Posts
1986
Triple Feature Paramount DVD
Even though I am a huge fan of slasher films,and really love the ones made in the 80s,I never saw April Fool's Day until a few years ago. After seeing a fun interview with the director in "Falling to Pieces" I knew I had to see this film. Well then I was in town and found a dvd set that had "Tales from the Darkside the movie","Stephen King's Graveyard Shift" and "April Fool's Day". It was only 10 bucks so I grabbed it.
Muffy,played by the mega cute Deborah Foreman,invites a bunch of her friends from college to visit her on an island her family owns. So the film starts off with the friends waiting on the ferry to take them to the island. And we get to meet and learn a little about each of them. The only people I knew from the group was Amy "Friday the 13th part II" Steel and Thomas "Freaks and Geeks" Wilson. It is April 1st so we see plenty of pranks. Once they get to the island it seems that Muffy has set up all kinds of pranks all over the house they will be staying in. But something more sinister is happening. Someone is killing the friends. And at the end we get a twist that I bet ,unless someone has clued you in,no one would have guessed.
It seems this is a film that among slasher fans is either loved or hated. Most of the people that hate it,seem to hate it cause of the ending. I love the movie. The acting is better than most slasher films. With Steel,Foreman and Wilson being the standouts. And the FX work is well done. April Fool's Day gets a B.
No comments:
Post a Comment