The Funhouse takes a little while to get to the action, but wit the simple line, "Let's spend the night at the Funhouse," the fun begins. (Poster via - Movies Online)
Plot via IMDB:
Four teenage friends spent the night in a carnival funhouse and are stalked by a deformed man in a frankenstein mask.
Inside of the funhouse, the teens begin to...explore each other, but they are interrupted by a scene below and we are introduced to the villain of the flick. A deformed man in a very, very shitty Frankenstein costume. After watching him kill a woman, and having their sex buzz killed, they (of course) stumble into his lair and eventually make the stupid mistake of taking carny money. The rest is bloody history.
The pacing of this movie is pretty fuckin slow. I don't know if it was deliberate, because carnivals are creepy or what, but damn, the build-up was a bitch. When the killin' starts, however, shit gets real and while it definitely does not validate the wait, it does leave you feeling somewhat satisfied.
I expected The Funhouse, to be an enjoyably bad flick and at 3am the concept of a "night of terror" inside of a Funhouse was too good to pass up. What I got was a lengthy bad flick which only got enjoyable after people started to die. In classic B movie style, there is nudity, sex, stupid teens, and of course comedy both intentional and unintentional. I just wish it didn't take so long to get to the action.
***Bonus: Eli Roth is set to produce/direct a remake (via Screencrave)***
Violence? Yup. But its not a slasher flick, so you shouldn't expect too much.
Explosions? Nope
Nudity? It exists. I'll leave it at that.
0 comments:
Post a Comment