Dennis Bartok writes this lackluster anthology of four juvenile horror stories dripping with sexual dread and goofball gore.
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08/31/07
Trapped Ashes (2006)
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Reviews Counted:10
Fresh:4
Rotten:6
Average Rating:4.8/10
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Starring: Henry Gibson, John Saxon, Jayce Bartok, Lara Harris
Director: Joe Dante, Ken Russell, Sean S. Cunningham, Monte Hellman, John Gaeta
Reviews for Trapped Ashes
1 - 10 (sorted by rotten rating; UK critics are listed first)
Top CriticPairing cult directors with macabre omnibus material is always a tasty proposition, but the results disappoint in Trapped Ashes, a quartet of mildly sexed-up, unscary horror tales with a unifying wraparound story.
09/19/06
Top CriticWith its gore-comix sensibility and self-conscious flashes of nudity, Trapped Ashes clunks along, and (to be completely petty) never really overcomes its clunky title.
08/30/07
Only fitfully entertaining.
09/15/06
Top CriticAn enormously disappointing waste of time and talent that even the most forgiving of genre buffs will find almost impossible to sit through without squirming in their seats out of sheer boredom.
08/30/07
Any film that let's Ken Russell direct an episode about killer breasts deserves some kind of credit, almost regardless of the results.
07/15/08
It's great to see the return of Hellman, even if this film's pathetic theatrical release and dismal reception make it unlikely we'll see much more of him anytime soon.
08/14/08
Gross-out comedy about male discomfort with female sexuality dominates this horror anthology scripted by Dennis Bartok.
08/31/07
Ultimately, I'd recommend this film for fans of anthology horror films, but it's far from a classic.
06/26/08
As is usually the case with these things, Trapped Ashes is a mixed bag - but worth a look for genre fans.
07/17/08
1 - 10 (sorted by rotten rating; UK critics are listed first)
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