Nightmare Beach

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Nightmare Beach

Umberto Lenzi (aka Harry Kirkpatrick) made this film during the teen slasher era of the 1980's. Well, let's be honest here. I am somewhat a horror fan, but this could've been better. The victims include people who, let's face it, deserved to die...well, maybe except for one in my opinion. But, the film did have its moments, like when John Saxon gets dragged off by the biker gang, well, he deserved it. I give the film a C. Not your typical Lenzi film, but ok for the good 'ol 80's teen slasher era.

Your typical crazy teenage slasher flick... this one being set at Spring Break at the (you'll never guess) beach. With the most homoerotic biker gang around on the prowl, and a religious freak electrocuting sun-worshippers to death, you'd better stay alert as well as tanned this season! Featuring dismal acting, killings that are more funny than frightful and the usual gratuitous Wet T-Shirt competitions, the movie is still just about tolerable thanks to the ol' So Bad It's Good cliche. My favourite moment: All throughout the movie, a practical joker pretends to either be dead or seriously injured to freak out nearby vacationers. Guess what happens to him in the end? Ever heard of the boy who cried wolf? Hee-hee. 4/10

Over-aged "Spring Breakers" are being terrorized by a biker who enjoys electrocuting his victims. The "acting" is atrocious! The hair is big! The music stinks! The heroine/bartender is puffy-faced & stiff. Lots of loose ends. What became of the sun-dried "breaker" (who looked about 45!) who was stealing everyone's money, the Reverend's * daughter, & the redneck cop dragged off by a motorcycle? Did I miss something? Not very scary (a few fried corpses) & not much fun. (Spring Break films worth checking out, minus the "horror": "Where The Boys Are", "Where The Boys Are '84", "Girl Happy", "Revenge of The Nerds II:Nerds In Paradise").

Edward "Diablo" Santos was executed in Florida for murder which he claims he didn't do. He vowed to be back. His body goes missing and suddenly Spring Breakers are being murdered. The film centers on a breaker Football player and a female bartender. Not much plot. The film was rather mindless entertainment with the emphasis on the mindless. Guide: Wet T-shirt nudity

I first saw this movie on USA UP ALL NIGHT as WELCOME TO SPRING BREAK. Normally,I don't like slasher flicks at all,but this film has a goofy sense of fun,as if it's making fun of itself. Running gags run rampant ("How 'bout them GATORS!?") and the acting is absolutely horrible. I found it to be an interesting,surreal film with beautiful scenery (check out the phosphate mine!) and laugh-out-loud moments,some of which are intentional.