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A film and theatre group at a high school decides
to throw a horror film festival at an old theatre
in town in order to raise interest in their group.
The festival is a huge hit and the theatre is
full, but what they didn't expect was an uninvited
guest. Someone is killing of the cinema crew and
then disguises himself by putting on masks that
look like his victims faces.
Popcorn is a great title for this movie as it sure
is a popcorn flick. This is the kind of slasher
that you can cuddle up in your sofa and watch
without ever getting bored. The movie revolves
around a group of people who decide to throw a
horror film festival with old horror movies in a
cinema. Naturally the movies all have different
themes and to make them all a little bit more
interesting, the crew has added some real effects
to it where the audience gets to experience what
the people on screen get to experience. Naturally,
since this is a slasher, someone takes this
concept a bit too far and starts to kill the crew
off by using the same ways that are used in the
cheesy horror flicks showing at the festival.
To me this is an ingenious concept. Sure, we've
all seen films within films before but this one
has a completely different way of approaching it
and I don't believe that any other slasher flick has
ever had this exact concept. The acting in this
flick is really surprisingly good and we get
some strong performances from Jill Schoelen,
Tom Villard and Derek Rydall. Definitely better
than most slashers that were released
in the early 90s.
For a slasher fan I think that this is a must.
It's not a great movie but it definitely isn't
a bad one either. It has a very smart concept
and even though the killer is pretty lame and
the death scenes are pretty tame, it still never
becomes boring. It's got a good pace and unless
you really need gore in your slasher films, you
should definitely check this one out. This is
just cheesy enough for me anyway.
Nothing really worth mentioning.
The 80s pop music is a given considering that
the production of the movie wrapped early 1991.
It is still a pretty good score though.
Popcorn has a very smart concept and even though
there are a couple of movies out there that has
a similar concept, no one has one quite like this.
This is much better than most early 90s slasher
flicks so I definitely recommend this one even
if it has its flaws.
Review By: AnthroFred
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