not too bad

Rating: Null/10 (18 July 1999)

In going through the 100 or so reviews posted on this site, I was glad to see I wasn't the only one who felt this film was only ok. Yes it started the whole slasher phenomenon, but it just wasn't slam bang enough for me. The killings are tame (strangled, knifed) the scariness is decent, (a very good finale) and the music is spooky enough. I just needed more, which I got in future dead-teenager movies (love my Friday the 13ths). I can say this is the best in the series, with a final shot that is creepier than hell. So a not so bad start to the genre.