Touted as one of the first lesbian slasher movies (and I suppose I can give it mild marks for that, and the fact the cast are realistic looking lesbians - not the "super hot" ones we've come to expect from most movies), but that doesn't matter one bit because not only does this manage to exploit its main selling point by having the soundtrack play bad techno music everytime the female cast exchanges kisses, it's also one of the lamest slasher movies in recent memory.
As part of a birthday party for their ex-lover (Moynan King) a group of women gather in the woods for a weekend of camping, jealousy, and secret "flings". The only problem is that there's somebody lurking around killing them off one-by-one. Is it the boyfriend of the now straight one? How about the person who escaped from the nearby asylum (a fact we're made privy too for no real reason apart from adding another red herring to the script)? Or maybe it's just the horny hunter camping nearby?
When the movie opens with a typically cliched slasher scene (a woman's car breaks down on a lonely stretch of road... yadda yadda) and then proceeds to insult the intelligence of its viewer by coming across as some really bad same sex soap opera, you know we're in trouble.
Not to mention that the dialogue is atrocious (take the line "I just don't like to see ladies bothered by people who are bothering them, it's bothersome" for example), the death scenes are ineptly staged (gotta dig the throat slit that has chocolate coloured blood), and our main character is so obnoxious you begin to wonder why anyone would even bother showing up in the first place.
Take away Make A Wish's gimmick and you have yet another bottom-of-the-barrel slice 'n' dicer. (Chris Hartley, 12/1/04)
Directed By: Sharon Ferranti.
Written By: Lauren Johnson.
Starring: Moynan King, Hollace Starr, Virginia Baeta, Melenie Freedom Flynn.
DVD INFORMATION
Picture Ratio: 1.85:1 Widescreen.
Picture Quality: The picture here was acceptable with no grain or real issues, but it wasn't the clearest image I've ever seen.
Extras: The screener copy I recieved didn't contain any of the extra features but according to the box you get a trailer, interview with director Ferranti, a commentary track, and "Special Easter Eggs" (perhaps it's another, better, movie?).
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