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36. The House on Sorority Row (Shudder)

So I had somehow missed that Sorority Row was a remake of this one. And I can safely say by "remake" I really mean "Absolutely fucking nothing alike".

The House on Sorority Row is about a sorority that plays a prank that leads to the death of somebody. After they cover it up, they begin to get attacked by someone.

So this is an early 80's slasher and it feels every part of it. But honestly? I think it's pretty solid. Dated, sure. But I was more engaged with this than a lot of other 80's slashers in this same vein.

They do a good job making all of these girls seem pretty funny and fun before it gets oddly unhinged. Just a bizarre prank that I am like "Wtf whyyyy?" But it ends up working for the movie and for the time, I guess.

I think the direction is solid. The kills end up being pretty good even though they're all using the same weapon for the most part. Them being hunted down is engaging as well. Overall, it's pretty good there.

And the plot is pretty solid too. You are legitimately wondering who the killer is, and the reveal is... I dunno, it's okay. I'm sure it's a lot better in the time it was in, but with a lot of these slashers you just need to remember that 40 years ago, some of this stuff wasn't done to death and it was less corny. I try to allow myself to remember that as I watch and review these, but sometimes it's just hard.

One thing that was very weird was that the ending comes with them thinking the killer is dead. The girl just passes out close to them. And then the killer's eyes just open and that's the end of the movie. Such a bizarre place to end it! The killer us alive and next to her and we don't get the conclusion!

Anyway, it's an 80's slasher. Better than most, but it's age is felt.

Rating: 6.5/10