{"id":33972,"date":"2020-10-18T09:27:23","date_gmt":"2020-10-18T13:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=33972"},"modified":"2020-10-19T03:39:27","modified_gmt":"2020-10-19T07:39:27","slug":"scare-package-2019-blu-ray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/18\/scare-package-2019-blu-ray\/","title":{"rendered":"Scare Package (2019) [Blu-Ray]"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>I guess you could classify \u201cScare Package\u201d as a horror movie, and yes even a horror comedy. But if my arm were twisted I\u2019d be more comfortable just classifying it as a comedy. \u201cScare Package\u201d is that movie that has a great time breaking down horror tropes and satirizing the clich\u00e9s we\u2019ve seen in various horror movies, but never actually includes any kind of scary content. Every single segment in this anthology is played with a tongue in cheek, and it\u2019s a shame since a movie with this concept has a chance to re-imagine horror tropes.<\/p>\n

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The frame of the anthology involves the Aaron B. Koontz written and directed \u201cRad Chad\u2019s Horror Emporium\u201d which centers on the titular video store owner Chad. Chad is a hardcore horror geek and his video store is struggling in the current environment. Weirdly, he only seems to get one customer (Sam) who wants to become an employee. Chad ends up hiring someone else (Hawn) instead, and now Sam has it out for the new trainee, as he begins following him around.<\/p>\n

Fifteen minutes too long, \u201cScare Package\u201d crams in eight short horror segments, along with a climax that just veers head first in to absolute nonsense. I wanted to have a good time with this anthology, but I was also hoping for something a creepy here and there, too. Writer\/director Emily Hagin\u2019s \u201cCold Open\u201d is a solid meta shot about an unhappy horror actor wanting to be a real character; there\u2019s the outdoor outing gone to hell, ode to \u201cThe Incredible Melting Man\u201d in the overlong \u201cOne Time In The Woods\u201d (written and directed by Chris McInroy), there\u2019s the tale of a husband support group story that turns out to be something entirely sinister in Noah Segan\u2019s mediocre \u201cM.I.S.T.E.R.\u201d (co-scripted by Frank Garcia-Hejl).<\/p>\n

There\u2019s the aimless and dull \u201cGirls Night Out Of Body\u201d about a stolen lollipop with bad side effects, written and directed by Courtney and Hillary Andujar; there\u2019s the way too long slasher killer spoof \u201cThe Night He Came Back Again! Part IV: The Final Kill\u201d (written and directed by Anthony Cousins), and finally writer\/director Baron Vaughn\u2019s ultra weird, way too self-aware \u201cSo Much To Do\u201d which involves some body switching, smoke, and martial arts (…?). There isn\u2019t much of a cohesive frame work with \u201cScare Package\u201d as sometimes the segments just begin, and other times they\u2019re associated with the rental store\u2019s various movies. I never clicked with its super meta (ad irritating) horror gimmick, at any point; sure, \u201cScare Package\u201d looks like it was a lot of fun to make, it just wasn\u2019t fun to sit through<\/p>\n

The release from Image Entertainment includes the bonus segment titled \u201cLocker Room Z\u201d about a locker room with zombies, There\u2019s \u201cRad Chad\u2019s Rad Ad\u201d which is a faux ad for the video store, there\u2019s the funny 5 \u00bd minute blooper reel, and the \u201cOriginal Not-As-Good Ending.\u201d There\u2019s a very good commentary by an informative commentary by Aaron Koontz and Cameron Burns, and last but not least, the full \u201cThe Last Drive-In With Joe Bob Briggs\u201d episode of \u201cScare Package,\u201d from Shudder, with host Joe Bob Briggs and Darcy the Mail Girl providing wonderful commentary. If you buy this movie, buy it for this reason alone.<\/p>\n