Actuakers One of my all time favorites.

Humaira Grant It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Loui Blair It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

Raymond Sierra The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

PeterMitchell-506-564364 This is a slasher flick (actually banned in Queensland) you don't expect to be as good as if prejudging it by it's cover. Sure, I believe most of the other ratings are too high for it, it still isn't a bad, slice em' and dice em' And there is a thriller concept to it, that works quite well with the story. A high school jock/stud, Billy is being thrown a scholarship party, where two escaped psychos are earlier seen robbing a cafe and shooting down cops. They hold out in the attic of Billy's house where the party is only starting. Soon people start dropping off whether, being knifed, or having their faces fried. Unfortunately too, Billy ran out of his much needed medication to counteract his much violent moodswings, that we see in some chilling one-two second facials, where he reacts sensitively to some out of taste remarks, and Billy too tries his best to control it, where he gets some nasty headaches. And of course Billy's parents are out at dinner that night. He had been released from a psychiatric facility some time back, as we hear from a psychiatrist at the film's start, dictaphone in hand, although we don't see Billy, so there could be another psycho out there, roaming about. Also we see Billy flashing out too, signs of someone coming apart. Some of the characters are so unlikeable in this movie, you wanna see them bumped off. Also among the party, is an estranged young red headed girl, Billy's current love, who has a little bit of a dark side to her, especially when overreacting to a remark by a party clown. There's always one, isn't there. Of course this is B grade, but it's a lot better than most of it's type. The thriller angle is a plus to it, the identity of the killer worth it's watch. The only annoying thing was those bloody dancers in bloody club. What was their purpose? The actress who plays the girlfriend of Billy's best friend, isn't bad either.

acidburn-10 The plot = David (Joe Manno) is the captain of the football team and is also the most popular guy in school but he has a problem he's on medication to control his violent fits, so what does he do he throws a party for all his friends at his house while his parents are away. But while the party starts going two convicts escapes from a nearby prison and hides out in his basement ready to terrorise the party guests.The opening scene we get a stereotypical 80's couple snuggling up watching "Graduation Day" and then surprise surprise they both gets killed and the credits come on and the movie starts. After seeing this part I thought that this movie was gonna be quite good but sadly I was wrong.This movie has very little going for it although there is a big body count and a few fun kill sequences, but when it comes to everything else this movie just simply falls apart and becomes very boring, the acting for one is awful, even for an 80's slasher and the directing is strictly amateur. The last 20 minutes perk up a bit- but considering the unrelieved tedium of what's gone before it'd be a miracle if it didn't. The ending as well was predictable (I figured it out long before) and it well and truly shows that by the late 1980's that slasher movies just became tame and rubbish.All in all this is a bad slasher with only a few redeeming qualities.

dead_dudeINthehouse NIGHT SCREAMS is underrated in the slasher genre. The premise works: Three escaped convicts head to a mansion where a teen party is taking place. These teens start to disappear one by one (ok they are brutally murdered). Later it's revealed that the escaped convicts had little responsability with the murders. Shocking!The plot is a combination of the SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE and the 1982's classic ALONE IN THE DARK. NIGHT SCREAMS deserves a chance, watch it with low expectations and you'll have a good time! 3/10 -Terrible but tries to stand out of the garbage"Welcome to Fright Night!...for real"

Katatonia I think this is a really good slasher flick from the 80's that most people have never seen or heard of. There's a lot of 80's music, fashion, puns, etc. The plot is actually not that bad, and the acting is "mostly" very good considering this was filmed in Witchita, Kansas. Some of the killings are quite interesting in their method and approach. The ending was particularly well done in my opinion, it leaves the idea open for a sequel that never came. Not everyone will enjoy this movie, but if you like well executed slasher films from the 80's then you'll most likely be very pleased. On a side note the DVD which was put out by Image is above average, the picture is very clear and the sound is in Dolby 2.0 Surround. Sadly there are no special features besides scene selections and two trailers for other Image DVD releases.