The punk experience had it rough in the media during the 1980s. Think old worrywart "Donahue" debates or the infamous "Battle of the Bands" episode of "CHiPs." Marginalized and infantilized, the punk scene also made for excellent antagonists -- riling up audiences with heavily painted exteriors and acidic attitudes. They're easily branded baddies creating insta-tension with a mere twitch of their squinted eye. "Punk Vacation" uses the music subculture in a predictable fashion, pitting the misfits with switchblades against a rural community armed to the teeth. It's exploitation cinema in its purest form, though the jubilant nonsense of such an endeavor is often muted by the movie's absurd construction, with the no-budget seams of the effort exposed in a most severe manner. A ludicrous production that's stunningly earnest, "Punk Vacation" is best appreciated as a bottom-shelf treasure with mistakes galore, making it amusing on multiple levels of engagement, especially those who prize examples of punk's influence on pop culture as it neared its expiration date. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com