Watched this one last night, I think it still holds up well. Great gore, some fun characters, lots of nudity and a bizarre score from Rick Wakeman (any time I hear that name I think of Jello Biafra saying 'Rick Wakeman eat your heart out' but that's neither here nor there). What struck me more this time around for whatever reason is that the middle stretch is... empty. Movie starts off with a bang, dude gets burned, hospital time, hey lets go kill a hooker and then campers and camper related drama. A few fake jump scares here and there and shower scenes and love interests to keep us attentive but man, once that last half hour kicks in... pretty rad. That raft massacre is still awesome. Savini's effects hold up well.
It's maybe not the most original slasher ever made, in fact it feels derivative at times, you can't help but think of F13, but I enjoy this one.
It's maybe not the most original slasher ever made, in fact it feels derivative at times, you can't help but think of F13, but I enjoy this one.
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