Engaging on a cruise together, a group of carefree youths become stranded in the wilderness and seek shelter from a raging storm in the mansion of a coven of witches which is the start of their troubles when they escape from their clutches
This here was quite the enjoyable and entertaining slice of Eurotrash. One of the film's strongest points is the fact that it manages to evoke and exploit the Gothic trappings of the past with the elegant sleazy thrills allowed in that time-period, offering up a chilling and sensual offering. The trappings within the house, from the long twisting hallways filled with stone and steel arrangements and billowing curtains are suitably Gothic and chilling, lending a far older throwback feel to the scenes of them being shown around once they arrive or the scenes of them seducing her into essentially sleepwalking through the mansion grounds to their ceremonial meeting place within the basement hall, and when coupled with the driving thunderstorm and howling wind constantly in the background there's a rather fun ambiance to this one. It's certainly helped out by the majority of these scenes requiring candelabras or other such lighting to take place so the scenes of the interrupted first sacrifice attempt with the coven in the satanic basement with the large Gothic settings providing some nice thrills in accordance to the fine massacre that breaks out where they begin brawling with the coven and generating some nice kills along the way. There's also the rather intriguing storyline idea about the fact that they actually manage to escape from the group rather than spend the vast majority of the film in their clutches unknowingly with them, and the fact that it takes a slew of twists and turns throughout here which manages to show that they've still got to deal with the followers of the coven as the series of strange encounters they come across are quite fun and enjoyable, from finding the desiccated body of their friend to the discovery of the suicide attempt in the bathroom. Given that it all turns around following the TV incident of their encounter at the mansion which is quite fun and enjoyable with the rest of the film taking place as if their curse is enacted on them for what happened and just completes the Gothic atmosphere present here as this is all added alongside the hypnotic visions and cheap-looking gore that really works nicely for this one. With a fine twist and some nice sleazy gore and nudity, there's a lot to like here even though there are some problems here. Among the few flaws to be found here is the fact that there's such a languid and dreary pace in the first half before they arrive at the mansion as the scenes of the group getting stranded and basically showcasing their rotten luck getting there isn't all that interesting. Going step-by-step in getting them from the beach to the gas station to the mansion isn't all that much fun to see played out in the manner depicted here and there's a bit of a hurdle to get over with this one. There's also the fact that this one really doesn't make much sense as for why it changes around the traditional second half storyline with their escape and then subsequent violent hallucinations which are quite chilling as they play out even though in the interim they don't make any sense. It's a little disjarring and makes for a somewhat disjointed feeling as it carries itself along here in not really making for a cohesive storyline. Coupled with some rather cheap and rather unconvincing gore during the attacks, these here are the ones that hold this one back.
Rated Unrated/R: Graphic Violence, Language and Nudity.
This here was quite the enjoyable and entertaining slice of Eurotrash. One of the film's strongest points is the fact that it manages to evoke and exploit the Gothic trappings of the past with the elegant sleazy thrills allowed in that time-period, offering up a chilling and sensual offering. The trappings within the house, from the long twisting hallways filled with stone and steel arrangements and billowing curtains are suitably Gothic and chilling, lending a far older throwback feel to the scenes of them being shown around once they arrive or the scenes of them seducing her into essentially sleepwalking through the mansion grounds to their ceremonial meeting place within the basement hall, and when coupled with the driving thunderstorm and howling wind constantly in the background there's a rather fun ambiance to this one. It's certainly helped out by the majority of these scenes requiring candelabras or other such lighting to take place so the scenes of the interrupted first sacrifice attempt with the coven in the satanic basement with the large Gothic settings providing some nice thrills in accordance to the fine massacre that breaks out where they begin brawling with the coven and generating some nice kills along the way. There's also the rather intriguing storyline idea about the fact that they actually manage to escape from the group rather than spend the vast majority of the film in their clutches unknowingly with them, and the fact that it takes a slew of twists and turns throughout here which manages to show that they've still got to deal with the followers of the coven as the series of strange encounters they come across are quite fun and enjoyable, from finding the desiccated body of their friend to the discovery of the suicide attempt in the bathroom. Given that it all turns around following the TV incident of their encounter at the mansion which is quite fun and enjoyable with the rest of the film taking place as if their curse is enacted on them for what happened and just completes the Gothic atmosphere present here as this is all added alongside the hypnotic visions and cheap-looking gore that really works nicely for this one. With a fine twist and some nice sleazy gore and nudity, there's a lot to like here even though there are some problems here. Among the few flaws to be found here is the fact that there's such a languid and dreary pace in the first half before they arrive at the mansion as the scenes of the group getting stranded and basically showcasing their rotten luck getting there isn't all that interesting. Going step-by-step in getting them from the beach to the gas station to the mansion isn't all that much fun to see played out in the manner depicted here and there's a bit of a hurdle to get over with this one. There's also the fact that this one really doesn't make much sense as for why it changes around the traditional second half storyline with their escape and then subsequent violent hallucinations which are quite chilling as they play out even though in the interim they don't make any sense. It's a little disjarring and makes for a somewhat disjointed feeling as it carries itself along here in not really making for a cohesive storyline. Coupled with some rather cheap and rather unconvincing gore during the attacks, these here are the ones that hold this one back.
Rated Unrated/R: Graphic Violence, Language and Nudity.