I cannot believe that it has been almost a week and I am
still fighting off the last parts of this stomach bug. I have no idea what it
was, but damn, it has been knocking me out. During this time though I have had
a chance to catch a few flicks, one of them is the 2013 cheesefest Gingerclown.
Plot/ To impress the girl of his dreams, Sam enters an old
amusement park, where torturous monsters roam the grounds.
Growing up in the 1980s, I have seen my share of big-boxed horror
cheese, and honestly, this one fits right it with those. With that being the
case, if you do not love that era of straight to VHS schlockfests, this movie
will definitely not be for you. Gingerclown is in no way a perfect movie, in
fact, it is likely one of the cheesiest, and cliché riddled flicks to come out
in some time. Couple that with bad animatronic effects (classic 1980s cheese)
that make SyFy Channel CGI look impressive, and it is easy to see where we are
headed. Yes, it does have some decent actors doing voice work for the
animatronics (Tim Curry and Lance Henriksen) and it does create the feel that
it was made in the 1980s, but those are about the best parts. In the end, this
movie is bad, but it embraced that realization by trying to recreate one of the
best eras of low budget horror. Definitely not for everyone, but if like me you
want taken back to your youth and love 1980s schlock (minus the boobs), suspend
all reality for a while and give it a shot…
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