I went into Maskerade otherwise known as Mask Maker with low expectations, the cover looks highly generic and the premise sounds like a lot was taken from the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise.
Immediatly you are introduced to your usual group of 20 somethings, 3 girls and 3 guys including our obligatory "Final girl" It's all very standard stuff.
It tells the story of a young couple who buy a house in the middle of nowhere (More cliches) It has a dark history involving murder and witchcraft, one which they accidentally find themselves digging up.
We have an antagonist, we have the fresh meat and thus we have our standard slasher style death scenes. The whole thing is very play by numbers, but I'd consider it above par thanks to being not only well made but having a surprisingly good back story.
Don't expect any shocks but if you like the genre you can do considerably worse than this, in fact I wouldn't mind seeing this become a franchise.
The Good:
Nikki Deloach
Couple of great characters
Great finale
Decent plot
The Bad:
Jason London is wasted
Lot is taken from other films
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
People in their 30's are still cast to play college kids
Immediatly you are introduced to your usual group of 20 somethings, 3 girls and 3 guys including our obligatory "Final girl" It's all very standard stuff.
It tells the story of a young couple who buy a house in the middle of nowhere (More cliches) It has a dark history involving murder and witchcraft, one which they accidentally find themselves digging up.
We have an antagonist, we have the fresh meat and thus we have our standard slasher style death scenes. The whole thing is very play by numbers, but I'd consider it above par thanks to being not only well made but having a surprisingly good back story.
Don't expect any shocks but if you like the genre you can do considerably worse than this, in fact I wouldn't mind seeing this become a franchise.
The Good:
Nikki Deloach
Couple of great characters
Great finale
Decent plot
The Bad:
Jason London is wasted
Lot is taken from other films
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
People in their 30's are still cast to play college kids