3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
If I ever escape from an asylum, I'D go there!, July 29, 2008
This review is from: Splatter University (DVD)
You know, I was going to be generous and give this a 3 star rating even before I saw any other reviews because after all this is SUPPOSED TO be a low-budget, cheap, cheesy '80s slasher flick and I only paid 8 bucks for it, so why not? Sure, the script, acting, special effects, sound and picture quality are all absolutely wretched, and I would never put MY name on anything that was so poorly made. But like I said, it's only a cheap, cheesy slasher flick, and they needed to save all the money they could so they could buy as much red fingernail polish (that they used to simulate blood) for all the bloody corpse scenes. okay, so a psycho killer maniac escapes from a mental institution, goes to the nearest college and starts killing people at random. Sure, it's not an original premise, but what do you expect from a movie called "Splatter U."? And if I ever escaped from a mental institution, that's exactly what I'd do! As I said, the script, plot, acting, special effects and production values are all horrible, and if I was to rate this movie solely on those qualities, this film would rate "A BIG FAT ZERO!" But since I happen to like low-budget, cheap, cheesy, worthless '80s slasher flicks (simply for the excessive gratuitous violence, if nothing else), allow me to break down my rating system for you:
1 Star: Because one of the actresses looks a lot like a girl I know and have a crush on in real life. I'm still trying to get her to go out with me, but that still has to be worth a star.
1 Star: For all the gruesome deaths and gratuitous violence. After all, that's why you watch movies like this. Right? And they had to have gone through a fortune in red fingernail polish to make all that fake blood. That HAS to be worth a star!
1 Star: Was going to be awarded for the obligatory topless and/or shower scene, but they didn't have one! Imagine making a movie like Splatter U. without even one obligatory nude shower scene! But, I'm still feeling generous, so I'll give a star out because a few of the girls were cute and they all had those "real cool" '80s hairstyles. Girls with '80s hair has got to be worth a star!
So there you have it! Three stars for this distinctive slasher flick! If you like this kind of thing, you'll have a blast.
If not.......well, just look out behind you!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Splatter U Now!, May 1, 2009
This review is from: Splatter University (DVD)
I know that a lot of people hate this film, I mean, there are a lot of things to hate it for, but I keep going back to it to watch it. Maybe it's the overall cheese factor with this film. It's really not that good but it's one of those movies that I like to watch again and again.
The plot, what little there is, is about murders happening on a school campus. Let's look at the good and bad as far as I see it:
Pro's:
1. Good gore effects
2. Horrendous acting and dialogue (it's seriously laughable, at least I did)
Con's:
Everything else. Seriously, this movie was shot on 16mm then blown up to 35mm. It has no redeeming value and is a slow mover but the gore is entertaining. The mistakes are left in, it's like they could only do one take even if an actor screwed up their lines.
I don't love this movie but if I'm heading off to bed from time to time I like to pop it in. It's a stupid, insipid flick but I still like it!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not Bad--a campy drive - in type horror flick, June 15, 2008
This review is from: Splatter University (DVD)
This movie wasn't bad. It's just about a psycho who escapes a mental institution and kills primarily women at a catholic univeristy.
The movie moves along quite nice, but doesn't really get into the reason behind the why this psycho kills poeple--guess cuase he's just plan nuts!!
I like the grainy ealy 80's look of the film and the clothes and hair are laughable--what's more laughable is that this flick must have been on a real tight budget--for days and nights go by and many of the characters wear the same clothes everyday!!! The gore is typical for the time it was filmed, stabbings, throats slashed and lots of fake blood everywhere....
If you like old type B / Drive In Flicks and can get it cheap, it's worth picking up to watch occasionally with some popcorn.
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