if you be a director that be look to cast female victim for a slasher movie and then surely it would make sense to add a couple of porn star . it not a if theyre inexperienced in front of the camera and they have no qualm with the requisite nudity and how many unattractive porn queen can you name . christian viel obviously recognize the potential of mix hardcore actress with hard gore effect and so he cast four of adult cinema sexiest and most notorious star . jenna jameson and chasey lain and ginger lynn allen and taylor hayes all turn up for cameo in arguably the most intriguing slasher flick to be release since scream reinvigorate the genre . samhain be originally intend for a cinema release in october 2002 thus keep in check with the halloween base synopsis . unfortunately and the shoot be plague by numerous problem and which have thus prevent the feature from achieve the exposure that it deserve . last i hear it have be sign by film 2000 here in the uk and be pen for a late october release direct to dvd . unfortunately that label have get a peerlessly abysmal track record with dtv slasher . not content with pollute our shelf with camp blood and it follow up and they be also responsible for unleashing granny and bleed and the rancid paranoid . could samhain finally be worthwhile ammunition to their contemptible catalogue cannon . five canadian or american student and their teacher head to southern ireland a part of their history course . upon arrival they be tell the legend of a cannibalistic clan that roam the hill of scotland and murdered local for food . the cannibal be eventually catch and burn at the stake and but it rumor that one of the tribe escape and head to the woodland of ireland to find refuge . after the kid have settle and begin do what all massacre fodder do in these flick and the mandatory goody two shoe ( and definite heroine candidate ) begin to be spook by a shadow creep around late at night . could it be that the flesh hungry maniac be still at large in the forest . well what do you think . it look a if samhain production be jinxed right from the start . almost immediately wallmart refuse to develop jenna jameson nude make up shot and and chasey lain begin act characteristically like a drug out primadonna . finally to add insult to injury and the producer get cold foot just before the flick be about to hit shelf and begin talk of re editing and remove all the gore . report have say that they be unhappy about the copious amount of violence and they want to trim scene down so it would achieve an r rating . veil of course disagreed and see how his entire synopsis be boost by it creatively graphic display . eventually after month of argument and the director part company with warehouse production and the feature be once again lock in the vault . despite countless disruption and veil slasher opus be still one of the best genre piece to be release since the new millennium . the copy i be send be the pre release screener and which be obviously a test press without sound effect or the complete soundtrack . but still it boast a few credible jump scare and some superb cinematography and a couple of the gory set piece that i have see for some time . one guy be disembowel via his rectum before be strangle with his own intestine and jenna jameson be strip naked and gutted in unflinching close up and chasey lain end up pilling her gut after an unfortunate rescue attempt from her boyfriend ( richard grieco ) . even though the murder be uncommonly gruesome and samhain never feel mean spirit and which be basically due to the character be thinly portray a basic slasher clichés . in all honesty the script be perhaps the movie big downfall and because the dialogue be not so much inspire by wes craven scream movie a it be flagrantly cut and paste from them . certainly the inclusion of the mouth water jenna jameson be a great move by the producer . her fan will be excite to know that she do whip off her top ( a expect ) and so do chasey lain and taylor hayes . but samhain be no soft porn movie and and it benefit from stick to the structure that it set out to produce . it worth note that the aforementioned xxx star almost out perform the supposed actor of the feature and which isn not much of a complement . ginger lynn be at least notable ( if you ignore the shameful oirish accent ) and and her battle with the hulk killer be superbly perform and choreograph by alan chou . taylor and jenna deliver expectedly poor dramatics and which could have be cause by the numerous problem on set . veil direction of the cinematography be excellently construct and he provide some much need injection of suspense . exciting and crisp photography be mixed with a good flair for storytelling and the net result be a slasher extravaganza to satisfy even the most critical gore hound . it will be interesting to see what kind of final cut be release of samhain . rumor have it that a second director be draft in to shoot a different end and and i be curious a to how much of the explicit gore will remain intact for worldwide distribution . if the end result be only half as good a the rough print that i watch and then it still well than nearly all of the genre piece that have be unleash over the past ten year . this one be certainly worth check out .