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<blockquote data-quote="Willie Oleson" data-source="post: 377143" data-attributes="member: 8">We started with the same thought. I guess it depends on one&#039;s mood or world view how that commentary comes across. I got the impression that the film maker was making fun of the super-politically correct Gen Z protagonist.But it stopped after a while because the 80s characters became more and more one-dimensional and didn&#039;t mind being bossed around by some weird girl from Canada.And of course it goes without saying that a 1980s high school queen bee would never-ever try to look like Molly Ringwald. They should really check their pop culture references before using them because it felt like that song about &quot;punk rockers with flowers in their hair&quot;.That was a promising start and I wish they had followed through and let her be the bitch until the very last moment rather than playing it safe (ironically, very much like the average 80s movie).It has plenty of funny moments: the Sweet 16 podcast, the dolls representing the murder victims, the chaos that ensues in the Dollhouse Of Horrors after Marissa gets killed by the second murderer before she can press the rape alarm - I thought that was a funny inbuilt reference.I didn&#039;t understand how the podcaster ended up in 1987, I guess he attacked Jamie&#039;s friend and used the machine she was working on.The unbeatable serial killer is my #1 frustration in these kind of films, and this time he was attacked by a whole group. Stabbed in the back? Don&#039;t panic, just take the knife out and continue the sweet 16 kill. If he is that powerful then there&#039;s no need to sneak up on them.Overall, an enjoyable and frivolous horror comedy.Before that I tried DARK HARVEST (2023).It starts with a lot of chaos and it felt as if I had missed the first half of the film. Usually, the story goes back to beginning to explain how this-or-that could or would have happened.But not here, we&#039;re expected to buy into the fantasy from the very first minute and then it turns into a story about lots of teenage boys disagreeing with each other because...because. I clocked twenty minutes when I decided that enough was too much. Or actually, too little.Anyway, it&#039;s trash. Avoid at all costs.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Willie Oleson, post: 377143, member: 8"] We started with the same thought. I guess it depends on one's mood or world view how that commentary comes across. I got the impression that the film maker was making fun of the super-politically correct Gen Z protagonist. But it stopped after a while because the 80s characters became more and more one-dimensional and didn't mind being bossed around by some weird girl from Canada. And of course it goes without saying that a 1980s high school queen bee would never-ever try to look like Molly Ringwald. They should really check their pop culture references before using them because it felt like that song about "punk rockers with flowers in their hair". That was a promising start and I wish they had followed through and let her be the bitch until the very last moment rather than playing it safe (ironically, very much like the average 80s movie). It has plenty of funny moments: the Sweet 16 podcast, the dolls representing the murder victims, the chaos that ensues in the Dollhouse Of Horrors after Marissa gets killed by the second murderer before she can press the rape alarm - I thought that was a funny inbuilt reference. I didn't understand how the podcaster ended up in 1987, I guess he attacked Jamie's friend and used the machine she was working on. The unbeatable serial killer is my #1 frustration in these kind of films, and this time he was attacked by a whole group. Stabbed in the back? Don't panic, just take the knife out and continue the sweet 16 kill. If he is that powerful then there's no need to sneak up on them. Overall, an enjoyable and frivolous horror comedy. Before that I tried DARK HARVEST (2023). It starts with a lot of chaos and it felt as if I had missed the first half of the film. Usually, the story goes back to beginning to explain how this-or-that could or would have happened. But not here, we're expected to buy into the fantasy from the very first minute and then it turns into a story about lots of teenage boys disagreeing with each other because...because. I clocked twenty minutes when I decided that enough was too much. Or actually, too little. Anyway, it's trash. Avoid at all costs. [/QUOTE]

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