Hobgoblins (1988)

An abomination of film-making, 23 July 2006

I see a lot of "Worst" movie lists on IMDb. If I look at one of these lists and don't see Hobgoblins, I can't take it seriously. Hobgoblins represents a standard in bad movie-making that all other bad movies should be measured against. Personally, I don't have a "Worst" list, but if I did, you can bet that Hobgoblins would be in the top three alongside Curse of the Swamp Creature and Prime Evil. I defy anyone to sit down and watch this trifecta of crap back-to-back-to-back..

I've now had the misfortune of seeing Hobgoblins three or four times in my life. And, I can't think of one positive thing to say about it. Everything about the movie is pathetic. The horror elements aren't in the least horrific and the comedy elements are in the least comedic. Nothing works. Why am I not surprised to discover that the four lead "actors" (and I use that term very loosely) have one other movie credit between them? I suppose a better question would be just how was director Rick Sloane able to find a job directing anything after helming this abomination of film-making? The special effects consist of the director throwing stuffed animals at the cast. There are more continuity errors in Hobgoblins than in a dozen Ed Wood movies. The plot is utterly ridiculous and would have made more sense had my three year old written it. In short, Hobgoblins is a truly painful movie experience.

Of the three or four times I've seen Hobgoblins, this was my second with the MST3K commentary. And even though Hobgoblins is one of the worst movies I've ever seen, it makes for one of the best MST3K episodes. Hilarious!

1/10