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2001 Maniacs: Field Of Screams
Utter shit. Enjoyed the first one and was looking forward to seeing Bill Mosely tear it up but fucking hell this was inept.
My Soul To Take
It starts out with a bang but never achieves the effectiveness of the opening. The killer just wasn't very effective or memorable and this flick is basically Scream without all the self reflexive cinema bullshit... there's a dash of Shocker in there too. I thought the characters were well crafted and likeable/similar in tone to the Elm St kids which I haven't struck in a modern era of this type for a long time. A flawed film but still enjoyable nonetheless. I think this will be a minor cult hit for the teenage market once it hits DVD (perhaps a gateway flick to those sick of Twilight) but those more well versed in horror have seen it all before. This has been universally trashed and a lot of the reviews have made me laugh with all the "How could the guy who made [insert classic title here] have made this" comments. Craven has always been patchy right from the get go so save your fallen master bullshit...
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