Inverted Sunflower

Stakeland (C-)

This movie wasn't great and I'll probably never watch it again, but on a boring day with nothing else to watch it did help pass the time, so I'll throw it a C-.  The acting was so-so and the make-up on the undead/vampires was really bad, but the peeps who made this flick did a decent job with what was obviously a lack of talent and a very low budget (maybe no budget? Not sure).  It kept my attention about 70% of the time, most often when there was somebody getting mauled. 

 

Here's a quick low-down of the story: 2 survivors in a post-apocalyptic wasteland (a grumpy old dude and a teenage boy) ride around in a shitty convertible and hunt vampires and try to protect other human survivors.  One of them is an old nun played by Kelly McGillis...callsign Charlie in Top Gun, great to see you again!  Kinda, I mean what happened?   Maverick is in his 50's now and kept it together, but you look like Judi Dench now, eck.   Hopefully it was just the makeup?

 

Ok enough about the story and actors.  I mean there really wasn't anything that memorable in this movie.  So why a C- and not a lower grade?  BECAUSE IT WAS MADE IN MY HOMETOWN!  Holler!!  Pottstown PA, way to represent!  I loved seeing places I knew on film, it's like I wanted to high-five the screen.  Aparently the director went to a highschool in the area and wanted to pay homage to where he grew up (or maybe because it was cheaper?).  I live about 3 miles away from the vacated pizza place in the pic below (actually called Pizza World, they photoshopped the name on the sign for the movie I guess).  Life After People, you go P-town!