Review – Mind Ripper

“Film Waster” is more like it. Wes Craven is in my debt due to my decision to strip his built-in byline out of the title of this hunk of crap. There seemed to be some kind of muddled plot involving a secret biology lab out in the desert somewhere, a facility that looked suspiciously like a dilapidated factory or similar cheap location. A motley set of characters are besieged by some kind of genetically-engineered super soldier, who looks a lot like a younger, less strung-out version of Iggy Pop (frankly, the real Iggy would have been scarier). To be honest, I didn’t really follow the goings-on, because I lost interest fairly early on. However, I did watch out of the corner of my eye until, after umpteen gruesome deaths and miraculous recoveries for the villain, the end credits finally rolled. The cheap special effects offer some extraordinary examples of stunted sexuality, but other than that this one doesn’t have much to offer. Wish I’d skipped it