April Fool's Day
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Movie Reviews of April Fool's Day
Movie Review: they filmed an even better ending, but didn't use it!!!!!!!
Summary: 3 Stars
I visit John Klyza's RetroSlasher website religiously and I managed to hold off on reading an article on this film until after I saw it first. Boy was I glad I did! The site proves that an even more conclusive and satisfying "holy grail" of lost slasher movie endings was shot and never used. Maybe it was for time reasons, or maybe they wanted to maintain a certain theme...but the unused ending rocks! anyways, APFD concerns a rich chick named Muffy St. John inviting her college friends to her island mansion for a party on April 1st. A flashback scene at the beggining involving a monster jack-in-the-box sets up this slasher, and the rest of the film is a mystery to be savioured, made all the better since its April Fool's Day and you don't know whats real! The unused ending would of almost gauranteed a sequel, but there is something in the version that made it that could have also spurred a continuation. you gotta pay attention!! who knows, there may be a april fool's day 2 yet!!Movie Review: Somewhat atypical 1980's horror movie.
Summary: 3 Stars
Muffy St. John (Deborah Foreman) is a well-off college kid who invites her friends to spend the weekend at her parents' island home. Amidst the barrage of gags, the guests soon start turning up dead and it is left to two of them to try to escape with their wits intact.
Playful twist on the standard slasher movie (produced by Frank Mancuso, Jr., who was involved with several of the "Friday the 13th" sequels) with a disarming sense of humor. Many viewers may know what they're in for judging by the title alone, and be able to appreciate it knowing that it's not taking itself seriously.
That said, though, there are scenes of genuine suspense, light-hearted performances (the whole pictures's all in fun), and a noticeable de-emphasis on graphic gore.
Not a truly great picture but enjoyable just the same.
Just another bare-bones DVD from Paramount, however, with not even a theatrical trailer.
3/5
Movie Review: Based on the title of this film you would probably know what this film's about.
Summary: 3 Stars
April fool's day was a comedy slasher flick that I thought was average, the budget for this film was decent enough and the acting was very good however the problem is that the ending was so predictable and a bit dissapointing but still if you enjoy watching 80's slasher flicks that have a bit of suspence and some comedy than you might like this. When Muffy St. John invited her college friends over to her parents secluded island home for the time of their lives, she forgot to tell them that it might be the last day of their lives. There are some twists that happen during the course of the film and it does keep things interesting but like I said the ending ruined it there was a bit of violence but no gore so some people might be dissapointed, of course there were a lot of better slasher flicks released during the 80's but April fool's day wasn't to bad.Movie Review: Read the Novelization!
Summary: 3 Stars
This is a rather interesting horror flick from the 80s. It features Deborah Foreman who should have one on to greater things. But, that's another story.What's not been mentioned often, is there was apparently another version of the ending that was at least scripted. The novelization follows the screenplay closely and then goes past the movie ending to something totally different. No spoilers here, but I will say a clue to the alternate ending is in dialog between two characters in a nightime scene on the dock near the beginning. I don't know why the ending was unfilmed or edited, but I had hoped the missing footage might have shown up on the DVD release. Finally, if you look at the last scene in the movie, the actors look different, raising the probability, they were brought back much later for reshoots.Movie Review: Half decent 80's slasher fare with a twist
Summary: 3 Stars
April Fool's Day is one of the countless low budget holiday themed slashers that were made in the 80's in the wake of the massive success of Halloween and especially Friday the 13th. The minimal storyline involves a group of people and some April Fool's pranks gone awry that result in bodies piling up. What seperates April Fool's Day from the horde of lame 80's slashers is the dynamite twist, which you probably will see coming anyway. That aside, there is little to no gore here, which was a welcome feature considering the time that this film was made. The acting isn't anything to write home about, but then again is acting in a slasher movie ever something to take into consideration. Amy Steel, who starred in the second Friday the 13th film, is on board here as one of the unlucky party guests.