God knows why this movie had a theatrical run in France when
it's no much better than most direct-to-video fare. Maybe the
Gérardmer film festival did it ? Anyway this movie is just a
"Scream" wanabee - even the "director" is made up to look like
Neve Campbell - borrowing also from the interesting "Mute
Witness" and everything you might throw in. But well, actually,
it kept me entertained where "Urban Legend" was just irritating
and "Idlme Hands" too obvious. Actually its own cheesiness, the
fact that everybody tries so hard and acts as if they have just
discovered the worst clichés in horror film, that made it.
Everybody mentions the crude production quality, but I guess it
would have worked less if it had the glossy look of "Urban
Legend". Anyway, one might draw an interesting parallel between
the numerous Halloween clone, ridiculed in "Scream", and the
nowadays "Scream" emulators who are far from having the
perspective of Wes Craven. This movie kept me entertained and
amused, if not scared, but I would hardly recommend it to
anyone. No doubt it is already rentabilized through video al
it's no much better than most direct-to-video fare. Maybe the
Gérardmer film festival did it ? Anyway this movie is just a
"Scream" wanabee - even the "director" is made up to look like
Neve Campbell - borrowing also from the interesting "Mute
Witness" and everything you might throw in. But well, actually,
it kept me entertained where "Urban Legend" was just irritating
and "Idlme Hands" too obvious. Actually its own cheesiness, the
fact that everybody tries so hard and acts as if they have just
discovered the worst clichés in horror film, that made it.
Everybody mentions the crude production quality, but I guess it
would have worked less if it had the glossy look of "Urban
Legend". Anyway, one might draw an interesting parallel between
the numerous Halloween clone, ridiculed in "Scream", and the
nowadays "Scream" emulators who are far from having the
perspective of Wes Craven. This movie kept me entertained and
amused, if not scared, but I would hardly recommend it to
anyone. No doubt it is already rentabilized through video al