Trailer Park of Terror (Summit DVD)
Picture:
B Sound: B Extras: C+ Film:
B-
We’ve
covered loads of various B-grade and campy films over the course of this sites
existence and unfortunate more of them are duds than gems, but 2008’s Trailer Park of Terror has potential to
at least be one of the more amusing entries to the campy horror subgenre that
will likely find a cult following if for no other reason than the films
title.
I found
the film creative at times, silly at others, but more than anything it was
comical and had a more interesting production to it than most films with this
budget. This tells me that the
filmmakers as well as those involved believed in this project and the result is
a better-than-average film for its type.
We begin the story with a group of teenagers who are returning from a
retreat with their hopeful youth pastor, but when their bus breaks down leaving
them stranded in the middle of Truckers Triangle, the group makes a new camp in
what seems to be an abandoned trailer park.
Unbeknownst to them, it’s full of redneck ghouls who are led by the
seductress named Norma (played by Nichole Hiltz). I am sure you can figure out the rest.
The film
is presented with a 1.85 X 1 anamorphic transfer that is quite good considering
the obvious limitations that a format like DVD offer. That being said, the films production comes
through quite well with solid colors, decent fidelity and resolution, and a
unique ‘feel’ that sets it apart from so many films of this kind. Most will find this refreshing, especially
since so many lame horror films keep arriving that not only feel dated on
arrival, but seem to be imitations of what we’ve seen dozens and dozens of
times. Here, we get something that goes
for a more vibrant look, rather than the overused and over-stylized grungy
color palette. The Dolby Digital 5.1 mix
is interesting as well and fares well despite the fact that it’s a lossy audio
track, but we will certainly be glad to get our hands on this film when it
arrives to Blu-ray at some point in time, until then I hope the film begins to
get a following.
The
extras here are not immense, but the interview with the cast gives us some
depth into the film and again we see that those involved in this production
believed in it all along.
- Nate Goss
