The Game (1984)
8/10
Cheesy, low-budget, incredibly lame and hilarious
18 January 2015
Warning: Spoilers
I find it really sad that this funny little horror movie has a current overall rating of 3.1/10 stars. Sure it's cheap, sure some scenes were added in for no apparent reason, sure the script is bad and the effects are garbage, but that's what I love about these old low-budget horror films! It's so funny, you can tell that the actors were obviously having a ton of fun making it and knew it was lame, and the effects were so bad but weren't without effort. Ever since the digital age, bad CGI and bad acting, annoying soundtrack and excessive nudity and swearing has ruined low-budget horror. The Game is a classic, far before those days. It doesn't use bad computer graphics for effects, the crew improvised with whatever was available and worked from there, and ended up creating a very entertaining horror movie. My sister and I watched it knowing it would be lame, but it's one of those "so bad it's good" movies, one you can laugh with and have fun with. There are scenes such as a woman with an incredibly fake southern accent saying lines like "You can't come in here! I'm nude!" in such a high pitched voice that it's difficult to even think about keeping a straight face. I rather liked the soundtrack and the acting wasn't as bad as I expected at all. Will The Game ever be as popular as Resident Evil or The Ring? Probably never, but if you're a fan of low-budget horror like I am you'll definitely want to see it. At least if you hate it you can make fun of it.
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