As a fan of Bruce Campbell in the Evil Dead series, I saw that he was in this film so bought it hoping for something similar. Unfortunately, there are no similarities between the films.
This is not really a horror film or a comedy - not really sure what it's supposed to be. It has very few funny moments, even though you're constantly thinking of Ash from Evil Dead and hoping for one of his one liners to liven things up. Wait all you like, it doesn't come - and to be fair, it's not Evil Dead so I shouldn't compare it but the cult of Bruce Campbell can't even save this film.
If you're a die hard Bruce Campbell fan, you'll probably like this film (and will have probably bought it already!) but it didn't really do it for me. It ended and I was left thinking what the plot was all about and why I just spent and hour and a half waiting for something to happen!
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Production Year: 1998 - Horror - Director: Steve Miner - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Michelle Williams, Adam Arkin, Adam Hann-Byrd, Janet Leigh, L.L. Cool J.
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Soho_Black 11.06.2008 21:22
I see you've posted this as a DVD review, but you've not mentioned the DVD features. Are there any extras? If so, what are they and are they any good? If you add to this, or if you change it to be posted as a "Film Only" review, which can be done by accessing "edit review" above the review and changing the drop down menu under the "Which format are you reviewing?" question at the bottom, please let me know and I'll re-rate.
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