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Highly Overrated But Still Good

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

Let me start by saying that the "Director" works as an 'electric'. Just because one can carry a 10K doesn't mean they can direct a movie.First I'd like to point out one of the most stupid, careless methods in visually identifying a plot point I've ever witnessed. After being served by a waitress, a customer runs out of a restaurant to her car and looks at a picture of her sister in order to verify that the WAITRESS IS IN FACT HER SISTER!!!! What the hell? Does this character suffer from some mental disorder that she forgets what her sister looked like? If she did it's never addressed again.There is no action in this film. It opens promisingly enough, but soon after it just turns into a boring talk fest that has nothing interesting to say. The acting has the same consistency of cardboard. The director must have spent all of his time at the craft service table because the shot structure is very unimaginative. It's just MED, CU - MED, CU over and over. There are no thrills or suspense. Every moment is telegraphed by one of those Star Trek transporters. Then there's a scene with a sheriff who appears to have been kidnapped from Knotts Berry Farm. I couldn't believe that he had a small dime store tin badge on his vest, which looked like it was cannibalized from some crew members three piece suit.I'm convinced this picture was edited by a Cuisinart. I'm sure they just plopped all those MEDs and C.U.'s into the receptacle and flipped that switch to high. Pushing buttons on a computer does not make one an editor.Most of the sets look alike. Nothing appears authentic. I think the filmmakers must have used their bedroom for a all purpose location. Come on guys at least make a little attempt of an effort! That's it this film is too crappy to waste any more time on… You have a few precious minutes in life. Don't waste any on this stupid junk.

The best word to describe this is simple, terrible. When I got it I knew full well it would be terrible but just wanted to watch it because i knew it would be laughably bad, was not wrong. Only thing that made it worse was the fact that it is actually meant to be a serious film. At least with Scary Movie 5 it's bad in a comedic sort of way. With this, when the killer strikes the stereotypical ditsy hot blonde screams in a high-pitch voice "oh my god!" over and over while the killer goes to work as if that will do anything and just stands there yelling instead of actually doing something productive. I have only seen the first 30 minutes of it at the time of writing this but just wanted to write this now instead of waiting till the end. This is my first ever film review on this website.

Movie starts slow. The story, identical to every horror picture you've seen. 5 teens (good girl, her boy-toy, bad girl, with appropriate bad boy, then the fifth wheel nerd) all in an SUV (which they keep calling a van for some reason) en route to a spring break adventure.So they enter this town and are greeted by the proverbial "old guy" character, instructing them to eat some BBQ. THen, they almost hit a hitchhiker. Turns out, the hitchhiker works at the place the old guy (gas station worker) told them to eat. THey get there and the "good girl" sees a waitress who's brain dead who she thinks is her missing sister.Then they get their car messed up and are stuck at a crappy motel.As this point, 25 min into the movie, there hadn't even been a death. I think that's done on purpose. Cause the first death happens so fast, it's outta the blue. It's like that scene in EXORCIST III, where you hold on this shot in the insane asylum for 2-3 full minutes with nothing happening, then bam, snap zoom in onto the killer. Same thing here. You're mindlessly into this movie, then literally out of the dark is the killer.The movie, it becomes clear, is a complete homage to Texas Chainsaw Massacre style movies. Not to exploit them, but out of love of them. The characters have a bit more life than some other horror titles.What ends up happening is that our lead "good girl" had her sister go missing a while back. She goes to this town to look for her (since her friends were passing it anyway). She realizes her sister's there, only she's been lobotomized. The BBQ place serves human flesh. And when kids are discovered, they are first "experimented" on, before being slaughtered.The worst things about this movie: lack of real blood or gruesome deaths (but it's countered by very creepy ideas placed in you head at the end). Also, I have a fear of needles, so the injection bit had me squirming. When she gets the drill in her head at the end, I looked away (even though they didn't show anything). just like the great horror movies, this one is in your head. it's so obscure that I don't think many people will get the chance to see it.It's a well made, well directed film... However, it's a relatively weak script with obvious budget constraints. Since we already mentioned Texas Chainsaw Massacre, let's talk about another Tobe Hooper movie: EATEN ALIVE. Eaten alive has a talented director and a terrible story. Therefore, it comes off as very boring at times (a good director looking for plot elements to build upon that are only semi-good). Same holds true for ROADSIDE MASSACRE. Only difference, TObe Hooper didn't write the script for EATEN ALIVE.This is a fun discovery movie. Get a six pack and a pizza, grab ROADSIDE and 2 or 4 other horror flicks, call some friends, and have a good Saturday night. (We did).A for effort. C for execution. Music and Acting were really good. Lighting was really good. Death Scenes mostly weak. Torture scenes, quite creepy after the fact...

could have used more blood + guts ;) but this movie was pretty alright. it could have been more bloody and the deaths better. they should have put more people in it so they could kill more. i like that the restaurant owners aren't killing them, they're lobotomizing them (sp**). wish they would have played that up more made it more of a zombie + slasher movie. but i love these little indie horror flicks. i could make a whole app for them. i have a great DVD collection of all the horror movies you've never heard of (try me, I bet I have more DVDs then you)... They're all original too, no pirated bootlegs. I have a signed laser disc of Argento's THE CHILDREN. The music was creepy too. Love that synthy stuff. and they drugged that B, her dream was pretty creepy. when this one's on DVD, hit me up: [email protected]