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29. Urban Legend

Charon -11
JONA - 21
Genny - 26
Scarlet - 26
Karo - 27
Inviso - 28
Snake - 32
Johnbobb - 33
KBM - 38

Charon - Stands tall amongst the Scream inspired horror wave of the late 90's with its clever use of diversion and multitude of possible suspects. Of all the films on this project, this one probably surprised me the most. We watched this one near the end of the list, and I expected a pretty straightforward slasher film. Instead I found this one to be full of surprises. It was probably the only film on the project that actually kept me guessing until the end. While the payoff was underwhelming considering how much I loved the buildup to it, this was still a pleasant treat.

JONA - This is probably higher than it should be but a murder mystery with themed murders appeals to me. However, the characters are nothing special and I did have a problem with the reveal, but that gets kinda handwaved by the ending.

Genny - In Urban Legend we have a really cool concept for a movie botched by its execution and terrible conclusion. That woman's plan made zero sense if she was just going to kill the man she was framing and that makes me beyond frustrated. Oh well. 6.9/10

Scarlet - In yet another attempt to create a 90s version of the Brat Pack, a surprisingly loaded cast is handed a fairly generic teen slasher script that hinges on one slightly interesting gimmick. Can the Joker, Peter Bishop, Lex Luthor and Bunny Lebowski salvage this tapioca of a film? Nope. And this failed Brat Pack reboot would slink into obscurity quite quickly.
Rating: 28/100

Karo - A serial killer terrorizes a small college with murders that mimic urban legends, and does the world a favor by offing all the worthless little shits that live there. Everyone is really stupid and acts in an unbelievable manner. Hey, someone was just decapitated so lets go drive out into the middle of nowhere at midnight in a car that doesnt start properly. Seems like a good plan! The film is full of plot elements that make sense individually but are nonsensical as a whole. For example, why would Paul freak out at the girls looking in the trunk if he didnt put the body there? Why would the killer leave the body in the trunk anyway? To try and get the boy she loves arrested for murder? Idiocy like this runs rampant throughout the entire movie and the script seems written by someone who just wanted to go 'gotcha' as much as possible without any thought of consequences. If only this film's existence was the sole myth here.

Inviso - This movies greatest selling point is also its biggest failing. By virtue of taking urban legends and applying them to a serial kills MO, you have some unique and inspired kills. However, the contrivance needed to make those kills happen ispretty terrible. Every scene is fucking awkward, and you have this psychotic killer whose motivation makes no sense beyond seeking revenge against the two girls that ruined her life. Killing all of those other peopleparticularly those that the main character didnt give a shit about, felt pointless. It doesnt help that the cast feels completely underdeveloped, and ultimately like they only exist to be victims in scenes completely detached from the central character. For fucks sake, douchebag character has his dog microwaved in a bustling house party, and then he himself is tied up and murdered in a bathroom at that same partyand no one discovers this. Nor do they care when Tara Reid is getting murdered. Its hard to tolerate that, because the uniqueness of the kills isnt forgivable.
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