Jack O (Special Edition)

Rating:
Summary: When will I ever learn!
Review: Well if you've seen Jack-O on display either in the store, or on the net hoping it will be a Halloween treat, think again. Jack-O-Lantern is a side note in time at best.

The film centers around the Kelly's, who have a history which Brings Jack-O out hunting them Halloween night. Five generations ago Mr. Kelly and a neighbor kill an evil magician because he had murdered some of the townsfolk. When the magician dies however, he vows revenge on the Kelly's and anyone else who is close to them. Thus 90 years later a trio of drunk college students accidentally bring Jack-O to life by knocking over the wood cross seal which held the magicain at bay. (important to note that the magician and Jack-O are not the same person. Jack-O is a demon who is doing the magicain's bidding)

Jack-O goes through the neighborhood with a sickle slashing down some of the neighbors but is mainly after the Kellly's. Particularly Sean Kelly (about 10-12 years old) Since he is the fifith generation and is the only one who can kill Jack-O. Well the movie progresses through some lame acting and disappointing special effecs until Sean and his father impale Jack-O on a new wooden cross which sends him back to hell.

Jack-O could have been a cool movie as you can tell from the plot, but he problem with it was most likely the budget. All the acting is poor. Except for one or two actors who wern't even main characters. There is absolutely no scares in this film. I swear the Goosebumps series for kids in the 90's had much scarier episodes. And Jack-o himself was a walking pumkin. Could have been scary, but not the way this director shot the film. The gore was lame and the death scene of choice usually involved Jack-O in a slashing motion, cutting to a scene of the actor clutching his neck. Also, the movie dosn't follow it's own rules. By this I mean Jack-O takes a couple of side trips to cut down people who have nothing to do with the Kelly's when they are supposed to be his target.

The special features include and audio comentary, trailer, some behind the scenes footage (again lame didn't help the DVD at all) and a featurette of another film by the same director Gator Babes. Apparently the film was never finished and so they put what they had on the disc with Jack-O. Gator Babes! Need I say more!

Trust me, if you want a cool fright flick around Halloween don't choose Jack-O. It dosn't deliver on any level. THis is the 10th anniversy edition I noticed too. Well for a 94 film, this movie really is below par. I've warned you, so buy at your own risk. My advice is that they take out some of the lame gore, and the two naked lady scenes, and make this a kids flick. Kids are the only ones who might get scared watching this film. But they have Goosebumps to watch, so why bother.