Sometimes while watching genre horror films from the 70's and 80's, with my feet up on the coffee table and a glass of wine in my hand, I find myself wondering, "why is Jamie Lee Curtis famous?"I mean really. She's been cast in some pretty memorable scream queen roles, but am I the only one who notices her lack of, oh I don't know, 'talent?' Do you think it's a coincidence there's so little dialog in "Halloween?" The open-mouthed gawk and glazed over look in your eyes gets old fast, Jamie. Good thing you're skinny with big boobs. Hmmm, I think I just answered my own question.
"Prom Night," starring Jamie Lee Curtis if you hadn't already figured that out, is about a masked murderer who stalks four teens connected to an accidental death that occurred 7 years prior. If I said that all this takes place on the night of the teens' prom would it make me sound redundant?
I actually really enjoyed this movie for a variety of reasons, the main one being that it fits almost every slasher flick stereotype I know. Ok, so maybe I actually really liked it because I really like slashers, and this was a decent one. Either way, "Prom Night" is chalk-full of horny, hormone-crazed teenagers, gory dead bodies that somehow pop out in all the right places, a rich spoiled cunt that you really enjoy watching die, a ridiculous and impossible plot, and of course, shitty acting. Oh and let's not forget the ever present underlying moral: Don't even fucking think about premarital sex.
The highlight of this movie is definitely the elaborately choreographed dance scene performed by the 29 year olds trying to look like 17 year olds attending their prom. But then maybe I'm just biased because I wasn't alive to witness, and therefore wasn't given the chance to grow accustomed to the phenomenon known as "disco." I'm fine with my bias.
This movie was so great in it's awfulness, I feel alittle bad giving it a 6.5/10, so I will end saying that even though there is some atrocious acting in this flick centered around Jamie Lee Curtis, it is still incomparable to the recently released embarrassment they pass off as a remake. A teen slasher without a "who done it" ending? What's next, a zombie flick with no gore?
4 comments:
I love a reviewer that understands how badness can make a horror movie good.
But bashing Jamie Lee? Well, they're called Scream Queens, not acting queens for nothin' ;)
I love a reviewer that uses the word "badness."
Lol I have to agree, it is a fun little flick. ;) It is a shame they remade it though. When will they ever learn that remakes suck?
Ooh, I want to see this one. Haven't heard many positive reviews of it though and it doesn't look very good, but I think I'll still check it out.
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