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Killer Party (1986)

Rate: 3
Viewed: 12/16, 4/22

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12/16: Filmed in 1984 but released two years later, Killer Party has one of the strangest openings ever when it tangentially begins with a rock music video featuring White Sister.

Eventually, it gets back on track and becomes average all the way to the end. The ending is dumb and cheap. They should've cut out the demon stuff and tried to be normal for once. Maybe it'll be a better movie this way.

Killer Party was billed as a "horror comedy" movie. Horror? Very little. Comedy? No, not really. Anyway, the story is stupid, and I don't care about these people of fraternities and sororities. Just kill them all. Who cares? Meanwhile, one of the lead actresses resembles Elisabeth Shue, and a couple of the actors look like the boys from Porky's, but it's not them.

All in all, the pace of Killer Party is lively, but the horror aspect needs to be emphasized more.

4/22: Killer Party is one of the worst horror films from 1986.

Horror isn't even the right word as the story is about nothing. Neither is "comedy" as there are no laughs to generate from. It's like the filmmakers had a random idea for a scene and kept going while piecing them together to create an incoherent movie. A good example of what I mean is the first four scenes in the beginning: the wake, the drive-in, the rock music video, and the sorority which are all done in the span of ten minutes.

The first hour is very distinct from the final twenty minutes, and they have nothing to do with each other. Hence, everybody ran out of time and had to wrap up the nonsense quickly. That being said, there's no explanation to why the Elisabeth Shue look-alike turned into a demon. It's just a long stream of randomness which includes gross or moronic fraternity/sorority hazing practices and pranks with some of the worst thespians they have to offer.

All in all, forget Killer Party; instead, check out April Fool's Day.