Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983) Movie Review

Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983) (IMDB)

Spacehunter Adventures in the Forbidden Zone movie poster

When I sat down to watch this movie, one that I had no idea about until I did a deep search on IMDB, I had low expectations. The initial titles told me this was going to be rough, but seeing a dystopian space movie with Molly Ringwald in her prime pulled me in. After a crash landing on a planet full of mutants, 2 bounty hunters (including Molly) chase the $ to attempt a rescue of 3 captives. The movie has a Mad Max feel and is better than many Star Wars inspired movies from this time. In fact, this movie was released 1 week before Return of the Jedi. During the last third of the movie, Molly is captured by the mutants, but if she can traverse a maze without dying she is promised her release. The maze is a Mad Max style obstacle course like a horror Wipeout. Molly plays her typical moody, complaining character.

I give it a 5.4/10.

Flowers (2015) Movie Review

Flowers (2015) (IMDB)

Flowers 2015 movie poster

I found this movie on an IMDB list that said it may contain a maze which also described the movie as “abstract”. That is exactly what this movie is. I had to read and explanation online to understand what was actually going on during the movie. There is no dialogue or narration or voiceover to explain anything. Just a group of mangled women making their way through passageways under a house and inside the walls of a house. It feels claustrophobic at times and a bit mazelike. The music fits the movie, but there is not a lot going on. The kind of movie you can watch at 3X speed, but that would ruin the mood the director wanted you to feel during the movie. So I suggest you skip it.

I give it a 3.4/10.

Inheritance (2024) Movie Review

Inheritance (2024) (IMDB)

Inheritance (2024) Movie Poster

I like a good old whodunnit movie with an ensemble cast. This one happens to be a Polish film (also known as Spadek), but you can watch it in English on Netflix. A family gathers at an large estate after the owner has been murdered to be read the will. The will stipulates that there will be a game to determine who receives a portion of the fortune. The levels are fun and typical for this type of movie, but most importantly one of the later levels is a maze they need to solve as a group ! It just so happens that the maze is dynamic with moving walls !! Here is a screenshot of the maze:

Inheritance 2024 screenshot of maze

Overall the movie is ok. I liked it better than the reviews, but it is nothing to seek out unless you like this genre of movie.

I give it a 5.8/10.

Dark Harvest 2: The Maize (2004) Movie Review

Dark Harvest 2: The Maize (2004) (IMDB)

Dark Harvest 2 movie poster.

I knew going into to this to not expect much. At the time of me watching it had an IMDB score of 1.6 and a Rotten Tomatoes score of 10%. The movie starts with some Halloween trick or treaters and some b roll footage and you immediately know the production quality is going to be a problem. But, you do get a view of a corn maze from above ! And that is where a father must go to find his two lost daughters who are stuck in the corn maze. The bad news is they are not alone in the maze which is haunted by 2 ghostly girls. The worse news is the movie might be overrated by previous watchers. Now I need to rethink my previous list as this might be the worst maze movie of all time. Do I go back and rewatch the older movies to compare them properly ? No. I’m not crazy. Probably. If I was would I know I was ?

I give it a 2/10.