Coming soon to DVD is the horror flick Hazmat. Hazmat is currently available on iTunes, Vudu, Google Play, Comcast On Demand, Xbox and Playstation. At this time the DVD release date has been pushed back and I am not sure when it will be available.
Hazmat is the story of a prank gone wrong – terribly wrong.
Scary Antics is a reality show that preys on unsuspecting people to try and scare the heebie jeebies out of them. Each victim is set up by a friend or family member. The show is exactly like the true life series Scare Tactics that is hosted by Tracy Morgan. Have you ever seen that show?
In the movie the shows creators want to spook Jacob with the help of his life long friend Adam, Adam’s girlfriend Carla and Jacob’s girlfriend Melanie. They all find him to be very “dark and gloomy”. One of the girls even said she would not be surprised if Jacob turned out to be a serial killer one day. Those are words that ended up biting her in the behind.
The show created a scenario perfect for Jacob in an abandoned chemical factory that burned down. They supposedly did government experiments in the factory and Jacob thinks the government might have burned it down – killing many employees – to cover something up.
Jacob’s father also worked at that factory and had passed away. His death is most likely the reason why Jacob is a bit “unhinged”.
The show planned on staging a murder in the warehouse while Jacob and his friend’s were exploring it. Since his friends were involved in this it was going to be Adam who was murdered by a mysterious man in a Hazmat suit and the girls were expected to run off and hide until the prank was revealed.
Everything seemed to go as planned but Jacob seemed to be getting a bit weirder than usual. He even located a Hazmat suit in one of the lockers and put it on, much to the dismay of Adam.
Adam’s “murder” went off without a hitch and the girls did their part by running off. Little did the show’s staff or Jacob’s friend’s know that the pretend murder would be the catalyst to push Jacob over the edge. He snaps and turns into a real life murderer.
Now Jacob, Carla and Melanie are trapped inside the warehouse along with the show’s staff along with Jacob who has an ax and is hell bent on using it on any person he can find.
Who will survive? Will anyone be able to escape the warehouse before they become Jacob’s next victim? To find out you need to rent, download or purchase Hazmat available in the formats mentioned above and on DVD (coming soon).
Sadly I wasn’t overly impressed by the film. It was predictable. You sort of knew from the beginning that it was going to be a prank gone terribly wrong. Either that or Jacob was going to turn the tables and pull a prank on everyone else.
The film didn’t leave a lot to the imagination. It was just a bunch of people running around, screaming and trying to hide from a psycho with an ax.
A die hard horror movie fan such as myself will not find this film the least bit scary. On the other hand if you are someone who gets nervous whenever they hear a bump in the night or someone who is not a fan of horror movies shot mostly in the dark, then you might like this film.
Don’t get me wrong, it’s not a “bad” film, it just didn’t do it for me. Like my mom always told me, “One man’s meat is another man’s poison”. It’s always best to take a review with a “grain of salt” and judge things for yourself.
Here is the trailer for your enjoyment.
Kimberly
*I received a free screener copy in order to do this review. There was no compensation. The opininos expressed are my own and not influenced in any way.