Coventry wrote on IMDB:
Kevin Connor's "Motel Hell" is a tremendously fun and engaging horror
comedy, impossible not to love in my humble opinion. Right from the
opening sequences, the film sells itself as a light-headed and blackly
humorous gem that spoofs some of the genre's biggest classics without
ever disrespecting them. The references towards milestones like
"Psycho" and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" are obvious but, unlike many
haters of "Motel Hell" claim, this is certainly not a rip off! I don't
think you can compare the clearly humorous premise of this film, which
handles about cultivating human beings to mix the meat with pork, with
dead serious stories like the above mentioned "Psycho" or "TCM". Rory
Calhoun, usually a western star, is terrifically cast as the
traditional and likable Farmer Vincent who's a local demigod in his
county, thanks to his uniquely flavored, homemade smoked ham recipe. Of
course, nobody knows that Vincent and his sister Ida are totally insane
and extract their secret ingredients from nothing less than people, who
they "plant" in their garden. This simply is campy entertainment, very
tongue-in-cheek, fast-paced and with a couple of adorably gross make-up
effects. Connor's directing is solid and he makes excellent use of the
typically eerie "redneck" stereotypes, such as the clumsy sheriff and
the barbaric farmers. The chainsaw-battle sequence during the finale is
a real hoot. Highly recommended for horror fans who don't take
themselves too seriously.
Written on IMDB a long time ago.
