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Yeah, another Mycho production. I just watched one of these the other night, The Haunting of Molly Bannister, and it was completely and utterly ineffective. I gave it 3 stars based on unintentional laughs (and one foxy Brit). Fortunately, Dani Thompson makes a return appearance in Pandamonium. Writer/director MJ Dixon tries his hand at the slasher this time around, with pretty sub-par results.

This one involves the biggest possible lecherous corporate d-bags imaginable (admittedly, characters you want to see die), and a bunch of very average to below average looking strippers (plus one ex-stripper the leeches inexplicably go berserk for). Oh, save for you Dani! You're alright with me, cookie. Also of note, there isn't a stripper in this movie who comes even CLOSE to getting naked.

So there's this young guy who it's his first day on the job (He repeats his name when he introduces himself, and the Head Idiot calls him Daniel Daniel for the remainder of the film. And thus sets the bar for the level of humor in this), and the ex-stripper ("Legs," whose legs are actually kind of short) is having her first day as well. The story pretty much revolves around these two.

The corporate guys on level 6 throw this "crazy" party (er, that's how they try to sell it), and act like colossal imbeciles. Then the strippers show up with attitudes, and refuse to strip (but one might sleep with you with her clothes on). Subsequently, the killer shows up, and somehow, some way manages to lock down the entire floor. Better still, he wears a big panda head. Why is he killing all these people? Why does he wear a panda head? None of this is explained.

Oh man, the infantile stabs at humor. The panda killer has a "witty" remark for each of his kills. I can safely say every one would make Arnold Schwarzenegger blush.

Not a lot works in this. Gore? Not really. Foxy ladies? Not really. Clever wordplay? Not really. Engaging protagonists? Not really. Logical story with twists and turns? Sorry. A killer with a backstory? You get the idea. 4 stars because I like slashers, and gawking at Dani Thompson.

Is there such a thing as an MJ Dixon fanboy? Both these disastrous movies are met with primarily glowing reviews on here. Financial stakes? Worked on the project? Friends of his? Your guess is as good as mine.

For fans of bad movies and even worse puns, on the lookout for low quality entertainment, your luck is in because someone went and made 'pandamonium'. Why is another matter. From the outset m j Dixon's film wears its ineptitude like a badge of honor, the acting was so bad that I was convinced that this was originally a foreign movie and the actors were dubbed into the English language. The dialogue is no better,it seemed like it was authored by a lobotomised ex lads mag journalist. The biggest crime of all however is the attempts at humour, for a supposed horror comedy, the jokes were painfully unfunny, consisting of puns that were so inane and witless, they make Freddy Krueger sound like Stephen fry in comparison. The horror elements were so meh, they are barely worth mentioning. 'pandamonium' may have amused it's creators whilst coming up with its pun based title, but I have a more apt,pun based title for this movie : 'unbearable '

Ever wanted to see workplace misogyny get dismantled by a bad pun spewing killer with a panda mask? Took this on as a mystery movie challenge-no research, didn't even read the back of the case...The acting is rough across the board, and every character, even the "heroes", are pretty unlikeable. The kills are mostly disappointing, with effects where you can tell the knife isn't actually doing anything. There are even scenes where you catch filming equipment sneaking in or causing audio issues. And those puns...after every kill. Not a single one lands, and they all feel forced. I didn't hate watching it, but man, this one's rough.

The office men in this film are wild caricatures of the stereotypical misogynist office worker, and I don't like them... not even a bit, but we really aren't supposed to... The film is much more of a comedy than expected; I know, I know, killer in a panda mask and you expect big drama and such? Well we do get a surprisingly emotional performance from Arielle, one scene near the middle and she really sells it... give this girl some type of award because she earned it... Loved the Panda killer too; he's not the silent antagonist of typical slasher films, and this is far beyond the typical slasher film... he always has a "dad joke" level quip for his kills and I will not apologize for loving it

This may be the best film from this studio I have seen yet and you should buy it...

I have seen some awful movies this year and have wanted to switch off at many points but at no point in this film did I want to switch off.

It is low budget but is well filmed, has decent acting and some rather bizarre and witty dialogue "oh you cut my **** off, i think i will go and die!" , "classic stripper move" , "yes i am definitely going to die" "overtime can be such a killer" - so bizarre and unusual in its concept and the Panda outfit adds quite a sinister element so in my humble opinion it does rather well and I never found it boring as the other reviewers have but then I like things that are out of the ordinary / off the wall / imaginative, call it what you will but this is easily an above average British Comedy Horror slasher!

Actually not as bad as people are making out!

Lee Mark Jones for some inexplicable reason is the standout for me , he was truly bizarrely funny!

Great movie. We need more movies like this. Felt like it was worthy of at least something like channel 4.

This film is hilarious.

Sometimes you take a chance on something like this and have low expectations, but boy was this a funny film. The jokes never stop, like 'Ever'.

Some sickly funny one liners and some awesome and inventive kills make this one to watch and one death in-particular had me literally falling off the chair laughing. Mix with that some lovely looking ladies and WOW!!! Top stuff.

Highly Recommended.

