Motel Hell (1980)
7/10
Dark horror comedy
21 October 2009
Warning: Spoilers
The tag line of farmer Vincent's Meats is "it takes all kind of critters to make Farmer Vincent fritters" kind of tell you where this is going. Amusing Grand Guignol style tale about Farmer Vincent who is famous for his meats. He lives with his sister and things are going along fine until they take in a homeless girl and things begin to spin out of control.

Dark horror comedy tale is quite good in a tales from the crypt sort of way. It well acted which helps sell the nonsense that is going on on screen. The film also has several iconic images particularly the image of a man with a chainsaw wearing a pigs head. Its the sort of thing that once seen isn't easily forgotten. It also helps that the image is the beginning of a fight with chainsaws (one of the first times it happened I think). While gory its not as gory as things get today, it will cause you to wince. It will also cause you to laugh uneasily. Say what you will this film has stayed with me for all of the 30 years since I first saw it. I recommend it if you're up for a bloody scary night at the movies.
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