Review of Dark Ride, Part of the 8 Films to Die for Collection

This opinion reveals major details about the movie's plot.
I've been waiting a long time to get my eyeballs on the movie Dark Ride, and a few other horror films from the 8 films to die for collection. My local Blockbuster thinks it's okay to carry just one copy of the title; and Dark Ride teased me for nearly a month, as I checked in and waited patiently for a copy to be available.
What Is Dark Ride About?
Two twin girls decide to go on a scary horror ride at a local amusement park, the ride of course is called Dark Ride. The ride is basically like a haunted house, only it carries guest through the horrors on a slow rolling cart.
As a viewer the tension is not high, and I was not surprised when the girls are murdered. It's sort of expected, I saw it coming, and everyone who vies the flick will see it coming.
The murderer known as Jonah, is thrown into a mental facility, and Dark Ride is closed down; for now...
20 years later you are introduced to group of college students planning a trip up to New Orleans, however they get sidetracked as they make different plans to go spend the night in Dark Ride to save some money on hotel fees. On the way they pick up a trash bag female hitchhiker who lets off the whole ' I want to have sex with one of you' vibe.
They smoke some dope, and end up at Dark Ride where they plan on sleeping for the night.
But Oh No! Jonah has escaped the mental facility and found his way back home to Dark Ride. He seems to have inhuman powerful strength, and it reminded me of the same might and power that came from the character 'The Jackal' in Thirteen Ghosts.
Anyhow, it's pretty obvious what is going to happen next, and what else is obvious at this point is who will live, and who will die.
Jonah picks them off one by one, in gruesome ways. The killings are disgusting, and there is one particular slaying scene that will make you gag.
The ending of Dark Ride has a twist that me and my boyfriend seen coming the moment the college kids plopped down and began discussing the history of Dark Ride.
What I liked About Dark Ride:
Jonah was downright creepy. The killer who looked as if he was 7 feet tall also sported the most intimidating dirty porcelain doll like mask, which covered his deformed face. Honestly this was the best 'scary bad guy' I have seen since Freddy Krueger, Jason and Michael.
However the creepiness of it all sort of reminded me of the Texas Chainsaw's character more than anything. Regardless Jonah was still just as intimidating, if not more.
I also enjoyed the acting; this was one of the first 8 films to die for flicks that I had seen with decent acting.
What I Didn't Like:
First and foremost the main issue I had with this flick was the fact that Jonah escaped from the facility, in obvious ways. Yet no one was looking for him. I mean come on!
The mental guys (in movies anyway) usually go home when they escape the loony house, why would no one look in Dark Ride immediately after his escape?
I guess there wouldn't be a film if that were the case, but it should have at least been an addressed issue, at least I think it should have been.
Secondly, there were a few disturbing scenes that could have/should have been left out. The nasty sex scene and boobie shots were just unnecessary to add into the film. For a moment during the dirty scene I began to feel like the cameraman was getting all hot, and forgot to move the camera, seeing how for almost 30 seconds the camera was focused on the hitchhikers tits. It actually got annoying and made me feel uncomfortable. God forbid my mom or dad walked into the room and saw that, they would of thought I was watching porn!
Picking up the hiker in the first place was also not needed... but I guess the more people present in the horror the more people for the killer to kill in unique manners.
The third and last annoying thing in Dark Ride was how obvious things were. You knew who would die before they did. You knew who would live, and you knew the ending before it happened.
Overall Opinion:
Dark Ride had a great killer, and some great actors, but this story was just too obvious for there to be any jumps and scares for the viewer. Now if they'd take Jonah and market him into something bigger and better it would make for an excellent horror character to be used in a series of cool horror movies.
I would give Dark Ride 1 star for the acting
1 more star for Jonah's creepy character
1 star for the well-decorated set
-1 for having added un-needed scenes
-1 for being too obvious
Overall Dark Ride gets 3 out of 5 stars. Not bad.
Recommendation:
Dark Ride is not horrible, nor is it an excellent horror flick.
I'd recommend it as a rental, not a purchase. It makes for a good late night movie when nothing else is on TV.
It is not recommended for younger viewing audiences, sex, nudity, drugs, and blood are all present in the film. 18+
Dar Ride runs for 94 Min.