Aneesa Wardle
The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.
Kien Navarro
Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.
Mathilde the Guild
Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.
jackaracker123
Chances are, if you're not from any part of the UK, you won't enjoy this film.The humorous exchange of dialogue between characters is nuanced by realistic siutations; of which many Britons may have encountered in real life. It's so well done and the acting is superb for the most part, it's bound to give you a few laughs, and some of the one liners from certain characters are hilarious.Whilst some of the characters and jokes are cheesy, it plays off well given the discord of joyful yet sinister thematics. The soundtrack complements the film extremely well, and the almost Kubrickian cinematography blends with the cheap effects and soundtrack to create a feverish dream of a film.On the subject of cheap effects, the practical gore effects are actually fantastic, the Punch and Judy scene was great, so was the "they dont like it up 'em" scene. If you're a typical Brit who enjoys good humour and horror, give this a watch, it's almost a bloody masterpiece.
Leofwine_draca
Not in the least bit funny, this comedy horror was, although it breaks my heart to say it, made in Britain, and, although it pains my very soul to admit it, stars Christopher Lee. Oh how the mighty have fallen. Poor old Lee, we can't blame him for appearing in these things though; everyone needs to make a living, after all.The "plot" is a retread of a typical American slasher film of the 1980s, with a group of people in a mansion being bumped off by a psycho killer dressed as 'Punch' from Punch and Judy who offers us the worst one-liners you will ever hear in the history of comedy. Even Arnold Schwarzenegger's wince-inducing puns in BATMAN AND ROBIN come nowhere close to the obnoxious stupidity of the material on offer here.For me, the film falls flat in every sense. The characters are all ridiculously unfunny, the deaths are simply stupid, the comedy doesn't work and there is no horror. Luckily Christopher Lee doesn't have much screen time to embarrass himself. The film does try, but it's just all downhill from the start. The opening scene is actually quite good, where Lee is engaged in a card game and loses everything to a joker in the pack ("You're a funny man, but I've met funnier" is his simple reply). But switch off straight after it finishes, or you're in for one of the worst times of your life.
allanandtracey
I saw this film many years ago, 1994/5 I think, and have been looking to purchase it ever since. I have checked out HMV, Virgin etc, but they do not stock it. I have check every second hand film store I have ever seen.The film was great. If I can buy a copy from anyone, I would be well chuffed. Buying the original would be better. If you have it, let me know.As a film, it was "whacky-lad-horror-humour". Bizarre and fun.I watched with a few friends. Some thought it was mince, some loved it. I loved it, as a guide, I love Jerry Sadowitz, Bill Hicks, Rage Against the Machine, Arab Strap, Old Boy (Oh Dae-Su) and Donnie Darko.A lost gem, which deserves more viewers, as those who view it, laugh.
RogueMonkey
If your mansion house needs haunting, just call... the Funnyman. Undecided about whether it's a comedy or a horror, it tries to be both and ends up neither.The Jester would scare the pants off you if you were eight years old. However, you're not eight any more. Freddy Kruger dressed as Mr Claypole is less scary than Mr Claypole dressed as... er... Mr Claypole.There is some witty banter, a few funny exchanges of dialogue and some top-drawer 'just nodding' acting. The Club Sexy sequence (up until 'Hardman' meets his end) is the highlight of the film.With the Jesters big rubber head, I'm reminded of Bo' Selecta – Series 3. Just like Bo' Selecta – Series 3 it could've been good… but it's not.
