The Final Girls

i was grinning like an idiot the whole way through this one. :) what a great way to end the halloween season, and just when i thought i had enough. anyone who likes these meta-horrors are going to love this one. i personally love them all, and rank the final girls, cabin in the woods, tucker and dale v.s evil and what we do in the shadows as some of my favorite movies and regard them as the best of the genre. adam devine's character is by far the stand out and had me in stitches, the rest of the cast is great in their own way and everybody shares some screen time at least. there is no down... read more

the most meta of meta slashers, and lopsided on the side of comedy. not that this is a bad thing as it's pretty funny, has some good visual gags, and the cast is on point. it could have wallowed too much in 80s nostalgia or parody, but it actually doesn't; it's a tribute to 80s slashers and that's it, so points for that. the super bright and colorful visuals are a treat. the kills are very boring though, and this brings me to the pg-13 issue. i don't normally mind a lack of nudity and gore, but the extra audience that this rating would bring is one not all that likely to be familiar with 80s... read more