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I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

Sometimes, when there is a lack of budget, infusing a film with a sense of dark humour can compensate. It seems to me that director/writer Rene Perez embraces this and never lets his production take itself too seriously. This filters through to the actors too, who may not be truly convincing, but seem to be enjoying themselves, and that enjoyment is somewhat infectious.The storyline is also suitably odd. A group of four financially embarrassed wannabes are brought together to take part in a reality television show in an expansive shack in the middle of a deep forest with no internet, and no signal for cell phones. As the gravel-voiced hostess announces, it is best not to set fire to the house, as there will be no-one remotely near to put it out. What would health and safety say? And yet, there is someone watching, a chain-smoking, well-dressed millionaire type (played by Richard Tyson), who observes all from a variety of cameras dotted about the place.This is the sequel to 'Playing with Dolls (2015)', also spearheaded by Perez and starring Tyson alongside Natasha Blasick. A further instalment, 'Playing with Dolls: Havoc' was released in 2017.Back to this, and the two star-struck females Stina (Karin Brauns) and Nico (Elonda Seawood) are quite clearly hired for their physical (and surgically enhanced) looks, but then, if this really was a reality show, then that would be true to form. The girls are empty-headed but quite likeable. The killer, who appears not be an actor, but a real murderer - in which case, do the producers know this? - pops up from time to time and dispatches people and bizarrely, remains unseen by the rest.The further we get into this, the less I understand it. Here's a spoiler: Trina, the last survivor, is told she has won the prize of a million dollars. What does she think has happened to the others? Clearly she's not bothered! Sadly, no-one seems to have told the killer, who ties her up and begins to torture her in some pretty grisly scenes - after which, he gives her a hearty pat on the shoulder!Colin Bryant, who is hugely built, plays Magnus, the hero. In another spoiler, he hasn't perished after all and he and Stina elect to fight the masked killer. A couple of minutes into the scrap, watched by Tyson ... the end credits roll! Is this a cliff-hanger or did they just run out of money?Despite the head-melting incomprehensibility of it all, I really rather enjoyed this. The direction is good, the masked killer looks formidable and there are some very gory moments. The weirdness of it all convinced me to keep watching to see what would happen next. A project that relishes its own oddness.

Stuck on hard times, a struggling single mother accepts an offer to become a part of a new reality show and joins the others on the shoot deep in the woods to escape from a masked killer, but when they learn it's a setup with a real killer stalking them one-by-one try to get away alive.This here was quite the decent follow-up effort. One of the better aspects of this one is the improvement in several areas over the original, including upping the ante on the body count. Rather than focus the time on a single individual, this one takes great use of the reality show-shoot concept by artificially adding a few extra bodies to hack up that also means it contains some extra blood and gore in the kills with more opportunities to do so. From the opening assault on the lone victim in the woods to the tied-up and mutilated body, this one features a nice start here while still undergoing the confines of the reality show setup here that it goes through in the first half. The game itself is quite a decent setup with them attempting to survive a make-believe horror film only to find themselves in a real one, and with the isolation of the deep woods and plenty of atmosphere generated from the lavish house that leads plenty of good fun to come from the stalking scenes to be featured here. From the series of ambushes showing him sneaking up on the victims inside the house to the chase through the woods after finding the strung up body inside the tree, these scenes here aren't that bad and definitely set up the fun to be had in the final half where it's down to the two of them in the final confrontation in the woods which is a decent overall setpiece that has a lot to like with the shootouts and confrontations with the killer. It also doesn't hurt that this continues to exploit its fine central killer who is an insanely chilling presence that this one gets a lot of mileage out of as the flesh-colored mask wrapped in barbed wire and twisted metal still leaves an indelible mark during his scenes. These here hold it up over it's few minor flaws. The main issue here is the fact that there's just such an abbreviated and quick ending that it's nearly impossible to be put off by what happens since it's smack in the middle of a battle that has both sides at a standstill rendering it impossible to know what happened. This literally reads as though it ran out of money and never bothered to go back to finish what was going on as this just ends without deciding anything. As well, this one suffers from a similar flaw from the original in its lack of overall clarity with what's going on. Hardly anything is explained at all here, from what the employer at the computer monitors is trying to accomplish to what the purpose of the killer is supposed to mean and why he's unaware of it all from the start. Alongside the moments where it's obvious the low budget comes shining through, these are what holds this one back.Rated Unrated/R: Graphic Violence, Language and Brief Nudity.

This is my first review (and probably my last on IMDb). I don't typically take the time to write written reviews because 1. what weight does my opinion hold and 2. every opinion on anything subjective should be taken with a grain of salt. However, after watching this movie I felt compelled to say something. I am a horror fanatic. I love horror (specifically 80's horror films and B horror films). The cheesier, the better. That being said, this movie was a travesty in film making. This is, by far, the worst acted film I've ever seen. The audio was awful, as if they had only one boom mic for the entire room in every shot so some of the lines were completely inaudible and others were as if someone was screaming in your ear. There was absolutely zero plot development. No character development. One of the worst scripts I've ever sat through. Nonsensical event/line and another. I just don't know where it stops. Everything about this film is horrible. It almost seems as if somebody made a bet with somebody who had no experience in film saying "I bet with $20,000 you couldn't write, produce or direct your own film". Normally, I'm a very forgiving critic but this is one special film. Avoid it at all costs. I wish I could get that 60+ minutes back from my life but unfortunately that's impossible. Oh, and the ending? I won't spoil it but suffice to say it ends mid-shot of the climax (for whatever reason) as if they ran out of film and said "Oh well we've got enough, that's a wrap people". Rene Perez should be banned from ever doing anything in show business ever again.

I just watched the movie and the plot synopsis is totally wrong. It is not even close. This isn't a movie about vampires. There are no supernatural beings. This is a low budget(I'm thinking 500 bucks) slasher flick that is based on a reality show. The acting absolutely atrocious and that is from everyone involved....no standouts here. It just goes on then dies......the movie doesn't even have an ending. It was horrible from beginning to end. I can't believe I watched the whole thing. I gave this movie 2 stars just because I have seen worse, not much worse, but worse nonetheless. If you want to give it a shot, go ahead, but don't say I didn't warn you.