Thanks for the memories!

A Disappointing Continuation

It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Didn't expect a lot with a rating of 3.6, but was pleasantly surprised. The effects were great, especially considering the budget, and it wasn't as cliché as I thought it would be. The premise of the story was interesting; however, it could have been fleshed out better, and the ending was weak. Mostly the acting was nothing special, but Gary Busey and Jesse Janzen were good.The main reason I liked it was because the characters in this horror flick had very strong survival instincts--you don't see them making dumb choices left and right and it makes it more believable, tense, and scary.

While attempting to look in on a family house before it gets sold, a group of friends find themselves the victim of a murderous spirit who has far more sinister plans for the group than they initially figured.This one wasn't really all that spectacular, mostly due to the fact that this one doesn't exploit it's pretty decent premise for all it's worth. This one could've been pretty good with it's storyline about the hauntings within the house, possession and such, but instead it manages to focus on the kids' problems and never really gets anything going since we're stuck dealing with their issues that aren't interesting or even appropriate in the film. That leads to the final part of the film generating anything good, which is actually somewhat decent with some pretty good encounters with the spirit and a pretty god bit of innovation in having outsiders who they stumble upon believe their story instead of just writing it off as demented rambling, which adds a sense of realism to the film. Still, this one could've been much better.Rated R: Graphic Language and Violence.

After inheriting a secluded cabin in the woods, a college student and his friends head up to the forest for a weekend retreat. Upon arriving, they start disappearing one by one due to some demons... or something. A sheriff (Gary Busey) shows up occasionally as well.Gary Busey. No, that's not enough for a review? Well, if it isn't, then I wouldn't suggest bothering with this film as it doesn't have very many other redeeming factors. It's basically just another in the dozens upon dozens of wannabe 'The Evil Dead' films without any real merit other than a few jump scares. Technically, it fails for the majority of the time but does have a few positives. For one, the cinematography isn't too bad, though it does "borrow" heavily from, again, 'The Evil Dead.' Also, the story's background isn't too shabby with the mass murder of a dozen school children by some demonically possessed schoolteacher. But, beyond that, it's nothing special at all. The direction is quite boring, the editing is fairly shoddy, the dialogue is unbearably stupid and not at all realistic from anyone I've ever met, and the acting (even Busey's) was pretty subpar. Also, the ending was just pathetically lame and tossed in for, well, I can't really think of a reason to include it to be honest. Overall, 'Hallettsville' fails in many areas and doesn't succeed enough in the rare element to make it worth any time unless you're a fairly big fan of Gary Busey.Final verdict: 3.5/10. Purely out of watchability and, well, that's about it. It's not really worth the time, unless you have a LOT of it to spare.-AP3-

They should've called it "Pink Lemonade", because I think that's what they used for fake blood. And they use it a lot. Furthermore, this movie has such a pathetic plot line that even one of the lead roles says in one scene, where they are huddled up around the campfire, that "it's one of the most retarded stories ever" and he is right. The average adult movie has got better story lines than this mess.Also, the music selection for some scenes just makes you laugh. It's so bad, I don't know how to describe it.Thru n' thru this is a really sad, pathetic, awful movie. Don't waste almost 2 hours of your life watching it. I wish I hadn't. Not even the legendary Gary Busey can save this flick from a rock bottom grade.