From Dusk Till Dawn

10/10!!!!!

"From Dusk To Dawn" is a 1996 horror/action film directed by Robert Rodriguez, and written by legend Quentin Tarantino. It has been a cult classic ever since its release, and is a notable work by both critics and horror fans. I personally love the movie for its sharp wit, crazy battle scenes, and awesome acting.

The movie begins in a gas station where a cop and cashier talk. At first the conversation is about the hot weather, but it goes to the subject of two bank robbers known as the "Gecko brothers." The cashier then shows the cop to the bathroom, and while alone, the two criminal's pop up with women they have as hostage. The men try to keep the cashier quiet, but he fails to do this so the brothers kill both men. I thought this beginning was amazing, because it set the viewer up for craziness, and it was extremely well done. 

On the other side of the story, we meet the Fuller family. The father of this family is named Jacob, and he is a former pastor that has lost his faith in God since the death of his daughter Jen. The family is then kidnapped by the Gecko brothers, and are led on the road. Everyone stops at a club, and they are exposed to vampires. The rest of the movie is the battle between these monsters, and a fight to survive. 

The thing that struck me the most about "From Dusk Till Dawn" was how diverse of a movie it was. There was moments where it was a crime/action film, with intense shootouts and heists, there were hilarious moments of comedy throughout the whole thing, and there also some terrifying scenes of horror. This really contributed to the greatness of the movie, because it made things stay interesting. 

The cast was really awesome, because there was a lot of witty performers that could also be intense. George Clooney was my personal favorite as Seth Gecko. There were moments where he had me laughing with his sharp sense of how to say a funny line, but then there were also moments that the viewer could see the pain he was feeling because of bad events. Quentin Tarantino was pretty awesome as Richard Gecko, because he really played a psycho well, and was also hilarious in doing so. Harvey Keitel was pretty neat as Jacob, because he was likable, yet stern at the same time. You could really sense the decency that he portrayed in the character, and it was very realistic when seeing him struggle with his faith. Juliette Lewis did a good job as Kate Fuller, because she was a character that was easy to be sympathetic for, yet she had a toughness about her that was good for the female lead. Ernest Liu was pretty cool as Scott Fuller, because he just gave a simple performance as a likable guy, and he did it well. I thought that the cameos were pretty awesome, including Salma Hayek in her most seductive performance ever, Tom Savini in a hilarious and heroic role, Cheech Marin as three funny characters, and Danny Trejo as a bartender. 

The special effects in this film were pretty crazy, and in the style of a classic B-Movie. The gore was plentiful; coming from both the humans and vampires. It looked very fake, but was cool regardless, and made the movie one of the bloodiest I've ever seen. The makeup of the vampires was pretty weird, and looked unlike from any I've seen before. The prosthetics were very well done, and I give major credit to the specialists. Outside of the horror effects, there were also some very nice action ones too, including humongous explosions. 

The climax of the film was really intense, with a humongous showdown between the vampires and humans. It is known by the characters that some of them won't make it, but they will stick together until the end. I loved how this showed a redemption in the character of Seth, because instead of being the ruthless criminal, he was actually starting to care for the others. In these scenes, there were a lot of shocking deaths of certain characters, and each one was painful to witness. The ending itself was very good, because it wasn't exactly what I expected, and it left the audience on a note for interpretation. 

This movie is definitely worth the time of every movie buff. It is exciting, hilarious, and horrific all at the same time. I personally find this to be one of the coolest movies ever, and I promise that it will not disappoint. 

Night of the Living Dead(1990)

9/10

The movie began identically to the 1968 version, with siblings Barbara and Johnnie. The two are going to a cemetery to visit their mother, and Johnnie torments Barbara with jokes. While with the grave, the family sees a mysterious old man coming at them. This man, and another that suddenly appears are zombies. Johnnie is killed while trying to fight it off, but Barbara escapes. She finds an old abandoned house, and is attacked by multiple other zombies. To her luck, a man named Ben and her are able to fight them off. Personally, I loved how the intro was executed, because it had the same shock as the original, and was very well done.  

