A film that proves MST3K should still be on the air.

Rating: Null/10 (19 August 2001)

The TV spots for this film make it look quite exciting; a film of suspense and great scare-tactics. When the beginning credits began to roll, I was delighted by the black-ink drawings depicted on old, yellowed pages. I felt this could be a fun movie. However, at 25 minutes into the film when the plot had yet to truly surface, it was evident that this movie was lacking in a lot of things. The plot did finally surface, however amidst in the middle of massive plotholes, poorly developed characters, and bad scripting. When we finally reach the climax of the film we are actually subjected to some scenes that, while meant to be frightning, the entire crowd in the theater I was in laughed like they were jokes. I will give the movie one bonus, however, The final 10 minutes of the film were actually well done. It was almost as if someone else wrote the final 10 minutes, or the writer had a good idea and used 2 hours of poorly-written filler. My main thought throughout this film was it seemed like it was something that one would expect to see on "Mystery Science Theater 3000" due to its gaping plot-holes and poor dialogue. If you plan to see this, be forwarned, BRING A PILLOW. Myself and the others I were with almost fell asleep.