Alright, I confess the main motivation for me seeing this film was simply so that I could use the legendary quote from "Chinatown" in an insignificant, but semi-wit new context. Yes, I find that sort of stuff amusing, sue me.
Speaking of amusement, "Clown Town" is sorely lacking in this department! It's a dull, clichéd, predictable and formulaic stalk-and-slash effort, with a quartet of stereotypical peeps getting knocked off by psychotic clowns that don't necessary put a lot of time and energy in their costumes and make-up. Not that it matters, really, but I still don't quite understand the whole background of the story. The little town of Clinton (get it? Clinton... Clown Town) is supposedly deserted ever since a railway disaster and now forms the turf of a dysfunctional clown family. I don't see the link between train wrecks and killer clown behavior, but whatever.
I'm not demanding when it comes to this sort of horror films. I'm long happy if they feature excessive gore, imaginative kills, brutality and scantily dressed girls. "Clown Town" only scores a few points on the last element. Shallow as it may sound, lead actress Lauren Elise is gorgeous, has an impressive chest size and runs around in a tight & white tank top the entire film. And, in the opening sequences, the even prettier Kaitlyn Sapp has a gratuitous (but very welcome) topless scene. These shouldn't be the highlights, however, and I can't fathom why the film isn't gorier and more sadistic.
Speaking of amusement, "Clown Town" is sorely lacking in this department! It's a dull, clichéd, predictable and formulaic stalk-and-slash effort, with a quartet of stereotypical peeps getting knocked off by psychotic clowns that don't necessary put a lot of time and energy in their costumes and make-up. Not that it matters, really, but I still don't quite understand the whole background of the story. The little town of Clinton (get it? Clinton... Clown Town) is supposedly deserted ever since a railway disaster and now forms the turf of a dysfunctional clown family. I don't see the link between train wrecks and killer clown behavior, but whatever.
I'm not demanding when it comes to this sort of horror films. I'm long happy if they feature excessive gore, imaginative kills, brutality and scantily dressed girls. "Clown Town" only scores a few points on the last element. Shallow as it may sound, lead actress Lauren Elise is gorgeous, has an impressive chest size and runs around in a tight & white tank top the entire film. And, in the opening sequences, the even prettier Kaitlyn Sapp has a gratuitous (but very welcome) topless scene. These shouldn't be the highlights, however, and I can't fathom why the film isn't gorier and more sadistic.