I watched this for the first time, the remake of The Godfather Of Gore, Herschell Gordon Lewis classic from the 60s which was directed by Tim Sullivan, written by Sullivan and Chris Kobin. Eli Roth, Scott Spiegel and Boaz Yakin are some of the producers of this film. It stars Horror Legend and my favorite, Mr. Robert Englund, as Mayor Buckman along with Lin Shaye, Jay Gillespie, Marla Malcolm, Giuseppe Andrews, and others. Tim Sullivan, Eli Roth and Scott Spiegel also had roles. I was surprised to see Kane Hodder and Danny Hicks as additional maniacs. Robert Englund is known for Freddy Krueger in the Elm Street franchise and all of the other characters he has played, he truly is a King whether its a small role or a large one. He's the best because of what he brings to the screen. Lin Shaye is incredible and frightening. The rest of the cast did an amazing job too. The special effects are very well done, there were awesome brutal gory deaths. Where there's sex, there's also violence. "Sex Kills," like Mr. Sullivan says. It also has scares, and comedy with great dialogues. It is a hell of a fun good gory ride. I love this movie and I would kill to watch it again. Welcome To Pleasant Valley, Feast Your Eyes On Babes & Barbecues, where The South Is Gonna Rise Again!!! Hell Yeah!!!

This is the funniest horror movie I have ever watched. It starts off as a light comedy, but becomes darker humor while the movie goes on, as more and more is revealed! For once, a bargain bin movie in my collection has a real plot line, with tangible suspense ! The acting is mostly good, the "southerns" creating a believable ( and sometimes funny ) setting. The mayor of the town ( featured on the box cover ) plays a wide range of emotions, from happy, to shocked, to frustrated. Though the jokes are mostly corny one liners, the settings and situations can make it funnier, or darker, depending on the mood.The horror part was done nicely also. I have seen most of he kills done in other movies before, BUT the way they are done does not shout out "bad cliché", instead they tend to add to the dark mood, and cast the "southerns" in a more villain role as time passes. At the end I was thinking to myself, "Wow this was a decent comedy, and great horror film" !I found a box art error on my DVD case ... on the back, the mayor's eye patch is on the wrong side

If you haven't seen the original Two Thousand Maniacs, you won't miss anything. I saw it way back when, and thought it was good. But, the sequel, 2001 Maniacs buried it so deep it may never rise again. They are similar, but still unrelated works.The general plot is the same for both films. A small town of Pleasant Valley is holding a celebration, and looking for some Yanks to attend as the guests of honor. And, like the original, its set in 'modern day' America. But that is about as far as the similarities go. The cast is more faithful to modern people, young and old, and have much more fun with things.This film has all the things missing from the original film, such as nudity, racism, gore, violence, and so on. And, they also throw in some twists as well. Even the music is more enjoyable this time around, which is a blessing I think. But, if you are easily offended, no matter where you sit, this film will likely have you upset, even if you do laugh at some of it.All in all, I've seen this more than two dozen times, and still laugh at it. No matter which side you favor, they poke fun at all of them, and leave you with a final cut that will bleed whenever you see something in real life that reminds you of this film. My pick has to be the local Sheriff who hears the report, toward the end of the film. Living in the South, I wonder who they picked to be the model for his role, as it is 100% accurate, right down to the issue of the horror magazine he's reading. That may be the scariest thing about this whole film.

Well, at least everyone was killed. This is a pretty crazy zany movie. Uh, but yes of course it is also a bad movie. If you like bad horror movies like me then yes, you'll probably see this. If not, then you should pretty much avoid at all costs. This ridiclious plot involves a few cars happening upon some small town in the middle of nowhere that wants to kill them. Eventually that happens. The acting and plot, as usual in these movies, are really horrible. The production and everything else is OK. I would not pay to see this movie - its free on fearnet right now. Each character is so highly annoying, I said to myself at the beginning of this "film": "Self, I hope every single one of these people gets killed." And lo and behold myself was correct!