Last November, I did not see any of the After Dark Horrorfest movies in the theatre. Partly because I forgot (hey, it was peak season at work) and partly because I had no desire to spend the money on a ticket. Thank god for Netflix though. I've placed all eight movies in my queue, which allows me to indulge without feeling bad for spending money should the movie inevitably suck.
On a related/unrelated note, I will take this moment to state that the prior Horrorfest woman was way more hot than the blonde woman that's on there now. And I am completely comfortable in my sexuality to be able to point that out.
First on the list was Borderland. No real reason why, it just seemed like a good one to start with. To state it simply, I am a little tired of the "people go to [fill in the blank] to indulge in [sex/drugs/drinking]" set up in movies. But hey, I guess it is a formula that works.
We get that same setup in Borderland because apparently there are not enough drunk women in the US that men can sex up, and Mexico seems to be the logical place to get some. We have our three men stereotypes for this sort of set up: the "innocent" guy who you really want to find happiness, the jackass who has no regard for anything but himself, and the anti-hero who just barely passes as likable with his aloof charm. One of them ends up getting jacked by some Satan-worshiping cult members who, oddly enough, are in need of a human sacrifice. (Talk about timing, huh?) This means in the movie world that the remaining two must search out their friend despite the risks.
(Just an fyi to folks I know- should any of you suddenly go missing in a foreign country and there's a definite air of weirdness going on, I just want you to know that I will deal with it from the safety of my own country. Not to be selfish or anything, but I don't want the crazies coming after me as well.)
Gore-wise, the movie did not disappoint (assuming you are into such things). I had to look away several times cause there were some things with eyeballs that I just cannot deal with. Despite how closely to formula this movie followed, it was a good creepy film. It freaked me out on so many levels. Plus, it was a good (albeit small) role for Sean Astin as a creepy cult dude.
3 out of 5 nanas.