Prom Night

That's right, I sat around watching the terrible horror movie that is Prom Night. I do not like horror movies at all, they usually scare me too much....so for me to be able to casually watch this should say something about how non horrifying it is. You see the poster? It's scarier than the movie.

I think it is meant to be a remake of the 1980 movie Prom Night starring Jamie Lee Curtis although when you compare the storylines the only similarities are a man killing teenagers on prom night. In 1980 it's a man trying to avenge the death of a child, and in the current version it's an obsessed former teacher/murderer. (Don't you just love the nostalgia of a finely illustrated horror movie poster?)

There was one thing about this movie that for me, made it particularly nonthreatening; the killer.....
That's right Johnathon Schaech who once played Jimmy in That thing you do! is the psycho killer. Maybe he can be considered slightly creepy in the start of the movie because he has a crazy beard. Though once his face is recognizable, there's just no scare factor. I also can't help but wonder how one man with a single knife took down a fully armed detective and police officer who were both on the look out for him.

While I don't think I have the authority to say what a good horror movie is, I think I can safely say this one is bad.

Movie Update: We're going WAY back.

Starting a blog during finals? Mistake....so I plan on backtracking a bit.

I Love You, Man

A basic chick flick except with guys, and it didn't suck. Peter (Paul Rudd) shows us what happens to a man in adulthood when his only friends have been girlfriends. Its hilarious and heartwarming and who can argue with a movie that includes a Rush montage?

On a side note...
Was this poster to the right really used to promote the movie somewhere?---->

In case you can't read, it says "He needed a best man...he got the worst." This must have been for those people apprehensive about seeing a comedy without a punny tag line, also apparently to reel in the audience from You, me and Dupree.

I present my evidence----->



On another side note...While glancing at Jason Segel on imdb I noticed that set for 2012 is an "untitled muppet project" Of course I can't see the details unless I give imdb my money but it confirms what I already knew about plans to have Segel write the next muppet movie. I can only hope this is a sign of the return of the hilarious muppets I knew as a child.

And that's the end of my ramblings on things unrelated to I love you, man. By now most people know the movie is good, so I don't have to tell you to see. From now on this blog will most likely be more rambling about films instead of lengthy reviews.