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This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

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

The main characters had so many opportunities to just walk away and avoid the Plasterhead boogie man in this film. And, yet, they didn't. Of course, if they had, there would be no film. But, screenwriters have to do better than this. They need to inject a reason that the innocent cannot escape.I had high hopes for this effort, but it was extremely disappointing.Now, about that atlas: We're told that the disfigured villain was an over-the-road trucker on his way from Maine to Florida when he stopped in this town for a beer.But, the movie is set in West Virginia! How lost was the trucker?Reference is made to "Highway 95." Well, Interstate 95 would be the logical, direct route from Maine to Florida... but it doesn't come remotely close to West Virginia.Mistakes like this just shouldn't happen. It takes astute viewers out of the movie entirely.You'd be wise to stay out of this motion picture, too.

First off, I must comment on how well many of the shots were setup. So much of the cinematography looks amazing for a low budget horror film... Then there's the movie itself...I understand the restraints of working with low budgets, but "Plasterhead" is supposed to be the legend of a severely disfigured guy who lives in an old shack out in the woods, that no one has visited in several years. Fair enough, but how hard can it be to find a rundown old house? It seems I see them all the time and I live in a nice area of town. "Plasterhead" appears to be up on the latest home decor fashions, as his (really nice) house is spotless inside and out, and looks as though Martha Stewart may have lent him a hand while decorating (he obviously knows his way around with a putty-knife)... Come on! With the exception of Ernest Dancy as "David", the acting is laughable at best. The main portion of the story takes place in West Virginia (where people have Southern accents), yet only the waitress (who can't act) seems to grasp this concept. Wait till you get a load of the guy playing the sheriff... He's supposed to be a backwoods hillbilly type, but is obviously from the east coast and attempts a (southern?) accent, which unfortunately sounds a lot more like a mentally impaired guy from Brooklyn (quite ridiculous throughout)... The story is down-right stupid, and it's ineptness leads a beautifully shot film right into the gutter. Add the bad location scouting and lack of acting talent, and you are left with a complete mess of all of the above...There are far better low budget Indies out there if you know where to look.

A group of friends on their way to Miami for Christmas break take a backwoods detour to avoid highway traffic. There, in middle-of-nowhere West Virginia, the friends run afoul of a faceless murderer who roams the woods looking for unaware victims.Using a tired old story with the typically undertalented cast, and the typically low-quality audio & video, and the typically subpar script. However, even without these three important components, a film can still find a way to be, at least, entertaining. Look at all the great B-movies that have come out over the years. They still hold an enjoyability factor that goes unmatched by 'quality' cinema. While Plasterhead doesn't have the same entertainment value that most of the classic B-movies have, it's still relatively watchable compared to other films in its category. Also, compared to those films, the direction & cinematography are both fairly well done. The film has a nice mix of comedy spread throughout, most of it unintentional. For instance, the biggest mystery of the film would be trying to figure out all of the continuity errors. Snow disappears and reappears (creepy!). Waitresses give out wrong orders. A house that's sat empty for a period of time is in perfect shape, extremely clean, and (best of all) has hot running water. Much of the story makes little sense. The killer randomly goes around murdering townies (who are still IN TOWN and not in the scary woods), even though he never does that. I mean, town's safe, that's why they moved there, right? Well, unless you're just innocently drinking in the local bar, that is. It's not a good film. At all. In fact, it's pretty bad. But, there are enough reasonably okay elements that make it good for a watch. Or, you can watch it for the really bad elements and have a few laughs. Either way, it's entertaining enough, but I still wouldn't recommend it.Obligatory Slasher Elements:Violence/Gore: There are some cool kills (I particularly liked the barbed-wire one(s)), and the gore's not too bad-looking.Sex/Nudity: There's a bit of unimpressive nudity at the beginning, but that's all.Cool Killer(s): I liked the idea. It's nothing new, just a deformed man seeking vengeance for being deformed. But, faceless and disgusting? Cool.Scares/Suspense: Eh, I didn't even find many good jump scares, let alone any quality suspense.Mystery: Not really any at all.Awkward Dance Scene: Ah, no. No opportunities, unfortunately.- -Final verdict: 4/10. Fairly generous here, I think.-AP3-

Low budget horror films can usually be spotted a mile off - poor acting, poorly recorded sound, unconvincing sets and crude digital video cinematography usually make them films to avoid. I was, however pleasantly surprised by Plasterhead.Although the story and characters were as clichéd and derivative as they come, the standard of acting was pretty high for a film of this nature, although some of the actors did look a little too young for the parts they were playing. On the plus side, the lead characters were believable and likable - a nice change from the pot smoking, obnoxious teen "hero's" in many Hollywood horrors. It was also nicely paced with a good build-up establishing the back-story, all leading up to a final half-hour which contained moments of genuine tension - a very rare quality in the world of low budget horror.Visually this film was good. Although some of the locations had a "best friends house" quality to them - particularly the "abandoned house", which was cleaner and more modern looking than my own house! - the choice of camera shots was pretty faultless and the continuity good.Soundwise, certain scenes suffer slightly from obvious ADR and unconvincing "local" accents. However, this is compensated for by the use of atmospheric incidental music and effects.Overall, possibly not a film for the casual Hollywood horror viewer, but if you own the entire "friday the 13th" series or if you are a film maker with an interest in horror then you could do a lot worse. Recommended.