Less than a ten is a flat LIE.

Rating: 10/10 (25 October 2002)

This movie absolutely set the standard for movies attempting to frighten people. There is no close second to this one at all. No rival. To this day, this 20 year old flick stands up to any level of scrutiny. As the standard bearer for scary-ass horror movies it deserves no less than a 10, period. Anyone giving it less than a ten is either a liar or not a fan of the horror genre (nor a competent critic of the genre.) No other movie has ever come close to being as frightening or as innovatively gripping cinematically. I do hope very much that something does topple it someday..we can't possibly have run out of scary ideas, although that's the way it seems. Blair Witch? Yawn.