One of those rare mounds of sh*t you happen to stumble upon as you innocently search late night television for a flick to watch. I can only ask what was the point? Generic storyline, pathetic creature designs a given, and effects that came straight out of a Play Station 1 game. Pretty gory, nothing especially well done though. Tom Savini would wipe his ass with this tripe. I can't think of a single reason why AMC would display this crap on FearFest Fridays, which are usually pretty memorable. This movie is by no means a classic, not even fun to laugh at. It just sucks. If the title alone doesn't send you packing, let me assure you the time spent watching this you could have read a book, took that nap you've always wanted or at the very least get your taxes done.

The only reason I had to watch this movie was because a friend was on the crew. He told me that it was widely regarded on set as one of the worst productions ever. We watched it together and he gave a running commentary. Despite the low budget, it was actually pretty entertaining. However, instead of relying on primitive CGI to animate their clay demon, the directors should have shot the movie the way Spielberg shot around finicky mechanical sharks for "Jaws." The piñata wasn't bad-looking, but when it transformed via cheesy CGI, it really drew attention to itself. There were some very effective practical gore effects, so it wasn't as if they didn't have options. The cast was serviceable and the girls were hot (Lara Wickes was adorable and I fell madly in love), but the filmmakers violated the sacred pact between the horror genre and its male viewers—namely, if we're going to watch your no-budget movie, we want some nekkid boobies in return. The single instance of partial boobage from Daphnee Duplaix was pretty weak, and also raised some questions. For one, you can't get a Playboy Playmate to disrobe? And for two, how exactly does a director ask for the shot they used? "OK, guy, pull her top down a little--CUT! Moving on..."So in the end, not so terrible. Here's a tip, though: Mute the TV and play the soundtrack to "Predator" instead. You'd be surprised at how much better the movie seems.

This film is one of the last I was able to get a hold of in order to see as many of IMDb's Bottom 100 films--the 100 movies with at least 1500 reviews that are the lowest rated. Most of the films on the list truly are horrible, but a few seem to have been unjustly rated. Is this film truly horrible enough to be on this infamous list? -- The movie starts with a prologue about some pre-Columbian natives creating a clay statue and magically transforming all the evil into it and sending it away to stop the plague. The scene switches to the present and you see a group of really, really worthless fraternity and sorority member heading to a hedonistic time on an island--which, surprise, surprise, is where the statue currently resides. Considering that these spoiled brats seem to spend all their time drinking, screaming, showing off their butts and acting boorish, I must assume the film is going to be a comedy. It certainly would not be a horror film to see these jerks die!Later, when some of the idiots discover the statue, they do what you'd expect anyone to do when they discover an ancient artifact--they smash it to see what's inside!! As I said, these idiots really, really needed to die! What follows, however, does look much more like a comedy, as the statue comes to life and a clay guy starts running amok!! It smashes people to death and blood goes a flyin'--making it a slasher movie but without the knives. In every possible way, it's exactly what you'd expect.So is it bad enough to make the list? Well, yes...but MOST slasher films should make the list, if you ask me! This one does manage to be even dumber, however, given the whole piñata angle. Plus, explosions when there really shouldn't be any as well as a dumb CGI villain make this a really bad example of a really dumb genre. Still, dumb young adults being slaughtered--this isn't exactly an idea that we haven't seen before or will probably see much more of in the future--as there are LOTS of fools who flock to theaters to see this mindless crap. This doesn't say much about the human race, does it?!By the way, why is Garrett Wang in this film? He's 34 years-old and way too young to be hanging with these morons. I guess life after "Star Trek: Voyager" isn't all it's cracked up to be.

Because it's listed as a horror/thriller, I have to give it a 1 out of 10 (also because a 0 out of 10 is not possible).I agree with everything "cottagecheesejethro" said about the movie in his comment.... from a horror aspect (make sure to read his comment).However, this is one of my FAVORITE movies of all times as a COMEDY. It's a great "scary" movie to watch at Halloween with your friends who don't like actually scary movies, and it's good year round for a nice laugh. You will (like CCJ said in his comment) almost find yourself rooting for the deaths, ha ha ha.A MUST WATCH.