BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment

Phonearl Good start, but then it gets ruined

Konterr Brilliant and touching

Matylda Swan It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.

JoeB131 Just not with good results. This is a remake of the Gordon Herschell Lewis splatter film, 2000 Maniacs. And it's not an improvement.The 1964 version had some plausibility. This one the characters should have run screaming almost immediately, but I guess it's because we've had so many "Killer Rural People" movies since 1964, the Cliché hadn't been worn out yet.So the kills and the sex are more graphic, so that's something. Also, they outright say the ghosts are cannibals, something they only hinted at in the other movie.There's also a point where one of the victims is crushed just like the gal in the 1964 version. Except in this one, she supposed to be Chinese and the make a racist joke about eating her remains. Except the girl didn't even look remotely Asian. She was just some loser from a reality show trying to be an actress and failing. I mean, if you are going to insert a racist joke in your movie, at least get the casting right. (Or you could just avoid the racist joke, because it just wasn't funny. Neither were repeated bestiality jokes.) Okay, then we get to Robert Englund. Got to feel sorry for Robert, Freddie Krueger ruined his life. People forgot he could act. Here he's making a maudlin effort with bad material.

rls0812 This is the funniest horror movie I have ever watched. It starts off as a light comedy, but becomes darker humor while the movie goes on, as more and more is revealed! For once, a bargain bin movie in my collection has a real plot line, with tangible suspense ! The acting is mostly good, the "southerns" creating a believable ( and sometimes funny ) setting. The mayor of the town ( featured on the box cover ) plays a wide range of emotions, from happy, to shocked, to frustrated. Though the jokes are mostly corny one liners, the settings and situations can make it funnier, or darker, depending on the mood.The horror part was done nicely also. I have seen most of he kills done in other movies before, BUT the way they are done does not shout out "bad cliché", instead they tend to add to the dark mood, and cast the "southerns" in a more villain role as time passes. At the end I was thinking to myself, "Wow this was a decent comedy, and great horror film" !I found a box art error on my DVD case ... on the back, the mayor's eye patch is on the wrong side

Brian Harris (wildsidecinema) We get blood, boobs, gore, comedy, guys chasing sheep, kids killing cats and super hottie cousins "boning" each other! The comedy is actually funny…the gore is actually…well…gory! The T&A is top notch (its Christa Campbell guys!) and the acting was excellent.Not only do we get a damn good horror film but we get a DVD that actually puts most "Special Editions" to shame! This release is packed with extras! I would like to point out to readers though that no matter how hard a DVD company tries to convince you…subtitles and closed captions are not bonus features.I'd like to point out a few facts as well…for starters; Eli Roth is back to reprise his role from Cabin Fever as wonky drifter Justin (Eli Roth) and his good buddy Dr. Mambo (the dog) is back as well! Eagle eyed viewers may also spot Tim Sullivan hammering on a coffin and Scott Spiegel (Evil Dead 1 & 2, The Dead Next Door) as one of the hillbilly banjo singers that constantly wander about the movie! So, for those of you looking for a damn good film, run, don't walk, to your nearest Best Buy and purchase 2001 Maniacs. Don't hesitate!

Nullness 2001 Maniacs the remake isn't a movie. It is a post-movie. It is as developed as an 88 minute Capitol One commercial, and the only thing it sells is the theoretical algorithm of what defines a good time to a certain consumer demographic.The overall structure, plot, pacing, dialog, and format of 2001 Maniacs could have been inputed by a machine based on the specific formulas of similar movies (Bordello of Blood, Dusk Till Dawn). 2001 Maniacs then reflects the camp aspect of slasher/gore movies, yet some integral part is missing. It isn't that 2001 Maniacs has no heart or soul, it simply wasn't programmed to have heart or soul in the first place. 2001 Maniacs follows the sad trend of most genre (and mainstream) films these days, of trying to imitate the nature of a narrative film. The structure is then reinforced through nothing but shear will of the audience, who has consumed the same tired formula so many times before they now can essentially beg for the same old bone on command.Yet 2001 Maniacs is more than just this: it is not simply a bad movie that is neither funny or scary. It is nothing. It is a black hole, so mediocre it produces no emotions in its watcher. Or rather it produces in the watcher the vacant gaze of catatonic enjoyment one simulates when watching a commercial, this movie imitation's closest relative.A scary thing indeed.