...comes this collection of five tales of terror, related by the undead projectionist and staff of an abandoned drive-in theater! Guaranteed to remind you of days gone by (provided you are old enough!) where you and your sweetheart would cuddle whilst watching the B-movie of the week, or where your buddies (whom you stashed in the trunk) would crawl up through the seats with the bootleg beer you smuggled in.
Of particular note are the featurettes FALLING APART and THE WATCHER. I felt these two were the best of the bunch.
FALLING APART is about a socially conscious doctor who takes his Hippocratic Oath seriously and helps all, whether they be homeless or wealthy without regard to their inability to pay (and with several sharp commentaries on the nation's healthcare status). Unfortunately, he decides to help someone who is afflicted with some sort of sore and becomes sick himself, to the point where his flesh is falling off of him. He and his wife are then kidnapped by government agents (with an IC and a mini capacitor stuck to the sides of their heads - how camp!) and thereafter experimented on with a cure. This is a rather nasty episode.
THE WATCHER centers on a pair of couples off in the wilderness to have a good time, however the cannibal mutant on the loose in the woods has other ideas.
The special effects range form pure dumb to halfway decent and mirror exactly some of the effects of films of eras gone by. The Projectionist reminded me of The Cryptkeeper and the old days of Dr. Shock from WPHL-17 in Philadelphia, as well as the old Chiller Theater (with the 6-fingered hand!) programs.
This film was a tribute and was well-done. I am wagering that it was intended to be a little cheesy and that adds to its class!
Of particular note are the featurettes FALLING APART and THE WATCHER. I felt these two were the best of the bunch.
FALLING APART is about a socially conscious doctor who takes his Hippocratic Oath seriously and helps all, whether they be homeless or wealthy without regard to their inability to pay (and with several sharp commentaries on the nation's healthcare status). Unfortunately, he decides to help someone who is afflicted with some sort of sore and becomes sick himself, to the point where his flesh is falling off of him. He and his wife are then kidnapped by government agents (with an IC and a mini capacitor stuck to the sides of their heads - how camp!) and thereafter experimented on with a cure. This is a rather nasty episode.
THE WATCHER centers on a pair of couples off in the wilderness to have a good time, however the cannibal mutant on the loose in the woods has other ideas.
The special effects range form pure dumb to halfway decent and mirror exactly some of the effects of films of eras gone by. The Projectionist reminded me of The Cryptkeeper and the old days of Dr. Shock from WPHL-17 in Philadelphia, as well as the old Chiller Theater (with the 6-fingered hand!) programs.
This film was a tribute and was well-done. I am wagering that it was intended to be a little cheesy and that adds to its class!