![]() Gruesome effects (courtesy of Heather's favorite person Tom Savini), sleazy Joseph Zito direction, and a typically dopey mystery make for a fun time at the grindhouse.Īfter a prologue set in the 40s, a mysterious masked killer in soldier's fatigues is picking off college kids in present-day (1981) New Jersey. As a fan of slashers (particularly slashers of the late 70s to early 80s golden era (era)) it was absolutely worth the wait. I'm not sure why I've slept on this one for so long, I've always been aware of it and seen clips in various slasher documentaries, but this is the first time I've ever seen it. If anyone knows any other summer camp or camping horror movies that are cool let me know. I was so happy to see this and it's a great Junesplotation find. The ending, God I don't want to spoil it, but something crazy happens with an arm and that's all I'll say. It's cleverly directed where the killer will pop up in the background and will just watch people or you know the killer is around but the campers don't. ![]() Its got some creepy moments and does some things I've never seen a horror movie do before. Really cool little slasher with a typical setup of 5 campers going to check out some land in the woods one of them inherited but theres some people already living there. I love summer camp and camping horror movies so this was right up my alley. Luckily enough the full movie is on you tube as well so I was able to watch it. Wow what a discovery! I'd never heard of this before and saw the you tube trailer up top and thought it looked cool. if "Mind's Eye" ever gets released, for crying out loud. Glad I finally got to see the entire Joe Berg filmography, if only to know Carpenter and Cronenberg are off the tribute check list for the next one. long (minus slow-moving credits and underwhelming final shot afterwards). It hits many markers in the calendar well (sci-fi, slasher, zombie, revenge, etc.) and it's only 72 min. "Almost Human" is a Junesploitation all-star. Anyone notice how similar the main plot is to James Gunn's "Slither"? Not crazy about Daniel Radcliffe-lookalike Graham Skipper as "Almost Human's" nebbish hero, but his perpetual incredulity at all the shit going around him (including just about every 80's slasher tool been given a crimson shower) really works in selling how bonkers a couple of years the citizens of this particular Maine mountain town are having. He's out to do period horror pieces (late 80's for "Almost Human," early 90's for "Mind's Eye") that take themselves and their ripe-for-ridicule premises seriously as they play the slow-burn bloody game. ![]() jealous, Chaybee? :-P) I have to say I admire the consistency with this filmmaker's mise-en-scène (#filmsnobsploitation). Joe Bego's ALMOST HUMAN (2013, 80 min.) on Netflix Instant for the first time.Īs probably the only person here that has seen Begos' "The Mind's Eye" ( my review is still the only one at IMDB.
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