Monday, July 16, 2012

PLAYBACK

IN 1994, HARLAN DIEHL MURDERS HIS ENTIRE FAMILY AND VIDEO TAPES THE WHOLE INCIDENT.  EIGHTEEN YEARS LATER, AS PART OF A SCHOOL ASSIGNMENT, 6 FRIENDS DECIDE TO INVESTIGATE THE MURDERS AND DO A REPORT ON THEM.  HOWEVER, WHEN WATCHING ONE OF THE TAPES, ONE OF THE GROUP GETS POSSESSED BY THE SPIRIT OF DIEHL AND GOES ON A MURDER SPREE.
FOR A HORROR MOVIE, THE STORY WAS WELL DONE AND HAD MORE TWISTS AND TURNS THAN MIGHT BE EXPECTED, ALTHOUGH IT WAS THIN ENOUGH TO SEE WHERE THE STORY WAS GOING AND HOW IT WOULD END.  THE MURDERS WEREN'T SOAKED IN BLOOD BUT WERE VIOLENT AND GORY ENOUGH TO BE EFFECTIVE.  THE ACTORS WHO PLAYED THE MAIN CHARACTERS DID A GOOD JOB AND SEEMED TO BE BELIEVABLE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.  A GOOD CHOICE FOR A WEEKEND HORROR MOVIE FEST.
RATING  2.5 out of 5

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