Last but not least is the film's nifty gore quotient. Fans of the squishy stuff will be tickled pink with the amount of nastiness on display. This low-budget blood buffet features such exotic delicacies as juicy intestines, delectable severed heads, mouth-watering impalements, and a few other tasty surprises. Be sure to stay focused during the boring parts if you find yourself starting to drift. Chances are you won't want to miss what you paid good money to see.
You know, sometimes it's nice to sit back and relax with something as hollow and idiotic as Dark Ride. Sometimes you just need to watch a deformed serial killer slash his way through a group of clueless college kids for 90 minutes or so. Because the movie is so apologetically stupid, it might be beneficial to exclude your brain from your own private viewing of Craig Singer's mildly entertaining horror flick. If you can ignore the annoyingly familiar premise and suffer through some lame characterization and needless exposition, you'll discover a genre picture that delivers basic retail thrills in a sticky red sauce. If that's your thing, buy a ticket and take the damn ride, already.
There's other people in line back here, you know.
Article comments
1 - Gregory Conley
Glad to see you enjoyed DARK RIDE. Surprisingly enough, the director and writer of the film, Craig Singer, says that FUNHOUSE didn't play too much of an inspiration in the making of the film. He's from the Jersey Shore, which has all types of rides like the one in the film.
Craig appeared on my podcast, the Your Video Store Shelf Podcast, to promote the film. If you or your readers are interested, it's located here.
2 - T. Rigney
Dark Ride, to my surprise, was an enjoyable little genre flick. I'll be sure to check out your podcast sometime soon.
Thanks for reading!