Good entertainment stretched to three times its natural length is rarely three times better, but bad entertainment dragged out that long will typically be three times worse.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
The movie isn't particularly well-paced, and I found it dull.
– Edward Guthmann,
San Francisco Chronicle,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
Next time out, let's hope it involves a story that can stand on its own, without having to be propped up by the Crypt Keeper's silly patter.
– David Kronke,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb 2001
fresh:
Between scenes of splattering gore in which severed heads literally roll across the floor, the movie has a good time spoofing itself and a gallery of mostly sleazy characters who confront a crew of blood-thirsty demons.
– Stephen Holden,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
rotten:
Pic is neither funny enough nor scary enough to be fully satisfying as either a shocker or a spoof.