Ha! This movie had been totally off my radar, but I was so very jonesing for a movie Friday night that I checked it out. And it was in 3D! A horror movie! After the first eyeball that popped out at me, I took to closing my eyes whenever there was going to be gore. Luckily, the movie usually telegraphed when the killer was going to show up, so it was easy to do. Listening to the movie's sound effects was icky enough. And hearing the audience's "yech", "ew!" and "that's disgusting" basically confirmed I was doing the right thing.
When my eyes were open, the movie was actually okay. Even somewhat original in places. Pleasantly surprising. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't completely dramatically sound. A bit like the filmmakers thought the audience wouldn't care about the bits that don't make sense as long as intestines appear to drop into their lap (I'm kind of sure that's what happened to one guy). But the best scene hands down was the woman in the obligatory sex scene. Naked as a jaybird, she runs out of the hotel room to confront the jerk who screwed her (literally and figuratively), then fights off the killer, still in the unabashed buff. I've long thought this was the way it should be. People waste precious time and energy looking for a bathrobe when a killer is coming after them in the bathtub or a shower. Don't go for your bathrobe -- get to the kitchen and go for a knife, or get to the garage and go for a nine iron. What do you care more about, your life or your modesty? Sadly it didn't end well for this ballsy babe. But at least she went out fighting. Verdict: Movie Rental if You Must
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