Essentially a more modern reinvention of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre relocated to an abandoned amusement park, Rick Walker's sophomore effort is nearly a complete waste of time. There is so much wrong with this film that if I even began to expound on a number of these flaws, this review would simply be too long for anyone to want to read. So… I'll simply summarize.

The film mirrors Tobe Hooper's Texas Chainsaw… in a number of ways- from the opening narration to the fake marketing gimmick, which states that the events actually occurred, and much more throughout the film. The problem is that The Fun Park never seems to acknowledge the fact that it is so closely based off the occurrences of other films. It almost seems as though it wants to exist in its own world, disregarding any outside influences that may have inspired it. This is too bad, because if the film was a fraction as effective as Hooper's, it may be worth watching.

The opening narration is nearly identical to Texas Chainsaw… A woman was picked up on the road, the only survivor, having to watch her friends get butchered… Yada, yada, yada. The only real difference is that the times and locations have obviously been changed, and the narration is now voiced by a female, which isn't nearly as suiting for the material as John Larroquette's booming voice. I could go on for a mighty long time, explaining the remarkable similarities between the films, but… I think you get the idea. The film does, however, manage to slightly differentiate itself during its conclusion, but by that point… Who cares?

Even if the film is taken on its own merits, it's still a failure. Technically, there's really nothing but by the numbers camerawork, some ridiculously bad editing, and some terrible acting. That's not to say the acting is terrible across the board… As the female cast members seem to do all right, however, every male present in this film would be hard pressed to act their way through an Ed Wood film.

I realize I've told you nothing about the film, other than how much I would have rather been doing anything other than sitting through it. And that's fine by me. My job is not so much to explain the film, as much as it is to explain why or why not you should not see it. The Fun House has so little merit both in comparison to other similar (better) films, and as an independent work that I could never recommend it. It's boring, poorly made, and now a completely unnecessary addition to my DVD collection. Goodbye 17 Canadian dollars…