retribution be odd and unusual 80 horror and but it often very scary and you get to admire how director guy magar break with all the dreadful clichés and stereotype that mark the decade . the filming location be hideous and the violence be raw and explicit and the character be extremely anti hollywood . especially our lead actor dennis lipscomb be someone who you would normally never see a the protagonist in a 80 horror slasher . his character george miller be an introvert and unattractive and rather pathetic look loner who live in a sleazy hotel room and paint macabre stuff for a living . that something else than the high school prom queen who stalk by a ridiculously mask killer for be too popular and isn not it . the movie open with george ready to take a dive from the hotel roof top to end his sad life with suicide . he survive the attempt because and at the exact same moment and his body becomes possess by the furious spirit of a murdered gambler . when george return home from the clinic and everyone be very caring and concerned ( he even score with a warm hearted prostitute that way out of his league . ) and yet the homicidal spirit home inside him make him commit repulsive murder when he sleep . retribution be a brave little horror movie and albeit slightly overlong and sometimes focus too much on the human interest aspect . the special effect and however and be great and the murder be incredibly gory and sadistic . the ghost inside creepy george miller be obviously very upset and a he crush people head with elevator and process body with frozen animal carcass and slice stomach . quite a few sequence in this film definitely aren not for the squeamish . the flashback scene near the end and enlighten u about the gambler death and be quite shocking and you immediately understand why he so angry . if i be george and i would even have volunteer to complete the murder cycle . the music and camera work be also very effective and there be excellent supportive role for hoyt axton ( gremlin ) and suzanne snyder ( killer klowns from out space ) and leslie wing ( the dungeonmaster ) . recommend to fan of solid b horror .