Starring: Kyle Lupo, Anika C. McFall, Matt Dallas, Joanna Suhl, Miles Davis
Directed by: Alex Pucci
Story: A group of kids break down while driving down a remote forest road.
After a disturbing night alone in the woods, they stumble upon Camp Hiawatha
in full swing and packed with seemingly happy teenagers. However, the teens
and the camp itself are strangely trapped back in 1981. The clothes, the music,
the hair, and the attitudes are 24 years back in time. The campers are forced to
relive the same day and night over and over again. The night when a silent killer
stalked the camp silencing campers and counselors one by one. The kids from
the present struggle to understand and help the teens from 1981 break free of
the curse. Working together both time-periods begin to learn about the
different worlds from which they come and what it will take for all of them to
survive.
Review:
Camp Slaughter a.k.a Camp Daze directed by Alex Pucci is a low-budget
modern homage to the days of 80's camp slasher films. The film begins with
your typical camp scene from the 1980's. The counselors strumming his guitar,
the kids are singing and the marshmellows are roasting. Everything seems just
radical until murder and mayhem breaks loose among the campers! Cut to
2005. Four twenty some things are driving along and get lost after taking a
shortcut (sound familiar?). Suddenly day becomes night and strange some
things are happening all around the vehicle. They hear screams, see darting
images, and blood and dirt are gradually covering the car. They fall asleep and
awaken to a bright and sunny day in a time warp right back to 1980's. The four
guests are shown around by a group of colorful campers and counselors.
They swim, they eat, they mention the Internet and get an array of blank
stares. They wonder where their car is and why the hell the tow truck isn't
coming along. They soon discover as night falls upon them that this camp has
been stuck reliving the same night for 24 years after a massacre that took
place in 1981. The counselors beg them for their help. Despite it's low budget, I
did enjoy the movie and it kept my interest. The death scenes were very
reminiscent to the Friday the 13th series, and Jason was of course mentioned
throughout the film. During the movie there are very few sound effects which
makes it difficult to really get into the action and gore. The DVD transfer is very
poor and the images are stretched out and slightly distorted.
The special effects weren't done well, the blood was too red, the latex was
clearly visible, and if you ever decide to do a hanging scene make sure you're
not showing the separate rope around the guys waist that's being used to
hoist him off his feet. The acting was decent. There was some great comic relief
by Anika C. McFall who's bad ass attitude made me feel like I was watching an
episode of The Berni Mac Show but with more profanity. I recognized Kyle Lupo
right away from Devin Hamilton's film BIRTH RITE, and he is a very promising
young actor who's appeared on a few other low budget flicks and the t.v. show
WILDFIRE. Overall, I felt this movie was a good attempt at bringing us back to
classics although I don't think it quite got there. Maybe next time.
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Overall: 5/10
Directed by: Alex Pucci
Story: A group of kids break down while driving down a remote forest road.
After a disturbing night alone in the woods, they stumble upon Camp Hiawatha
in full swing and packed with seemingly happy teenagers. However, the teens
and the camp itself are strangely trapped back in 1981. The clothes, the music,
the hair, and the attitudes are 24 years back in time. The campers are forced to
relive the same day and night over and over again. The night when a silent killer
stalked the camp silencing campers and counselors one by one. The kids from
the present struggle to understand and help the teens from 1981 break free of
the curse. Working together both time-periods begin to learn about the
different worlds from which they come and what it will take for all of them to
survive.
Review:
Camp Slaughter a.k.a Camp Daze directed by Alex Pucci is a low-budget
modern homage to the days of 80's camp slasher films. The film begins with
your typical camp scene from the 1980's. The counselors strumming his guitar,
the kids are singing and the marshmellows are roasting. Everything seems just
radical until murder and mayhem breaks loose among the campers! Cut to
2005. Four twenty some things are driving along and get lost after taking a
shortcut (sound familiar?). Suddenly day becomes night and strange some
things are happening all around the vehicle. They hear screams, see darting
images, and blood and dirt are gradually covering the car. They fall asleep and
awaken to a bright and sunny day in a time warp right back to 1980's. The four
guests are shown around by a group of colorful campers and counselors.
They swim, they eat, they mention the Internet and get an array of blank
stares. They wonder where their car is and why the hell the tow truck isn't
coming along. They soon discover as night falls upon them that this camp has
been stuck reliving the same night for 24 years after a massacre that took
place in 1981. The counselors beg them for their help. Despite it's low budget, I
did enjoy the movie and it kept my interest. The death scenes were very
reminiscent to the Friday the 13th series, and Jason was of course mentioned
throughout the film. During the movie there are very few sound effects which
makes it difficult to really get into the action and gore. The DVD transfer is very
poor and the images are stretched out and slightly distorted.
The special effects weren't done well, the blood was too red, the latex was
clearly visible, and if you ever decide to do a hanging scene make sure you're
not showing the separate rope around the guys waist that's being used to
hoist him off his feet. The acting was decent. There was some great comic relief
by Anika C. McFall who's bad ass attitude made me feel like I was watching an
episode of The Berni Mac Show but with more profanity. I recognized Kyle Lupo
right away from Devin Hamilton's film BIRTH RITE, and he is a very promising
young actor who's appeared on a few other low budget flicks and the t.v. show
WILDFIRE. Overall, I felt this movie was a good attempt at bringing us back to
classics although I don't think it quite got there. Maybe next time.
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Overall: 5/10
Genres: Comedy, Horror
Rated: R
Country: USA
Year: 2005
Runtime: 94 minutes
Studio: Lightning Ent.
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Rated: R
Country: USA
Year: 2005
Runtime: 94 minutes
Studio: Lightning Ent.
IMDB Page
Amazon Page
Online since: February 20th, 2006
Review done by: Michelle Fatale
