Absolutely Fantastic

There are better movies of two hours length. I loved the actress'performance.

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

I saw this movie on a rented DVD in 2009. As a fan of the After Dark Horrorfest aka Eight Films to Die For, i was excited to view this. Was surprised to see known faces such as Robert LaSardo, Michael Bowen n Robert Patrick. The lead actress Jessica Lowndes was gorgeous. The movie starts very slow. It does take time to build up the mood n atmosphere. Once the action starts then it doesn't disappoint. The director Adam Gierasch (Night of the demons remake, Fractured, Fertile ground, Tales of Halloween) succeeded in creating a very atmospheric n surrealistic film. Honestly it did look like a bad nightmare. The set up of the creepy hospital with creepy staff in the middle of nowhere. The night did seem long. The acting was decent. The screenplay was good. Cinematography was good. There is plenty of gore n bloody killings. The last 40 mins is full of tension, mayhem n suspense.

I watched this on a Thursday night when there was nothing else good to pick from. It seemed like a good, gory, old-school slasher with a pinch of Coma interspersed with all the mayhem. Don't even expect anything close to Oscar nominations, but if you are in the mood for some disturbing fun this is for you. Robert Patrick is wonderful as the sadistic surgeon. Everyone else delivers slightly disjointed performances - heroes become victims in a heartbeat and vice versa - so it's far from believable. It feels like an inspired Dario Argento rip off really, but gore is the driving force. Character development is last on the list. The deaths are disturbing, however. It's not for the faint of heart. But for those who can stomach some old school gore, disturbing eccentricity, and have fun with B-movies check it out. Definitely not my top pick, but enjoyable enough. I'll give it an 8.

1. This film is epic. Autopsy starts off as the usual stereotypical film, college students get drunk, party etc. They are driving, car crashes into something. Ambulance shows up, takes them to an abandoned hospital... Most of the film is just the survivors running around trying to escape the mad 'evil' doctor and the 70's looking nurse. There is a bit of humour when the police show up.. Police get shot - no hero there. Then we get to an amazing twist. *****spoiler alert*****.The evil doctor is killing and using the students body organs, spinal fluid etc to save his wife - awh cute! Then there's a little extra at the end. This film, is probably our favourite film yet - and we have watched a lot. The twist, ending and whole plot was immense. The fact that most of the actors are unknown is even better, as you get to know them better. If you haven't watch this, but are thinking about it.... What are you waiting for?? Get it! :)

Maybe the worst thing a horror film can do to a fan is bore the hell out of them. But that is exactly what Autopsy did to me and my fellow viewers during a recent screening.Autopsy, an entry in the After Dark Films series, begins with a group of students awaiting an ambulance after a car crash that has left a stranger dead under the vehicle. The students are taken to mercy Hospital which is run a small group of staff headed by Dr. David Benway (Terminator 2's Robert Patrick).Easily separated while awaiting minor treatment, the young stars (which include Jessica Lowndes, Ashley Schneider and Ross Kohn) soon find out that their health and safety is anything but assured while contained within the halls of the hospital.The first half of Autopsy was boring, predictable and lacking in any enjoyment whatsoever. Director Adam Gierasch brought nothing truly original to the screen and a contagious yawn could be heard throughout my screening group.But about half way through the film, it was as if Gierasch finally got it. He went from trying to establish mood and worthwhile characters to just having fun with the genre. There are more than a few wink wink nod nod type scenes in the second half that catapult Autopsy from a boring, meandering mess to a fairly watchable and at times enjoyable horror film. When you reach a fleeing female victim gets punched in the face by a sadistic intern, you know you have it the killerreviews turning point and that things will be more fanciful for the remainder of the film.The gore is definitely there. There is a scene with a naked man spewing his guts onto an ever-fighting female and the scene where we see a male victim with his guts hanging on strings and slings outside of his body was top rate.Autopsy then gets a mild recommendation based solely on the final 40 minutes. Robert Patrick is always a treat to watch and he is in full bad guy mode here (think Dr. Giggles except without the giggles). You won't care which of the young characters live or die or if any of them make it out alive for that matter. Maybe that's what made the second half so much fun. Once you stop thinking it a horror film and enjoy it as a black comedy with blood and body parts, the film takes flight.www.killerreviews.com