if nothing else, you could tell the directors and actors were having some fun with it, not to mention providing a few of the funnier lines to come from a spoof splatter flick like this....
"honey, mental illness is a terrible thing, it can stay hidden for years and BANG! who knows what sets them off? you remember what happened to your father"
i'll agree that the plot could've fit into a peanuts strip, the canadian accents were a little thick at times, and that there's more than a small handful of complete disregards to the original. for instance, mary lou was originally killed in the 70's, however they've moved that back to the 50's so they could add the classic 50's rock n roll and killer wurlitzer jukebox motif.
and one last thing, their interpretation of hell, both thematically and visually was one of the funniest things i've ever had to fast forward through.
you know what though? rent it. watch it. it's as self-effacing as any scream movie without calling itself out for more cheap laughs.
"honey, mental illness is a terrible thing, it can stay hidden for years and BANG! who knows what sets them off? you remember what happened to your father"
i'll agree that the plot could've fit into a peanuts strip, the canadian accents were a little thick at times, and that there's more than a small handful of complete disregards to the original. for instance, mary lou was originally killed in the 70's, however they've moved that back to the 50's so they could add the classic 50's rock n roll and killer wurlitzer jukebox motif.
and one last thing, their interpretation of hell, both thematically and visually was one of the funniest things i've ever had to fast forward through.
you know what though? rent it. watch it. it's as self-effacing as any scream movie without calling itself out for more cheap laughs.
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