If a squirming, snarling donut with sharp teeth doesn’t make you laugh, I’m not sure what will. Unfortunately, in Attack of the Killer Donuts, the sound of eyes rolling is louder than any laughter, even in cases where it should be inevitable.

Attack of the Killer Donuts follows the story of a chemical accident in a sleepy town, which turns ordinary donuts into bloodthirsty monsters. Unaware of the donuts’ danger, Johnny (Justin Ray) and his co-worker Michelle (Kayla Compton) sell them to unsuspecting customers at the town’s local shop, Dandy Donuts. When the donuts start eating their victims, Johnny and his friends realize that they must track down the killer donuts and destroy them once and for all.

On the surface, it’s stupid. When observed in depth, it’s… still stupid. But that’s totally the point. Director Scott Wheeler and writers Nathan Dalton and Chris de Christopher have made a dumb movie for the sake of making a dumb movie, attempting to spoof its B-movie predecessors that weren’t at all ironic.

It clearly pays homage to cult classics like Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (duh) and takes a bit too much “inspiration” from Re-Animator, where we see Johnny’s mad scientist uncle inject a bright green serum into dead animals with the intention of resurrecting them. Every character manages to fit into their designated horror film cliche: the brunette female protagonist, the hot chick, the nerd who’s dating the hot chick and doesn’t realize she’s screwing around with cooler guys, the nerd’s hot mom, some mad scientist, some dirty hippie, some crazy cat lady, etc.

The writing is terrible, the acting is terrible, the special effects are terrible, the cinematography has a home-movie quality to it, but it’s pretty obvious that that’s exactly what they were going for–so they’ve succeeded in that respect. But it doesn’t elicit the type of comedy they intended to come out of it, and the worst part is that the film actually thinks it’s really funny. It’s like that one kid you went to high school with who thought he was hilarious by doing nothing besides annoying people, and always smelled like pita chips for some reason.

I get what Attack of the Killer Donuts is trying to do. I really do, and it really is trying. Unfortunately, it lacks the intelligence and imagination that would have elevated the camp humor they were going for. It wants to be a “so-bad-it’s-good” movie, but it’s so bad, it’s bad.

Attack of the Killer Donuts is mindless; it’s a no-brainer to put on the TV when you and your friends are drunk on the living room couch and need something to eat Del Taco and fall asleep to. As an avid fan of B-movies and camp films, I can’t even recommend this film to my fellow trashgoers. It’s sadly not the type of camp you’re looking for.