Halloween Horror Movie Countdown Reviews: Day 14 & 15 - I Know What You Did Last Summer Trilogy & Texas Chainsaw Massacre Franchise

Day 14: I Know What You Did Last Summer Trilogy
                            
The Plot: All 3 Movies are drected by different directors (Jim Gillespie & Danny Cannon & Sylvain White) Starring: (2 of my All Time favourite actresses since a long time): Jennifer Love Hewitt as Julie, Sarah Michelle Gellar as Helen. Also starring: Freddi Prinze Jr. as Barry. Muse Watson as Ben Willis. Brandy Norwood as Karla. Mekhi Phifer. Brokke Nevin as  Amber. David Paetkau as Colby. Torrey DeVitto as Zoe. K.C Clyde as Hafner. The Story in the original is about a group of friends accidently running someone over. And they dump his body in the ocean they decide to never talk about it again and make a pact to keep the secret till they die. But 1 summer later. Julie gets a message saying 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' and as the movie progresses the killer tries to kill them all 1 by 1. The sequel is a follow up to the original. And the third one is... well a follow up, but it has nothing to do with the other 2, as it is also made 8 years after the sequel was made.

Personal Review: They are all good, the last one of the trilogy had it's flaws but it was still good. The original was an effect of 'Scream', As it was the late 90's, the slasher genre was at an end. But then Scream came and brought it back to life, and a whole whirlwind of slashers came along. With I Know What You Did Last Summer being one of them. But the idea of this movie was pretty good. Not really used in the past, which was a great time to make a big entry to slashers like this. The Sequel was a good sequel, it didn't bring that much to the table. But it had Jennifer Love Hewitt in it, so that made it okay! The third movie was different, like it didn't make a big impression. But it was good enough. The way of filming was way cool! I loved it!! The Gore was also very good, espicially with Zoe's death. I was very impressed. Overall they are all really good that I would watch anyday. And somehow they all end with cliffhangers that don't get continued... but whatever they are all good anyways :-D.

Soon I will make a more detailed review about all 3 movies :-D.

Day 15: Texas Chainsaw Massacre Franchise

The Plot: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a movie originally directed by Toby Hooper, who also directed the sequel. But after that it was all different directors (Jeff Burr, Kim Henkel, Marcus Nispel, Jonathan Liebesman & John Luessenhop) The Orginal Starred: Marilyn Burns as Sally. Allen Danziger as Jerry, Paul Partain as Franklin, William Vail as Kirk, Teri McMinn as Pam. Edwin Niel as Hitchhiker. Jim Siedow as 'Cook'. The Movies after the original they starred stars such as: Dennis Hopper as Lefty. Caroline Williams as Stretch. Kate Hodge as Michelle. Ken Foree as Benny. Viggo Mortensen as Tex. Renée Zellweger as Jenny. Matthew McConaughey as Vilmer. Jessica Biel as Erin. Jonathan Tucker as Morgan. Erica Leerhsen (One of my favourite actresses) as Pepper. Mike Vogel as Andy. Eric Balfour as Kemper. R. Lee Ermey as  Hoyt. Jordana Brewster as Chrissie. Taylor Handley as Dean. Diora Baird as Bailey. Matt Bomer as Eric. Andrew Bryniarski as Thomas Hewitt (Leatherface). Alexandra Daddario as Heather. Trey Songz as Ryan. Scott Eastwood as Carl. Tania Raymonde as Nikki. Shaun Sipos as Darryl. But now to the story. The Original is based off of real life killer 'Ed Gein'. It's about 5 friends on a roadtrip have car trouble and decide to explore (Yeah, nowadays it's warn off already, since so many movies have that. But for it's time, it was acceptable) And wander into a Psychotic Family's home, where they then get killed 1 by 1. The sequel took a different direction, more into a comedic MOVIE instead of a disturbing gore flick. The third movie went in a completely different direction introducing a new family of psychopaths and leaving the Saywer behind. The Next Generation (Texas Chainsaw Massacre 4) went into a total comedic spin. It started off pretty strong for a slasher. (Dumb teenagers go into a forest after driving away from prom) And slowly get killed of 1 by 1. The acting was not so good. And it felt a little too dumb, with making a wanna be female leatherface. I understand that it's a little more accurate to the true story. But talk about OVERACTING! Like seriously Leatherface went a little overboard with the carachter that just totally ruined that creepiness about him. So the Remake came in 2003. Where it went back to it's roots and mainly focused on the horror. Which it was, a good horror movie! That also introduced us to a new Psychotic family 'Hewitt'. The 2006 Prequel was a nice addition to the franchise. The acting was Outstanding! And it showed more of the psychotic Hewitt family. The 2013, was good. They couldn't really make a sequel to the remake because of the way it ended. And they couldn't make a prequel again. So they finally made the sequel that the Original 1974 classic deserved.

Personal Review: The Original will always stay my favourite without a doubt! The acting was strong, and it introduced us to what for many people is decades of entertainment. Following the Franchise. The Sequel was a bit weak. Too much thinking went into this sequel. That cave thingie the psycho's lived in with all the decorations, and them suddenly turning into what seemed like circus clowns instead of psychopaths didn't sit well with me. The acting was a little overdone. And usually I like Dennis Hopper but his acting was just terrible in this movie! Like seriously 'running into the psychotic family's hiding spot with a chainsaw and screaming nonsense (Like it was literally just yelling, nothing else but his obnoxious yelling while running... like who would do that!!!) But anyways I didnt like this one. The only good thing I can say is that, they worked with a HUGE budget which was also visable. The third one was a bit better but not even close to the original. The Next Generation was a joke. Besides they're being Renée Zellweger in it, it was a disaster, haha. It was just all over the place to a point where it just is too unbelievable. The Reamke was very much needed, to get that seriousness back to Leatherface. I really respected the Remake and really like it! It's scary + gory. The Prequel was also a really good one. i remember watching it when i was 10 alone in the dark at 2 o clock in the morning in Alaska :-D. Probably the most goriest movie I have ever watched. And a really dark and mean movie that just left you really uncomfortable. The 2013 sequel was a good movie!!! I went in with low expectations. But was very surprised!! It was what I call 'The Deserved Sequel to the Original' As it started where the original left off. Which was all the fans wanted to see. It made a nice twist to the series, making you root for Leatherface was a first. It was Nice Movie that I really really liked!!!

Soon I will make a more detailed review. With my personal ratings. Thanks for visiting my page, and stay tuned for tomorrow, cause that willl be a long review with a very popular Horror Franchise. :-D