Review of Motel Hell (1980) by Brett H — 24 Feb 2015

A campy pairing of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Sweeney Todd that goes a little too far in the dark comedy direction instead of focusing on the grimness of the disturbing premise. The acting and writing is all over-the-top ridiculousness with certain exchanges between characters not making any sense at all.

The premise is nasty and cleverly expanded on from the classic Sweeney Todd story, but there are so many missed opportunities and a real lack of violence. Tongue-in-cheek from the get-go, it's not a terrible way to pass the time, but it certainly could've been a lot more effective by losing the slapstick, stupidness!