Hell Night
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Movie Reviews of Hell Night
Movie Review: Not hell to watch-heaven.
Summary: 5 Stars
Hell Night is definitely an above average horror flick and one of the best horror films ever made, although it is a little dark through some parts and hard to make out what is happening.The story is that to be initiated into a fraternity and sorority, four people have to stay in a reputedly haunted mansion.
The legend goes that a family used to live in the mansion but the father went crazy and killed his whole family, except Andrew his son, who is now living in secret at the mansion. I don't know what he eats but I couldn't imagine him going to the local supermarket.
There is a neck twisted around so the victim can see his backside here,a decapitation there. One guy goes to the toilet and comes back to bed and finds his girlfriend missing and finds the head of another woman in the bed. This same guy later on manages to climb over the gate of the mansion (the president of the fraternity warns them if they try to climb over the gate to watch their testicles) and he goes to the local police station. But it comes to no surprise that the police officers don't believe there have been any murders and threaten to throw the guy in jail for the night if he doesn't leave immediately, if not sooner.
He steals a shotgun from the police station and also steals a car, almost while the owner is driving it and heads back to the mansion.
The odd thing about this killer is that he gets a pitchfork in his body, gets shot with a shotgun many times and survives that, but at the climax of this flick Linda Blair drives a car, which he is on the roof of, into the gates which are hanging half way and impales him. Funny how that should kill him. It is pretty obvious that they copied Friday the 13th and Halloween when it comes to the hard-to-kill aspect.This movie was made when horror films were in their prime and they knew how to make them, and this one is no exception.
Peter Barton stars in this who went on to star in Friday the 13th the final chapter and also stars the excellent Linda Blair who is worth renting or buying this movie just for her in it. She is in her prime and she is certainly eye candy for the guys.
Movie Review: I loved this movie.
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm a horror fanatic. This is one of those horror movies i love to watch over and over, especially during Halloween. Of course this movie is timeless. It isn't dated cuz the characters are all wearing halloween costumes while pledging for the nite at the mansion. The only dated thing is the hair. This was released after the success of Halloween, The Hills Have Eyes, and Friday the 13th. Hell Night is one of the best knockoff slasher flicks of the 80's. Next comes the Prowler and Madman. Other knockoffs that aren't really good are the following: Prom Night, Funhouse, Terror Train, Girls Nite Out, Just Before Dawn, The Burning, The Forest, The House That Dripped Blood, Maniac, He Knows You're Alone, Happy Birthday To Me, etc. The list goes on and on like the Energizer bunny rabbit. This movie is very atmospheric and eerie like all the Italian horror movies like Lucio Fulci, Dario Argento, Amando Osssorio. And it has great cinematography. Which is missing in today's American horror movies. And the screenplay is well written. The movie has some great dialog for a horror movie. It's not just some stupid one-liners like Paris Hilton's House of Wax. House of Wax remake basically copied Hell Night. But Hell Night is far superior. Linda Blair from the Exorcist 1973 stars in this movie. This movie doesn't have alot of elaborate gore like other slasher flicks but the movie didn't need it to be successful. If u like horror movies with girls running around a really eerie haunted mansion type of thing this is for you. Of course the killer(s) were deformed humans like Jason Voorhees but they really died by gunshots and stakes at the end of movie. No sequel here. It seems the best horror movies are the ones that don't have sequels and this is one of them. And this is an A-rated horror movie that was released in drive-ins(the good ol' days) and theatres. Hell Night isn't some sucky direct2video B quality movie. Of course this movie is cliched even back in 1981 but it still works unlike alot of horror movies of the 80's, 90's, 2000's.Movie Review: Horror at it's best !
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie should be up there with the likes of "Halloween" as a classic of the genre. Unlike most of the slasher flicks of the eighties, "Hell Night" is not full of gruesome special effects and blatant nudity. Instead the movie relies on suspense, and it does this very well.Let's face it, the story is not the most original, 4 sorority pledges have to spend 1 night in "Garth Manor" to gain entry to their chosen fraternities. Some of their peers set out to make it a night full of frights, but as is turns out, they needn't have bothered....Garth Manor is truly haunted. Heard it all before ? So have I, but I don't think I have ever seen the subject matter handled so well.
As awful as the deaths are, there is very little blood involved, and I don't think I saw one fake intestine ! The chills however, are plentiful. The setting, a dark, gothic mansion, candlelit and isolated is perfect. The mood is goosebump enticing. The music is eerie and the performances are all good. Of course, Linda Blair shines, as always. Ms Blair plays the nice quiet girl wondering what the hell she is doing in this situation, who turns out to be the only one with the guts to grapple with the monster 1 on 1.