The rest of the movie showcases the battle that Ben, Barbara, Tom, Judy, and the Cooper family have with the zombies. In order to be successful, they have to learn to put their angers toward each other aside, and become a team. None of them know their fate, and this leaves the audience on the edge of their seats right up until the end. 

The first thing that I absolutely loved about this movie was the makeup by director Tom Savini. The zombies looked great, with realistic blood and prosthetics. I think that this was a huge improvement from the original, because rather than looking just like drunk guys, the zombies were pretty scary and neat. Savini had said before that he involved himself in this because he had never gotten to do the original, and he definitely did great justice in his dream.

The cast was all very awesome, and while some people were hard to like because of the original, some were also actually better. To start things off, Patricia Tallman was far better in the role of Barbara than Judith O'Dea. My reasoning for this is that rather than being the wimpy, annoying, stereotype of a woman, Tallman turned the character into a Sarah Connor of sorts, and she kicked so much butt. She was also much more likable than the other characters, because she helped other people; rather than just helping herself. Tony Todd was pretty great as Ben, and I have such a hard time of putting him and Ariane Jones up against each other that I will call them equal. I thought that the both of them were very tough guys in the role, but I loved how Todd gave a little bit more of a dark insanity in the end. Tom Towles was nowhere near Karl Hardman in the role of Harry Cooper. In the original, the character was definitely a jerk, but there was a subtlety to the character that made the character watchable. In the remake, Towles overplayed the character way too much, and turned him into a spazzy monster. While this worked out in the ending, he really annoyed me for the majority of the film.  I thought that McKee Anderson was a huge improvement in the remake for the character of Helen Cooper. My reason for believing this was that she added a lot more life to the character, instead of the bystander of the original. Even though the character of Karen Cooper really doesn't have any speaking lines, she was probably the most iconic character of the original. In the remake, her name was changed to Sarah, and she was not nearly as scary. Heather Mazur had better makeup effects in her favor, but she lacked the same demonic nature of Kyra Schon. I really liked William Butler as Tom in this film, because was much more likable, and a more prominent role too. Katie Finneran was also better as Judy in this one, because she had much depth to her acting. Finally, Bill Moseley as Johnnie was pretty awesome, because he was very satirical and creepy, even though he was only in the movie for about a minute. 

While this version lacks the graininess and black and white aspects, I felt that their was much more intensity and scary moments. This was because the zombies were much more threatening as the villains, and there was much more tension between the leads. I think that this was a good move, because even though the original was revolutionary with its content, this was a refreshing addition for the new times. 

The movie's ending was completely different than the original, and I thought this was a great move. The 1968 version probably has one my favorite conclusions ever, because of its shocking and merciless nature. This changed very much, because even though there was still a definite darkness and brutal nature, things weren't completely sad. One surprise character survived, and showed that they were strong enough to make it. Also in this sequence, a very sad message is portrayed when the viewer is shown zombies being lynched and tortured as the humans laugh and enjoy it. Even though the monsters definitely needed to be disposed of, they deserved some dignity because it wasn't their fault that they were this way. I was particularly disturbed by this, because it seemed like a social statement of not stooping to an equal or lower level as someone that has hurt you or your loved ones. The film then ended very respectfully, with the same grainy and psychedelic style of credits. I loved the nostalgia of this, because it showed that the filmmakers really had a love for the movie. 

Overall, I thought this was the best remake that has ever been made. Many critics and horror fans called it unnecessary, but I think it was a great shining moment of the genre. The original film has been in my top 5 for a very long time, so I was very skeptical on how much I would like this. In the end, it showed me how much this was needed. I love the original for what it was, but a modern remix was a great idea, because there were so many more resources to be used. In addition to that, I felt that many flaws of the original were even improved on. So definitely check out this movie before jumping on the bandwagon that it is dumb, because you will be very surprised, and not disappointed at all. 

