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2.0 out of 5 stars
Bad but not necessarily terrible, May 29, 2010
This was an average low budget horror film. Unfortunately, "average" within the low budget category typically means not at all worth your time. That pretty much sums it up, but I have to admit it wasn't necessarily painful to watch. A group of students decide to shoot a film at a now closed mental institution hoping to investigate rumors of paranormal elements, as well as evidence of supposed military-led abuses on prisoners. What happens is far more mundane. Despite the official movie description, the paranormal does not play a role in this movie. Its a very simple story of an abandoned mental institution inhabited by a former patient who happens to be a machine-like mass murderer. To be fair, there a few instances where the paranormal is very obliquely implicated (e.g., locking doors), but rather than exploit that potentially fruitful nuance, the movie strictly focuses on the killer in a goofy mask. So if you like the basic slowly hunt down people locked in a building type of story with not that bad acting, consider a rental.
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1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Unintelligent, unoriginal, and uninteresting - PASS, November 3, 2010
Looking for answers about the "Pandora Project," a rumoured medical experiment that used prisoners and mental patients as test subjects, a crew of "urban explorers" head to Black Creek mental hospital. Once there, as expected, the members of the group begin to drop off, one by one, in gruesome fashion.
Let's be honest. . . it doesn't take much to make a reasonable slasher flick. Reasonable writing, actors, and direction are not necessities when it comes to this subgenre. Some of the most entertaining slashers out there were fairly unimpressive in the technical aspects. However, when a film fails in these departments and manages to deliver nothing else to make up for it, there is nothing for the viewers to grasp on to and enjoy. This is what happened with `Psycho Ward,' the straight-to-video release from Lions Gate.
As far as positives go, there's not much to say. The location is pretty cool, but it's hard not to make an abandoned mental hospital look creepy & cool. Also, another visual bonus comes from the gore & makeup FX which were somewhat professional-looking, even if the subpar direction, cinematography, and editing ruined some of the quality of the effects. Sadly, that's about it for anything worthwhile in the film. It's not original. It's not well written. It's not well made. Most importantly, it's not very much fun, which is just about the worst thing that can happen to a slasher filck.
Final Verdict: 2.5/10.
-AP3-
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4 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Take out the trash; make sure this movie is with it!, January 1, 2010
Unfortunately, there were no reviews for this movie when we decided to rent it on our TV. I can see why now. Nobody's wanted to waste their time on comments--they'd already spent an hour and a half of their life they couldn't get back. But my husband and I felt obligated to forewarn any other potential victims. We only continued to watch the "movie" until the end because we paid $3.99 for it and are cost-conscious. This has to be one of the worst group of "actors" we have ever seen. Possibly flunkies from acting school who, after a hard night of drinking, grouped together to make a movie (since they couldn't get hired by any other means within the industry), possibly funded by a government earmark. The only one who had any semblance of acting skills was Ms. Betts, but don't make too much out of that. Don't waste your time or money on this disaster. It was most definiitely a horror in its own right, but not in the way I'm certain they intended. There are better things to do in life, even if it is a household chore. I would rather re-grout a bathroom than watch a similar movie.
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