If only more horror movies had attempted to do what Hell Night did. Pick your actors for acting ability rather than willingness to show flesh, and spend some budget on script development and filming techniques rather than bucketloads of blood and gore.
I have been a fan of this film for years and when I bought the DVD was amazed at the difference in picture quality. I actually saw things that I had never noticed on my VHS copy. The DVD also includes a theatrical trailer and amusing and informative commentary with movies makers and Linda Blair also. It also has some background info and filmographies of cast and crew.
I cannot speak highly enough of this movie. I recommend it thoroughly to anyone who enjoys a scary flick, as well as Linda Blair fans. I never tire of watching this brilliant effort !
Movie Review: Simply ingenious
Summary: 5 Stars
Now this is a great flick! You get scream queen Linda Blair and HALLOWEEN producer Irwin Yablans in one little dvd! Fraterniry and sorority pledges: Marti, Denise, Jeff and Seth must stay inside old Garth Manor for a night. But legend goes, 12 years earlier, Raymond Garth got fed up with his mutant family and killed almost all of them. Then himself. Remember, I said almost all of them. It seems that tonight is the anniversery of the murders. The group is locked in. But it's not so bad, Denise; the very sexy blond gal has snuck in a mini radio, some booze and some drugs. However, their night isn't all fun. It seems that some of the frat members decide to stay around and try to scare the ... out of the group (it's part of the initation). When they get used to it, it seems that there is something else that they should be very afraid of: the remaining child of the Garth family has been living there for a while and doesn't like the temperary guests in the house......
Frightening! That's exactly what this movie is. You think you see something, but it isn't what you think it is....or is it? That's what makes HELL NIGHT so much fun. Is it one of the frat members? Or is it real? The killer is quite shocking and the death scenes are quite fun. I enjoyed every second of HELL NIGHT.
RECCOMENDED TO FANS OF:
Halloween (1978)
Sorority House Massacre (1987)
The Funhouse (1981)
CAST
Linda
Vincent Van Patten.....Seth
Peter
Suki
THE MOVIE: 4/4
THE PICTURE QUALITY: 10/10 Fantastic! Widescreen 1.85:1 enhanced for 16x9 TVs with very little grain. A bit dark, but it had to be so you don't see the killer until the end.
THE AUDIO QUALITY: 8/10 2.0 mono, the commentary is the same
THE SPECIAL FEATURES: A trailer, a few tv spots and an audio commentary by Linda Blair, the director and producers.
SUBTITLES: none
Movie Review: A True Classic! Plus the Beauty of Linda Blair!
Summary: 5 Stars
On a typical college campus, "Hell Night" is in full swing as a fraternity/sorority party moves on to their annual initiation ceremony at an abandoned mansion. Two male and two female pledges now must spend an entire night locked in the grounds of the old house, the site of a grisly family murder/suicide that left some disfigured bodies unaccounted for. Ample and drop-dead-gorgeous Marti (Linda Blair), dashing Jeff (Peter Barton), surfer-boy Seth (Vincent Van Patten), and British party-girl Denise (Suki Goodwin) now must occupy themselves and each other until daybreak, or at least try to get some sleep, while simultaneously dealing with pranks being played on them by their upperclassmen. But the worst pranks will be those no one was expecting!
The filmmakers behind the '80's horror hit "Hell Night" (directed by Tom DeSimone) successfully create an '80's disfigured slasher flick with the beauty and innocence of classic horror, as if Linda Blair at 22 wasn't reason enough to be glued to the screen! The film plays out a great, classic scary story with fine performances and clever moments for the slasher genre, and the beautiful lighting and absence of nudity and gratuitous gore give the film a refreshingly older appeal. "Hell Night" fantastically proves how effective a ghoulish-slasher film can be without resorting to the sex and gore factors (the period costumes, the result of a costume party, were a nice touch, especially for a big Hammer fan like me). And, they actually have the sense to get you to like and care about the characters in this one! If you're a fan of '80's horror (or the beautiful Linda Blair), this one is definitely a keeper! The Anchor Bay DVD, with enhanced widescreen picture, includes the theatrical trailer, two TV spots, text bios, and a great commentary with Linda, director Tom DeSimone, and producers Irwin Yablans and Bruce Cohn Curtis. Highly recommended!