One of the worst movies I have seen

hayesjamesdr

score 1/10

The other bad reviews here are not being overly critical or nit picky, this movie is really bad. Some points I'd like to make:

Have you ever had the misfortune of spending time near someone with pink eye? It is uncomfortable, slightly disturbing, and some thing you will want to divert your attention from. So, why would a director give all the characters this effect?? It just deflated any 'horror' aspect and made me feel like I was in a free clinic.

And yet, I sat through it, as in a waiting room. I had to see the train wreck.

Aside from a matchbook understanding of Law, and an incredibly stupid clothes-on love making scene that rivals that of The Room, I did appreciate the name dropping of Motörhead, Anthrax (early), and D.R.I. even if those bands are not that great, and though it painfully illustrates the director or writer's age and mental fortitude.

I suppose if one is optimistic, Mayhem could be considered "fun". It could be "fun" to visit a leper colony too, but I wouldn't advise it. There are so many well-crafted and interesting horror films to watch, I wouldn't waste my time with this one. It's just bad, like really bad, not even in an ironic or clever way.

What was with his "best friend"? They seemed to have nothing in common, talk briefly about nothing, and then he's dead before we know anything about him, or the nature of his friendship to Derek. When his dead "best friend" gets pissed on, Derek cries- blaming the virus. Yet, he has the wherewithal and cognizance to scheme and fight his way through the building?

The list goes on.

Why did I watch it? I saw it as the image for the Shudder app on my FireTV, so I foolishly thought it might be worth a watch. I was wrong. Watch 'Train to Busan' instead.

hayesjamesdr 22 July 2018

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