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Urban Legend | Year: 1998 Classification: Horror Directed: - Jamie Blanks Actors/Actresses: - Brad Dourif - Robert Englund - Rebecca Gayheart - Natasha Gregson Wagner - Joshua Jackson - Jared Leto - Tara Reid as Sasha Thomas - Alicia Witt Finally, a teen suspense film, since Scream, that's good! URBAN LEGEND is the horrific story of college teens who are stalked by a masked killer dressed in a parka. One young woman, Natalie, is the killer's main target, after a disturbing incident involving Natalie and a young man's death. Kill by kill based on Urban Legends, no one believes her story of why her friends are dying. So she, her friend Brenda, and her new male interest- Paul (Jared Leto), run for their lives- and also try to uncover who is behind the mask. MY REVIEW: "Highly entertaining! A new twist in teen suspense! URBAN LEGEND, like SCREAM, is a fun, shocking thriller that will keep you guessing by the minute! This film is a guaranteed FUN ride of excitment! URBAN LEGEND stars: Alicia Witt, Jared Leto, Rebecca Gayheart, Tara Reid (American Pie, American Pie II), Joshua Jackson (Scream 2, Mighty Ducks Trilogy, Dawson's Creek) and Loretta Divine. Skip the sequel- URBAN LEGEND: FINAL CUT, and head straight for the original! It is a great 'Teen Slasher Film' flick to catch!" MJV & the Movies. The call is coming from inside the house Ha ha! Well, Urban Legend is probably not exactly what most people would be looking for from a film with such a title. I happen to be a nut for "Urban Legends," and if you, like me, would prefer to see a film that is basically a group of people sitting around telling twisted tales about a friend of a friend, full of reenactments of the classic stories we all have heard before, then I recommend you pick up a copy of the film Campfire Tales, and The Big Book of Urban Legends, which is a graphic novel (comic book style) encyclopedia of sorts. But this is not to say that you should discount the film, "Urban Legend," completely. It's actually pretty good for recent teen slasher horror. Not on the level of Scream, but what film is? <BR> Urban Legend is the tale of Natalie Simon (Alicia Witt), a young college student whose friends are slowly being picked off by a serial killer in the style of well known Urban Legends. The film is half slasher horror, half detective story, as Natalie and the school reporter, Paul, try their best to find out who's behind the killings and why. There are plenty of great scenes that actually DO reenact our favorite Urban Legends, like the opening scene that plays out the old "There's someone in the backseat!" story, to the awesome tune of "Total Eclipse of the Heart," (well, it's one of my faves anyway), and the scene where Joshua Jackson takes in the deadly mixture of pop rocks and soda. Toward the end, the film might stretch the climax a tad too long, but it's a lot of fun leading up to that point, and the final scene is a nice touch. Probably the only thing that really hurts this film is that most, if not all of the characters are less than likeable, even if a couple of the girls are pretty cute. And I Know What You Did Last Summer still holds the award for "cutest girls in a slasher film" as far as I'm concerned, but those characters were also unlikeable, and at least Urban Legend is a much better movie. As close to another "Scream" as we're gonna get.... The first thing you've got to know before seeing Urban Legend is this ain't no five star movie. There are lots of "dumb characters", convenient plot devices and most of the acting is throwaway. But the story idea is awesome. More deeply textured than Scream, Legend explores all those stories that we're told and we believe simply because they've been passed around forever. This gives the film a little more depth than the average slasher film, though note it does not have nearly the savage wit that made Scream so fantastic----it lacks the ability to make fun of itself. What is has going for it though, is a great base story line and two young actresses (Alicia Witt and Rebecca (ok, she's 26) Gayheart), who have spent most of their careers hanging around as accessories in TV Movies or Commercials, and now have the chance to show their stuff. And do they ever.....Gayheart in particular tears down the screen during the last 15 minutes. If you're a fan of the genre, rent it.....you won't be disapponted. Buy Urban Legend at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Urban Legend Search with the Priority Search Engine on Urban Legend This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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