Prom Night (2008) Reviews
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A surprisingly effective teen-skewing thriller that soft-pedals graphic violence (in marked contrast to the R-rated 1980 original) while generating a fair degree of suspense.
Read the full reviewWithout the gore, this old school slasher rehash is one anemic bore.
Read the full reviewThis is as listless, mindless and utterly useless a piece of corporate brain-clog as one is likely to come across for quite some time.
Read the full reviewViewers' own evenings, meanwhile, will likely be ruined by unimaginative direction, inane dialogue, and Schaech's passing resemblance to Forrest Gump.
Read the full reviewDespite having the same title and a similar premise to a 1980 Jamie Lee Curtis flick (kids getting slaughtered on prom night), this is NOT a remake. In fact, it really doesn't have much of a plot. It's basically "The O.C." with a body count.
Read the full reviewThe movie offers less gore than the average Band-Aid commercial and fewer scares than the elimination episodes of "Dancing With the Stars."
Read the full reviewThere's really nothing much to Prom Night: No twists, no atmosphere, no big Grand Guignol setpieces, not a single moment when it tries to do something novel with the event, the killings, the villain, or the victims. It's a little like going on a tour of the slaughterhouse, where death is meted out with mechanical regularity, but visitors are kept at a safe, PG-13 distance from all the butchering.
Read the full reviewWhen Jamie Lee Curtis ran from a killer in 1980's "Prom Night," she was 22 and had a unique gift for belting out fear. She was the Beverly Sills of slasher flicks. That "Prom Night" was dumb, but it wasn't insulting in the way this remake is.
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The Metascore® designation for this movie is 17
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prom night rocks
"dear brittany snow i thought prom night was so awesome me and my friend loved it when we watched it in theaters we got so scared"
WHAT I THINK ABOUT PROM NIGHT!
"I THINK THIS MOVIE IS THE BEST MOVIE I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY ENTIER LIFE. I THINK IT IS SO SCARY THAT I MAY NOT WANT TO GO TO MY PROM! SO MANY OF MY FRIENDS ARE WANTING TO SEE IT SO BAD. IV'E ALREADY SEEN THIS MOVIE TWICE. NOW I WANT TO GO SEE IT AGAIN!TONIGHT I AM GOING TO SEE IF ONE OF MY FRIENDS WANT TO GO SEE IT. I WOULD VOTE THIS MOVIE THE BEST MOVIE EVER!"
cool
"i loved this movie so much it didn't scare me at all but who played the science obsesed teacher who killed your friend did he kill you love fan 1"
the night to die for
"wow this is a great movie i never watch scary movies but from the ones iv seen this one is amazing go see it in the theaters you'll be at the edge of your seat i can't want for it to come out on dvd"
I want to c it
"i wanna c it soooo bad but everyone of my friends who saw it says it wasnt that good yea it was jumpy but stupid....but i think ima go c it anyway....."
Slasher
"F***** awesome horror movie this sends a shiver right down my spine!"
OMG
"dude i saw dis movie twice nd it is SOOOOO awesome nd im going 2 go c it tomorrow 2 at im nt sure yet but yeah.lol?I think dat prom nite was an awesome movie and it made me feel like dat when i got 2 prom dat will happen 2 me"
never wacthed it
"this movie sounds really cool and awesome and would love to here more about"
prom night
"that wasw like the best movie that i like ever watched OMg they need to make a second on lolxx i thout that it was very jumpy but that is what made my attention stay tords the video when it comes out i am totaly going to get i think everyone should watch it you would love it if u didnt see it you r missing out on alot lol go watch it!!!!!"
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