Silence of the Lambs

10/10

"If Catherine lives, will the lambs stop screaming?"- Hannibal Lecter...

In 1991, cinema history was changed forever with a film so disturbing, and so iconic that the horror genre got a whole different mold, and the name Hannibal Lecter became a household name. "Silence of the Lambs" is a movie based off the 1988 novel of the same name.  It has been lauded by both critics and audiences since right after its release, and is still known as one of the best movies ever. I personally love it too, for its unique portrayal of scares, it's realism, and the amazing cast. 

The movie begins at a training camp for the FBI, and we see Clarice Starling running in the woods. She is then brought aside by her leader, and is told that she has her first assignment; an interview with Hannibal Lecter. According to Crawford, Hannibal is a former psychiatrist that was out away in the asylum because of his cannibalism and insanity. The reason they need Clarice to try to talk to him is that he won't cooperate with anyone else. During the interview, Clarice begins to ask Hannibal about Buffalo Bill; a serial killer that takes the skin off of his female victims. He doesn't exactly take this well, and sends her off without letting her do the test she needed. The one thing that he does do to help is give her a lead to one of his old patients so she can talk to her. This beginning was quite brilliant, because the viewer really gets to know the characters somewhat, and it was very suspenseful. 

On the journey to find Moffatt, Clarice goes to an old storage facility that is allegedly hers. In this place, many strange objects are found, including mannequins, and an abandoned car. Much to her surprise, this person is fake, and the garage was rented by Hannibal. This was revealed when a head of a man in heavy makeup is seen. Hannibal tells her that this man was a patient of his, and a cross dresser. Benjamin had been murdered, but not by Hannibal. Lecter then offers a psychological examination of Buffalo Bill, on the condition that Clarice gets her moved. Times get desperate as more another murder took place, and they grant the offer to Hannibal. In the rest of the movie, the journey to catch Buffalo Bill heightens, as he strikes again with a woman. Will they be able to save her? Or will it be too late. 

"Silence of the Lambs" has a lot of amazing things about it, but the most striking quality in its favor was how gritty and realistic it was.  Every scene had this, and it made me feel like I was actually there. This worked very well, because it made me more engaged, and I cared for the characters more. One of the scenes(without giving away spoilers to a more important scene) that show this well is the autopsy. In it, you can almost smell the dead body because of how bad it reeked for the officers, and you can feel the pain and anguish that Clarice goes through as she analyzes what happened. The way that these scenes played with the sense was just brilliant, because it gave a whole dimension of viewing, and is why the movie is still considered one of the best ever. 

The next amazing part of the film(that won two Oscars) was the casting. To begin with, Jodie Foster gave a very strong and likable performance as Clarice. Watching her, you could tell that she had at least some connection to the character, because her emotions were on point, and she molded into a whole different person. She was a perfect person too, because she is tougher in real life, and that was the absolute essential for the character. Her Oscar was definitely deserved, because you could tell that she put every drop of sweat, blood, and tears into the portrayal. The other Academy Award winner was Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal. Hopkins did such a perfect job, because he really let himself become the psychopath, and he had the ability of going from a kind man to a complete monster. His delivery of lines was absolutely flawless too, as he gave a feeling of brilliance in every word. The last reason why he was awesome as the deathly look he could give with his eyes, because it was extremely terrifying, and has become a staple to the film's possibility since. One of the most underrated actors in the film for me was Ted Levine as Buffalo Bill. His performance as the killer was the scariest of the film, because he had such a mocking way about him to torture the souls of his victim. It was really neat how you could see Levine convey the pain that Bill had from his past abuse from others, especially in the scene where his dog "Precious" was injured. He really showed that this elevated the insanity even more, and it was heartbreaking to watch. Scott Glenn was pretty good in the role of Crawford, because he made sure that he gave a likable feel to the character, yet could also be stern too. I thought that Brooke Smith was pretty great as Catherine, because even though she was the victim, Smith made it hard to feel sympathy for her, because of her horrible personality. I thought this was a smart twist to the typical storyline, because even though we want her to live, no one truly loves the character. 

