I didn't say anything about the kills.
The characters were developed and likeable in my book. In fact, I actually felt sad when they were killed, not something that I've experienced from a slasher film for two decades. Developed and likeable is not what I expected here. Imagine my surprise. The Soskas also got some very good performances out of their cast.
You completely misconstrued my exaggeration of not being recognized as a slasher film, which does not apply to it having better kills and likeable, developed characters anyway. As I remember, the OP was about the Soskas should have made it more "original." Better kills and developed likeable characters might be unusual in the genre, but it's not creatively original. It doesn't alter or do away with or introduce any other tropes into the slasher sub-genre. In theory, they all should be striving for better kills and more likeable and developed characters.
I meant: they couldn't strive to make it so original the fans--or worse--WWE Studios see it as a betrayal of the genre. They were probably given some very strict instructions by the studio. And since they shot it in fifteen days, I think they accomplished an awful lot, including bringing it in under budget.
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Dj1515
10 years ago
That may be, but I found the move flat out dull and boring. And I'm a huge fan of slashers, they are my favorite sub genre of horror movies. The fact is that that they couldn't make the movie interesting or even slightly different. Same old generic slasher with lame deaths.
I admit I had hopes for the movie until about half way through, when the action started picking up. Then it became routine and predictable (until Amy's death, however it was followed by a bland, cliched ending). Gorier, more creative deaths could have helped, but nope.
That's just how I see it; for those that enjoyed it, good for you. I just expected a little more effort.
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