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 Not exactly an exercise in fear, "Killer Workout" is yet another one of those laughably cheezy horror flicks from the mid-1980's. Many of the death scenes actually involve stabbings from a giant safety pin! Using a safety pin of any kind as a weapon is nutty enough, but where in the world do they get one that can fit a 400-pound baby? There are even a few crappy kung-fu/hardcore wrestling scenes between a couple of overly aggressive, muscle-bound men, complete with the exaggerated pops and thuds for the blows. Ultimately, this feud ends with a ridiculous showdown with one man armed with a car and the other with the gun. If someone is trying to run you over, do you (a) run to safety or (b) stand there and shoot at the windshield, hoping the car stops on a dime? If you picked (a), then you're just not on the same page as the characters in this movie. In addition to this is some low-grade 80's pop music, but fortunately this is compensated by the gratuitous aerobics sessions where shapely women in gaudy (but skin-tight) Spandex squat down and rhythmically sway their asses. That is pretty much the extent of the gratuitous elements, other than a bit of blood and a small portion of partial nudity from a couple victims. If the plot is good, then gratuities are not much of an issue, but unfortunately, the story is about as developed as a stilborn child. The women in this picture are oddly blase about the situation and don't let a little thing like multiple murder stop them from working out at the scene of the crime again and again. The plot also tries to be a whodunit, but unfortuately, the payoff is nothing but a poor ending. The bottom line: Unless you're in the mood for something cheezy, don't hurt yourself with this "Killer Workout". |
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** NOTE: The more dots, the better the movie. Twelve dots is the highest rating reserved for the very best while one-dot and no-dot rating indicate something so horrible, so inept that you can make a better script if you just spill some Alpha-Bits cereal on the table. ** |
    
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