Shakma is worse than I expected it to be. Much, much worse. It's cheesier than a triple-cheese Imo's pizza. Watch adult med students play a fantasy game until they're stalked by a killer baboon. Roddy McDowall plays the students' teacher, who for some reason sponsors their sophomoric game. He goes by the alias GAME MASTER.
As sophisticated audience members, we're expected to know what the hell is going on in this little game of wizards, jewels, princesses, walkie-talkies, and demons. The premise of the game is so ridiculous, it sets the entire movie up for failure.
This isn't a long movie by any means, but it feels like three hours, and I'm not even kidding. Basically the exposition takes a half hour, then the rest of the movie is the cast running around and Shakma attacking doors. That's all you really need to know.
Shakma will require you to abandon any sense of logic. None of the characters make any sensible decisions. Apparently in a building with 7 floors, there's only one telephone. ONE TELEPHONE. Come on people, there's no way you can make this fall under the umbrella of suspension of disbelief.
There are a few instances in Shakma that are brilliant. For an entire minute, I thought this movie was going somewhere. Alas, too much cheese stole all these moments away.
So if you want to see discount Luke Skywalker chase a baboon, this is the movie for you. If you want to see sexual deviants play a dress-up game, Shakma is your go-to. If you don't want your intelligence insulted, stray far away from Shakma.
Good for a few laughs though.
As sophisticated audience members, we're expected to know what the hell is going on in this little game of wizards, jewels, princesses, walkie-talkies, and demons. The premise of the game is so ridiculous, it sets the entire movie up for failure.
This isn't a long movie by any means, but it feels like three hours, and I'm not even kidding. Basically the exposition takes a half hour, then the rest of the movie is the cast running around and Shakma attacking doors. That's all you really need to know.
Shakma will require you to abandon any sense of logic. None of the characters make any sensible decisions. Apparently in a building with 7 floors, there's only one telephone. ONE TELEPHONE. Come on people, there's no way you can make this fall under the umbrella of suspension of disbelief.
There are a few instances in Shakma that are brilliant. For an entire minute, I thought this movie was going somewhere. Alas, too much cheese stole all these moments away.
So if you want to see discount Luke Skywalker chase a baboon, this is the movie for you. If you want to see sexual deviants play a dress-up game, Shakma is your go-to. If you don't want your intelligence insulted, stray far away from Shakma.
Good for a few laughs though.