So, during finals week I have chosen to do the only sane thing and look through my streaming services for so-bad-they're-good horror movies. Whilst scrolling, I found this beauty and I could not resist looking into this specimen. Ladies and Gentlemen, checking in never got so easy at Motel Hell.
The movie starts out with our main character, Vincent Smith, played by the late Rory Calhoun, going out hunting in the early morning. On this hunt, we meet our eye-candy of the movie, Terry, played by Nina Axelrod. She and her companion, Bo, are injured in a motorcycle accident. Bo is presumed deceased and Terry is taken in by Vincent and his sister Ida, who is portrayed by the late Nancy Parsons.
As the movie progresses, we see a much darker side to the Smith family and their Motel Hello. It's quite obvious what it is, since Vincent is a meat distributor, what this side is. How they go about their business is a completely different matter of what most people would think of coming into a cannibal themed horror flick from the 80s.
The movie itself is disturbing in multiple ways, from the methods of killing, to kidnapping, to almost (and I mean almost) rape. Just when you think it's predictable, it gets you by surprise. Surprisingly, it was a good movie by horror standards. It's also one of the most ridiculous and funniest movies I have ever watched, to the point where I had to ask myself, "what is this redneck bullsh*t I am watching?"
Motel Hell is one of those movies you watch because it looks like trash, and it ends up not being trash. The noises and visuals from the ever-so-happy Smith siblings will be giving me nightmares tonight. Campy, comedic, sexy, and disturbing, it's definitely a movie for classic horror fans.
Checking in was easy. Checking out is going to be hell.
IMDb rating: 6.1/10
Amazon rating: 4/5
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 70%
My rating: 7/10 Vincent's Fritters
