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Kevin
Reddle's father killed his mom when Kevin was
only a little boy, and just before he was about to
kill Kevin as well, an unseen entity ripped him to
pieces. Now Kevin is all grown up and has become the
sheriff of the small town called Cloverdale - a job
which proves to be increasingly difficult as the
nightmare is just about to start all over again. The
citizens of Cloverdale soon start going berserk, and
it's up to Kevin to save the small town - but how
do you stop evil?
Tobe Hooper makes up for his atrocious last entry in
the "Masters Of Horror" show, Dance Of The Dead, with
this impressive horror flick. The Damned Thing is
anything but a half-assed job, like Dance Of The Dead
was, and is actually one of Hooper's best horror movies
in quite some time.
The movie opens with a young boy, Kevin (Sean Patrick
Flannery), dining with his parents since it's his
father's birthday. The dinner is interrupted when his
dad goes berserk and kills Kevin's mother with a shotgun,
only to come after Kevin as well. He manages to hide
up in a tree and sees his dad get ripped to pieces by
an unseen entity. Years later, Kevin still lives in his
parents house. He's got a lovely wife and son and he's
become the sheriff of the small town called Cloverdale.
What he doesn't know is that the nightmare is just
about to start all over again. It doesn't take long
before evil starts spreading like the plague, causing
people to kill themselves and anyone around them. Will
Kevin be able to put a stop to this madness once and
for all, or will it end in tragedy once again?
I'll be honest with you, I didn't think that this was
going to be a very good movie since Tobe Hooper's
latest horror movies have been mediocre at best - and
for the first half hour or so, it wasn't. It looked
as if it was going to be yet another average horror
flick from the man who was once the master of horror.
Surprisingly enough though, the movie takes a turn
for the better and becomes one of the best "Masters
of Horror" episodes to date.
The characters are all relatable as they are normal
people, and the acting is top-notch. The story feels
refreshing and doesn't head down cliché-lane, but
perhaps most importantly, Tobe proves to us that he's
still got it in him. The pacing is incredibly good
and when the movie's over, it leaves the viewer wanting
more. Ending the movie on a high note was a brilliant
move as it never gets the chance to wind down and
become dull. Instead we're left with a feeling of "damn,
I want to see what happens next", something which isn't
always a good thing - but since this is the first
episode in the second season of a popular TV-series,
it instead makes us long for the next episode.
This was a very promising start for the show and I hope
that it can stay this way throughout the entire season.
If you weren't that impressed with the last season
(I felt somewhat under whelmed by the last season since
I thought that most of the episodes were below average),
check this brilliant episode out as this might very well
restore your faith in the series. Tobe Hooper, all is
forgiven (but not forgotten).
We get guts ripped out, one person gets split in half
and a whole lot more.
The fast drums were great in the suspenseful scenes
and the soundtrack was overall pretty effective.
A great start to the second season of Masters Of Horror
and I can't wait to see what they have in store for us
next. Tobe Hooper really nailed this one and it was
nice to see that he's still got it in him to make a
good and suspenseful horror movie. Don't miss this
episode as it's one of the best ones to date.
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