![]() ![]() Eva Mendes has gone on to quite the career, but when this film came out I got excited because the really pretty girl from Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror (Sigh…of which I had the poster on my wall in my bedroom too. Jennifer Morrison is our lead her and its a nice turn following her break in The Sixth Sense showing her chops as a capable lead early on. He’s more keen on trying to build suspense, but also lends himself to some gory kills and aftermaths. Normally the editor or composer, John Ottman makes his directorial debut with the film. Once again the film fills its roster with new, fresh and up and coming players. When it comes to the slasher film, few choose this time of year, making it just a tad more intriguing by taking place at this time of year. Final Cut takes place during the winter and we have sequences with snowfall as well as character that are bundled up warm in jackets/hats/scarfs for the cold weather outside. One other unique addition to the film is the weather. Its got a sleek, more modernized architecture to it and almost appears to be on its own little island of sorts. More than just being at a film school, the film offers a nice setting that is also a departure from the gothic university seen in the previous movie. While I recognized this wasn’t the greatest film, I was taken by the setting of being at a film school, the conversations and the joy of production that these characters all shared. When this movie opened, I was 18 years old with the dream of one day working in the movie business. Some of the stuff gets to be a bit much and on the nose at times, but a lot of hits just right if you’re a film fan. While the original loved talking about campfire tales, this movie is passionate about Hollywood’s history and the art of making a film and those who have made it. ![]() ![]() Ultimately this leans toward the trashy end of things, but its pretty elite compared to some of the other sequels in the 90s horror run. Overall, its missing a bit of the elegance that Jamie Blanks brought to the original, but has some clever bits in its own right. While through and through a slasher still, ti plays and feels like a different movie. Shifting location from a college campus to film school, Urban Legends: Final Cut seeks to make its own mark instead of just rehashing the original. But first they’ve got to survive their last semester at Alpine, a renowned film school where the competition is killer - and someone is killing the competition. Amy, Travis and Graham are student filmmakers who would love to make it big in Hollywood. It arrives the same day as the original, November 20th.Īt Alpine University, one senior student will be awarded the prestigious Hitchcock Award for best thesis film, virtually guaranteeing the winner a film career in Hollywood. Anyway, while its not getting a 2 and a half hour documentary on making it, they are putting for a nice little retro mini-doc for the film and a new interview with actress Jessica Cauffiel (Perhaps while she was doing a Valentine interview). In the right light, this is a pretty fun swift little slasher that people may fine themselves enjoying more with an 18-year distance and less uptight about the stakes of watching it. But, like the first one, this little slasher had a cast of nobodies that later did become somebodies. Unlike its predecessor, Final Cut has never been on Blu-ray before, so its making its debut here. Coming along for the Blu-ray ride with the 20th anniversary of Urban Legend is its sequel Urban Legends: Final Cut.
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