 Surprisingly, this film was barely violent at all(except two scenes with blood).  Regardless, this movie has different ways of being scary. The first is a true suspense of not knowing what is going to happen. Right up until the end, there is the potential of danger in every character's life, and it really does get freaky. The next thing is just simply the subject matter. Even though none of these things are shown on screen, the ideas of cannibalism, skinning, and insanity give a much tenser feel, and almost a smidgen of disgust. This wasn't my first viewing of the movie, and honestly it gets more intense every time. 

The climax was pretty amazing in my opinion, as time grew shorter for saving Catherine. Things become very high-octane, and the final result is not expectable at all. The best part of the last twenty minutes is the night-vision goggle scene, which like the closet part in "Halloween" has gone down in history as one of the best horror moments ever. The ending itself was shocking in its own way too, because it leaves the viewer with a very dark foreshadowing of the future. I thought that while it was simple, it was 100% appropriate for the storyline. 

Overall, "Silence of the Lambs" is one of the best movies I've ever seen. It is extremely intense, well acted, and masterfully made. It deserved every Oscar it got, and maybe even deserved more. Every fan of cinema needs to see this film, because it is one of the greatest installments in the psychological horror genre. 

The Nurse Review

3/10

"The Nurse" was a 1997 horror film about a nurse that wipes out a family as revenge to the man responsible for the suicide of her father.  I really did not like this film at all, because of its "made for television" feel, and the fact that it was often very boring.

The film starts out on a sad note, as we see a nurse named Laura Hanniman's father kill himself and his son and wife, because of an embezzlement scandal that was going to put him in jail for years.  This scene is absolutely heartbreaking to watch, because of the pain that everyone is going through. The man that was responsible for the scandal's beginning then finds out about the tragedy, and he suffers a massive stroke that will leave him paralyzed.  I actually felt sympathy for this man, whom is named Bob Martin, because he never wanted this to happen at all, and this was such a blow to him. Laura is them seen hard and angry after the funeral, and she said that she hopes that Bob dies, and she ends up "treating" him at the hospital, where she threatens him and wishes that he suffers terribly. This really set the tone that this movie was going to be intense, and I felt it was much needed. 

The movie really starts to get crazy when Laura kills the nurse that was taking care of Bob by shooting her up with a bunch of Potassium Chloride.  While this scene is completely bloodless, it is still pretty brutal in nature, and it was a great first kill. The thing that makes it very painful to watch is paralyzed Bob in the back of the car, because he had nothing that he could possibly do at all to help himself or Jane. 

One of the impressive factors of the film was the cast. The lead role of Laura; played by Lisa Zane was very well done, because she had a very great way of putting on a fake self to hide her pyschopathic nature.  I think it was a good choice to have a lesser known actress in the role, because it give more of an authentic feeling. Another actor that I found to be very good was John Stockwell as Jack Martin.  He portrayed a very likable character, and he was extremely pretty realistic in his portrayal. Although Michael Fairman doesn't have many lines in his role of Bob, he has a really great way of showing his anger with his facial expressions as he looked at Laura.  The words were not needed at all, and he was a character that I felt a lot of sympathy for. 

While the plot of the story is interesting for the most part, the film really has the vibe of a Lifetime movie.  This turned me off a lot, because this took away from the quality greatly, and it was harder to take the film seriously. One of the biggest factors in this flaw is the music. It is so cheesy in every possible way, and it has been used in about 1000 horrible TV movies. 

