President's Day

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President's Day is a horror/comedy slasher movie that gets it right. The staples of the genre are there: gore, nudity, suspense, and laughs. What sets this apart from so many other slashers is that it is not dumb. The story is clever AND it honestly takes a little detective work on the audience's part to figure out who is the killer. The fun thing of it is that both of these gentlemen made sure the clues were there, but not obvious. The dialog is well-written and seems natural for all involved. And - shocker of shocks - most of the characters are really likable. I wish other writers would take a hint from the makers of this movie that not all characters have got to be unlikable jerkwads.

The acting overall was superb (with the exception of one or two actors that tended to play it too over the top). But what of the blood and gore and sex and nudity? This is a slasher after all? Well, you get it folks. Let me put it to...

Casting my student vote
Being that "President's Day" is a micro budget film, with an estimated budget of only $5,000, it was a film that I actually liked.
A true throwback to real horror, this film has all the great elements that make up a low-budget, gory, cheesy horror flick.
With the budget the filmmakers had, I was surprised at how great basically all of the effects were in the movie, mainly because a lot of movies with way bigger budgets attempt to do, but fail badly.
Some of the things that I didn't care for was the acting, but that's just me. It seemed that only a couple of the actors in this film could actually act. A lot of it comes out as some of the crappiest acting I've ever seen, but that's just me. There were a few parts where the dialogue as well as the acting was just really cheesy to me. The kind that makes you wonder if it was intended to be that way, or if they writers/actors really thought it was going to be golden.

So overall I really enjoyed this film, apart...

A good movie
I thought the movie was very good, considering the producers had very little money to put into it. It still had a very good plot and scary atmosphere. I commend the actors, directors, and the whole film crew, on a job well done. If they had more money, this film would have been even greater that it was. Great job, guys.

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