Tamara is yet another slasher-go-lucky flick from the creators of Final Destination
who, while not always being the most brilliant script writers - or
scariest, certainly know how to make gory deaths a hell of a lot of fun
to watch. This supernatural thriller sees outcast high schooler,
(the dorky girl) Tamara accidentally killed by cruel classmates, only
to return from the grave a drop-dead gorgeous witch with revenge on her
mind (do you see where this one is going?). Tamara
(of course) has an unrequited crush on her English teacher and is an
outcast at school. When one of the popular girls overhears Tamara
making a declaration of love for her teacher they devise a cruel prank
to humiliate her. In desperation, Tamara invokes an ancient spell that
promises love, beauty and the power to get rid of anyone in her way.
For the spell to work, Tamara's blood must be used as the sacrifice.
When a call from her English teacher invites her to a hotel to meet him
she is convinced the spell has worked. At the hotel it's not the
teacher who appears but her classmates. Realising the cruel prank
Tamara lashes out and in the process, trips and falls, accidentally
snapping her neck. Tamara's blood oozes across the floor and onto the
torn out page from her spell book (lucky she brought it along to the
sexy rendevous). In English class the next day the kids are all sick
with nervous guilt. Then Tamara walks in, smiling, alive and well and
transformed into the most beautiful woman they have ever seen (isn't it
amazing what a mini skirt and showing some tit will do for your self
esteem!). From there, Tamara begins a calculated game of
revenge using her newfound powers and carries out the ultimate
vengeance on her classmates - and sexily, did we mention that yet? To be honest, if you've seen Carrie
or any other teen flick from the last 40 years, storyline-wise there's
not a lot going on here. But a good slasher flick is only as good as
it's kills, and to be honest, there are some pretty inventive deaths in
this one (even if the performances are about as convincing as Ian
Thorpe being straight). Obviously Final Destination
takes the cake for warped murderous ideas - and this certainly isn't
going to go down in film history as one of the classics - because it's a
pretty stock standard affair, but there's enough in here to keep
Slasher fans happy (a guy cutting off his ears, tongue and eyes in
front of a live broadcast to his classmates is one of the stand-outs) on
a Friday night, with a few pizzas - and hopefully a gal on your arm to
hook up with during the "gory" parts. DVD
Extras There's
not much on offer here besides a slew of trailers for a bunch of other
B-Grade horror flicks that don't seem all that groundbreaking either
(although there is one on there for a flick which stars Calista
Flockheart and Aussie Richard Roxborough that obviously never made it
past the DVD shelf). Conclusion:
Movie 60% Extras: 30% 
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