Livestonth I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

Skyler Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

Cassandra Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

Phillipa Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

punisherversion1 Behind the Mask: Directed by Scott Glosserman and written by Scott Glosserman and David J Stieve.This is a movie that I have heard about for years singing its praises and it peaked my interest. I never took the time to actually watch it. I finally broke down and watched the film. Boy am I glad I did. This is a delight. This is a mockumentary that also works as a legit slasher film. It switches back and forth between the mockumentary and an atmospheric slasher film. This movie is really funny first and foremost. It's funny just all by itself. It's even more funny if you're familiar with horror slasher films. It takes place in a world where Freddy, Jason and Michael Myers are real and operate unhinged from the police. Leslie wants to model himself after them and so he goes about training for his night to make his legend alongside his heroes. A journalism student in an attempt to make a name for herself follows him along with her crew. It takes you through the ropes of him setting up a realistic way of doing slasher scenes. It shows you his mentor.But the movie moves past the jokes and takes you into the slasher world itself. The jovial, fun loving Leslie becomes slasher movie villain Leslie who flips around and has a terrifying demeanor. It plays with convention and it brings a smile to this horror fan's face. I would highly recommend this movie to anyone. Just a good movie to watch and enjoy. I give this film a B.

TheRedDeath30 The horror comedy is a very hard mix to get right. Too much horror and the risk you run is that it feels like a horror film with out of place comedic moments. Too much comedy and you end up with SCARY MOVIE or spoofs that aren't at any moment scary. Though the medium once seemed to be a novelty, the indie horror field is littered with them anymore. As a result, it stands out all the more when one does it right. This film is not just a horror comedy, though as it is also a cleverly made examination of the slasher genre, in the fashion of SCREAM or CABIN IN THE WOODS, it turns the lens around to put a spotlight on the common conventions of the genre and point them out, then use those same conventions to fantastic effect.The movie plays out mostly like a mock documentary. A film crew is following a man named Leslie Vernon, who has a typical backstory full of familial drama and tragedy. He wants to become the next Michael or Jason (who in this world were real people). He has invited this crew to follow him as he sets up his masterpiece, a performance of murderous mayhem. The crew follows him as he choose his "survivor girl", does the cardio work necessary to stalk his victims and sets up the murder scene with the right pieces in the right places to create the right beats. It's all done so well and clearly made by people who love the genre and understand it perfectly.We get some great cameos in the movie. Zelda Rubinstein (POLTERGEIST) plays the librarian who is essential as a victim that will touch the right strings and, also, provides our backstory in the right scary voice. Robert Englund plays a twist on Dr. Loomis, Leslie's "Ahab", the man intent to hunt him down. Scott Wilson (Hershel from TWD) is his mentor. This is another super clever part of this movie. They clearly play on Scott's role in IN COLD BLOOD and use that to comment on the style of killer used in 50s and 60s "psycho noir" horror compared to the modern slasher.The star of this movie, though, is Nathan Baesal as Leslie Vernon. He is truly spectacular and I can't believe he hasn't got more roles indie horror. He plays the comedic lines and gags so well that he seems like a seasoned comedian, but does it with enough straight lace that we never cross into SCARY MOVIE territory. He's likable enough that the viewer forgets we are watching a man plot people's murders and almost cheer him on. He's sincere enough that we believe why this is important to him.The best horror comedies work, though, because they don't forget the horror and this movie is no exception. The documentary style of the film, with a crew following Leslie's every move, carries through into the final act. Then, there is a switch in point of view. It's not unnatural or forced feeling. You understand why we change smoothly in the plot. From that moment, the movie switches into a tense, thrilling slasher film complete with a spooky, iconic movie villain of its' own. The final act is every bit as good, if not better, than your average 80s slasher film and it's what makes this movie work so well. Yes, some will remark that it's completely cliché at moments, but that is the exact point. Leslie has spent the entire movie setting the viewer up that these are the essentials of a slasher movie and carries them out with spot on accuracy.It's a comment on the slasher genre, done as a sincere love letter. It's an incredibly fun movie and I will preach its' greatness to anyone who will listen.

Cdur Now this movie has quite a lot of tricks up it's sleeve. First of all it is darkly humored, second: it's scary scenes has layers more deeply disturbing and strangely moving. Third: It contains the kind of serial killer seen in films like "Silence of the lambs" and the novel "Red Dragon". Leslie is kind of a sad creation who wants to be somebody ( instead of a real nobody ....). Now actor playing Leslie has a lot of interesting layers and he succeeds in making all of them credible. Actually his last line sums of his whole magnificent performance but this is all really due to first of all the tight script and the firm direction and of cause his costars in particular the girl playing the journalist who is fascinated and disturbed by Leslie's actions. She has a superb moment when she realises that Leslie is smarter that she first realised...So, so, so: If you want the ordinary, dumb, effectsridden slasher, look somewhere else, but if you're looking for something truly original within the horror genre, something that will keep you guessing and on the edge of the seat for all the right reasons..THIS IS IT...ENYOY!

FlashCallahan The next psycho horror slasher has given a documentary crew exclusive access to his life as he plans his reign of terror over the town of Glen Echo...All the while explaining and deconstructing the conventions and archetypes of the horror genre for them....It's a sound idea, having someone pretend to be an invincible entity such as Freddy, Jason et al, but sometimes, the film is just too clever for it's own good, and promises more than it delivers.homaging Halloween more than anything else, the movie is a treat for anyone who grew up on these sort of movies from the eighties, as it does every single element of the slasher genre by the book.Which means ultimately, it feels a little samey. The cast are great, and at times it's really funny, but the lead girl just reminded me of Home Alone all the time, and every time she spoke, I was expecting her to say the line 'Your what the french call Les Incompetente'.Englund is the Loomis character in all this, and the final third turns into full slasher mode.If Scream hadn't of been made ten years prior, this would have been something special,