Final Girls, The - DVD

Saw this movie a few years ago and wanted to see it again so rented it here on Prime. Remember the first time I watched it, was just looking for a fun movie to relax and enjoy. Half way through I realized it wasn't really about the horror/slasher aspect as much as people may think. Seen reviews that seemed to be expecting the next Friday 13th, Halloween slasher film. To me it was more about the connection Max had with her mother. The film obviously prioritizes that relationship dynamic more than anything else, which surprisingly, I found to make the film that much better. I'm not a drama guy but it added depth to the movie which I appreciate. The "horror" and comedy aspect comes 2nd IMO.As a fan of lower budget projects this is right up there with films like Summer of '84, with it's own style. No surprise this film has a cult following. I would like to see a sequel to the film but I also don't want to see it ruined so i'm torn on that. This movie is enjoyable from start to finish going through the entire range of emotions but not too complicated that you can't enjoy it. Don't go into this thinking it's just a thriller/slasher and horror type film, it's more than that. There's a lot of feeling here and when you start to analyze the movie it'll tug on you a little bit. Great job with this one. It's a movie I have to come back to every once in a while and just enjoy.

Funny movie

I actually really enjoyed this!

I love this movie, it is one of my go to horror comedy movies.

When I had first heard about this movie, the geek in me instantly kicked into gear pushing me to go buy it before it's quickly out of stock. Well I got a copy of it on DVD and I instantly loved it. But now that I have it on Blu-ray my enjoyment of this movie grew some further especially as watching this on Blu-ray actually made me feel like I too was in this movie's fictional slasher movie Blood Bath as well.Anyway, the people behind this truly did their homework as they captured not only so many of your basic horror/slasher cliche's of the 80's but the undying spirit of both the art of a slasher in addition with the undying spirit and sense of humor of the 80's.For any of you casual slasher fans or even die hard slasher fans the ingredients are all here. You get the gorgeous and hot yet dumb and ditzy girl, the rebellious bada** girl, the token black guy, the dopey jock with sex on his mind 24/7, the virginal girl forced to toughen up, her beautiful yet rude friend, her sweet and loyal friend, the nerd, the guy who's in love with the virginal girl, and the shy girl that wants to fit in and lose her virginity.What I especially love about this movie is not only the irony of how the chief characters of whom entered the fictional slasher movie, Blood Bath actually make for fitting slasher cliche's but also the ways that they assume their reluctant roles so perfectly.This movie gives reference to any of your summer camp slashers for example Friday the 13th and definitely The Burning. When you think about it when Max Cartwright meets and befriends her late mother's character in the movie, it even comes off as something of a Back to the Future. I don't know if it was intentional or not but even though Pleasantville came out in the 90's their seems to be a bit of that movie sprinkled in for good measure.Gore and unfortunately nudity both take a backseat in this movie though. The throwing in of a bit of 80's music was a nice touch. Bette Davis Eyes by Kim Carnes was the more notable song used in this movie. I love that song!The jokes involving 80's kids being unfamiliar with our times, the silly slasher character cliche jokes, all of the mockery of over the top camera zooms and pans and tracking shots, the flashback mockery, and the general naive side of the slasher movie victims, all made for some deliciously hilarious moments in the movie. The mockery of the inevitable sequel was also funny.Malin Akerman was as always radiantly beautiful, smokin' hot, lovable, and most of all her performances of both Max's mother Amanda and her slasher character Nancy were quite sensational. I'm not yet familiar with the rest of the cast yet but they were all really good as well.In the end, if you are a huge slasher fan like myself and also enjoy poking fun at b-movies, are highly familiar with the 80's and 80's horror movies, enjoy referential humor, own and/or have seen(in some fashion) just about every Friday the 13th movie, Nightmare on Elm Street movie, Halloween movie(and so on) a billion times or so then not only will you get every joke in this movie, but it will surely win you over as well as become a necessary part of your 80's horror/horror comedy collection. If you love this movie then I would definitely also recommend Camp Slaughter. 10 stars out of 10! A must see!

I was looking for an entertaining film to watch on Halloween, and I sure wasn't disappointed with THE FINAL GIRLS. The basic premise is that a group of friends at a horror marathon end up getting trapped in the movie itself and have to find a way to survive. Brilliant, right? Arguably the best part of the movie is the way that it makes fun of horror clichés, particularly those in the slasher genre. They also poke fun at the horrible writing and bad acting. Basically, it does for slasher films what CABIN IN THE WOODS did for "cabin in the woods"/Evil Dead-type films. The acting, even though some of it was intentionally bad, was decent. There weren't too many well-known actors, so nobody really stood out in that respect. I did recognize Taissa Farmiga and Malin Akerman, and for what it's worth, they did well. However, my favorite character was the dumb blonde. She provided the most laughs for me. Adam Devine was ok, but it reminded me too much of his work in PITCH PERFECT. From a technical standpoint, everything was rather solid. Camerawork was good, and I thought they did a good job toning down R-rated violence for a PG-13. They even get a good joke out of using black-and-white for a flashback sequence. All things considered, THE FINAL GIRLS was a clever genre sendup that makes mostly good use out of the material its parodying. To sweeten it further, there were a couple of scenes that seemed stolen from my dreams, as Taissa Farmiga's character and I have something in common that I won't spoil for those who haven't seen the film. Let's just say there was one part that got me a little emotional. The only thing that keeps me from going higher with the rating is that the film kind of backs off from a "your destiny is up to you" message and falls back on the clichés it had been making fun of up to that point. Other than that, I thought it was an easy watch with plenty of laughs that should entertain most viewers who are into horror movies.

Final Girls is part spoof and part horror flick. A group of young people led by Taissa Famiga go to watch an 80s slasher movie Camp Bloodbath and then find themselves inside the film. The added twist is Famiga’s dead mother Malin Akerman is the star of Camp Bloodbath. The plot device really works and leads to plenty of laughs. There’s also a lot of nostalgia for 80s culture like references to New Wave and George Michaels, and it plays with common horror tropes like all the people that have sex get killed and only a virgin can end things. I really enjoyed this.

Love this movie it's one of my favourite's. Tassia Farmiga, Nina Dobrev and Alexander Ludwig are 3 of my favourite actors. I Frist saw Tassia Farmiga in American Horror Stroy now I've seen all her movie and TV shows. I Frist saw Nina Dobrev in The Vampire Diaries nearly seen everything she's been in too. I Frist saw Alexander Ludwig in Race To Witch Mountain now I've nearly seen everything he's been in too. Amazon delivered the package on time which was good. The DVD was still in good condition by the time it arrived which was good. I would differently recommend for anyone to buy this DVD.

There's a great setup here with teens thrown into a slasher movie time loop but the problem is it's a parody of a parody. You get jokes on top of jokes which aren't funny or original and even more bizarrely the film goes for a big emotional ending it doesn't even remotely earn. To be fair it's beautifully shot and the cast are game but it just feels too self-indulgent and illogical.

Having seen loads of films about horror killers and b movies, the final girls has really surprised me.Its hard to imagine if the teenagers who had found themselves in the silver screen but it keeps you guessing and wondering what's going to happen next.

Intriguing fantasy storyline. Not the best scary movie but OK.

Not a bad movie, quite funny in places, but a low budget is obvious