To me, this movie is perfection.

Don't listen to the negative reviews

Admirable film.

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

I'm biased because I'm a fan of all the actors in this film. I signed up to this site because I agree with every rating except for this movie. They're always spot on, except for this film. It's a fun, original story. All the acting is spot on. (Corny, but where it should be for this film) there are hilarious lines I still quote after 25 years.

You know the film has a few decent characteristics... the set design is pretty cool and there's a little be of an uncomfortable gore/make-up edge to it, but that's about it.It's not funny at all. The whole concept seems absolutely ridiculous. Way TOO over-the-top imo. I've revisited-it once since watching-it in the theater, and it's still as bad as I remembered.Slightly entertaining sight gags nearly, and I mean NEARLY make it passable.A cast that includes Akroyd, Chase, and Demi Moore drew us in, but I remember the entire audience(at least the one's I heard) being quite disgruntled with this odd and unfunny mess of a movie.I'd pass. 34/100

I was born and raised in eastern Pennsylvania. Watching this movie, I know exactly where the inspiration came from. It is basically a caricature of an old "coal town" in Pennsylvania. The honorable reeve is identical to the stereotypical "pennsylvania dutch man". If you are from PA, you will love the film. If you are from somewhere else, this movie will show you why you should never move here. It's all about the details in this film. The local meat markets sell garbage that is similar to the hot dogs, and the junk all over the yard is another PA dutch characteristic. Check this movie out, and go into it with an open mind.

A financial publisher, meets a spurned woman and agrees to take her to a business meeting, to meet up with her soon to be ex partner. On the way there, they run a stop sign in a tiny town in the middle of nowhere. They are arrested and taken to the local court. But all is not as it seems. The courthouse and the prison are a maze of booby- traps and deadly contraptions. Not to mention the seemingly insane Judge, his hatred for bankers, and his insufferable family.....Maybe it was my age when I first saw this at the cinema (14), or maybe it was due to fact that I saw the dreadful Soapdish just before it, but I always find time for this film, and its a perfect, silly film to watch every now and again.I'm not saying its a brilliant film, it's far from it, and Ackroyd's directing leaves a lot to be desired, but when you have a reliable cast like Chase, Candy, and the aforementioned Ackroyd doing what they do best, in a bonkers film, you can't help but love it.There is a little bit of a story to the whole silly thing, The judge hates bankers because a long time ago a deal was made and ruined the town of Valkenvania, but Ackroyd doesn't know what to do with the narrative, so a fun-house was created to fill in the cracks of the weak plot.But the town of Valkenvania, and the judges house, are just wonderful, and look like they were created by someone who likes a touch of alcohol. One liners are cringe-worthy, but coming from Chase, they sort of work, and Moore is just hilariously bad.Add Candy in drag, and a couple of what could only be described as blobs into the mix, and you have one of the most random movies to come out of the nineties.I like it, I can't think for the life of me why, but I always enjoy watching it.