charleslanobucklin

I've heard about this movie for years and finally got around to watching it last night. Compared to its brethren it probably is at the near bottom in regards to quality. Cretinous acting, bad writing, and the movie plods along with a slow pace. All the murders occur off screen but there is gore for those who are into that sort of thing. All the men wear shorts that are preposterously short even for the eighties and the women/girls all look prepubescent. But its the movies ending that kicks this up towards the top of of the list of the slasher genre. The killer's identity is no big surprise but its revelation at the end of the film is done so well it will stay with you for a long time. Absolutely creepy and shocking.

For a year during the lockdown, I kept meaning to watch this flick. Needless to say, due to all the negative reviews I put this one on the backburner. Finally I watched it and I have to say - I don't get the hate. This is a fun horror movie. Maybe not original in content, but everything else was well done. My only quibble was setting the movie in 1986 which seems arbitrary - since there was nothing of the eighties, to date the setting of this film. Anyway, I enjoyed watching this movie and I encourage others to give it a shot.