Fantastic

Rating: 8/10 (26 January 1999)

I love this movie. I absolutely love it. I hate the horror genre, I hate teen movies as a rule, but I loved this movie. I don't understand why Hollywood lets anyone except Kevin Williamson write these scripts. Disturbing Behavior, Urban Legends, and all the other non-Williamson movies have been, in a word, pathetic. The best part of this movie is how throughout it, they make a complete mockery of horror movies, and yet come up with one of the scariest ones I've seen in a while. This total self-satirizing style kept me laughing when I wasn't screaming, and I thoroughly enjoyed myself.
I don't think Wes Craven or Kevin Williamson "rediscovered" the teen horror genre. I don't think it's really a genre worth rediscovering, at least based on the recent flops that have been released. It's only through the brilliance of Craven and Williamson that this movie was so wonderful, in my opinion. I wouldn't have enjoyed it nearly as much if it wasn't so cleverly written. I give it an 8 out of 10.