…a behind-the-scenes documentary proves to be surprisingly extensive.
…so many baffling and unaccountable jumps in the storyline that the viewer gets discombobulated…
…my hat’s off to Code Red for unearthing this bizarre chapter of my moviegoing history…
The wide-ranging commentary is nicely complemented by the five-part documentary…
…the number and scope of the hidden features is disproportionately huge compared to the rest of the disc.
…has moments that work, and a few that work really well, without coalescing into a truly satisfying experience.
…films, and documentaries about said films, that I won’t soon forget…
…an 80-minute promotional ad for Hollywood Roses…thinly disguised as a truly awful horror flick.
…though the extras at least lead you to respect the enthusiasm of the Strause lads, AVPR is pretty much DOA.
Considering the film’s muddled nature, the DVD’s sole special feature is a godsend.
…holds up as a gripping foray into atmospheric horror…
…heady stuff, but nicely balanced with anecdotal material…
You end up feeling exactly what you do for the real-life contestants of such shows: absolutely nothing.
Everything you’d ever want to know about the creation of this no-budget epic…
…BLUE EYES fails to provide the suspense, gore and surreal mood of the gialli it attempts to emulate.
There’s no middle ground in THE FUN PARK; everything is made either too apparent or not apparent enough.
…the segments do a remarkable job of providing insight into the making of the movie…
…a fine collection of featurettes that cover specific elements of the production, as well as the tale’s background.
…a standout package that thoroughly de-mist-ifies the process by which the film was put together.
The mixed quality of the extras isn’t too big of a drawback…
…the lingering disappointment is that SICKHOUSE actually had potential to elevate this exhausted subgenre.
…I don’t know if any director, given this script and those conditions, could have made a good movie.
The morose atmosphere, achieved mostly through digital FX, is vividly conveyed.
What a curmudgeon it can make you feel like for raining on the parade that these people took time to film…
…the intended laughs are as half-witted and daft as the three heroes.