Ring of Terror

Hey guys, how's it going? Just rolled this movie, which I've seen before. Ring of Terror is on the Nightmare Worlds 50 Movie Pack. It's also one of the many MST3k episodes on Netflix that I've seen. So, for obvious reasons, I'll be watching that version of the film. MST3k is one of my favorite shows and Ring of Terror is one of my favorite episodes. I'll be watching that a little later tonight, and I'll get back to you guys shortly thereafter.

IMDb: Ring of Terror

Review:

Ring of Terror, complete. This movie is about a fearless sociopath who wants into a fraternity or something, idk. The plot is flimsy as hell and comes and goes throughout the whole film. I'm so glad I watched the MST3k version. I couldn't imagine watching this movie without a little good-intentioned humor to help it along. The movie is short, yet still feels like it's dragging. However, it's one of those 'so bad it's good movies'. The elderly teenagers and other things help make it a watchable film. Like I said, I'd hate to watch it without Joel and the Bots.

Pros:

Puma: Puma? Puma? Puuuuumaaaaa? Oh, Puma??? Where are you Puma? PUUUUUUUUUUMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA?????!?!?!? PUMA?!?!?!? Best scene evar. This is a classic MST3k line. This is one of the funniest things in this movie and, sadly enough, one of the only good things.

The Student Body: The medical school they attend could just as easily be a nursing home. All of the actors are in their 40s or early 50s. However, the character's they're portraying are supposed to be in their 20s. Lewis Moffit, the main character, is supposed to be 22. However, the actor portraying him was 42 at the time of filming. That's quite a large of age gap and it definitely shows in the movie.

Cons:

Sociopathic Tendencies: Lewis Moffit, is unafraid of anything, except..... the fucking dark?!? He'll bite the heads off bats, swim in acid, rape a dead body and then go eat dinner. If you turn out the lights, however, he'll turn to a tub of goo and die. This is flimsy at best. Lewis Moffit is either insane, sociopathic, or just plain stupid. And personally I'm banking on the third one.

Lame Ending: An ending is where a movie must make a mark, this is the part of the movie I'm going to remember best. This film seems to just fall flat on it's face. I'm not going to spoil it, all I will say is that it was REALLY stupid. It's just like jaw-droppingly dumb, I sat there for like 30 seconds trying to figure out if it was a joke. It wasn't.

FINAL SCORE:

6/10

PUUUUUUUUUUMAAAAAAA??!?!??! Puma might be the only reason this film deserves over a 3. This movie is pretty hilarious and would probably be really fun to watch if you were really drunk. It would probably make a lot more sense if you were dunk too. 

Note - No photos in this review since I didn't actually watch the DVD of it. Don't think I'm getting rid of images forever. They should be in the next review ;).

Purchase "The Ring of Terror":

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Nightmare Worlds 50 Movie Pack

 

MST3k Version