As one of the offerings in the first year of "After Dark" flicks (now seeing a second round of DVD releases courtesy of Lions Gate), Dark Ride proves a fairly conservative selection. Its most potentially offensive moment - the flashback evisceration of one of the two young girls - was kept out of the released flick, though it's thoughtfully provided for us on the DVD in a "deleted scenes" feature. The flick does end on a surprising little grace note — a "thank you" calmly delivered by one of the characters as Ride's darkly ironic punch line. In formula fare like this, it's the little touches that count.
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