[joshaube]

The Tripper (Revised)
It's your typical slasher. It has the ensemble cast. It has the unique deaths. It has said cast finding the bodies hours after they were murdered, in a string. It has the killer who never dies. And it has your typical slasher cliffhanger. Sorry if I ruined it for you guys, but what did you expect? The graphic design work in this is absolutely horrid (by this I'm referring to the title cards, credits, and text and overlays in general) - why am I pointing this out? Because it makes the film seem very amatuerish. The cast is fine, the acting is fine and all the other talents behind the film do just fine. The effects work in this (for the 'trips') work quite well, and our implemented into the frames quite excellently. I am fond of the sillohuette and rainbow background effects applied to much of the ending. They were very well done. There is plenty of gore in this one for those looking for that. A good group scene where many limbs go a flyin'. The idea of being surrounded by people, yet still helpless (they are under the influence and unaware of anything, plus the cops blamed any reports on trips) is quite terrifying... yet it was not fully taken advantage of here. The political aspects of the film are not as strong as they could have been either... and unless you know your American presidents, much of it will go past your head. I think David Arquette has talent, but he requires work. With some revision, this film could have been great. As it is, it's just so-so. If your a slasher addict, it's worth your time. If your a horror fan, it might be worth your time... but don't expect much.

7/10

Vacancy is up next. Expect the same opinion-type post.