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A rich girl invites some college friends to her parent's secluded island home during the spring break. One by one they are killed off. The film adds some comic elements to the usual teenage murder formula.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Mr. Jonathon T. Beckett
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Muffy St John is a real queen amongst practical jokers. She invites nine college friends to an April's Fool party at her island home, and plants jokes and boobytraps in every room to catch her guests out. However things take an unseen, sinister turn, when the guests start to dissapear, and the friends start to turn on one another. Is there somebody else on the island with a grudge against the partgoers?
This a great 80's comedy slasher film, with an excellent young cast, and a great twist at the end. Whilst I am a big fan of modern 21st century horror, sometimes I feel that filmakers have lost that sense of fun that you used to find in 1980's horrors. Well this is full of great laughs, scares, gleefully piling on the red herrings to confuse the audience, and offering something a bit different to the routine slashers of that period.
A perfect Halloween film, to be served as a first course before the ghoulish dish of the day. 4 out of 5
This a great 80's comedy slasher film, with an excellent young cast, and a great twist at the end. Whilst I am a big fan of modern 21st century horror, sometimes I feel that filmakers have lost that sense of fun that you used to find in 1980's horrors. Well this is full of great laughs, scares, gleefully piling on the red herrings to confuse the audience, and offering something a bit different to the routine slashers of that period.
A perfect Halloween film, to be served as a first course before the ghoulish dish of the day. 4 out of 5
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By M. Crossman
Format:DVD
I remember seeing this at the cinema in 1986 and so was keen to see how it held up today.
I was pleasantly surprised that I thought it was a lot of fun.
This film came out towards the end of the 'slasher' film cycle and unlike many of it's predecessors this film is distinctly un-nasty.
Lots of red herrings populate the film to keep you guessing this is quite an entertaining flick.
It was re-made in 2008 as a direct to DVD film and the remake is not worth watching.
Recommended.
I was pleasantly surprised that I thought it was a lot of fun.
This film came out towards the end of the 'slasher' film cycle and unlike many of it's predecessors this film is distinctly un-nasty.
Lots of red herrings populate the film to keep you guessing this is quite an entertaining flick.
It was re-made in 2008 as a direct to DVD film and the remake is not worth watching.
Recommended.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By mr x
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i ended up getting this after looking for graveyard shift and noticed this 3 disk set featuring tales from the darkside and april fools day and as a fan of the first two mentioned and having a multi region player i decided to spend the extra and got this set. graveyard shift is the best one here 8/10 from the days when nearly everything by stephen king was made into a movie and tales from the darkside is a nice little horror trilogy in itself featuring a couple of very famous faces i.e christian slater and steve buscemi who's 3 story's are 7/10 for the first 2 and 8/10 for the last and then there's april fools day which seems to be popular but personally 6/10 worth a watch for me. a nice collection for a horror fan that will have you watching at least two of them over again. would have said three and a half stars cos of the price but went for four cos there is more good than bad here.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
THIS FILM HAS GOT A GREAT FEEL TO IT EVEN THOUGH ITS A KIND OF HALF...
DIDNT LIKE THIS MUCH AT FIRST BUT ITS THE TYPE OF FILM THAT GETS BETTER THE MORE YOU WATCH IT, WORTH A WATCH GOOD FILM
Published 4 months ago by D.POWELL
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent
This is a very nice horror film with a good twist at the end. Very original that stands out quite well. With good performances from the actors.
Published 14 months ago by L.Pogmore
3.0 out of 5 stars
Better than anticipated.
This film was better than anticipated: the plot was acceptable, and though two thirds of the way through t did become a little unhinged. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Jaye Morgan
5.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent film with a great twist at the end
I just watched 'April Fools Day' for the first time and can definitely recommend it. At first it seems to follow the standard horror film formula, but then it turns everything... Read more
Published 21 months ago by A. Sunter
5.0 out of 5 stars
Finally I've tracked it down
I first saw this on video in 1986, when I was 15 and I loved it. I havent seen it since then and after years trying to find it I tracked it down on here, can't wait to watch it,... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Mazz71
4.0 out of 5 stars
Gripping...& clever!
Bought this on the recommendation of a friend and the first time I watched it spent most of the time clutching my friend's hand glued to the screen in terror! Read more
Published on 22 Feb 2009 by Storm
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good slasher
I really enjoyed this movie and thought that it was one of the better early '80's slashers. It is quite suspencefull and really leaves you wondering what is going on. Read more
Published on 13 Jan 2009 by marky77
1.0 out of 5 stars
The Last Laugh
The only funny thing about this film is the advertisers actually being clever enough to make us buy this awful film , From the start its like watching a locally made camcorder... Read more
Published on 6 May 2006 by groucho one
2.0 out of 5 stars
Awful film
This is a TERRIBLE film and I seriously mean TERRIBLE. The original Agatha Christie story is excellent and suspenseful, but this fill is just unbelievably bad. Read more
Published on 19 Dec 2005 by Mr
4.0 out of 5 stars
No April fool
This is a great fun film for a horror. Made long before the recent crop of modern teen horrors this film has a bit of everything. Read more
Published on 20 July 2005 by DVD Fan
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