The horror genre did not require saving in the first place

Rating: Null/10 (9 April 2000)

First and foremost, this was mainly a watch-able movie, with the odd 'jumpy' scene and a few chuckles. It is however not the saviour of horror as many of the comments aired here would have you believe.
Horror, and slasher movies in particular are by themselves parodies. They don't need to be sent up as they do this well enough by themselves! Like the Matrix did for sci fi films, this seems to have unleashed praise well over the level of the actual movies quality.
The opening was by far and away the best thing about this film, I watched it and thought, here we go! but by the end I was left unsatisfied and slightly cheated. What is it all about? its certainly not a genuine horror film, its hardly a full blown comedy and the plot or characters are not substantive enough for a thriller. The whole thing smacks of a 'look at me I'm so clever' attitude.
I think the people who say this film has somehow 'saved' the horror genre don't actually watch horror films. Horror films have, and never should be about box office receipts or pleasing the general movie going public. Horror at its best is subvertive, dark, demanding and disturbing. True horror can create an intensity of atmosphere and emotion that no other genre can touch. This film just tries a little to hard to cover all the bases and I'm afraid I can't buy into the irony of this film when it is done with such a sledgehammer subtleness and a knowing postmodern ("jee aint I cool!") wink.
Entertaining forgetful fluff this may be, saviour of the horror genre it is not.