As my independent film suggestion-seeking project continues, I have been reminded of my responsibility towards finding hidden gems that have little traction among audiences and are hidden within mountains of film blogs. With great power comes great responsibility, right? In this case, the responsibility seems to be sitting on my shoulders, and whether I like it or not, I need to suffer through all kinds of movies, even those that are better left ignored. In any case, whenever I decide to pop open a movie, I always hope that it is something that I can rave about and recommend to everyone. Plus, isn’t it more fun when you get to brag about how great a movie is?
When I first heard of Halloween Party and saw it was advertised for the spooky season, I didn’t really know what to expect. I had thoughts on what type of movie it could be, and although I was overly zealous, I was sorely disappointed when I finally watched it. From what I can tell, it tries to merge multiple genres, a horror comedy dressed as a seasonal slasher and much more.
In the movie, Erin is a single, hot, and smart woman looking for a normal guy to date. She dresses as a stud finder, hoping to find the love of her life while attending a Halloween party her friends hosted. The list of partygoers is quite extensive. For example, there were prowlings dressed as sexy nurses, hairy wolf men, strippers, cops, and half-naked Sarah Palin impersonators. The only normal guy Erin meets is a dude in a homeless costume that… smells like sh*t. Oh, and there’s cameras capturing all the wild action.
If you think this sounds like a bad movie, you are absolutely right.
What Halloween Party actually is is a deeply unfunny attempt at a sex comedy that tries very hard to be a throwback to all those sex comedies from the 80s, which were weirdly marketed to teenage boys based off the cover art alone. But those days are long behind us, and from what I remember, those films, at the very least, had some sort of sentiment. Linda Palmer’s film is nothing more than a cash grab, and it is amazing how dated some parts of this film actually feel, particularly those that feature a character dressed as Sarah Palin.
And there’s a reason for that. This movie was filmed in 2012 and is now suffering from a no-distribution phase. If you are in the US or here, just pass on this movie. Keeping in spirit of this holiday season, I advise you to stick to actual horror instead, not the horror that is depicted in this film.
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