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Neon Maniacs
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by Lightening Video
Sales Rank: 54574
Price: $79.98
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Entertaining and above average 80's effort starring 12 so-called "Neon Maniacs," and zero plot. That being said, there is enough here to keep you interested for 90 minutes or so. You have the music and style of the 80's to cringe and laugh at, you also get the maniacs themselves which carry oh so original names such as, AX (he carries an ax), DOC (he's an evil doctor), ARCHER (ugh you get it!), and so forth. The film moves along quickly and by the end you know exactly the same amount about the maniacs as when it started yep, they're ugly and mean(you do get to know how to defeat them) and kill, well; because they are the bad guys of course! Don't ask so many questions already! Just put your brain on cruise control and enjoy the show oh, and be prepared to laugh and shake your head. By the way, this movie reminded me alot of CHUD(which is WAY better) so if you've seen that and thought it was unwatchable then don't waste your time here.
Viewer Reviews
The Neon Maniacs are a gang of mutant monsters that live inside the Golden Gate Bridge. We never find out just who or what they are, but we do know that they come out at night to slaughter people, and that water kills them. They use a variety of weapons including crossbows, swords, axes, guns and chains. Each creature seems to have it's own theme. There's a samurai, a doctor, a biker without a nose, an ape, a soldier, a Native American(he uses a tomahawk), a Toxic Avenger lookalike, a reptilian beast, an electricity shooting robotic type, and a few more. They look sort of like a zombie/monster version of the Village people. Natalie is the sole survivor of the opening Neon Maniac massacre(it's stated she's a virgin, so naturally that's how she must have survived), and soon becomes their new target. Why? How the hell do I know? So Natalie teams up with new boyfriend, Stephen and a horror movie obsessed girl named Paula. Naturally the police are useless, even when they become involved. Natalie, Stephen and Paula have a few chases and escapes with the Neon maniacs, but it all comes to a head at the battle of the bands at the local high school where we get treated to the rocking sounds of Quiet Riot wannabees, Jaded. We also get a few tunes from Stephen's fruity A-HA clone of a band. Armed with squirt guns they go toe to toe with the Neon Maniacs.
Yup, this movie is about as dumb as it sounds, but that's what makes it a fun little B monster flick. Stephen and Natalie break numerous horror movie safety rules, the cops are about as cliched as it gets, the music doesn't fit, and the monsters are silly(yet cool looking regardless), but these are all good things. To me this film comes across as a kind of horror version of the Garbage Pail Kids movie. Mindless monster fun.
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