A lot of movie buffs call the early 80's, the golden age of the slasher movie and whilst it's hard to argue with that assessment when you figure in that the original Friday 13th, terror train, the burning, my bloody valentine, the burning etc were all released during this period, there was a lot of lumpen rocks admist the golden nuggets. 'initiation' arrives some 14 year after Wes craven supposedly rejuvenated the subgenre with 'scream' and yet it has the same will this do feel of the golden age's weakest efforts, albeit without the nostalgic charm. Working better as a spirited teen movie than slasher flick, 'initiation ' falls apart when not featuring scenes of campus hazing and sex jokes. Blandly constructed murder set pieces and a weak script make this an ordeal to sit through for anyone seeking engaging horror entertainment. Even those who have to own every slasher movie in existence are unlikely to give this a second viewing. The only amusing thing relating to this movie is its DVD cover that features a quote which proudly proclaims 'intitiation' to be "Gen z's answer to scream" and there was me thinking scream was a good movie.
Review of Initiation
