Pandamonium

Yeah, another Mycho production. I just watched one of these the other night, The Haunting of Molly Bannister, and it was completely and utterly ineffective. I gave it 3 stars based on unintentional laughs (and one foxy Brit). Fortunately, Dani Thompson makes a return appearance in Pandamonium. Writer/director MJ Dixon tries his hand at the slasher this time around, with pretty sub-par results.

This one involves the biggest possible lecherous corporate d-bags imaginable (admittedly, characters you want to see die), and a bunch of very average to below average looking strippers (plus one ex-stripper the leeches inexplicably go berserk for). Oh, save for you Dani! You're alright with me, cookie. Also of note, there isn't a stripper in this movie who comes even CLOSE to getting naked.

So there's this young guy who it's his first day on the job (He repeats his name when he introduces himself, and the Head Idiot calls him Daniel Daniel for the remainder of the film. And thus sets the bar for the level of humor in this), and the ex-stripper ("Legs," whose legs are actually kind of short) is having her first day as well. The story pretty much revolves around these two.

The corporate guys on level 6 throw this "crazy" party (er, that's how they try to sell it), and act like colossal imbeciles. Then the strippers show up with attitudes, and refuse to strip (but one might sleep with you with her clothes on). Subsequently, the killer shows up, and somehow, some way manages to lock down the entire floor. Better still, he wears a big panda head. Why is he killing all these people? Why does he wear a panda head? None of this is explained.

Oh man, the infantile stabs at humor. The panda killer has a "witty" remark for each of his kills. I can safely say every one would make Arnold Schwarzenegger blush.

Not a lot works in this. Gore? Not really. Foxy ladies? Not really. Clever wordplay? Not really. Engaging protagonists? Not really. Logical story with twists and turns? Sorry. A killer with a backstory? You get the idea. 4 stars because I like slashers, and gawking at Dani Thompson.

Is there such a thing as an MJ Dixon fanboy? Both these disastrous movies are met with primarily glowing reviews on here. Financial stakes? Worked on the project? Friends of his? Your guess is as good as mine.

I have seen some awful movies this year and have wanted to switch off at many points but at no point in this film did I want to switch off.

It is low budget but is well filmed, has decent acting and some rather bizarre and witty dialogue "oh you cut my **** off, i think i will go and die!" , "classic stripper move" , "yes i am definitely going to die" "overtime can be such a killer" - so bizarre and unusual in its concept and the Panda outfit adds quite a sinister element so in my humble opinion it does rather well and I never found it boring as the other reviewers have but then I like things that are out of the ordinary / off the wall / imaginative, call it what you will but this is easily an above average British Comedy Horror slasher!

Actually not as bad as people are making out!

Lee Mark Jones for some inexplicable reason is the standout for me , he was truly bizarrely funny!

If you like low budget, daft horror, then you are in for a treat. I certainly do.

The score is ludicrously low for this film, I'm baffled. Do people not have a sense of humour no more? I came here just to review it.

Funny, gory, some fit birds, what more do people want from horror films?

10Stars

Classic in the making

The office men in this film are wild caricatures of the stereotypical misogynist office worker, and I don't like them... not even a bit, but we really aren't supposed to... The film is much more of a comedy than expected; I know, I know, killer in a panda mask and you expect big drama and such? Well we do get a surprisingly emotional performance from Arielle, one scene near the middle and she really sells it... give this girl some type of award because she earned it... Loved the Panda killer too; he's not the silent antagonist of typical slasher films, and this is far beyond the typical slasher film... he always has a "dad joke" level quip for his kills and I will not apologize for loving it

This may be the best film from this studio I have seen yet and you should buy it...

This film is hilarious.

Sometimes you take a chance on something like this and have low expectations, but boy was this a funny film. The jokes never stop, like 'Ever'.

Some sickly funny one liners and some awesome and inventive kills make this one to watch and one death in-particular had me literally falling off the chair laughing. Mix with that some lovely looking ladies and WOW!!! Top stuff.

Highly Recommended.

P.S. Drinking throughout will effect your enjoyment levels. This is a proper drunk with your buddies movie.