In a Nutshell. Mini reviews of movies old and new. No fuss. No spoilers. And often no sleep.

Tuesday 10 February 2015

Nightmare Beach (1989)

aka Welcome to Spring Break

I've learned not to expect much from director Umberto Lenzi and his substandard gore films. Even so, low expectations still didn't remove the stink from this whodunnit. The film opens with a whimper as a death row prisoner vows to return before being snuffed out in the electric chair. After the onset of spring break, a mysterious biker with a penchant for electricity scours the surrounding wastelands for victims. The rest of the film is just a sorry excuse for wet t-shirt contests and thong bikinis. The only real highlight is watching two cult actors (Michael Parks and John Saxon) attempt to act with such feeble material.

½ peepholes out of 5

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