It is because of that terrific little cult horror film 'Jeepers creepers' that I wish to see every movie that Victor Salva made, so why not begin with his debut? It turns out to be the debut of Sam Rockwell as well, so that's a bonus. Unfortunately, there is not much else here to be happy about.
'Clownhouse' starts relatively promising though, with the uncomfortable and not much addressed subject of bed-wetting. But pretty soon the clowns are sent in, and the actual evil clowns turn out to be three escapees from the local mental hospital. I can't deny the film is atmospheric in a way, but things unfold very slowly and mostly in an uninspired manner (examples: in the end there's mainly a lot of running to and fro, and that table did not properly hide Casey at all). Some of the dialogues were okay, but most of them were pretty boring, as was the interaction between the three boys / brothers.
Only for die-hard horror-fans, and even then, there's not much horror to be expected. 3 out of 10.
'Clownhouse' starts relatively promising though, with the uncomfortable and not much addressed subject of bed-wetting. But pretty soon the clowns are sent in, and the actual evil clowns turn out to be three escapees from the local mental hospital. I can't deny the film is atmospheric in a way, but things unfold very slowly and mostly in an uninspired manner (examples: in the end there's mainly a lot of running to and fro, and that table did not properly hide Casey at all). Some of the dialogues were okay, but most of them were pretty boring, as was the interaction between the three boys / brothers.
Only for die-hard horror-fans, and even then, there's not much horror to be expected. 3 out of 10.