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HORROR POSSUM'S VERDICT "Annoying characters."

DETOUR (2003) aka Cannibal Detour: Hell's Highway (UK) and Hell's Highway (Europe) Director: Steve Taylor. Hacktors: Aaron Buer, Ashley Elizabeth, Jill Jacobs. Rating: The lowdown: Seven ravers dudes and dudettes head out of LA in a mobile home, looking for crazy drug action around a deserted mine. Problem being, said mine is home to a whole bunch of cannibalistic crazies. Good points: Detour is surprisingly good, with a professional and distinctively colourful look. Very much a homage to The Hills Have Eyes, it doesn't skimp on the gore and violence, giving us the splattery fun that we crave. There are even a couple of surprising moments, and the fact that there are multiple maniacs helps to make this one stand at least a head above some of its peers. The characters are a little better defined than usual, too - they're stereotypes, sure, but at least you can tell them apart. They're practically colour-coded by their dress sense! Bad points: Aaron Buer's white-boy-rapper Loopz is annoying from the very start, and irritates throughout, although you do start to warm to him by the end. The humour is a little hit-and-miss, too, and the low budget shows in places. Overall: A nice little surprise. As straight-to-DVD productions go, this one comes recommended. DVD Extras: None on my European disc. Let me know, folks, if any other formats have special features. Release Date: Out now. [Check it out at Amazon US] [Check it out at Amazon UK] [Reviews Menu] [Home] © Copyright Slasherama 2002-present