I picked this one up in the 2 dollar bin at Rasputin because pro-wrestler Kane plays the murderer and pro-wrestling is one of my guilty pleasures. See No Evil is a fairly straightforward slasher released at the height of the Saw craze, so it features the squalor color palette that was ubiquitous for several years. Kane plays Jacob Goodnight, a psychopathic axe-murderer with the lovely habit of ripping out eyeballs. Four years after being dismembered by Kane, a police officer escorts a group of inmates to clean an uncleanable abandoned hotel. Predictably this is the very same location where the Big Red Machine has made his home.
I don’t have much to say about it other than that I enjoyed it far more than I probably should have. An abandoned hotel makes an excellent backdrop, Kane makes a fine brute, and prison inmates make great victims. Like the classic 80’s slashers it’s nearly impossible not to root for the bad guy. Octopunk mentioned a fiendishly clever death involving a fire hose in his seven year old review. I second that, and would like to mention another death involving the forced consumption of an object one uses every day. Take it or leave it.
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These kind of films truly become all about the uniqueness of the deaths. It sounds like a fun romp on a lazy night while suffering Horrorthon burnout.
I have to say I am thoroughly impressed with the participation this year we usually suffer a lag towards the end of the month but the reviews have been steady. Great job fellow thonners!
Not my cup of tea but glad you enjoyed this one!
Somehow I missed seeing your review of this! It sounds like a standard slasher with a little extra spice. It's interesting to see horror trends come and go.
I remember this but I can't remember the fire hose death I made such a fuss over, dammit! My brain is old.
Good work on the steady reviews, folks! Wish I could be patting myself on the back too, but no.
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