Quite honestly, I don't get why this film was rated R. The violence was actually extremely weak. There was not one drop of blood, and there was nothing too brutal. For a horror movie, I would expect a lot more, especially for the era it was made in.  While I think the suspense that is built kind of makes up for this in a sense, I still wish that things were a little crazier.  The one scene that I will call an exception to this was when Laura slit a man's throat open. While it wasn't gory, there was still a very gruesome feeling to the scene. 

The ending of this film lacked immensely.  There was so much potential for something really crazy to happen, but like any other crappy horror film, they had to take the easy route and make a happy ending. I can't stand when the movies do this, because it takes away any of the shock that happened before, and makes the finished product feel like a fairy tale.  

Overall, there was a couple things I liked about this film. There was a really great cast, and a decent enough plot, but the movie in general sucked. There was a very unprofessional feel to it, and I won't ever understand how it became a motion picture.  The film was also lacking in shock, and it had one of the worst endings I've ever seen.  Please do not waste your time with this overlong piece of crap, because it is not worth it at all. 

Children of the Corn II: the Final Sacrifice

5/10

In 1984, people all around the world were shocked by the insane film "Children of the Corn."  The brutal nature of the movie was unlike any before, and it made a lasting impact on the cinema for decades to come.  Who would've ever thought that the film could have a sequel? I honestly didn't; but in 1992 this became true with "Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice."

This film begins in a basement, as a couple of men walk down for investigation. As they come into the basement, they discover multiple gored bodies of adults. This beginning was cool, because more people were beginning to find out about what these children are doing.  It will never live up to the introduction of the first though, because that was a shocking five minutes that I will never forget. 

The film then goes to the center of town, where people(including some of the children) are being interviewed.  Just by looking at these kids, you can tell right away that they are evil.  In these next few minutes, we are also introduced to a father and his son. Their names are John and Danny Garret. The two of them have a very hard relationship, because of the fact that both of them are hardened by the fact that John had Danny when he was 17 years old. John is trying to get a story about the killings, and the two of them decide to stay in the town for a little bit. Another character that is introduced is Micah. He is a young local, and John and Danny stay the night at the inn that him and his sister own. Micah starts out good, but he is cursed, and he becomes the new leader of the corn. Ryan Bollmann was cast very well as Micah, because he has a very good way of giving his lines in a very evil way, and he even has a dark look to him.  He was not nearly as frightening as Malachai or Isaac, but he was definitely a refreshing character.  

One thing that I noticed about this film was that it was trying to be much more of a mainstream film. There is a romantic subplot with Danny and a local girl named Lacey, and later a romance between John and Angela.  I think that in some senses this worked, because instead of a constantly depressing movie like the first, you have those moments to make you forget, and then complete be shocked the next moment.  Another part of this mainstream quality it's an increase in jokes.  The funniest is when Danny is told, "these kids watch too many horror flicks." I really love thee kind of jokes, because bring up the genre in a horror movie, and even if it has been done many times, it's still funny. 

One of the things I really like about this film is that they upped the gore big time.  This movie has so much blood in its killings, and it's absolutely shocking.  One of the best scenes of this is when Micah uses a voodoo doll to make a man bleed to death out of his nose.  This scene has gallons and gallons of blood, and it's one of the most gory scenes I've ever seen. The only thing I can say negatively about the increase in graphic violence is that it makes the killing less terrifying. In the original, the offscreen violence made your imagination flow more as to what might be happening, but in this you lose that mystery. 

I feel that the acting in this film is a little weak in this film.  A lot of the actors like Paul Scherrer(Danny) and Terence Knox(John), and Christie Clark(Lacey) are super likable people, but you can just tell that their performances were thrown together. It's quite apparent that they just strictly went from the script, because it shows that every line had been practiced to be perfectly like that. While this is there job, I like when an actor can be more convincing, and give the feeling that I am watching real life. The worst actor of the film was definitely Ned Romero as Frank Redbear.  I feel that he might as well had the script in his hand, because not at one moment did I feel he was doing anything but reading. His performance was so fake, and even though he was likable, I just couldn't even stand it.  As I stated before, Micah was done very well, and most of the other children were great too. They do such a great job of being mindless drones, and they give off a very creepy performance.  It bothers me a little that teenagers were light years better than veteran actors, but I guess for this film it's okay being the film is all about them. 

