Review of Mother's Day (1980) by Blais E — 24 Dec 2010
An utterly tasteless and reprehensible (And delighfully- disgusting-) exercise in crassly-cartoonish violence wherein a gaggle of gals who were college buddies insipidly decide to have an impromptu reunion by camping out in the woods of upstate New York, and are besieged and tortured by two whacked-out hayseeds and their equally-demented mother.
Eventually, the worm turns as two of the girls mount an offensive attack against their barbaric captors with mirthful glee. The violence is campily-excessive and WAAAYYY over-the-top, and as such lacks any real dramatic punch or impact, but the performances are uniformly enthusiastic (Especially by the Phyllis Diller-ish Rose Ross as dear old Mum-), and the trio of set-upon heroines are sympathetic and likable.
What uplifts the flick above the myriad number of others of this type are the amusingly-endless pop-culture references and the satiric stabs at American-consumerism that populate the film (The duo of murderous, half-witted dullards thrive on a perpetual diet of TV and breakfast cereal-), and the darkly-twisted sense of humor that permeates throughout.
A very early entry from the true House of Trashy-Tripe, Troma Team.
This review of Mother's Day (1980) was written by Blais E on 24 Dec 2010.
Mother's Day has generally received negative reviews.
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