Essential group viewing, "2,000 Maniacs" demands audience participation in the form of MST3K-style ridicule. Poorly recorded sound, bad acting, excessive (yet obviously fake) gore, and a lot of padding. The soundtrack, however, deserves special mention--the twisted "Hee Haw" banjos and attention-deficit organ really frost the cake of this unabashed cheese-fest. Probably intolerable and boring when viewed solo, "2,000 Maniacs" can be fun when watched with a group of like-minded individuals in the right mood.
5/10
5/10