If you watch as many of the horror films that I watch you
will notice that many of them claim to be the film that changes the face of
horror.
There are many that make that claim for many reasons. There
are the trend setters that are the first of many copycats and there are the
films that technique changes the direction of the films that follow.
There are others that play themselves as more parody of the
current trends of horror that means that that particular era of horror has come
to an end.
When a popular trend in horror happens their eventual fate
if that the trend eventually takes a comedy turn.
The best example of this is the Universal Monsters. All of
the monsters met their fate at the hands of Comedy. Frankenstein, Dracula, and
the Wolfman along with The Mummy and the Invisible Man had showdowns with the
comedy duo of Abbott and Costello and the Creature from the Black Lagoon met
with the team from Mystery Science Theater 3000.
Many of the Slashers ended differently, Chucky got married,
Jason was blasted into outer space and Freddy was reduced to one liners.
Eventually they all suffered the eventual fate of the reboots after being
parodied in the Scream Franchise.
Zombies made a return in the mid-2000s in the form of
running angry beasts that became far more frightening until they turned to
comedy in the form of Zombieland.
The real trends in horror come from our fears in the age
that they are made.
A subgenre that came out in the past couple of years has
been films depicting the events of a Home Invasion.
Beginning with the film The Strangers in 2008 in which a
young couple are terrorized by a trio of masked killers for only the reason
“Because you were Home.”
This year will see Lionsgate release the film You’re Next in
which a family is terrorized by a group of masked killers.
The plot goes like this.
A family reunites for their parents’
anniversary and after tensions erupt in an argument with the family over old
issues the family is attacked by a band of mercenaries wearing animal masks.
Erin (Sharni Vinson) The girlfriend of one of the brothers
is the final girl in this film and there is some twists that you will see coming
but you will still be surprised to see them.
There are some great Scares and Shocks in the film that you will enjoy as well as some laughs.
The comedy of the film is in the action. There is no over
the top situations just the reactions in the film.
I definitely say check the flick out. I don’t see it as the next Paranormal Activity
or Saw Franchise but it is definitely worth seeing.
15 Dead Bodies
4 Breasts
6 Beasts
Machete to the face
Arrow through the Head
Multiple Axes to the Head
Multiple Stabbings
Multiple Throat Slashings
Piano Wire to the Throat
Some Characters that will not Die
Honorable Mention goes to Sharni Vinson as Erin and the Best
actress nomination goes to Horror Icon Barbara Crampton as the mother.
3 Stars
Check it out.
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