Houseboat Horror (1989 Video)
2/10
Rough one
20 October 2020
Warning: Spoilers
Directed by Kendall Flanagan and Ollie Martin, the whole campaign for this movie pretty much seems to revolve around how bad it is. That said, I've seen plenty worse slashers, but I'm also someone who likes to eat the fruit out of the bottom of the broiler at the Melting Pot, as it were.

A rock band is making a movie on Lake Infinity and - as the title suggests - have a houseboat to live and work on. What follows is what you expect - red herrings as to the identity of the killer and what you don't - a large portion of the movie is given to a hunt for mushrooms in the forest.

This is also pretty much Jason Vorhees down under, complete with a protective mom and harpooning lovers together just to make Mario Bava fans cry foul. It also uses plenty of music cues that sound exactly like they came from Crystal Lake. What it has that those movies don't is a band that sounds like an Australian version of The Replacements at time and a killer named Acid Head.

What's your tolerance for shot on video slashers? For movies where everyone has a mullet? Where continuity and lighting change within the very same scene? Allow this to determine whether or not you want to waste your time and watch this.
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