The film starts with three robbers breaking into a wealthy widow's home, looking for her fortune. Instead of the money, they find an ancient lamp hidden behind a wall. Overjoyed with their find, they however soon meet their doom.
Some of the widow's belongings are taken to a museum where museum archeologist Dr. Wallace try to determine the age of some of the artifacts; the lamp in particular. His daughter is Alex, who finds a bracelet among the widow's stuff. Having put it on, she is unable to remove it again, and unbeknownst to her, the bracelet is somehow connected to the lamp.
Dr Wallace arranged for Alex's class to go on a field trip to the museum - partly also because Dr Wallace is seeing Alex's teacher, Eve Ferrell. Alex is in a relationship with Ted. Her ex-boyfriend, Harley, is a trouble maker and continuously harasses Alex and Ted.
Alex and some of her friends decide to stay the night at the museum, and this is when all hell is about to break loose. I'm not doing spoilers, but this is an 80's horror, so you can pretty much guess what is about to happen. This premise felt similar to 1982's 'One Dark Night', where a group of friends decided to stay the night at a mausoleum.
The final act is a typical B-movie with bad visuals. The creature didn't look realistic at all, and even its movability was limited, making it look like a rubber prop. This film wasn't scary or creepy, and I did find the first two acts better than the last. There were always promise of something interesting happening with regards to the lamp, but when it finally did (during the final act), it was a bit disappointing. 'One Dark Night' also wasn't a great movie, but it certainly was more fun than 'The Outing'.
On a positive note, I did enjoy the characters. I enjoyed the romance between Dr Wallace and Eve, and I rather enjoyed Alex and Ted as a couple. I also really liked the way Eve handled Harley.
Oh, and I don't think I'm going to remember the film by it's title 'The Outing'. I will remember it better as 'The Lamp', since the ancient lamp was the film's focus point.
Some of the widow's belongings are taken to a museum where museum archeologist Dr. Wallace try to determine the age of some of the artifacts; the lamp in particular. His daughter is Alex, who finds a bracelet among the widow's stuff. Having put it on, she is unable to remove it again, and unbeknownst to her, the bracelet is somehow connected to the lamp.
Dr Wallace arranged for Alex's class to go on a field trip to the museum - partly also because Dr Wallace is seeing Alex's teacher, Eve Ferrell. Alex is in a relationship with Ted. Her ex-boyfriend, Harley, is a trouble maker and continuously harasses Alex and Ted.
Alex and some of her friends decide to stay the night at the museum, and this is when all hell is about to break loose. I'm not doing spoilers, but this is an 80's horror, so you can pretty much guess what is about to happen. This premise felt similar to 1982's 'One Dark Night', where a group of friends decided to stay the night at a mausoleum.
The final act is a typical B-movie with bad visuals. The creature didn't look realistic at all, and even its movability was limited, making it look like a rubber prop. This film wasn't scary or creepy, and I did find the first two acts better than the last. There were always promise of something interesting happening with regards to the lamp, but when it finally did (during the final act), it was a bit disappointing. 'One Dark Night' also wasn't a great movie, but it certainly was more fun than 'The Outing'.
On a positive note, I did enjoy the characters. I enjoyed the romance between Dr Wallace and Eve, and I rather enjoyed Alex and Ted as a couple. I also really liked the way Eve handled Harley.
Oh, and I don't think I'm going to remember the film by it's title 'The Outing'. I will remember it better as 'The Lamp', since the ancient lamp was the film's focus point.