Just got back from watching this, and as with the majority of Hollywood remakes I've seen of late I must say I am quite disappointed. Before I take cheap shots at this film , I am a fan of all cinema, including but not limited to slasher films. All I ask is a devotion to its audience and to this "Sorority Row" does not comply.
People seem to think the combination of "boobs 'n' blood" (Can't believe I was able to fit that into a review :P) will win over even the hardest of critics. With the audience that I watched this with, I found it not to be true. The almost O.C.D. necessity of nudity and cleavage was O.T.T (Acronyms FTW). Yes slasher films need chicks and I'm not slating this, but when it becomes the main focal point of the film something has gone horribly wrong.
To be honest the only area in which the film didn't follow the "wash rinse repeat" tutorial of making a horror movie, was when a character looked in the mirror and *to everyones surprise the killer wasn't there.*
*insert sarcastic over-tones* also * indicates sarcasm
I have heard people referencing "Mean Girls" crossed with "Scream" when explaining this film to me, professing this as the most valid comparison. I would agree with this to the extent that:
It's set around the concept of collage girls
The girl's are stupidly spiteful and spitefully stupid.
And finally the killer wears a hood/cloak combo. Also (Oooo and at one point there are many people in hoods), *Oh the jeopardy*
Now to the death's, this is why we go to see this kind of film; blood and a cocktail of mutilated bodies. Alright... I may have been tainted by the ever so slightly diverse deaths of the "Saw" collection; but I feel the need for more than just variations of the "insert knife here" collection that "Sorority Row" has to offer; Or in its case, *insert tyre iron here*. (Well it made me laugh)
But I'll be fair, (*yeah right*), this is no ordinary tyre iron, it has been pimped. (Pimped, yeah thats right, I said it, by the end of the week I'll be a G). But since all the ends are pretty much pointy/cutting attachments, you could rewind a death and watch it again and you wouldn't be missing anything.
This brings me to another short but needed point. When characters don't have enough depth to even remember their name, then who cares if they die. Yes its a slasher flick but come on.
Overall I have only ever been so disappointed once before and I doubt any film will be able to beat the abomination that is "Donkey Punch"; but my hatred for that will be dished out at a later date. To put it bluntly, by the end of the film the characters had irritated me so much I just wanted them all to die, at least that way I would be safe in the knowledge there would be no sequel.
People seem to think the combination of "boobs 'n' blood" (Can't believe I was able to fit that into a review :P) will win over even the hardest of critics. With the audience that I watched this with, I found it not to be true. The almost O.C.D. necessity of nudity and cleavage was O.T.T (Acronyms FTW). Yes slasher films need chicks and I'm not slating this, but when it becomes the main focal point of the film something has gone horribly wrong.
To be honest the only area in which the film didn't follow the "wash rinse repeat" tutorial of making a horror movie, was when a character looked in the mirror and *to everyones surprise the killer wasn't there.*
*insert sarcastic over-tones* also * indicates sarcasm
I have heard people referencing "Mean Girls" crossed with "Scream" when explaining this film to me, professing this as the most valid comparison. I would agree with this to the extent that:
It's set around the concept of collage girls
The girl's are stupidly spiteful and spitefully stupid.
And finally the killer wears a hood/cloak combo. Also (Oooo and at one point there are many people in hoods), *Oh the jeopardy*
Now to the death's, this is why we go to see this kind of film; blood and a cocktail of mutilated bodies. Alright... I may have been tainted by the ever so slightly diverse deaths of the "Saw" collection; but I feel the need for more than just variations of the "insert knife here" collection that "Sorority Row" has to offer; Or in its case, *insert tyre iron here*. (Well it made me laugh)
But I'll be fair, (*yeah right*), this is no ordinary tyre iron, it has been pimped. (Pimped, yeah thats right, I said it, by the end of the week I'll be a G). But since all the ends are pretty much pointy/cutting attachments, you could rewind a death and watch it again and you wouldn't be missing anything.
This brings me to another short but needed point. When characters don't have enough depth to even remember their name, then who cares if they die. Yes its a slasher flick but come on.
Overall I have only ever been so disappointed once before and I doubt any film will be able to beat the abomination that is "Donkey Punch"; but my hatred for that will be dished out at a later date. To put it bluntly, by the end of the film the characters had irritated me so much I just wanted them all to die, at least that way I would be safe in the knowledge there would be no sequel.