Being a sequel, it is very hard to stay true to an original without giving a déjà vu.  I feel this film did that at some points, but it also did a good job with being different.  There is a whole different plot line, being this one is about an investigation, rather than just two people being stranded.  Some of the plot lines are quite absurd though, especially the whole poison corn thing.  I do like that there is some talk of how the children are becoming this way, because even though we got a glimpse of it in the first, we never truly understood.  In this film, they tell some more of these details, and it's a good way of being different. 

This film was still pretty low budget, only costing about 900,000 dollars.  This was more money than the original though, so there was some more room to do crazy things.  The killings are much more than just stabbing, and they are more in the field of houses falling on people, fires, telekinetic powers, etc.  While this is cool, I really liked the simplicity of the original. It made the film much more terrifying, and this one reminds me more of Wes Craven's killings, which are much more humorous. So while this isn't a weakness by my standards, it's also not a strength, and I wish they would've kept it a little more simple. 

The last quarter of the film is super intense, and it really gets the heart rate going, just like in the original. The fields are surrounded by fire, and the pressure that the protagonists go through is thrilling as can be. The problem is that it the fate of Micah is EXACTLY like Malachai and Isaac. I don't just mean that he died, but he died EXACTLY like them.  I really wish they could've changed it up a little, because basically I just watched the same ending in a lower quality movie. Then to make matters even worse, the last 30 seconds of the film is about the cheesiest thing I have ever seen. I was hoping that the ending would be better than the original, because it left us not understanding why it was even put in, but this was that multiplied by a thousand.... 

Overall, there was some entertaining factors in this film. There was a lot of gore, and some really great scenes.  I just could never say that this film was even close to the original. It lost a lot of the quality in the acting, writing, and originality, and I can only call it mediocre at best. Horror fans should watch it for the kills only, but other than that there is not much to look forward to. 

Friday the 13th Part 9: Jason Goes To Hell Review

8/10

WARNING! WARNING! There is a very high chance that you will disagree with this review.  

Paramount was done with the Friday the 13th series.... They were ashamed of the film's, regardless of how big of hits they were.  The eighth film in the series had been a mass failure for the company, so it was a parting for them. The world thought the iconic franchise was done for good.  But then New Line Cinema bought the rights to the series, and this was the first product.  This 1993 film has been the subject of much division between fans.  A small number of fans really loved it, and many hated it.  I happened to be one of the people that really liked it.  I understand completely that this movie is flawed, because whether it is continuity errors, or mistakes in the movie itself there are small things that drag the movie down. If you overlook these small problems though, you get a very fresh look to the series.  

The movie starts out like no film in the series before, because in the first five minutes, Jason is dead.... Jason is dead?  You might wonder how this is possible.  I know that part 5 is without Jason too, but still.... They kill Jason in the first five minutes of this film. At first, I was dumbfounded by this, because I didn't know where the film was possibly going to go from there. Even with this doubt in the further plot of the film, I knew something crazy was going to happen.  This crazy thing was that even dead, Jason's heart still beat while at the morgue, and a zombie worm jumps out and turns the coroner into a murderous monster too. I was so mindblown when this happened, because this movie took things to a place the films never even thought of going to.  That's what I really love about this film. Even though it is still a Friday the 13th film, it doesn't follow the same formula that most of the film's before did. Another thing that I really love about this beginning is the fact that it takes place in Youngstown, Ohio, because that's my birth town, and it brings a lot of nostalgia for me. 

