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Trailer—Hospital Massacre

God Bless Barbi Benton. She gives us a great, explicit * scene. When that's the highlight of a movie, it means that the whole movie sucks. "Hospital Massacre" is a boring, standard 80's slasher with a stupid premise (although we get to know who is the killer at the end). The events are predictable, the gore is horrible, but worst of all, the movie has horrible cinematography and lightning. I couldn't believe this was released in theaters. Still, if you love 80's slashers get a copy of this obscure movie. Not enough blood, scares, mystery, but has great nudity. Again, this is a must see for fans of Barbi Benton. I don't know if there's a DVD release, but stick anyways to the VHS version. This movie is doomed.

This 1982 horror film features attractive, divorced woman, Susan (Barbi Benton) who goes to get a doctor checkup, but finds herself in nightmare when a killer decides to sabotage her x-ray results to keep her there. This isn't a bad 80's horror/slasher flick except for some very dark scenes and shares similarities with "Halloween II," "My Bloody Valentine" & "Visiting Hours." Fans of the genre may want to check this out at least once.

Hospital Massacre (1981), also known as X-Ray, is a Valentine's movie I recently watched off Amazon Prime for free. The storyline focuses on a woman who is admitted into a hospital for something that seems routine but after checking in she realizes she may never be allowed to check out. This movie is directed by Boaz Davidson (Going Bananas) and stars Barbi Benton (The Love Boat), Charles Lucia (Tank Girl), Jon Van Ness (The Natural) and Den Surles (The Osternan Weekend). The doctor was an entertaining villain with his antics and props. The kill scenes are a bit disappointing as they show the victim and what is about to happen then the camera flashes to the killer as blood slashes or a body part falls without seeing the actual act. The setting is fun and I enjoyed Benton as the lead character. Overall this is a fun old school 80s slasher that is worth your time but just an average addition to the genre. I'd score this a 5.5/10.

They could have left the killer out of the movie and it would have been just as good! It's so stupid that it's funny. Every scene is bizarre with the half wit doctors and staff. Thankfully none of these things could actually happen in a real hospital. I wasn't expecting much when I watched this and that's exactly what I got. Still, the craziness that occurs is worth a laugh. Watch this when you have nothing else to watch!

X-RAY (aka: HOSPITAL MASSACRE) stars Barbi Benton as Susan Jeremy, a woman who stops by the hospital for some test results. Her visit turns into a nightmare when a vengeful, childhood friend runs amok! Much of the hospital staff are killed off in grisly ways, as in the memorable "acid bath facial" scene. Susan spends most of her screen time wandering around the hospital looking mildly afraid. Of course, the mayhem is interrupted by Ms. Benton's obligatory * scene, as part of her checkup. Hopefully, she didn't catch a chill! An extremely silly slasher film, it's every bit as absurd as it should be. Listen for the "ominous", chanting, devil music soundtrack! It also has a bizarre cast of oddball doctors, nurses, and patients that help move things along. Translation: The fun factor is high!...

Of all the slasher films that came out in 1981, this is definitely one of them. That said, for some small reason this film sticks out as a perfect example of the slasher film. With it's goofy plot revolving around the identity of the killer, and gratuitous Benton nudity, one really can't go wrong with this title. It's not a great film, but it's got all the key elements of the slasher film, and for that, at least it succeeds on those terms.

The movie starts off with a young boy who obviously has a crush on this girl. When he sends her a valentine card, she laughs at it. This must have made the boy go psycho. Cut to the present. The girl is now a grown woman, who is going to get a routine check up at her hospital. The killer shows up at the hospital and begins to methodically slice and dice the hospital staff to get to the woman. This movie has some great suspense and atmosphere. The acting was a little below average, but the movie is too good to be missed.

Of all the B horror films out there, this one was actually watchable. Barbi Benton goes to the local hospital to recieve her check up results to turn in to her new insurance provider. Little does she know a pyshcotic killer has switched her test results to keep her pinned inside the hospital. There, the doctors themselves seem evil and the whole hospital itself is pretty creepy. Slicing and dicing soon occurs and Barbi must fight to stay alive. The death scenes are pretty cool. Though I thought the scene where he smothers a nurse with a sheet was kind of bizzare, the way he came out holding it running down the hallway.