Mask of Thorn

2019

Action / Horror

8
IMDb Rating 2.9/10 10 459 459

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Plot summary

Bethany has been kidnapped by Avondale's popular kids for a surprise birthday party to celebrate her sweet 16. They don't realize that Bethany is the target of the monstrous 'Thorn', and nothing will stand in his way.

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William Marshall as Lance Manning
Michael Higham as Bucky
Eduardo Cupi as Andy Jimson
Clarke Tribe as Officer cyphers
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1 hr 42 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by CinemaSerf 4 / 10

Mask of Thorn

The writing might have been on the wall for poor old "Bethany" (Eve Kathryn Oliver) when her indifferent parents don't care a jot for her sixteenth birthday. Luckily for her, though, her pals do and so they concoct a plan to kidnap her and hold a surprise party in their locked-up school. That's maybe not the best idea when this "Skeletor" type of fella with glowing blue eyes shows up and starts a-slaughtering her drippy mates. Doors and walls, even service tunnels, prove no barrier to this lurching menace - but what could he possibly want with her? Well quite possibly he blamed her for the appalling script and decided that she had to pay on behalf of the viewing public? Indeed, maybe he quite kindly decided to eliminate the whole shower of them before they could make a third film in this woefully conceived, low-budget, example of just how amateur film-making can be. Using the darkened school could have helped with aspects of the menace, but it doesn't - it just ensures that we can't see a thing for most of the time, taking the pressure off the make-up artist, visual effects person and enabling the actors to remain largely anonymous for the sake of their own future careers (in anything but acting!). Clarke Tribe merits a special mention in the credits, perhaps he bought the moonshine for the wrap party? He certainly didn't do anything at all to make this look or sound better on the screen - but then nobody else did either. One to avoid I'm afraid, even for die-hard fans of the genre.
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Reviewed by parry_na 6 / 10

Low budget 80s-style slasher.

I usually try to go into films without knowing anything about them, but afterwards it is often interesting to find out more about their production.

'The Mask of Thorn' is the second part of a trilogy. This concerns perceived do-gooder Bethany Lovell (Eve Kathryn Oliver), who suffers from suspiciously overbearing parents and an inability to fit in with her schoolmates.

To add to her troubles, the mysterious Thorn turns up to pursue her. Nice camerawork and lighting don't disguise the fact that he's an actor (Atticus Machiavellian - really?) in a mask (of Thorn, presumably, which is fair enough). He's even been given glowing eyes to make him more frightening. What really sells him, apart from his predilection for violence and killing (often in the same manner) is the sound design. Guttural breathing and snarling has rarely sounded so meaty.

Some acting is dire, some not so bad - there's a character in a horrendous 70s wig (this is set in the 80s). Conversely, my favourite character is foul-mouthed Julia (Lydia Cashman), whose line-up of expletives is wonderful.

For anyone who criticises the clearly tiny budget on display, MJ Dixon (the director responsible for the enjoyable 'Haunting of Molly Bannister' and 'Cleaver: Killer Clown') productions are a labour of love, financed by himself and fanbase crowdfunding enterprises. While the end result doesn't always match the admirable intent, it certainly has moments of interest and effectiveness. My score is 6 out of 10.

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