Matcollis This Movie Can Only Be Described With One Word.

Platicsco Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Ariella Broughton It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

Staci Frederick Blistering performances.

Horst in Translation ([email protected]) "Flashback - Mörderische Ferien" or "Murderous Vacation" or just "Flashback" is a German (mostly) German-language film from 2000, so not that long anymore until it has its 20th anniversary soon. For director Karen and writer Scharf it is a contender for most known work for sure and the co-writer is Jimmy Sangster and this film was a bit of a comeback for him and also his very final work.The cast includes many names and faces that German film buffs will recognize. Of course, there is the soap opera category of attractive actresses like Hanselmann, Deyle, Niehaus, Neldel and Harder, probably more that I don't know, in here (sounds almost like a GZSZ recycling bin), but also people like Buck, Sommer who have worked on well-received films actually. The good thing about these 1.5 hours here is that the film never really takes itself seriously, the bad thing is that a great deal of the comedy is not working at all and this especially refers to Neldel's sex references. She may not be a particularly great actress gently-speaking, but it is a shame to what she is reduced to in here.Anyway, here and there there is a good moment. I liked for example the plot twist who the killer was, but then they also went badly over the top on some occasions like also at the very end with another twist involving Buck and especially Hanselmann's character. Yes this film has a great deal of Scream to it, not just because of how the victims are killed, but also for example the very first scene in the train and there are also moments in here that reminded me of the Scary Movie series. As a whole I would still say that the positive was less frequent than the weak/negative and the film's lows were certainly lower than the film's highs were high. Also with the exception of 3-4 scenes and moments perhaps (like I wrote before), the movie also lacks originality in my opinion. A bit of a shame as the potential was there. Not a failure by any means, but also it is not on a level where I would recommend it. Thumbs-down overall. Don't watch.

Ben Larson Wasn't it Santa's Slay that had the same story? Boy sees parents killer by slasher and grows up to do the same. I'm saying the story here is not original.I was taken with Valerie Niehaus, who played Jeanette all grown up. Her career is long, but almost exclusively TV. I believe she has made only 3 movies. She really kept me interested. which is more than I can say for some others in the film. 60s Teutonic temptress Elke Sommer was also very good.The cinematography was excellent and really added to the movie. It was dubbed, and the job done was good.I wasn't sorry when Ella (Katja Woywood) got it, but why did the slasher has to cut Xavier in half?There are some really funny parts throughout. It makes for a more enjoyable time.The ending was unexpected and terrific.

Kate Weston I was searching the channels last night and ended up watching this. Not realizing what it was, I decided to sit and see what it was like. I was very pleased with the movie and thought it had a good storyline. This story centers around a young woman, Jeanette, who when around the age of eight to eleven, witnesses the brutal murder of her parents by a man wearing a floral print dress and a black wig. Being in an mental house since that night, her doctor convinces her she is cured and sends her up into the German mountains where she is to tutor three teenagers (Leon, Melissa, Lissy) in French. Still haunted by the murder of her parents, Jeanette starts to believe that the murdered is after her, when strange things start to happen... I won't ruin the ending or anything else.This entertaining, thriller leaves you guessing what will happen till the end. It did for me and I actually thought that out of all the things that happened in the movie, it wouldn't have turned out the way it did. One thing, if you get scared easily do not watch this in the dark! I did. It's not so much the murder scenes, but more or less the fact that the suspense and music got to me. Get sceneries, effects, plot, cast and direction. All round 9/10.

bargross I did not have very high hopes for this one (a German slasher movie? "Anatomie" was quite good but I never heard of "Flashback" before...) But Flashback was actually a pleasant surprise! It is rather gory and has certainly earned its FSK 18 classification, but it is also quite clever, thrilling and has just the right small dose of humor. The story has some interesting twists and turns and I was glued to the screen throughout the whole movie. More of this, please!