The Hazing (2004)

Director: Rolfe Kanefsky

Writer: Rolfe Kanefsky

Tagline: Best friends are hard to keep... Alive.

Actors: Brad Dourif, Brooke Burke, Nectar Rose, Philip Andrew, Tiffany Shepis, Jeremy Maxwell, Parry Shen, David Tom, Charmaine De Grate, Jeff LeBeau

Runtime: 1h 27m

Category: Supernatural, Witchcraft

Synopsis: A group of college students are on a scavenger hunt and wind up breaking into their 'mystic arts' teacher's house. Unbeknownst to them, their teacher is actually a warlock of some sort and they try to steal some sacred book and wind up accidentally killing him. All of the sudden, the teacher comes back to life as a shape-shifting demon-thing and starts messing with everyone. They get locked in the house and really weird things begin to happen. Coming to find out that all of this was supposed to be a prank, the pranksters begin to die one by one. Now they have to keep an eye on each other because no one knows who could be possessed by the evil demon teacher.

Review: I was actually surprised with this movie. Some of the cast members I recognized; such as the oriental-looking guy from The New Guy, and Lark Voorhies from Saved by the Bell. Acting wasn't bad and the story was, however overplayed, pretty well executed. The special effects were totally 80's but the gore was on the up and up. I think that some of the aspects of the movie could have been better, such as the dialog, and there could have been more suspense and thrill.

Rating: 11. The story, blood effects, and execution were pretty good, and the acting wasn't that bad. But the special effects and the dialog were lacking in substance. Some pretty cool moments and interesting plotline. I would recommend this movie...but only if you are planning to sit at home and eat junk food. (11of25).