My 14 year-old daughter has been dipping her toe into horror recently and has been watching a handful of scary movies with us (that we vetted out, naturally). After Tarot (ugh) and M3GAN, she watched and enjoyed It Part One, Scream, and just a few days ago, Final Destination - I didn't get to watch that one with her, but we had fun talking about it afterward. Not sure if she's ready for FD2 (my fave), but it's fun that she's showing an interest in the films I either grew up with or enjoyed in my early adulthood.
AMC was playing these the weekend before Halloween, but out of order (2-1-3-5, no 4) and I only saw my favourite #3 in its entirety. My wife and I had binged them several years earlier, I think in 2020. They're generally entertaining, and feel a bit like the second-stage rocket after Scream reinvigorated the slasher genre in the mid-90s.
#4 really was the disappointment, right? It had the same director as part 2, but the thrill was NOT there. I saw it in 3D when it was released and it didn't really help, nor did the cheesy, tacked on ending that was clearly shot at Universal Orlando (much like Jardience commercials).
I think having it in 3-D took away from the film as it was all gimmicky and stuff. And the CGI was brutal. Not much to recommend in this one. In fact, I can't even remember the death scenes and I just watched it 3 days ago!
All I remember, other than the opening at a racetrack and the cheesy ending, were the ending credits, which had animations of the kills from previous movies which was kind of fun, but also a reminder of better films.
Naming a character Val Lewton mainly made me wish I was watching The Seventh Victim or The Body Snatcher, but overall I'm glad I finally caught up with this (and eventually the rest of them) before I see FD: Bloodlines this week. Don't even know why I missed this back in the day, I think some of my horror-loving pals had skipped town, and my GF at the time *hated* horror movies, while my current partner can't get enough of them, which explains a lot about why we're still going strong after nearly 20 years.
I like that this movie takes the mechanics of its concept seriously without taking the film itself too seriously. This was among a wave of 2000's horror movies that made me start watching again after 5 years of Scream and its self-conscious, meta-commentary descendents drove me off. Looking forward to number 2, which is my favorite of the series.
My 14 year-old daughter has been dipping her toe into horror recently and has been watching a handful of scary movies with us (that we vetted out, naturally). After Tarot (ugh) and M3GAN, she watched and enjoyed It Part One, Scream, and just a few days ago, Final Destination - I didn't get to watch that one with her, but we had fun talking about it afterward. Not sure if she's ready for FD2 (my fave), but it's fun that she's showing an interest in the films I either grew up with or enjoyed in my early adulthood.
AMC was playing these the weekend before Halloween, but out of order (2-1-3-5, no 4) and I only saw my favourite #3 in its entirety. My wife and I had binged them several years earlier, I think in 2020. They're generally entertaining, and feel a bit like the second-stage rocket after Scream reinvigorated the slasher genre in the mid-90s.
Such a coincidence! We just watched all 5 of these films in a row this past Sunday for a fundraiser! Enjoyed them all (except #4)!
#4 really was the disappointment, right? It had the same director as part 2, but the thrill was NOT there. I saw it in 3D when it was released and it didn't really help, nor did the cheesy, tacked on ending that was clearly shot at Universal Orlando (much like Jardience commercials).
I think having it in 3-D took away from the film as it was all gimmicky and stuff. And the CGI was brutal. Not much to recommend in this one. In fact, I can't even remember the death scenes and I just watched it 3 days ago!
All I remember, other than the opening at a racetrack and the cheesy ending, were the ending credits, which had animations of the kills from previous movies which was kind of fun, but also a reminder of better films.
Oh ya, the animated skeletons being crushed etc! Oh and the racist guy lynching himself. That was OK.
This is a film I saw in a theater and I have no recollection of that. Dang it. Now I'm going to have to watch it again.
I wouldn't rush to see it! :)
Naming a character Val Lewton mainly made me wish I was watching The Seventh Victim or The Body Snatcher, but overall I'm glad I finally caught up with this (and eventually the rest of them) before I see FD: Bloodlines this week. Don't even know why I missed this back in the day, I think some of my horror-loving pals had skipped town, and my GF at the time *hated* horror movies, while my current partner can't get enough of them, which explains a lot about why we're still going strong after nearly 20 years.
I like that this movie takes the mechanics of its concept seriously without taking the film itself too seriously. This was among a wave of 2000's horror movies that made me start watching again after 5 years of Scream and its self-conscious, meta-commentary descendents drove me off. Looking forward to number 2, which is my favorite of the series.