Party Bus to Hell (2017)

Party Bus to Hell: Directed by Rolfe Kanefsky. With Jillian Newton, Shelby McCullough, ViDonna Michaels, Sadie Katz. When a party bus on its way to Burning Man filled with a bunch of sexy young adults breaks down in the desert and in the middle of a group of Satanic worshipers, all hell breaks loose.

“Was drawn into seeing u0026#39;Party Bus to Hellu0026#39;, with a cool poster/cover, an intriguing premise and as someone with a general appreciation for the genre it fits under. That it was low-budget, which from frequent personal experience is rarely a good sign due to that there are so many poor ones out there (though there are decent to good ones as well), made me though apprehensive. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIt is sadly however yet another film seen recently, hence some reiteration because the exact same strengths and flaws present in those films are here, that to me was incredibly disappointing considering its potential which it doesnu0026#39;t do anywhere near enough with. u0026#39;Party Bus to Hellu0026#39; is really quite abominable, with so many huge flaws and doesnu0026#39;t do anywhere near enough with its potential, which was quite a good deal. There is nothing good here in u0026#39;Party Bus to Hellu0026#39;, just amateur hour all round.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eGoing on to the negatives, the story does feel over-stretched and some of it comes over as vague and under-explained in the last third where the film especially became duller, more predictable, more senseless and less unsettled and never gaining momentum. All the characters are too sketchy and with cardboard thin and colourless personalities and with nowhere near enough to make one want to endear to them. Their annoying and illogical decision making and behaviours frustrates. The chemistry is bland and unfocused.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe sound quality is obvious and utilised cheaply (being too loud in the build ups and peopleu0026#39;s reactions), the effects are laughable and all of the acting is lacking severely on the whole, thatu0026#39;s actually an understatement as the worst of it is horrendous. There is no sense of horror or engagement with the awful predicament theyu0026#39;re in, and no connecting with the character, it just reeks of indifference which makes the viewer not care less too. Lead actress Tara Reid is the epitome of all of the above.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDialogue can be stilted and rambling while the pace and film drags on forever, apparent from the very start, never recovering that interest is lost fast. The ending has no build-up and just ends ridiculously. Found too many of the supposedly shocking moments not surprising or scary and the atmosphere dreary, due to the excessive obviousness, a lot of dumb and vague moments and explanations and the lack of tension and suspense. Thrills are none, thanks to stodginess and excessive over-familiarity, and found myself never invested in the drama, which tended to be indifferently acted, interminably paced and statically directed.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eA lot of u0026#39;Party Bus to Hellu0026#39; has really dull and going nowhere plot elements and often nonsensical and confusing character motivations, while too many of the things to make you shocked are far from creative or unsettling. It all feels rather mean-spirited. Anything included to attempt to spice things up, namely the nudity, is overused and abused, most of the time to a pointless degree.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNothing freaky or interesting, no development and too derivative, while everything is unimaginative and are more odd than scary, completely failing to show any sense of dread. There is nothing interesting or illuminating with what the film was trying to do and the drama is overwrought with no momentum and a lot of weirdness. The direction is leaden, got the sense their heart was not in it, and the music is ill-fitting. u0026#39;Party Bus to Hellu0026#39; is very amateurish visually, making one feel nauseous and actually did feel a headache coming on. Especially the lighting, epileptics need to be aware of the headache-inducing overuse of flickering. The editing is some of the worst ever with more continuity errors than one can count.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAltogether, irredeemably terrible. 1/10 Bethany Cox”