Andrew Jones did the horror film “Robert.” That one was almost bearable, certainly better than this unwitting journey into repulsive Jonestown.
IMDB currently gives an average user rating of 2/10. I know some of you out there may have a different opinion than me, maybe you should see it first before you scold my review as rushing to judgement. I want to take a quick look at the director of this awful film. Godfrey’s eyes are large and lovely but the question hangs in the supernatural air: Why the hell did such a pretty and well-acting person accept this job? Sorry, but that’s just dumb on so many levels. She is pretty, which helps the eyes but her script and side-plot is unacceptable to me as a “horror movie.” I guess I’m a bit flared about the film because it assumes this content is “scary.” This is first evidenced in the title “The Jonestown Haunting.” I’ve seen films that go this way: murdered ghosts are languishing where they were killed, wanting to be set free. She weaves in and out talking with people as if the situation is a normal acceptable concept. She attends sermons in Jonestown 10 years later. Come with me, where readers fear to tread, as I recollect some of the best and worst parts of this film.įirst, I’ll attempt unraveling the “survivor” of the mass suicide, Annette played by Andromeda Godfrey. As I have shared, I didn’t get much at all from this film. Still, it’s my job to review these films so here I am sharing what I got from it. Sometimes the lead character adds value and interest but rarely and by the end, if you can make it that far, I was left empty, un-entertained, and regretting the 2+ hours I had to spend suffering through this film. This is not a “horror” movie by any definition of the genre. Jim Jones was the leader of a cult that manipulated his flock to drink poison Kool-aid and “go to heaven.” I’m not well-versed in the history of mass cult suicides but there are probably many others. The question arises for me, why the hell do we need a horror movie about this? After watching it twice, I can say it has an interesting lead female character but other than that, this movie had no value at all for me for entertainment, history, or motion picture value. The inspiration for the film, Jim Jones, was a selfish individual whose words held no lasting wisdom or value in my opinion. This one was especially sickening, it was a solid a 1/10 with me. A survivor of the Jonestown massacre returns to the site 10 years later and discovers the cult’s former home has become a breeding ground for the supernatural.