Ich werde immer wissen, was du letzten Sommer getan hast

I don't write reviews often, but I feel particularly strongly about this movie.

I watched all three of the movies in this semi-trilogy back to back today. The first one was okay, as was the second (which I actually preferred to the first). But I'll Always Know is quite obviously the worst of the three, and I'm basing this purely on the merits of this film. I don't really care that the cast isn't the same, and I wasn't even particularly concerned about the obvious plot difficulties surrounding the catalyst death.

This is a direct-to-video movie, but even keeping that in mind, I can't give this movie better than a 3. The first half to 3/4 of the movie isn't terrible--it's about the level of quality you'd expect (low, but watchable). However, the last part of the movie just disintegrates and really makes it obvious that you made a mistake in ever wasting your time with it. I won't give anything away, but a lot of the movie is spent trying to figure out who this film's Fisherman is. Based on what you know about the three films, try to imagine the absolute WORST idea for the identity of the Fisherman. If you decide to watch this movie, that's the ending you're going to get. I guarantee it. If your idea even halfway seems like it would be decent, you haven't come up with the worst idea yet.

I strongly recommend turning off the film right before the big reveal.

You've been warned.

So here it is. Finally. "I'll Always Know What You DiD Last Summer". A lot of people were eager to see this movie, BUT: It's not an "I Know..."-film.

Okay, it's got the fisherman. And that's it. it is in absolutely no context to the first two parts, except for the fisherman and the title. Well, actually, just the title.

I'm wondering if this is what was going on in the production-office: Producer 1: "Hey, how do we get people to watch our movie?" Producer 2: "I've got an idea. People liked the 'I Know What You Did Last Summer'-Movies. Let's make a third." Producer 1: "Hey, good idea. But we won't get Jennifer Love-Hewitt or Freddy Prince Jr. or anyone else from the first two parts." Producer 2: "Doesn't matter. We'll just take the title and let the fisherman kill some other kids, who are not from South Port and who didn't throw Ben Willis into the ocean." Producer 1: "But why would he do that?" Producer 2: "Doesn't matter, they'll have to watch the movie before they can realize that it's crap!" Producer 1: "Cool!"

This third installment was a huge drop in quality. The story felt like a recycled version of the original but without any of the charm, tension, or decent characters. The acting was weak, the script was full of clichés, and the twist at the end was just ridiculous. It tried to keep the franchise alive but ended up feeling like a low-budget fan film. There was no connection to the original characters, which made it feel completely disconnected. Even the killer's presence wasn't scary-just predictable and dull. The atmosphere lacked suspense, and most of the scenes were just plain boring. I give it a 3/10. It didn't need to exist.

No pun intended and not in a good way either. Off its tracks? Well off in many regards. Also morally speaking - I never was a fan of pranks, but this really brings this to whole new heights (maybe pun intended). So from the start (or quite early on) you will not have the best feelings for our main characters. Yes the original movies had them do something not clever either - but it was not as .. crazy as this one.

I also don't think I had seen this one before. I remember having seen the other two movies. They even are connected - this is almost like a reboot. Which probably is also true of the tv show, that I will be watching next or rather in the next few days - since it only has one season anyway.

No offense to the actors and I don't even blame them. They do the best they can with what they are served. The premise obviously was not strong enough to make this succesful. Thankfully most will say - because it wasn't any good. Not even the deaths/murders saved it.

I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer it's not clear who it was filmed for and raises only questions. Why was it filmed? Why did the film somehow become part of the original series? How didn't you hesitate to release it? I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer is formally a response to I Still Know What You Did Last Summer. But it's only on paper. In fact, I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer is bad in everything. There is a bad direction, terrible editing and camera work, not expressive acting of the main characters, just the most boring plot. The film's budget was clearly a couple of tens of hundred dollars, and most people took part in it either because of pity or somehow forced. I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer is one of the worst movies I've ever seen in general.