Score: 6/10
In Berlin, a group of people are offered to come to a free screening of a horror movie at the grand opening of a movie theater. As the movie starts, the patrons start to turn into demons, with the infection spreading by bite or scratch. Inexplicably trapped inside, the number of survivors dwindle as they fight for survival.
Co-written and produced by Dario Argento, this film just may be the best "so-bad-it's good" B-movie ever made. The gore and effects are incredibly over the top but so fantastic that it makes one really, really miss the practical effects that have long since been replaced by CGI.
While entirely fun and entertaining, don't expect any logical exposition or for the story to be all that cohesive. It is style over substance here, but the style is so good, the laugh-out-loud substance is forgivable. In a lot of ways, this movie is very reminiscent of the latter half of "From Dusk Til Dawn" when the characters are trapped in the bar with the demonic vampires.
The sound quality is much improved over your typical Argento production, and while the score is laden with 80's style synthesizer music, there are actually several recognizable tunes by artists such as Billy Idol and Rick Springfield littered throughout the movie.
The only regret about watching this movie was that I watched it alone. I bet it's scream to watch in a group.
Starring: Urbano Barberini, Karl Zinny, Natasha Hovey, and Fiore Argento
Directed by: Lamberto Bava
Budget/Gross: N/A
IMDB Score: 6.5/10
Tomatometer: 56% critics and 65% audiences liked it
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