ManiakJiggy This is How Movies Should Be Made
GetPapa Far from Perfect, Far from Terrible
Taraparain Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.
Brooklynn There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.
grodemann The word for this movie is Homage, and if you've seen Cop Out its not as overplayed as that. However there is a cool tip of the hat to the old films that didn't show the blood and left all of the killing to the imagination. It's a cool meta level of movie, since the movie is about watching a movie thats surrounded by a the stigma of a massacre in a psyche ward. If your fans of the gore though, there's something there for you, the movie just warms up as it goes on. The killings occur in both the movie they are watching and the movie you are watching.It is neat to see the way the movie gets into that realm of "its OK its just a movie" as the characters aren't worried about their friends brutal murder at first, assuming that it's all just special effects and a joke he is playing on them. And for all the special effects fans the Killer Cut really takes the time to do those right.
gdt07 Midnight movie, the killer cut, was really a lot better than I expected. I liked the first one and I usually hate when there are remakes or sequels of a movie because I always feel like they just end up ruining it and like they should have just let the original one be. However, I actually found the killer cut to be a lot better. The first 30 minutes go by rather slow but after that 30 minute mark the movie manages to keep you on your toes. I really enjoyed that the movie didn't follow the typical clichés, and instead managed to keep a unique sense of originality. The movie doesn't fulfill your expectations and I mean this in a good way. What you may expect to happen doesn't, and the ones you may expect to live or die don't. In slasher films one can always expect the people wandering alone to die, but in this movie anyone anywhere can become the victim, it doesn't matter if your in a room with 10 people or not, anyone in this film at any time is susceptible to falling prey to this psychotic killer. I highly enjoyed this because it constantly kept me guessing and surprising me along the way. For a low budget slasher movie I was really surprised at how good it was, and felt completely satisfied with it at the end. So if you want a scary, gory, and thought provoking movie filled with surprises, go watch this film!!!
mdett Legit scary movie that I will be adding to my DVD collection! The killer attacks his victims in a movie theater (great scene setting) and senses them through the fear they expose when he is around. Different plot line from other horror/slasher movies and this one kept me entertained the whole time. Once you think it's game over, something else happens then adds another plot twist. I like twists in movies and this one definitely takes you for a ride. The actors are also attractive (bonus) and legit acting. Really great slasher. It was even voted top 100 scariest scores of all time by XM Radio/Cinemagic. The actresses Brea Grant (from Heroes) and Rebekah Brandes (starring in an summer flick) are also leading in this film. Scared the heebeejeebus out of me! Totally recommend to anyone looking to watch a horror/cult film/slasher/wet my pants movie. Especially during the midnight hours...
Carter Crisp Growing up, the movies I loved were The Lion King, Back to the Future, Star Wars, Ghostbusters, and pretty much any horror movie I could get my hands on. Especially slashers. My dad introduced me to Halloween and the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre, I used to catch unfortunately-edited TV marathons of the Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street films all the time, and when I turned 10, a little movie called Scream was released. Obviously, I wasn't a sheltered child. So it wasn't difficult to finally have a theatre experience with my favorite genre, and I really cut my teeth on the postmodern wave, debating with my friends the superiority of Scream versus I Know What You Did Last Summer. Now, the smugness of these gets hated on today. But I knew the conventions and clichés, and it made sense to me that the characters would be equally informed, acting accordingly when being chased down. Eventually the tide of horror shifted though, to Japanese pseudoghosts and zombie everything and splatter flicks, and the slashers were resigned to remakes/reboots that upped the gore but brought nothing new to the table. It is here that the low-budget gem Midnight Movie (The Killer Cut) really shines. It brings back the meta, taking place in a rundown theatre showing a 70s cult slasher film that manages to overlap with the primary reality. Armed with an over-sized corkscrew, the killer fetches his victims from the audience. The premise is both inventive and evocative. As are the kills, which don't rely on gore for impact. As far as scares are concerned, it's pretty tame by my standards, but there were definitely some covered eyes around me. This is a B-movie without question, but across the board the effort is solid and never ceases to be entertaining. The characters are varied and acted out believably, and you'll find delight, concern, and surprise in the fates that befall them. After all, who gets killed and how is what a slasher is all about. There's even room for a sequel, but this isn't shoved down your throat. In my somewhat jaded perspective, I expected another laughably bad modern horror entry here, but was pleasantly surprised to just sit back and feel like a kid again.
