Nerds That Geek Movie Review: 'Bus Party to Hell'

Written by Scott Edwards

There are so many events that people look forward to on a yearly basis, it is hard not to find something that you can get into. While most of these events for me are conventions, there are plenty of other events that involve so much more. Picking and choosing what and where you want to head off to, it is nice to know that many other people are into what you are. But you must be mindful of what other people’s intentions are at these events, while most people are just looking to connect with others that have the same passion, there are some folks out there that are looking to take total advantage of the situation and exploit it at all costs. 
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Getting out of a stranger’s car when asked to do something that she is not ready to do, Lara finds herself in front of a bus that has a final destination of Burning Man. Being offered a free ride from the driver, Lara cannot pass up the opportunity to go to the party of a lifetime. Closing door of the bus, Joan the driver is ready to give her new group the ride of their lives, but little does the group know what they are getting into. Veering off of the highway to try and get some better time on the trip, Joan happily takes out the opposition in her path and puts her plan in place. Making an unscheduled stop to check out the tires on the bus, the group of party goers find that they have been abandoned in the middle of nowhere with no way of moving on.

Seeing that their driver has abandoned them, the group exits the bus to find that there is something more sinister going on as they spot the road kill on the grill of the bus, along with a dead body in the back. Trying to find out where Joan could have gotten off to, the group comes face to face with a cult who is looking to end all of their lives. While a few people in the group are able to get back on to the bus and stay safe from the maniacs running wild outside, they are forced to watch as their fellow Burning Man party goers are devoured. Needing to take control of the situation before things get much worse, Alan steps into action and is able to break into the luggage compartment and get his gun which will help to keep the survivors safe but finds that there is much more hiding under the bus. 

In a stranded bus with no keys, the survivors; Alan, Peter, Lara, Ivy, Warren, Reese and Stewart watch and listen as the cult surrounds the vehicle and see that things are going to worse before they get better. Then quickly finding out that the bus is not as secure as they previously thought, they get a special visitor as Joan is trying to open up the doors for her group. Trying to explain what is happening to the group and get them to release the Chosen One to her cult, the group puts together a plan of their own to make sure that there will be no more death. But little do they know what will take place on the bus once they try to change the narrative to their favor, as the Chosen One cannot be altered from her predetermined destiny.

If you’re in need of a movie that brings blood, booze, sex and rock and roll to the screen, Bus Party to Hell (also known as Party Bus to Hell) will deliver on all of those fronts. With plenty of one liners that horror fans will love, you also get the basic horror movie solutions shot down by the characters, since some of them are pretty silly. I really enjoyed the character interaction in the movie, since nobody really has a good plan of what to do, but whatever they decide to do, they will do it together. With plenty of blood, people eating people, a cult, a tattooed bus driver, a young woman finding out her destiny, a snake, a corkscrew and a plan to unleash the ultimate evil upon the world, Bus Party to Hell will take you directly where the title says. It is important to remember that there are no free rides in life and on April 13th when this movie arrives, this story will only confirm it. Stay Scared.

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