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.
