After taking some time off to work on my book project, it
was time to get back at it with a review of a film I grabbed at Family Video.
This is a no-budget entry from earlier in the decade: 2013s Truth or Dare.
Plot/ Six college kids find Internet stardom when they make
"Truth or Dare" videos with a violent twist. It is all fun and games
until their number one fan decides he wants to play by his own rules.
I know that this one is going to be extremely polarizing
because it lacks many of the elements that have saturated the horror genre over
the past few years. However, this one has everything a viewer would want if the
enjoy micro-budgeted gorefests. For me, I love low budget horror and watching
what can happen when people who love the genre are involved. The effects are
bloody and at times over the top, the idea is interesting, and there are enough
psychological aspects inside to draw you in. Of course, some of the
performances are uneven and there are some pacing issues, but those aspects are
expected when one considers the small budget. In the end, this was a fun movie
to watch and kept me entertained on a snowy night. If you love no-budget
horror, give this one a shot.
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