Movie Information
Overall Rank: 19372
Average Rating: 2.2/4
# of Ratings: 9
Theatrical Release Date: 10/31/2014
Blu-ray/DVD Release Date: 07/02/2015
Language: English
Genre: Horror, Thriller
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Actors: Addison Timlin, Gary Cole, Spencer Treat Clark, Joshua Leonard, Denis O'Hare, Veronica Cartwright
Plot: Decades after the original murders and film that rocked Texarkana, a new killer emerges to once again terrorize the citizens and looks to right a wrong that has remained long forgotten. -- Chris Kavan
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2.5/4
Chris Kavan - wrote on 10/04/2022
Above average, if ever so slightly, for a slasher film. Manages to keep some tension while not skimping on the bloody violence with a meta twist to the whole thing.
Rating of
2.5/4
HorrorFan86 - wrote on 02/05/2015
With a great cast and a decent budget, this slasher flick is both a remake and a sequel to the 1976 film of the same title. It's a simple story of how a girl and her small Texas town deal with the recent copycat killings that stir up 65 year old fears. The strong female lead is practical, smart, and not the stereotypical scream machine like are found in most horror films. This isn't the scariest movie ever, but it has a solid story and doesn't try to compensate with gratuitous gore (though it does have plenty).
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1.5/4
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Unknown - wrote on 10/19/2015
Slightly meta rebooted sequel, of sorts. This approach could've worked decently with better focus. The story is a cohesive mess. The kind that you can follow, but don't really care to. For starters, it has an uncommonly fast pace for a murder mystery/horror movie. Every scene feels like a series of loosely tied individual moments that only manage to somehow forward the central mystery plot. The twists, while not terrible, aren't the most believable. No tension is ever established at any moment. The murders happen in the blink of an eye, most of which are just recreations of the one's in the original film with slight variations. And you can forget about any characters with actual character. The direction is solely focused on camera placement/movement and 'out of nowhere' (but …
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