Wounded, but still tough and viable Vietnam war veteran Jack Stryker (a solid and likeable performance by Brian Schulz) and his rugged Marine buddies declare open season on a deranged Mansonesque hippie cult leader (a deliciously hammy portrayal by Sam Raimi) and his equally unhinged followers after the cult abducts Stryker's girlfriend Sally (sweet Lucy Gutteridge).
Director/co-writer Josh Becker keeps the entertainingly trashy story zipping along at a quick pace, stages the exciting action with rip-roaring go-for-the-throat gusto, maintains a cheerfully outrageous tongue-in-cheek tone complete with a wickedly funny sense of twisted dark humor, and delivers a handy helping of gloriously gory and excessive over-the-top violence. Ted Raimi has a field day as a crazy chain-brandishing dude. Joseph LoDuca's robust score hits the rousing spot. Becker's lively cinematography makes occasional invigorating use out of a wildly careening camera. A total blast.
Director/co-writer Josh Becker keeps the entertainingly trashy story zipping along at a quick pace, stages the exciting action with rip-roaring go-for-the-throat gusto, maintains a cheerfully outrageous tongue-in-cheek tone complete with a wickedly funny sense of twisted dark humor, and delivers a handy helping of gloriously gory and excessive over-the-top violence. Ted Raimi has a field day as a crazy chain-brandishing dude. Joseph LoDuca's robust score hits the rousing spot. Becker's lively cinematography makes occasional invigorating use out of a wildly careening camera. A total blast.