barbjb123 Legit, this is the worst movie i have ever watched. it made absolutely no sense and the actors looked like they were on drugs the whole movie. my friends and i could not takethis movie seriously at all. the whole movie looked like it was filmedby a walmart camcorder, and there were about six characters in the whole movie who all looked like they were taken off the streets at random. none of the plot was ever explained and i kept waiting for it to make sense but it never did. it was like each scene was from a totally different movie, nothing was ever explained. after watching the first five minutes, i decided to finish the movie just to make fun of it. my friends and i got more laughs out of this movie than scares. i have to say that it was more of a comedy than a scary movie. we went back to blockbuster and told them to take it off the shelves. the movie made me want to kill babies, and the naked man in the shower looked like smeagle from lord of the rings

bababear There are numerous postings in here about how THE OFF SEASON isn't scary and it's the worst horror movie ever made. Maybe that's because it's not a horror movie and doesn't try to be scary.This should have been on the Drama shelf. Whoever designed the box cover for the DVD either hadn't seen THE OFF SEASON or was trying to sell it for something it wasn't. It shows an arm thrust up out of a grave in a cemetery just outside an establishment that looks suspiciously like the Bates Motel.A young couple from New York goes to a small town in Maine so that the man can do some Serious Writing (looks like we're headed into the same territory as THE SHINING, but there's no further connection). One of the things I most enjoyed was the opening titles as they're driving into the town. We see the almost deserted streets of the town on a cold, rainy day. Very nice atmosphere and, since this is shot on video using a hand-held camera shooting through the windshield, we know it didn't cost the producers anything more than the gas to drive a few bucks.They move into a motel that offers lower rates during the off season and meet the strange and primarily elderly people who will be their neighbors.Angus Scrimm, the Tall Man from the PHANTASM movies, finally gets to play a sympathetic character after some thirty years in the business. He's Ted, their next door neighbor who's in the story primarily to provide exposition to move the story along.The narrative unfolds in what is essentially a series of duet acting scenes. In the vast majority of the film there are only two characters on screen at a time, and after a while you realize that this could have been done very effectively on stage as there are no special effects or monsters.With the exception of a short coda at a Borders Bookstore in New York City the whole story takes place in the small town in Maine, with the action pretty well restricted to the motel and the town library.I have no idea why this was given a PG-13 rating. The rating cites disturbing images (old bloodstains on fabric, some creepy looking characters, and a filthy bathroom) and language (one use of the 's' word) and "some thematic material" (I have no earthly idea). No gore, no violence, no sex, no nudity. Go figure.It would be good to see writer/director James Felix McKenney take on a project with a larger budget that could either provide him with better actors or give him the time to coax better performances out of the ones he has.As is this was a pleasant surprise, like seeing a really good production at a community theatre. But they shouldn't try to sell it as a horror film, because that's not what they made.

dmurph41 This movie is one of the worst movies to be put on film since The Blair Witch Project. The Actor who plays Ted could barely walk let alone act. Listening to the back and fourth dialog was as good as torture and the actors couldn't have landed a role in a elementary school play. Not only was the writing poor but the plot has more holes in it then a homeless mans shirt. The ending could go down in history as one of the worst ever. It was a pathetic attempt to create a modern day "Shining" It failed worse than Tom Greens attempt to do a late night talk show. You're better off spending five dollars on an uncooked burger from Arbys than rent this movie. Two words to sum up this movie "Putrid Misery".

dalto Shot on video...and not very well. Amateur acting. Did not use Scrimm very well. Director has no sense of pacing. Shot over ten days and looks it. Scares not scary. Motel location is extremely colorless. Too ordinary. Camera work is languid, lighting too harsh. Probably cost nest to nothing nothing to make. So all in all, this another shot on video waste of time that show a complete lack of talent on the director's part. The actors seem to struggle with the dialog. Only Scrimm seems to stand out, but the director does not cover him effectively. Premise of the script has merit and could be utilized well in a more expensive production, but is let down by the threadbare production values of this film.