Halloween Party

Halloween Party is really mild in the horror department even for a TV14 rating.

Nothing I recall was very scary or gory.

I thought this was above average for a "supernatural teen slasher comedy" and I enjoyed it, but if I came in expecting a serious horror movie then I probably wouldn't have liked it. In the end I was torn between 5-6.

They had a lot of opportunity to do more, and it felt a little low budget at times, but the majority of it still looked pretty good.

I started watching this with low expectations: a dvd with a lame non-specific Halloween'ish title and a ditto dull cover, promising a third-rate wannabe horror flick with bad acting, but hopefully good for some laughs. Well, to be honest I was pleasantly surprised. Sure, it's obviously a very low budget thing, it's on all cinematographic accounts small and non-pretentious, the very few special effects are extremely simple. But it still succeeded in entertaining me and keeping me on the edge of my chair for the whole 90 minutes!

This is due to a solid script, a good pace and effective direction and editing, making it in spite of the absence of expensive FX and CGI genuinely scary. Amy Groening and T. Thomason, playing the major characters, are attractive to watch and do a fine job, both acting very natural and easy. And the sober musical score in combination with tension-filled silences is exactly right to create the needed sinister and ominous atmosphere.

In short: in spite of its obvious limitations worthwhile and gladly recommended.

Considering the amount of terrible, schlocky, unfunny low budget horror out there, this one is actually pretty good. Original plot, good dialog, funny jokes and decent acting from a cast of unknowns make this eminently watchable. Effects were minimal and not great but didn't detract from the fun. Some great creepy moments too. You could do much worse.

I would suggest any1 who hates horror movies to no bother with this movie. Why would u even watch this if that's the case. I'm actually surprised at the reviews I read where a person will, "I'm not a fan of such & such genre", then they go on to say, "but decided to give 'movie x' a try & boy it sucked, blah blah blah". It's like don't waste our times writing a review then cuz u couldn't be any less objective.

But for those of us who do enjoy horror movies, this was def one of the better ones ova the last couple yrs. I'm not saying it's great, but imho it's pretty good. I've seen better so I'm not gonna go out and give it 9 or 10 but def 6-8 for most I would think. It's well put together, the acting was solid considering it's not A-Listers as horror movies rarely are. I'd be surprised if someone enjoys horror movies & didn't like this. I kinda don't what you'd be expecting for a movie like this. HellFest & Wolves are prob my 2 fav horror movies in the past couple yrs & trick & haunt are up there as well. This IMO isn't as good as those, but still pretty good by its own merit. If you enjoy those horror movies that used to be on chiller network & occasionally are on sci-fi channel, then I would think worst case some of you would just be like meh it was ok. And that's worst case while I'd bet most would enjoy it.

The movie is your typical get into a predicament & try & find your way out. Tons of horror movies are plotted out this way & I don't think I'm giving anything away by saying that. I don't scare easy & didnt reallly in this movie, but did get occasionally get a lil creeped out here & there. It's at least worth a once over. If u got other movies, ya can give them a try first but if your looking for something & specifically in this genre. You could 💯 do a lot worst

Caught this on Amazon Prime and I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. It was competently directed and edited, and had some witty banter, and enough blood to keep things interesting. Amy Groening does a nice job in this and I would love to see her get more exposure in a wide release film.