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Has it really come to this? We're now being offered up remakes of seventies horror films that aren't even remakes, they're just borrowing the name.
Next along on this rancid meat train is Prom Night, a film that puts the Ho Hum in Horror.
The Prom is the pinnacle of the year for high school seniors, a chance for students to let their hair down, smuggle in some booze and generally act more annoying that usual.
Our heroine Donna is dressed up and ready to move on with her life. She's still suffering the mental scars of having her family murdered by her former teacher who took obsession to a whole new level. But as the prom get's underway, wouldn't you know it, the crazy killer has escaped from his mental institution and is ready to put his knife skills in operation.
What ensues for about 80-minutes is bland and boring mix of the usual slasher film clichés intermixed with stilted dialogue and thrills so cheap that even Primark would think twice about stocking them.
The acting is your usual sub standard level but I can't really put all this on our actors. The script comes from JS Cardone, the man who penned a similar load of dreck called The Convenant. The dialogue is incredibly ropey and none of the characters are interesting. You have your usual bitchy school girl and her little gang, the horny black teenager and a couple who are fighting because they're moving away from each other to different universities. The only surprise to me was that all of these characters didn't get offed as you usually expect it. Did I also mention that out heroines boyfriend looks closer to thirty rather than a teen, a glance on IMDB confirms it.
The direction is limp from the start and the scares are non-existent, it relys on the usual trick of using a musical cue to inspire a scare. Anyway you want a character looking in bathroom cabinet, only to find the killer behind her when she closes the mirrored door - it's here. Bodies dropping from wardrobes, inept cops, anything you can think of, it's all here.
Please do not waste your time with this movie, it really does stink and doesn't have any redeeming qualities in it's favour.
- The DVD -
Of course the transfer is pretty good stuff and the soundtrack is nice and punchy, that's all.
- Extras -
There is a cast and crew commentary track but honestly why would I want to sit through the film again.
An alternate ending is not even a minute and is merely a freeze frame and voice over.
The deleted scenes are all bland offcuts featuring snippets of dialogue that still remain inane blather.
Other than that you have some trailers and the usual brief collection of featurettes that try and sell the movie, having probably watched it before delving into the extras it makes them pretty pointless.
- Finally -
Prom Night is a bloodless, empty souled film devoid of any originality or craft - why not switch off your TV and do something more interesting instead.
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Production Year: 2000 - Horror - Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring: Carmen Electra, Anna Faris, Kurt Fuller, James Van Der Beek, Keenen Ivory Wayans
Feb 5th, 2009
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