Protraph Lack of good storyline.

Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

Dotbankey A lot of fun.

InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Stauffdante *SPOILERS throughout*Given that this film has more alternative titles than lead actors, I'd recommend that it be treated as an appropriately mish-mashed production. It's a pity that it misleads the viewer - nowhere are there the haunted houses or stained saws as the DVD box shows, and nor is it actually about a hotel, hostel, or house. The plot is more complex than the initial setup has us believe: Michael Dare, a cab-driver (Polk) is sent out to a fare that seemingly doesn't exist...and is beset by a homeless man who mumbles gibberish at him whilst beating himself up. Having successfully framed Dare for the attack, it's put to the prosecution team that Dare is suffering from a rage disorder, and needs clinical treatment. Fortunately,the Straun Institute is offering free clinical trials...Through woefully subtle (and often missed) shadowing, we see that the whole setup is aimed to ensure that GenTech, the company that Michael's whistleblowing father betrayed, is implicated throughout in his incarceration at the hands of Dr. Straun. It's here that the movie shows off its best cameos - John Kassir (best known as the voice of the Cryptkeeper from Tales from the Crypt) and Andrew Divoff (The genie from Wishmaster I & II). Kassir camps it up as Moe Moebius, a kind of modern- day Igor to Divoff's evil genius, Straun. Both play their roles well, but are hampered by poor direction, and a total lack of tension within the plot. The lack of horrific enough props (Dare is at one point menaced by an umbrella dotted with sponges) gives the clinic a total lack of menace. Even the 'gritty realism' of a warehouse setting doesn't lend anything to the overall hokey tone of the film. The scenes between Dare and Dr. Verger, a pretty young scientist, are possibly the only redeeming aspects of the film. Sex is a seller, so obviously 'enraged' sex is a bigger seller...right? The violence is minimal, and serves to underline the lack of dramatic tension. Though she may be sweet and geeky, Duff's character leaves the viewer almost as cold as Polk's does, lacking any depth. The obligatory horrific scenes at the end of the film are no revelation. In fact, the resolution of the film simply kills off a set of characters in one go, robbing the viewer of any chance to actually make any sense out of the film's premise. The special effects aren't overused, but given how unspectacular the film is, you might forgive them overloading on blood and gore. There is the obligatory mad science laboratory, filled with glowing ingredients and body parts. The 'monster in the cellar' is possibly the only valid claim for a SFX budget, and DiTillio labours on under layers of latex, grunting madly and gurning his way through the film. 'Monsters' aside, the overall effect is of a drama that somehow tried to stray into the territory of Creepshow (1982) and the like - but lacking the plot to let Divoff and Kassir inject a little horror into the plot and leave us rooting for the wishy-washy hero and heroine.

BloodTheTelepathicDog I have viewed a number of horror films produced by The Asylum and all have been duds. I actually bought this film because it boasts three stellar horror actors; Andrew Divoff, Denice Duff and John Kassir, but director Jeff Broadstreet lacks talent.The back of the DVD case is very inviting for horror fans such as myself. It states that this flick "creates a new level of gruesome, beyond that of Cronenberg's The Fly and Gordon's Re-Animator." It also has a bold WARNING stating that this film contains "scenes of graphic horror, violence and nudity." Well, the fact of the matter is that this film is closer to Curse 2 and Sreaming Dead than it is to the two legendary horror flicks it claims to resemble. As for the horror, violence and nudity... you get plenty more of that stuff by watching Cops on television.Much like the brilliant marketers of that awful smelling deodorant "Tag" the marketers here are the best part to this film. They give us juicy tidbits on the DVD case that lure us in to watching this garbage and ultimately slap us in the face and smile at us while they do it. Bastards! VIOLENCE: $$ (By no means "graphic" the violence and gore is quite tame. The gore you devoured in Re-Animator is not to be found here).NUDITY: $ (This does not fall into the "graphic" territory either. There are two sex scenes where we see next to nothing of the actors; i.e. all the naughty bits covered up. There is one decent scene of Duff's flawless contours but she is strategically placed to keep the moment from being a "graphic" display of nudity).STORY: $ (Wow! What an awful screenplay! Stephen Polk, writer and star, obviously used this screenplay as a ploy to get a little action with the lovely Denice Duff. The story begins interestingly enough but when Polk gets assigned to the hospital, where the story should elevate, it descends into mind-numbing territory. Polk has no business writing anything).ACTING: $$ (Divoff steals the show but Polk's amateurish writing abilities fail to flesh out an interesting character. Polk also writes Denice Duff's role as one dimensional, using her character simply as somebody for him to sleep with. Kassir, better known as the voice of the Crypt Keeper also does a fine job in his orderly role, but Polk, much like his writing skills, is a rudimentary actor at best. His "talents" coupled with poor direction from Broadstreet make for a wasted 88 minutes).

Michael O'Keefe Almost worth donkey dung. Based on actual events. Get real. A taxi driver, Michael Dare(Stephen Polk),accidentally harms a homeless man and instead of going to jail, his attorney(Karen Black)talks him into entering an anger management program. The program is carried out by Dr. Timothy Straun(Andrew Divoff), aka Dr. Rage, in an abandon warehouse. The beautiful Dr. Verger(Denice Duff)is his assistant that actually administers the treatments. Treatments? Painful injections that could possibly lead to torture and mutilation...in the name of medical research. Special effects; nothing special. Fear and interest factor are the same...none. Duff is the only reason to watch. Divoff is over the top to the point of being comical. Polk is credited with screenplay as well as producer.

buthdnpurvis There were two good things about this movie. It ended, and I didn't buy it.The dialog was silly, the sets were thrift store rejects, the director was just one step above renting a barn and putting on a show, the lead character was stiff, and his nose moves with his upper lip. Karen Black should be ashamed. I guess you could tell its not one of my favorites I must say, that if they had intended to make a parody of a 1950's horror movie, they could have promoted it for laughs. There are a few giggles. If only the girl had sprained her ankle while running in heels up the stairs with the monster right behind her.