P.S. Drinking throughout will effect your enjoyment levels. This is a proper drunk with your buddies movie.

It feels a bit like this whole movie was built on a weak and contrived pun to put a killer panda in its own slasher. And I'm totally okay with that! The cast did great, I dig the light social commentary and the fun lighting. The kills are nothing to write home about, but as others have stated, this is a very underrated - if not outstanding- indie horror romp that never takes itself too seriously. Don't be Bamboozled by all the bad ratings, it's far from unbearable.

A lot of fun, beautifully produced. Strippers, a serial killer and a most unpleasant collection of businessmen getting dispatched. What's not to like?

What's not to like about a serial killer who likes to target strippers while wearing a giant panda head.

Shoe string budget horror with some fun 80's style cheesy one liners.

If you like low budget, daft horror, then you are in for a treat. I certainly do.

The score is ludicrously low for this film, I'm baffled. Do people not have a sense of humour no more? I came here just to review it.

Funny, gory, some fit birds, what more do people want from horror films?

10Stars

Classic in the making

This film is pretty much what you'd expect with a title like this.

Slasher walks around building killing attractive people for 90 minutes.

But they dating in the final fight scene REALLY impressed. So good. Like something out of 300. I'm a sucker for slow motion fight scenes.

Some proper cring-worthy lines though.

Its been a while since I've seen a film this funny, This movie is hilarious.

Especially the lead girls Oriana Charles and Dani Thompson, I've been a big fan of the latter for some time and also really loved the character she played in this one.

Really great comedy/horror movie with lots of heart.

OK Pandamonium may be a formulaic serial killer movie, but its well executed and devastatingly funny, with some killer lines delivered with deadly precision (see what I did there) . James Harmer-Morton is suitably obnoxious as the leader of the 6th floor's senior partners, he reminded of Douglas Reynholm of The IT Crowd as played by Matt Berry, only completely out of control. The rest of them are so outrageously sexist and arrogant that its just an absolute delight to see them butchered in a variety of inventive ways by the Panda headed killer, who as a bonus supplies a suitably appropriate wisecrack like a pyschopathic Roger Moore playing James Bond. The strippers are delightfully cynical about taking the money for the extras while Arielle and Daniel make a likeable final girl (with a secret) and boy.

Loved it! Strippers, drug crazed would be playboys, a panda masked killer all done in the best possible distaste! Whats not to love? A cult classic for the Indie horror genre

I'm still laughing thinking about this now.

Some of jokes are brilliant, some made me cringe, but I kind of enjoyed that element of it as well. Some the jokes are proper cringy, or like Arnie jokes, but I had a great time. Possibly the most fun i've had with a film this year.

Some of it was very confusing, but the jokes kept me entertained. It was only when I got to the end that I discovered that its actually part of another film series called Slasher House (It says it at the end credits)... weird after credits scene though.

A great angle to have a killer panda! Love the twists (don't want to spoil things so will not say) and great comedy too. All delivered by a great cast and an amazing leading lady perfromance! Horrors with comedy can often loose their way trying to shoe horn comedy in but this tight script shot mainly in an office building at a night party is briliantly filmed and it flows through a whole evening (mainly) follwing one death after another with well scripted funny lines being nailed in their delivery by a strong cast. Effects are great and there is plenty of blood and a few twists to surprise! And make sure you watch till after the credits!!! This is a good film to watch anythime! Perfect for horror fans who like a lighthearted script!

Caught Pandamonium at its world premiere at Horror on Sea in 2020. Mycho always have their film premieres at HOS and theres always a buzz when they do. I have to say this is definitely one of their best features - theres generally humour in their films, but Pandamonium steps this up a notch and is a full on Horror-Comedy without actually being a parody.

Every kill comes with a pun, for talking heads fans theres an amazing bit where the killer finishes off someones sentence with a lyric and it got a big laugh! The cast are all really game and actually probably has their best defined set of characters yet - theres several who really stand out as not wanting anything bad to happen to them - the characters played by Oriana Charles, Charlie Bond, Charlie Clarke, Dani Thompson and Will Jones stick out particularly as ones you hope make it to the end.

Theres an awesome cameo from Martin W Payne at the start and it has one of the best set-ups I've seen in a long time - cant spoil it, but when he gets to say his first line, its hilarious!

On the other side of the spectrum James Hamer-Morton is spectacularly dastardly and David Hon Ma Chu's physicality and one-liner timing are amazing as the stripper ripper himself. As I say though the whole cast are on-point and really do deliver excellent work here.

The film also never forgets to be scary and is brilliantly directed by MJ Dixon. Well done to all involved.

I went into pandamonium expecting all the charm of a low budget slasher film where a man dressed as a panda kills people. And the film was about a man dressed as a panda who kills people. My only gripe is that there was no reason for it to be a panda, no real theming, nobody was killed with bamboo. It just happens to be a panda mask, i dont even remember there being a panda themed pun. The movie knows what it is and what it wanted to be and I think ultimately succeeds at what it sets out to do. I hope in the sequel they lean into the panda aspect more, but perhaps thats like complaining that Jason Voorhees isnt hockey themed enough.