slayrrr666 "Evil Laugh" is an enjoyable slasher without too much wrong with it.**SPOILERS**Driving up to the mountains, Connie, (Kim McKamy) Johnny, (Steven Baio) Tina, (Jody Gibson) Mark, (Myles O'Brien) Sammy, (Tony Griffin) Barney, (Jerold Pearson) and Betty, (Karyn O'Brien) arrive at a remote house to help clean it up for a friend. When they realize that they're all alone for the weekend, they try to do the work by themselves and nearly get the job finished. When clues start to add up that something is wrong with their friend, they also find that there's nothing to worry about as well. When they suddenly start to realize that there may be something else going on, they stumble across a maniacal killer righting wrongs for a past incident in the house, forcing them to get out of the house away from the killer.The Good News: As a cheesy 80s slasher, this one isn't that bad. The fact that this one decides to have fun with it's killer stalking them is a big one. The fact that there's a real slow burn to allowing the victims a lot of credibility in not knowing if they are really being stalked or not. From the kitchen gags to the car disappearing to the passers-by who give off information to the whereabouts of the missing individual and much more, this one does the mystery angle right. Each of the potential clues that could be leading to the situation are credibly and realistically debunked in here. That allows for some nice suspense as the characters are in knowable danger and they don't leave the area, leading to several confrontations in the basement and throughout the house that works. The kills here aren't bad for the time, with some graphic slit throats, an ax in the face, stabbed with scissors, having their heart removed and the two centerpiece ones, where the head is shoved into a microwave and broiled as well as being stabbed with a machete in the groin and having it come out from behind. A really impressive one, to say the least. There's even a really nice and kinky scene later one where one of the couples engages in a little of S&M while in their room, and the constant interruptions along with the forced participation from one of them makes it quite memorable, and it stands out because of it. The chase through the house at the end is pretty fun, using the surroundings to help put together something fun. The same goes for it's goofy epilogue, which has a good false scare and some good moments. These are the film's good points.The Bad News: There isn't a whole lot really wrong with this one. The big problems come from it's cheesy killer. The mask is quite ludicrous, especially with the color used. Blue around the eyes on a black mask allowing to see the killer's eyes doesn't exactly inspire a lot of fear. The fact that they're actually physically imposing over the killer is another big factor over the killer's dominance. Even the motive doesn't make a whole lot of sense is another strike, which comes across as something that never really needed retribution to begin with and leaves one with the confusing question of why involve a killer into the shenanigans when there was no need to do so. The easy ability to get the killer's identity is yet another mark, as it isn't exactly hard to figure out and can be told quite easily from the on-screen clues and the fact that they're the only person left that hasn't met up with the killer. Along with these, the fact that it really screams 80s at times can be distracting. From the clothes to the language to the fact that it stops dead in the middle of the big clean-up scene to indulge in some painful-to-watch dancing along with terrible pop music are just some examples, as this one doesn't hide the decade well. Otherwise, these are the film's bad points.The Final Verdict: While never a shining example of the genre, this one does have enough going for it to be enjoyable at worst. Really only for those who are big fans of the slasher scene in general or of the late 80s entries, while those not so into the genre as a whole should heed caution with this one.Rated R: Graphic Violence, Graphic Language, Nudity and a mild sex scene

Coventry This overall poor and redundant 80's slasher is more or less 'famous' for one killing-sequence in particular, in which some guy's head is turned into bloody hodgepodge because the masked killer places him in a microwave oven and hits the start-button. Is that even possible? Perhaps it was an older and unsafe oven model, because the one in my kitchen refuses to function as long as the door isn't closed. The head melting itself is delightfully cheesy and gross, as are most killing scenes in this ludicrous guilty pleasure of mine. Naturally, everything else about "Evil Laugh" varies from bad to downright terrible, including awful acting performances, lousy dialogs and a total lack of suspense. You know how the background myths to introduce a story's murderer are usually a lot more petrifying than the actual slasher itself? For example, finding out how and why Jason Vorhees (of "Friday the 13th"-fame) drowned in Crystal Lake is more fascinating than enduring his quest for vengeance during the next ten sequels, and also Freddy Krueger's ("Nightmare on Elm Street") acts of child-abuse and murder were a lot sicker before he got toasted by the furious parents of Elm Street. "Evil Laugh" is another prime example to state the background theory. The killer's myth is horrific, but the slasher itself is horrible. A group of medical students – who certainly don't look like medical students – plan to reopen an abandoned orphanage after it closed down over ten years ago, following a sinister series of murders. One of the caretakers, named Martin, got falsely accused of molesting the orphans and the scandal drove his father to commit suicide. When Martin was found innocent after all, he returned to the orphanage one night and slit the throats of all the children. See, now that promise would result in a gripping horror film with nail-biting tension and shocking murders! Instead, the newly arrived teenagers face a ridiculously masked serial killer who may or may not be Michael who returned from the grave, or someone entirely different. Just in case it is Michael, the title makes no sense, because why would he laugh with his tragic past? And as long as we're stumbling over details, the killer's laugh isn't really evil, but more like an infantile chuckle. For undemanding fans of lurid 80's nudity and bloodshed exclusively.

Tikkin Evil Laugh isn't particularly original or special but it's entertaining enough for a slasher film and has some decent death scenes. I think the lack of originality was what spoilt it for me, it's the same old routine of having a bunch of people in a house where they get killed off one by one. There's some amusing moments though, one example being at the beginning of the film when the killer takes out a mans heart, which later gets used in a meal that his friends eat. There also seems to be a bit of slasher film 'self referencing' going on too, with mentions of Halloween and Friday the Thirteenth. Some slasher fans like that sort of thing, but personally I think it brings the film down as it seems too self-conscious.Overall a good addition to any slasher fans collection, but there's still much better out there.

hip_school_preppie Evil Laugh is a poor attempt at trying to jump on the 80's slasher band wagon. The gore factor is OK, but the cheese, oh my God the 80's cheese! The music is borderline unbearable, and the dancing doesn't help either. It does make you laugh though, as does some of the acting. The chest rubbing joke was cracking me up. Not the worst I've seen, and you might find it somewhat entertaining, but not because of scares. I dunno where the hooded skull character on the cover comes from either. The killer looks more like a 5 foot tall burglar wearing some type of wrestling head gear. This is the second "Lucky 13" flick I've seen, and they're not exactly winning me over.