Basic Story Guide: After Kristen McKay turns down a marriage proposal from her boyfriend James Hoyt, they return to his summer vacation home where after a few minutes of recovering, a knock on the door. A figure obscured by the shadows, asks if Tamera is home. Upon telling her that she has the house, she leaves. James decides to drive into town for a pack of cigarettes, and leaves Kristen alone (to quote Zoey from Left 4 Dead, a cabin in the middle of nowhere, I've seen this movie before). After James leaves, a knock comes again from the front door. The same girl who came by earlier is back and asks again "Is Tamera home?" Once again is told she has the wrong house, she leaves again. But then Kristen hears another loud BANG on the door, like someone slamming something heavy against a the door. Thus begins a night of terror that will push Kristen and her lover far beyond what they thought they were capable of.
Afterword: Forgive the poorly written basic story guide, but it was the only way to avoid major spoilers. Sorry.
Verdict: I saw the trailer, and I instantly wanted to see it. I truly was enticed, and thought it would be a really good slasher flick. Which is why I now believe in what Otis Driftwood said in The Devil's Rejects: "Keep your expectation low, that way you are never disappointed." And this movie disappointed me more than the third Scream installment , which was a BIG let down.
For a horror movie, it is not scary. It maybe has one part in it that will make you jump and get your adrenaline pumping. And that is a huge let down. For a slasher film, it's not very bloody. One scene of blood in a slasher flick is not enough for blood-thirsty horror move fans, such as myself. There was more blood in 1960's Psycho in the shower scene than in this entire movie (oh um...spoiler alert?). Also, this movie is depressing. From the get go, it's just depressing knowing that James' marriage proposal is rejected, and the overall opening few scenes are boring. It just never really picks up.
But for some reason that I cannot explain, it is strangely watchable, but only when I really want to watch something that is different or have seen all of my other movies and slasher flicks and need a break from the same movies.
5/ 10
Afterword: Forgive the poorly written basic story guide, but it was the only way to avoid major spoilers. Sorry.
Verdict: I saw the trailer, and I instantly wanted to see it. I truly was enticed, and thought it would be a really good slasher flick. Which is why I now believe in what Otis Driftwood said in The Devil's Rejects: "Keep your expectation low, that way you are never disappointed." And this movie disappointed me more than the third Scream installment , which was a BIG let down.
For a horror movie, it is not scary. It maybe has one part in it that will make you jump and get your adrenaline pumping. And that is a huge let down. For a slasher film, it's not very bloody. One scene of blood in a slasher flick is not enough for blood-thirsty horror move fans, such as myself. There was more blood in 1960's Psycho in the shower scene than in this entire movie (oh um...spoiler alert?). Also, this movie is depressing. From the get go, it's just depressing knowing that James' marriage proposal is rejected, and the overall opening few scenes are boring. It just never really picks up.
But for some reason that I cannot explain, it is strangely watchable, but only when I really want to watch something that is different or have seen all of my other movies and slasher flicks and need a break from the same movies.
5/ 10