Short and sweet.
Watching this in 1989 it was, even then, a b-flick with many problems. Watching it in 20xx it simply doesn't hold up the way other comparable flicks of its era do.
The biggest issue with The Dead Pit is its 1hr 42min length, where the first hour is painfully slow. Most movies that necessitate that much time for developing back story will at least throw the viewer a couple of bones, but this is really, really dull for nearly that entire time and could easily have omitted a good chunk of this portion.
Noting that other reviewers are keen on the special fx aspect, I felt quite the opposite. While there are a couple of worthwhile scenes, the fx are on par with the rest of the flick, and weren't even the upper echelon of the 80's, let alone top of the pyramid.
For horror oficionados, it should be watched, if for no other reason than part of the total lexicon of 80's horror. If the first hour was not so droll, the rating would be higher, but not by much.
Watching this in 1989 it was, even then, a b-flick with many problems. Watching it in 20xx it simply doesn't hold up the way other comparable flicks of its era do.
The biggest issue with The Dead Pit is its 1hr 42min length, where the first hour is painfully slow. Most movies that necessitate that much time for developing back story will at least throw the viewer a couple of bones, but this is really, really dull for nearly that entire time and could easily have omitted a good chunk of this portion.
Noting that other reviewers are keen on the special fx aspect, I felt quite the opposite. While there are a couple of worthwhile scenes, the fx are on par with the rest of the flick, and weren't even the upper echelon of the 80's, let alone top of the pyramid.
For horror oficionados, it should be watched, if for no other reason than part of the total lexicon of 80's horror. If the first hour was not so droll, the rating would be higher, but not by much.