Pros: The video was so rarely rented that it cleaned the heads on my VCR !!
Cons: Please see the appendix, pages 1 through 62.
The Bottom Line: To rent this film is to encourage the production of cheap video knock-offs and nothing more. Give the money to a worthy cause and read a good book instead.
falderal's Full Review: St. Francisville Experiment
Plot Details: This opinion reveals no details about the movie's plot.
What do you get when a couple of uninspired aspiring 'actlesses' get together with a pair of drunken frat brothers and a camera?
A headache.
If they would have at least edited the sound in such a way as to be continuously audible throughout this filler - I mean "film" - I could have properly concentrated on clipping my toenails. But the poor sound editing is only the first of many tortures one is challenged to endure. This "Ghostbusters meets Late-Nite MonkeyCam" mutation offers little more than a sequence of poorly filmed, poorly acted non-events hastily put together to ride the coat-tails of the successful "Blair Witch Project". For this reason, I suggest that this video be repackaged and redistributed under the title "The Bait 'n Switch Project".
Each character, left to their own improvisational talents, competes for videographic attention ("The squeaky wheel gets the grease" comes to mind). Half-baked, lazy and uninspired, one is left with the sense not of "Hollywood production" but of "gradeschool project". At times one is left with the notion that acting potential exists, but then the lighting improves.
Despite the lack of proper sound editing, the visuals were edited in a style befitting the effort. Clips are placed in working order to match the "plot" line and intended form, even keeping the Batman-esque filming style of some shots and lighting inequity of "Blair Witch".
In all, the movie provides one with the opportunity to catch up on some light reading or play with the settings on their remote control, but is of no real worth as a rental.
Recommended:
No
Viewing Format: VHS Video Occasion: None of the Above Suitability For Children: Not suitable for Children of any age
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