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3.0 out of 5 stars
An endurance test of sorts, February 7, 2005
This review is from: The Jackhammer Massacre (DVD)
This must be one of the most unpleasant horror films I've sat through in quite some time. It depicts extensive drug use and its ugly aftermath, and it centers on one down on his luck guy named Jack who went from successful businessman to wasted junkie and I'm uncertain whether the director is trying to make an anti-drug statement or is simply showing us this for pure shock value. The drug-taking scenes are harrowing, more so than the gory scenes when Jack goes bunkers and starts dispatching everyone with the jackhammer of the film's title. The first half of the film is fine, and Aaron Gaffey's performance is believable and dedicated, it's the second half that falters, where we are introduced to a bunch of awfully acted characters that are there only to be massacred and unfortunately the lack of suspense adds to the tedium and pointlessness of it all. The special effects are good though, and some will make you cringe (Jack's infected arm is barf-inducing). Ultimately, the film is not as bad as most people say it is, as any horror flick that can make you feel like taking a shower afterwards must be doing something right, but with a more creative script this could have been a lot better. For hardcore completists only.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Steve500055- Dallas < Texas, July 29, 2005
This review is from: The Jackhammer Massacre (DVD)
What can I say about this movie but it was not that bad. The story line is pretty good. It takes a well to do business man downward spiral into drugs hallucinations and murder. The effects are ok to good at times, the acting is ok to good also. It will leave you feeling sick at times because of the over the edge drug use that the main character goes through. Do not expect top of the line script and movie production but this film does offer something. It has that weirdness that I like in a film with a not so bad script. Believe me I seen my share of stinkers. I would almost give it 4 four stars except for some of it B-movie type productions. Try it out I was really surprise how good this film was. I wonder if the director had some money to make this film it probaly would been a five star possibly.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Ok Movie But Not Great......, February 23, 2006
This review is from: The Jackhammer Massacre (DVD)
I purchased this DVD because of the word Massacre in the title! Being a huge fan of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre movies, I thought this might be really good. The box says.. Move over Leatherface..Here comes The Jackhammer Massacre. In my opinion, No movie can compare itself to the Texas Chainsaw Massacre movies, much less Leatherface! However I bought it and was a bit disappointed. The movie is a bit boring at times but did contain good death scenes. The best thing about the movie was the gore. It centers around a man named Jack who's badly addicted to drugs. Being so messed up by drugs, Jack believes that everyone is out to get him and kill him. He takes revenge on people by killing them with a jackhammer which I admit is "different" and a refreshing change. Overall, not a bad movie but not as good as I expected. It's worth renting if you are curious about it. There ARE worse horror movies out there.
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