"Unmasked Part 25", as you can perhaps already derive from the rather delirious title, is a horror/slasher parody. Contrary to what you might think, they existed long before "Scary Movie" and the were particularly popular during the early eighties, with reasonably decent outings like "Student Bodies", "Wacko", "Pandemonium" and "Class Reunion". This particular film, which is obscure and virtually impossible to find, is a late 80's effort and tries very hard to spoof the typically derivative slashers (and its sequels) with motiveless killers, dim-witted teen characters, gratuitous gore and non-existent plots. Jackson, wearing either a hockey mask or nasty old bandages, is a fatigue serial killer with a horribly deformed face and a hatred towards the entire world. During the random massacre of a group of teenagers, he falls for the charms of a blind girl. Since she can't see his hideous appearance, she's the first person who shows an interest in his persona. Suddenly Jackson isn't interested in killing anymore, but can he really quit the business when there are so many idiots, thugs and abusive fathers running loose? The sexual escapades of blind beauty and the deformed beast are tasteless and most of the dialogs (which cover about 90% of the film) are downright embarrassing. Still, the killing sequences are immensely gross and awesome. In fact, the kills are more inventive and bloody than the ones featuring in the films that "Unmasked Part 25" attempts to spoof. Great make-up effects and hidden potential in the script really makes you regret that they didn't take this production a tad bit more serious.
Review of Unmasked Part 25
