Terror at Tenkiller

Terror at Tenkiller

Terror at Tenkiller

Terror at Tenkiller

I know a lot of guys hate this film, but I really liked it not because it's a great one but because it made me laugh at every scene of it. There's kind of films that are stupid and boring and a others that are laughable because how stupid they are. ( I guess u can call it a guilty pleasure kind of films like phantom brother). Anyway the acting is so stupid that makes you laugh every time the actors open their mouths and talk not to mention the heroin speech ( she sounds like a Marilyn Monroe version for the early 50s). The first sentence that the boyfriend is saying was so hilarious ( we had a problems we need to solve) I mean come on while she's swimming!!! And the shower scene when her friend surprise her and open the curtain while she takes the shower she wears an underpants!!! ( So obviously the actress didn't want to get frontal so why the director didn't show us her full body !!! It was so stupid and a dumb thing to do. The killer character was by itself something, I mean through the whole movie we didn't understand why he was doing all these murders even at the end when the heroin talks about what happens the investigations that the police did the next day the didn't know anything about him or where he comes from ( so we wasted our time by watching a killer we will never know anything about him). At the end if u want to laugh by watching a silly film just grab this one other than this I heighly recommend you to stay as far as you can from it.

In rural Oklahoma, late one night, Tor (Michael Shamus Wiles, Breaking Bad, Sons of Anarchy) murders Denise and then dumps her body in Lake Tenkiller. So begins the 1986 one and done film by Ken Meyer, Terror at Tenkiller. Soon, Leslie and Janna show up for a vacation at the remote cabin in the woods, but are they next on the list of Tor the killer? Shot entirely in Oklahoma near Lake Fort Gibson and the Fort Gibson dam - not at the actual Tenkiller Ferry Lake which is actually named for the Native American family who donated it - this movie honestly doesn't have a single thing that I can recommend it for. Some guys come down, some people get killed and there's little to no drama as to what happens for the rest of the film. At least the VHS box has some great artwork. Terror at Tenkiller tells you who the killer is right away, its kills are boring and the end attempt at a shock ending is as vanilla as it gets.

This movie was pretty shoddily made and didn't have such great acting. The legend behind the actual lake was somewhat original but didn't leave me with that feeling, y'know? The characters which should've been main were developed, though, and there was a slight bit of suspense in the air. The ending was lame but the rest of the movie more than made up for it. It was extremely boring to watch some certain things and the fact that the girl had been a swimmer... gee, what a coincidence. The last chase in a lake! Wow! This gets a five for some certain scenes (one of which contain a mini hacksaw and some guy's arm...)

I don't know the first thing to say about Terror at Tenkiller. Despite it being one of the most placid and mundane slasher films I've ever seen, I weirdly wasn't ever bored. That has to count for something, right? Tenkiller focuses on two college students (though one looks about old enough to have college aged children herself) who head out to secluded lakehouse to escape from one of their abusive boyfriends. They talk, take in some of the local color, and attract the attention of another angry man, except this one is much more dangerous. Unlike a lot of slashers, there's no mystery or whodunit aspect here. The only mystery is trying to decided what's going on in most of the night scenes (my DVD appears to be sourced from the world's oldest VHS tape). There's a slight attempt at character development with the two leads, but they never rise above dim-witted bimbo who can't leave an abusive man and sassy, no nonsense best friend cliches. If you're expecting tons of nudity or gore, you'll be disappointed, too, since Tenkiller didn't seem very interested in supplying any which leaves the film in a weird place - not thoughtful/suspenseful/scary/character driven enough for serious horror fans and not enough blood or nudity for the gore and skin fans. Who was this even made for?

United Home Video put out a batch of regional shot on video horror films in the late 80s and depending on how you view them they can either be bottom of the barrel or a trash lovers delight. Yes, what others say is true: the acting is bad, the story is bad, etc. But Terror at Tenkiller also has a nostalgic warmth that is absent in say the Friday the 13th sequels. The languid pace, calm scenery, and down-home feel should take anyone who ever had a family cabin on a lake back to those summer days spent lounging about on the water. Maybe you had some friends you'd share stories and legends with. Maybe you spent some time working for extra cash. Maybe as you got older you began to look for girls in bikinis or guys in swim trunks. I know I did, and Tenkiller pulls me right back into those good old days and nights, only here the maniac that I would sometime imagine was hiding in the dark woods is real. I'm sure many will scoff at this review, and as I said, most people will be bored to tears, but for those who enjoy regional oddities, Tenkiller will provide plenty of laughs, and hopefully the same nostalgia that it provides me.

One of the worst movies of all time. Filled with bad acting,writing, directing,characters and final girl. The only thing worse than this is bloody murder. Run far away from this movie.

First off i love this film and i don't know why so many negative reviews. I grew up with this film being a huge part of my child hood. The story is simple but does have character development and back ground. The lead actors are good actors and over all the setting is very atmospheric. the film revolves around two friends Jana and Leslie, Leslie being the one with boyfriend problems. Jana talks Leslie to going to her family's cabin for the summer and getting a break from Josh, her boyfriend who seems to be controlling and cheating.While at the Lake Jana takes Leslie to a local diner and gets her a summer job. Once there someone takes an interest in Leslie and starts to kill to get to her. over all the kill scenes are really good and the special FX are very realistic (especially the throat slicing scene and the arm cutting. But over all its a very calm setting and when you watch it has 80s synth music throughout the whole film which worked really well for this film. I use to rent this film every weekend with The Last Slumber Party it was two of my favorite films as a kid and then once it came to DVD the funny thing is that they both were released on a double feature. so please give it a chance and check the film out its an 80s gem.