Jeanskynebu the audience applauded

Moustroll Good movie but grossly overrated

TaryBiggBall It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

Portia Hilton Blistering performances.

trashgang I was expecting a lot from this so-called horror also know as the last Horror Film. Why, because the combination of Joe Spinell and Caroline Munro is back on the screen best know for their cult classic maniac (1980). Joe plays Vinny, obsessed with Jana Bates (Munro) who he wants to play in his last horror flick. He travels to Cannes to convince Jana to play in his flick but people surrounding Jana disappear. I thought that this would be a brutal horror but it's really low on every part. Some scene's are clearly filmed at the festival without knowledge of the organization but it just doesn't work. Spinell's acting is okay and did remind me of Maniac especially when he's projecting Jana's face over his body. It's funny to see the promoting of flicks at the festival with a lot of posters and marquees. Also funny is the ending were Spinell has a scene with his real mother. One to see for Spinell or Munro fans but horror buffs will be disappointed because this isn't another Maniac and is a bit low on red stuff, although it contains a bit of nudity. Not as good as expected.Gore 1/5 Nudity 1,5/5 Effects 2/5 Story 3/5 Comedy 0/5

anxietyresister A mad amateur director pursues a famous actress to try and get her to star in his first film in this risible slasher, with plenty of blood-letting and cheap effects but little else. The film is set at the Cannes film festival of 1981, and makes much use of stock footage in an attempt to lend credibility to the story, unfortunately this only comes across as filler. One of the most humorous things is that we see clips of various fake horror films during the movie's course, which we are told are "masterpieces" and that the lead actress has a higher approval rating than the like of Faye Dunaway and Jodie Foster. Sadly, they look even cheaper than the main picture itself (No mean feat) so the Grand Jury is either thick or has been downing too much French wine.As the body count rises, our boredom increases rapidly too.. and we get more time-wasting montages on the beach and in some neon-lit disco which plays some of the worst early 80's hits you could ever want to here. The murderer himself is an overweight mama's boy with one of those annoying whiny dubbed voices that makes him sound like a Woody Allen wannabe. We pity him, sure, but he doesn't scare us, not for a second. As for Caroline Munro, well she's a beauty and she has more glamorous costume changes throughout the film than Joan Collins in Dynasty. But her thespian skills are virtually nil, which make her acclaimed acting talent in the movie somewhat unconvincing. Overall, not worth the 99p I spent on the DVD, and off I go to stick it on Ebay (come and bid if you like, but please don't say I didn't warn you!!) 1/10

Ton_O Scream…. but so much better. This film start the inimitable Joe Spinell in a part that only he knows how to deliver. Aspiring filmmaker Vinnie (Spinell) is an obsessive fan of scream queen Jenna Bates (Bond-girl Caroline Muroe) and wants to make his own film, with her as a star. This doesn't quite work out, and he stalks all the way to the Cannes film festival where things go from bad to even worse. This film from 1981 is made on a budget that wouldn't cover the first week's catering on some of the slick so-called Horror movies (i.e.: some teens running around screaming) but is so much better than most of them. The characters are a lot more believable than the stereotypes you see in the mainstream Hollywood so-called horror flicks in Scream and the Bad Guy (with all his good intentions) is much scarier than the ridiculous Freddie in his own much too famous film series. The atmosphere is extremely unsettling, which is enhanced by little things one could easily miss (like a theatre at Cannes advertising to show Cannibal Holocaust - a film you would hardly expect to play at today's Festival). One prophetic scene is saying a lot about the aforementioned Blockbuster Horror movies that Hollywood chunks out. During a press conference the star in the film Jenna Bates is asked if she is at the Cannes Festival to promote her new film. "Yes, and it is called 'Scream', is her answer. 'Now, that is bound to sell a lot of popcorn'. And this is fifteen years before Wes Craven released his ridiculous kiddies-horror - just an example to show where many filmmakers get their inspiration: from TROMA, of course. Highly recommended.

ethylester This movie is not underrated. I think it deserves being rated poorly. Even though I do think the main guy is good at acting like a slimeball, the story is not very exciting. I also do not like the main woman's hair, she looks like a skunk. There are some moments of slapstick that seem a little odd (like the cake falling on the sun bathing torso).All in all, this movie is not very memorable. 3/10 for a potentially interesting idea and a good lead character.