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Great concept, good in parts, but here's its bad points


1) The worst example of acting EVER. Apart from the black guy with the moustache, the rest of the cast couldn't act any worse than if they tried.

2) Very bad editing. Half the time, I had to shift my eyes very fast to keep up with the director's shaky and unprofessional cuts.

3) Bad special effects. The man being stabbed by the old woman looks as if he's dancing.

4) Why are the guys in the white jump suits trying to take the crazies alive. I counted at least six guys in jump suits dying trying to capture alive this hillbilly with a shot-gun. WHY?

5) The fat man with the black beard is supposed to be carrying the film with his breath of knowledge, yet I wouldn't trust him to make a cup of coffee.

All in all, ok, as a curio. But!

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