Electrifying

Rating: 10/10 (9 May 2009)

Modern horror movies just don't live up to the good ol' days, and I say this as a 90'er. Whenever I see a modern horror movie, I can always know to expect gore and screams; this one does it with very limited amounts of both. It kept me up at night, and I'm the type who likes to go to sleep with their lights off completely; even after watching a horror movie. Any actor attempting to rival the performance of Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall would have a formidable task before them, and being relatively young, this film introduced me to Nicholson, who would become one of my most admired actors; not for his looks, but his sheer skills. The background music and editing is excellent, and my friends screamed when all the music built up to was a black screen, white font 'THURSDAY'. The mood and atmosphere is top-notch, and I can enjoy it over and over again (in fact, I've watched it three times in two years) and still be surprised at the twists.