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urban legends final cut | Year: 2000 Directed: - John Ottman Actors/Actresses: - Jennifer Morrison - Eva Mendes Very Much Under-Rated I don't see why "critics" have given this movie such poor reviews, or why it flopped at the theaters. Urban Legends : Final Cut, to me, was a very good suspense thriller. Although the only connection it has with the original Urban Legend is the security cop Reese (who is hilarious), the movie lives up to be better than the first. Of course, there isn't much originality (It's got to be hard to think of something new after all these teen horrors have been released), but the acting is well done, and the effects aren't the worse in town. Jennifer Morris was awesome as struggling film student Amy. All the other cast members looked as if they really knew where their characters were coming from, and dove right into them. I also liked the way the whole Hitchcockian theme was used. Especially the cute little diddy that happened at the end of the movie. As for the DVD itself, picture and sound quality is excellent, and there is a great amount of supplements (inc. 9 deleted scenes, audio commentary, gag reel, ec.) found on the DVD. Even though some people think it is entirely stupid to recommend this movie, I do recommend it. Far better than the origional I felt that the origional Urban Legends was a decent teen slasher film but it did not come close to Scream or IKWYDLS. Urban Legends 2: Final Cut is a whole nother story though. If you dont like gore and the "who done it" plot of the previously mentioned films than don't get this movie. UL2 Borrows quite a bit from Scream 3 in the fact that is a movie within a movie about the first movie (did I lose you there?). Final Cut stands on its own though and it is a rare sequel that does not force you to watch the first film. In fact the first UL and the sequel have little in common at all besides dead teenagers. My only complaint is that the ending was a little weak. Those of you who have seen Screem 2 and 3 will note that when the killer(s) were finally revealed it was kinda contrived. UL2 is the same for me. I found myself going "come on, its THAT GUY?". But weak ending and all I really enjoyed this movie. Buy it if you like blood, hot girls and being scared. Of course it's not art but for its genre, it's not bad The first urban legend to appear in Urban Legends: The Final Cut is probably the most famous of them all - the story of the person drugged in a bar and waking up in a bathtub of ice without any kidneys. This is also the most gruesome part of the story - like the original Scream, the most graphic death is the first. The film then falls into a fairly standard story - people wander into dark hallways and die, a walking killer moves the same speed as a frantically running victim, and everyone except the central character is a suspect (until they die, of course). Having said that, the movie is fun in its way, and there are some nice nudges to other movies and a tongue in cheek sense of the absurd which, of course, all horror movies are.<BR>The DVD includes a director's commentary from rookie director John Ottman (who is best known as the editor/composer of Usual Suspects and Apt Pupil, among others). The commentary is fun - again, Ottman pokes fun at the genre and his budget, while at the same time praising the actors and pointing out his favourite shots and scenes. The acting is quite reasonable (luckily for us, Joey Lawrence does not sing), and the movie does look quite good (although I may be partisan, since it was filmed on my home campus of Trent University). The DVD also includes some cut scenes, with a commentary included as to how they fit in the movie and why they were cut. This is always my favourite extra whenever it's included on a DVD.<BR>I gave this movie 3 stars, which is the same number as I gave to American Beauty. Of course, Urban Legends is not nearly as good a movie, but for its genre, it's very adequate. Check it out sometime if you want a few cheap thrills of the horror variety. Buy Urban Legends Final Cut at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Urban Legends Final Cut Search with the Priority Search Engine on Urban Legends Final Cut This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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