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THE FUNHOUSE - 1 Slime
Rated R
Copyright 1981 Universal City Studios, Inc.
Reviewed by Matt Steenburg on 'a long time ago'

The Characters:  

Green Dot Amy Harper - The virgin and in turn the heroine of our story. By the end she is close to loosing her mind. But she doesn't and lives to fight another day. Just once I would like to see the virgin die.
Green Dot Joey Harper - Stupid little kid who follows his big sister to the carnival. Absolutely no reason for being in this movie except for the fact that he trips on a couple bums and gets freaked out by the fun house multiple times
Green Dot Mr. and Mrs. Harper - Really bad actors who just play standard parent rolls. They warn the daughter against going to the circus.
Green Dot Buzz - Jock type that Amy is on her first date with. Stands up for his women and gets killed for it.
Green Dot Richie - Geek type who comes up with the whole idea of staying in the fun house over night. Dies for his stupidity.
Green Dot Liz - Richie's little girlfriend. Ends up offering herself to the monster so the monster will let her live. Which is never a good idea, even if it is a horny monster. Killed for her stupidity.
Green Dot The Monster - Accidentally kills his hooker while the 4 teens watch and that is when the madness begins. Gets electrocuted and pulled through some gears in the end.
Green Dot The Father - Master to the monster, a backwoods/carnival guy. He aggravates the monster to kill the teens. Gets a poll pushed through him and lives a good deal longer after that, but in the end it is hard to live with a 1 inch hole punched through your stomach.
Green Dot Misc. Bums - Only there to be tripped over and to give warning about the wrath of God. A failed attempt at trying to give this film a moral basis.

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The Plot: 

While out on a double date at the circus one of the guys thinks it would be fun to stay all night in the funhouse at the carnival. Shortly after entering the funhouse they are witness to a creature killing one of the carnival folk who he paid for... ...uh, um pleasure. They go searching for an exit, and of course when they find it, it's locked! While Buzz is trying to bust down the door Richie goes to check if the woman is really dead. While doing so decides it's a good idea to steal the killer's money. When the father comes in and find his money gone he sics the monster onto the teens and murder ensues. One person survives this whole ordeal and, big surprise, it's Amy. The Virgin. This movie was badly lit and extremely slow. (The movie is almost an hour in before anybody dies.) All I can say is I learned a lot from this movie.

Things I Learned From This Movie: 

Green Dot Bad acting does not double as concern.
Green Dot 8 year olds are very proficient at sneaking from their homes.
Green Dot Crazy preacher women hang out in bathrooms.
Green Dot Sounds in the night are very similar to the sound of a cheap laser beam.
Green Dot Hicks enjoy threatening children with guns
Green Dot "Alive" never ever means alive (as in walking and breathing) at a circus.
Green Dot Circus announcers are even more freaky when speaking in monotone.
Green Dot Circuses come with standard games, animals freak shows, and strip clubs.
Green Dot All circus folk drink... ...heavily.
Green Dot Circus psychics aren't used to being heckled and get extremely pissy when they are.
Green Dot Never trust a circus announcer, when they say "world of terror" the really mean tunnel of crap.
Green Dot Circus grounds are the equivalent to a hotel for bums.
Green Dot Stupid people come up with even stupider ideas.
Green Dot Monsters pay for sex, and actually get it.
Green Dot No matter how small a building looks on the outside it will always be 10 times that size inside.
Green Dot Hicks always like beastiality jokes best.
Green Dot Circus folk take an incredibly long time to think up simple plans.
Green Dot It's not common knowledge that yelling into a fan does not work.
Green Dot Circus folk will save a hideous freak, but beyond that have no care for human life.
Green Dot Small carnival rides have large engine rooms.
Green Dot Fuse boxes are left open for the convenience of anybody looking to kill.

Stuff To Watch For: 

Green Dot 4 mins - This is a lame attempt at creating a reason for a nude shower scene.
Green Dot 10 mins - These two are having a fight on their first date?
Green Dot 14 mins - Is it just me or are there always big scary dogs behind fences at night in these movies?
Green Dot 17 mins - She just called a guy a pistol. What kind of slang is that?
Green Dot 18 mins - This guy just pulled a gun on a helpless kid, and I thought I was sadistic.
Green Dot 20 mins - An animal freak show.
Green Dot 22 mins - Am I seeing right or is that a strip club at a circus?
Green Dot 38 mins - Funhouse props waving gang signs!
Green Dot 40 mins - Hey, they finally entered the funhouse.
Green Dot 58 mins - RANDOM ACT OF VIOLENCE AGAINST A SHELF!!
Green Dot 59 mins - The monster finally unmasked. Only 36 minutes to start this story.
Green Dot 70 mins - The first teen is killed. Wait a sec. the monster had nothing to do with that death.
Green Dot 85 mins - Watch the monster bust through the door, looked like paper to me.
Green Dot 91 mins - Ouch, being pulled through gears must suck.
Green Dot 94 mins - Credits, imagine my joy.

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