Rating: Summary: Skip Cherry Falls.... Review: ...I had read a positive review about Cherry Falls in Entertainment Weekly, but found it to be run-of-the-mill as far as horror and below par as far as humor (although STILL funnier than "Scary Movie"). I think this was released in theaters (it has an MPAA rating), but it feels like a cable TV movie. It's not BAD, but you've been down this road before. Uneven style (hard to tell what is supposed to be funny and what is supposed to be scary). Two stars for this title.Terror Tract, on the other hand, makes up for the weaknesses in Cherry Falls. Although John Ritter is generally a turn-off to me in movies, his segues are brief and this film will suck you in and keep you (and I gotta admit, John Ritter as a cheesy real estate agent is perfect casting!). More laugh-out-loud humor in this than Cherry Falls (which isn't much), but the stories are fairly interesting. Reminded me of Creepshow from time to time. The only problem I had was that I was looking for some moral to the three stories presented, in a sort of "Twilight Zone" kind of way (i.e., What was the point of the evil monkey? Where was it from? Why was it evil?). 4 stars for this title.... ...which averages out to 3 stars for the DVD.
Rating: Summary: A Great DVD To Own With Two Very Entertaining Movies On It Review: ...no real gore, no bad language to express how they were really feeling and half the story and edge gone due to editing. I was so glad to hear it was coming out on DVD and was suprised to find out that it was gonna be packaged with another movie called Terror Tract. I had never heard of it, but found out that John Ritter was in it. Ultimately, both movies are very good in different ways. Cherry Falls is a dark, sadistic slasher movie that will keep you on the edge of your seat. The extremely talented Brittany Murphy is in it as well as the very funny Jay Mohr who plays it serious in this one. This movie - comparable to Scream, Heathers and American Pie, will have you guessing who is killing the town virgins and why. Unlike most horror movies this movie never tires or bores and has very good acting and a very good script. It's a shame it didn't get a theatrical release, but at least the DVD isn't a butchered version like the basic cable version one was. Terror Tract reminds me alot of Tales From The Crypt; Very spooky and silly at the same time. Its about a real estate agent trying to sell a newly married couple a home and each house they visit has a horrifying tale about why the previous owners moved, leading into little short stories. Not as smart or as clever as Cherry Falls, but very entertaining and very eerie. There aren't any special features on this dvd... And both movies come on just one disc....so its easy to have yourself a night of chills without getting up. And you might not wanna watch these alone.....
Rating: Summary: Coo! Review: BOTH MOVIES WERE GOOD, CHERRY FALLS WAS A MIXTURE OF AMERICAN PIE, AND SCREAM, WITH SOME SURPRISINGLY GOOD ACTING.TERROR TRACT HAD THREE BONE CHILLING STORIES WITH A COMEDIC TWIST. THE FIRST STORY FREAKED ME OUT!!SO IF YOUR A TRUE HORROR FAN?, THEN I STRONGLY SUGGEST BUYING THIS BLOOD FEST.
Rating: Summary: In a town called Cherry Falls....a great movie was made!! Review: Cherry Falls is a great movie. It has elements of humour and Horror. It is extremely funny and the gore factor is high in places. The characters are great...especially Jay Mohr's. If you watch the movie you'll see why. This movie will have you guessing up until the climatic ending. Has lots of memorable scenes, which no doubt i'll mention to my friends in years to come. Watch this movie!! Terror Tract was alright. A few of the stories in it were good but i couldn't watch it again and again. I lost interest in places and decided to watch Cherry Falls instead.
Rating: Summary: CHERRY FALLS and TERROR TRACT Review: CHERRY FALLS is a horror/comedy thriller about a serial killer who is murdering high school virgins in the small town of Cherry Falls. Now the only way to avoid becoming a victim of the mysterious killer is for the teenagers in town to have sex! This film is a fun send-up of the teen horror genre and is full of suspense, scares, violence, and humor. The acting is pretty decent and the story is original. TERROR TRACT is a collection of three short stories about houses that have dark secrets and histories locked inside. The stories are told to a newlywed couple by a real estate agent who would just kill to make a deal on one of the houses. This film is both funny and scary at the same time. John Ritter does a good job as the slightly sinister real estate agent who has to sell a house in order to meet a certain 'deadline' that will have 'consequences' if he doesn't sell a house. Both of these movies are available on this 'DVD Double Feature' Edition from USA Films.
Rating: Summary: Two great movies one low price! Review: Cherry Falls is an awesome movie! It's always annoyed me in horror films that the virgins never die... well in this movie they are the prime target! A great cast backs up a good script with some genuine scary moments! Terror Tract a John Ritter film and as we all know John Ritter rocks! This movie is like 3 movies in one... hard to explain but very easy to watch! For this low price it's hard to go past the value of Cherry Falls and Terror Tract in a DVD pack!
Rating: Summary: Don't waste your time Review: Cherry falls is another in a long list of teen horror movies which is trying to latch onto the success of Scream. This film is horror at it's worst, it has really bad diologe and the killing scenes are very tame. The story revolves around the town of Cherry falls were a serial killer is on the lose and is killing students at the local high school, and all the victims have one thing in common their all virgins. Jody Marken(Brittany Murphy)is the main character in the film and you guessed it is a virgin, she is the daughter of the towns sherrif Brent Marken(Michael Biehn)and decides not to wait around till the killer strikes again but instead to launch her own investigation to figure out the killer's identity and discovers a few twist on the way.
Rating: Summary: well worth the price for Terror Tract alone... Review: Cherry falls is pretty dumb, but Terror Tract is good, well worth the price of the DVD...kinda reminds me of "House" a little bit...kinda scary and funny sometimes too.
Rating: Summary: A surprise Review: Cherry Falls was a pretty good surprise. I gambled and got the DVD 'cause Brittany Murphy is cute, but the movie was WAY better than I expected. Its along the lines of the recent teen horror stuff and is EASILY better than Valentine and maybe a tad better than I Know What You Did, however it falls shy of Scream (every movie pretty much does though). If you like the modern horror flix then you should dig this one. Its definately way better than some of the more popular movies of this sub-genre and I would recommend this to anyone who's into "teen terror".
Rating: Summary: Stick to Scream Review: I bought this film as an impulse buy, as the shop I was buying it from had one of those two for one buys. The DVD I bought doesn't have Terror Tract on it, so I can't comment on that. I dunno why I keep watching "teen flicks", although so far, I enjoyed most of them. This wasn't one of my faves though. Too predictable, and I had a list of who I thought was the killer - and the person who was the killer was on the list. Normally I'm hopeless at guessing who the killers are. I wasn't keen on this film, mainly cos it was too much like Scream, I Know What You Did, etc. There wasn't enough suspense, or anything making me jump out my skin. And the director's different angle on the teen flick films - the victims are all virgins. Big wow! I'm safe :) The best bit was the last 15 minutes, and even that shocked me - an axe through the head, ouch! Brittany Murphy was very good in this film, played the part brilliantly, and she's not your average, blonde, big tits American high school lead in these films. Spookily, she reminds me of a younger Angelina Jolie! She's got the looks off to a T. Look for out the dad, played by Michael Biehn, who starred as the "good guy" in the first Terminator. Looks so different, but the eyes are the same. Watching the 10 minutes of extras, which weren't even that good, was a bit boring and the directors and everyone else, kept describing the film as "humorous". Uh, I'm sorry, but where? Maybe I'm just too thick to notice the humour. It's a horror movie, I'm not exactly looking for humour in it :) I wouldn't say I would watch this film again. Maybe again sometime. But if you want a scary teen flick, stick to the Scream triology.
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