but is rather a compilation of Twilight Zone type short stories. They are not really horror in the traditional sense in that they are not filled with gore, blood and violence but rather they are entertaining in a light and fun way. Horror Hotel will particularly appeal to anyone who loves camp. It is great escapist entertainment and is the sort that is best enjoyed over a pizza and a few drinks with a group of friends. It's clear that this is not a big budget production but the film makers have made great use of the resources they had. The special effects are well done and the acting, editing and sound are solid. Some of the stories work better than others but if you approach the movie with an open mind and are not expecting studio level action and effects you will find it an entertaining, zany ride with lots of twists and surprises.

It's well shot and super cute. Had me from the first story. The acting really makes it. Stylized performances, but not too much. The cast is extremely likable. Plus it's a nice change of pace to see a nice family friendly type of horror flick. Has kind of an Amazing Stories kind of vibe. There's so much camcorder crap clogging up Prime and Netflix it's refreshing to see a lower budget flick that actually tries. The music and sound is also top notch. The anthology format really works for it. Looking forwards to seeing more work from these filmmakers in the future. The anthology series continues dishing out short slices of sci-fi/horror/mystery tales with plenty of quirky characters and twisted endings. Aliens, psychos, brain robbers, clones and more are caught up in extraordinary situations at this mysterious hotel located in rural Georgia.

My quick rating - 0,4/10. This is the first time I actually wanted to give a zero rating to a flick. I found myself mad that I wouldn't turn it off. Poor trait to have when you watch so much but this regurgitation may have been the worst movie I have seen. There is not one single thing I can come up with to shed any light on why you would want to see this. Typically in anthology movies, some chapters are good, some bad. Goes with the territory of that style. How to actually consistently be so pathetic is beyond me. That achievement is the only decimal points this movie got, and that is for not straying from being utter garbage. I have no clue how they classified this movie to a genre in the slightest, the title makes no sense since there is absolutely no substance in the film. What others me about warning you people is a can't swear so you would get a good idea of how angry....OK. I'll stop. Point being if you are on a crusade to make your eyeballs want to commit suicide from within your own skull, find this movie and watch it. Or if you need to get back at someone, kidnap them and force them to watch this over and over again. If aliens are monitoring the earth, please understand that no one really rates this higher then 1 (zero being a non option) and those that do have a strange sense of humor. It cannot be because they were paid to say good things, they just want to trick others into watching it. Heck, my review alone has more substance and someone is most likely thinking "I gotta see just how bad this is" Well, you have been warned.