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Chopping Mall (1986)
Rate:
5
Viewed:
9/12
9/12:
This is a true story: I rented Chopping Mall from Netflix, and when the DVD came, I found it literally chopped into two.
Anyway, it's a typical Corman picture: misleading title, low budget, cheap design, unknown cast, ripped-off
concepts, and crappy screenplay. There are two big mistakes.
The first is the exploding head. It's a concept stolen from Scanners which should be applied to the
useless screaming female character. Second, John Terlesky's Mike shouldn't have been eliminated so early. Once he's dead, there goes
the momentum.
The easiest thing to do while at the mall is walk outside of the door from the rear since all stores need it
for loading and unloading purposes. If not, then climb to the top of the roof and get out of there through the tied-up bed
sheets. Of course, you won't find a sporting goods store in any mall carrying semi-automatic weapons during the 80's.
Oh, I'll save you the disappointment: no character is ever chopped up.
All in all, Chopping Mall is a so-so horror picture that'll beat a trip to the mall nowadays.