Monday, February 28, 2011

2001 Maniacs

The best times happen on Spring Break.  Right?  For three college boys, nothing goes their way.  Which is perfect for this movie.  Lots of quality kills and a few good lines too.
 
These three guys meet up with two girls and guy on their way down to Daytona for spring break.  Both cars take a detour, along with a couple on a motorbike, and find themselves in Pleasant Valley, GA.  The town is about to have their "Guts and Glory" jubilee and all of the outsiders stay for the party.  Big mistake.
 
One of the girls in the second car is the first to go missing.  COOL DEATH SCENE ALERT: Her limbs get tied to four horses and they all run in separate directions, pulling her limb from limb.  But while gruesome as that is, the rest of the guests are fed the balance of her carcass. You now know that it's not too pleasant in Pleasant Valley.
 
There are several other COOL DEATH SCENE ALERTs in the film.  Forced drinking of acid, getting smashed by a large bell, and a few others that I am not going to give away here.  It all looks pretty bleak for the kids until one of the college boys relies on a gentleman's word of honor for escape.  The survivors are allowed to leave.
 
There is a twist at the end that helps tie everything together.
 
I give this movie 3 1/2 out of 5 Confederate Flags

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