This film was great, because it had a great amount of balance between darkness, and humor.  One of the greatest examples of this is the scene where the main character Steven is driving the teenagers to Camp Crystal Lake, and he says asks them if they're going to participate in bad behavior and then get slaughtered.  I laugh every time at this scene, because it is basically making satire of the series, and the whole slasher genre. Scenes like this really help the movie work, and it shows that even a new company had the film, they still knew the things that made the best of the series great.  Even with this humor, there is still some crazy stuff.  The shaving part makes me cringe every time. It is so dark and awkward, and much more morbid than any other movie before in the franchise.

As I mentioned before, the film's killers are people that are possessed by a worm that came out of Jason's heart.  I really like this idea, because it brings a whole new feeling for the film.  Instead of this one evil person killing everyone, you have beloved people of the town becoming ruthless killers. In this, the people surrounded by the killings and such have such a hard time believing that anyone coud be responsible, and it actually gets put on Steven many times.  I also think many killers brings a lot more intensity to the film, because you never know who is next. 

I like the characters a lot in this film.  Steven is a very cool person, and John D. LeMay did a fantastic job playing him.  You want to root for him the whole time, because you know he's good, and innocent of all accusations put on him. Creighton Duke is another awesome character, because he is really the tough end of the movie, and he gives you the hope that this possession by Jason can be finished. The main girl of the movie Jessica Kimble is another great character.  You can really sense the fear she has towards Steven at first after an event that takes place. She is a great final girl too, because she is pretty capable of surviving, and she is really the only one that can control the fate of Jason's soul. The only cast members I really disliked was the family that owns the diner. They were more annoying that funny, and parts with them are some of my least favorite scenes of the movie.

On the topic of Jason, even though he is only part of the film for a small fraction of time, I have some opinions on him. I think personality wise, Kane Hodder did another great job. He's big and hulking, and a little quicker than usual. This really helps with the fear factor, because he's obviously more dangerous. Look wise, he is absolutely awful.... I hate the fact that he has hair in this film, because he just looks like Peter Boyle with a mask on. Another thing that rubbed me the wrong way was the extra bumps on his head. I think the makeup artists went a little overboard with this.  He was always disfigured, but now his face looks like a rotten pizza.

When you watch this movie, make sure you buy the unrated version. It is so much more action packed, and it is actually the one that's worth watching. This film is the goriest in the series. There is a scene where a character is literally split in half onscreen, and it is just mindblowing. The mpaa originally cut a lot of the blood and gore out because of its explicit nature, but if you buy the unrated version, every little drop is back.  I love the other scenes of action too. My favorite is probably the part in the cop station. It was extremely well done, because slow motion was perfectly used without being overbearing. 

One of the problems with this movie is that there are many continuity errors in the film. The first was a pathetic mistake, and it was that Voorhees was spelled wrong. If you're making a sequel to a film, then the least you can do is get the main character's last name right.  While this isn't a movie ruiner, it is very stupid, and it disappointed many fans like me. There are many other things like this that go against everything we ever knew in the originals, but they happen to be big spoilers, so I will refrain from giving those away.  I just feel that the filmmakers should've been a little bit more careful at some points, because a lot of these blemishes really turned people off. 

The ending of this movie was completely insane. The event that takes place was one of the craziest horror scenes ever, and it gave such a foreshadowing to a huge part of this serie's future. I think this ending really shows why it was great that New Line got the series for the time they did, because they would've never been able to pull it off under Paramount.  Many of you may be wondering why I'm building this up so much without even saying what happened, but I guess you'll just have to watch the movie....

Overall, I find this to be one of the most underrated films ever.  People have been bashing on it for so long, but I find it to be great. It's not perfect at all, but it is extremely entertaining.  If you want a gore fest of a horror film, then this is definitely the way to go. Think back to the very first line of this review where I said there is a high chance you will not agree with me.  Was that true? Was this film a great addition to the slasher genre's gem? Or was it an embarrassment to the series? Feel free to comment this opinion. 

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