Unfortunately the claims above are far from backed up in "Nightmare Alley", compared to such films as "Creepshow" and "Grindhouse" via the back DVD cover, it will only take a few minutes with this film to make you realize you have been duped into watching another very poorly executed, overall just bad film that is marketed as campy low budget fun, when in reality it's simply a shitty film that tries to use its lack of budget as an crutch and reason to go ahead and be as cheesy and uninspired as humanly possible. What could of been a entertaining and fun Tromaville type film ends up falling way short due to lack of effort and a horribly written script that is packed with stereotypes and attempts at being "edgy" and "offensive" that may of shocked viewers in the 80s, but by today standards are all gags that can be accomplished with items found in your local chain store's Halloween seasonal isle.
Every last one of the stories included in "Nightmare Alley" are completely mind numbing and devoid of any creativity, punk and psychobilly fans are made to look like glue sniffing homophobes, something that I personally did not find amusing at all, honestly it felt like a group of twelve year olds who had just discovered punk rock and indie horror went to their local Target with 30$, wrote up a brief script with crayons, then proceeded to steal mom and dad's camcorder for an afternoon of goofing off with Halloween supplies for laughs.
The special FX are so poorly done that the "Uncut and Uncensored" marketing ploy really made me laugh, as I said above this may of been a shocking gore film in the 80s but today it simply came off as half assed and poorly thought out. I honestly could not find one redeeming quality to this film, from the dime store grade host, who looks like a blend of the emperor from "Starwars" and a meth head you'd see begging for change at the train station, to the sad attempts at shock humor, to the poor quality of special effects, there is really no reason for any human to pick up this film.
I watch a lot of indie and low budget horror films, trust me when I say this, there are far better films out there that deserve your dollar, if you see "Nightmare Alley" sitting on some random shelf or perhaps a table at your local horror convention just keep walking, save yourself the disappointment and yourself from losing time that can never again be regained.
On behalf of The Liberal Dead I give "Nightmare Alley" a 1 out of 10, and award for most likely to be used as target practice by an angry consumer who was hoping for an authentic "Creepshow" experience based on the back cover.
1 / 10
- Ted "Ritualistic" Brown
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