Monster Man (2003)

Director: Michael Davis

Writer: Michael Davis

Tagline: On this highway, the roadkill is HUMAN!

Actors: Eric Jungmann, Justin Urich, Aimee Brooks, Michael Bailey Smith, Joe Goodrich

Runtime: 1h 35m

Category: Comedy, Slasher, Torture

Synopsis: Two friends, Adam and Harley, are on a road trip to visit this girl that Adam likes. On the way there they encounter a crazy monster-truck driver who seems to be following them. Every rest stop, every pee break…there he is. Eventually they meet up with a beautiful hitchhiker, Sarah, who seems to be falling for Adam, who is not the best looking of the two. The three are now on the run from the “monster man” when they find themselves trapped in the woods with the monster man around every corner. They get split up and Adam gets captured. He is taken to a house that looks like something out of a Rob Zombie movie (no offense…you rule Rob). There, Adam and the monster man duel it out in bloodbath from hell. Isn’t it obvious who wins?

Review: Not very impressed. I wasn’t really expecting much though. The story was loose, kinda like Joy Ride (2001) meets Jeepers Creepers (2001) meets House of 1000 Corpses (2003). Yeah, not a likely combination for the aspiring director. The acting was alright, no Bruce Campbell that’s for sure. The dialog was weak and the plot was even worse. Like when Sarah started talking like Yoda during sex with Adam…how weird was that! Either way, the only part of the movie I liked was the end…no wait…that was gay too. Even the best part of the movie, the end, was bad. They just tried to put too much in a bad 95 minute movie. If it were broken down into two parts, this and a sequel, (apart from me having to kick Michael Davis’s ass for making two of these pieces of shut) it would still not be enough (although I have had enough). Anyway, not a really good movie, not a movie to make fun of, not even a movie to watch when nothing else is on besides those freakin’ Telletubies. Those things are scarier than this movie!

Rating: 12. Not impressed at all. But they did follow some of the horror movie code of ethics: they managed to throw in a hot chick for good measure, and they managed to supply some rather excessive amounts of blood. Not saying that those saved this movie from the fiery pits of the Abyss, but they keep it just below the honorable mention rating. Meaning that this movie doesn’t suck as bad as some others out there. That’s a compliment Mr. Davis. (12of25).