You're Next - 9/10

I'd never seen this before and I really enjoyed it! Erin was excellent and I'd say is probably now one of my favourite horror heroines ever. I loved the dark humour in it, and the mix of that and the scares was perfect.

I like the fact that unlike most 'masked killer' horrors, you got to see the people behind the masks and it happens quite early on really, and you see their human side, rather than them just being killing machines. Like when one of them finds that his brother was killed and has a bit of a breakdown. Then we see his face and his anger before he pulls his mask back down to come after Erin. It's something you don't always get in slasher films and I really appreciated it. They could have easily kept the killers faceless and without personality, and there's a lot of benefit in doing that which films like Scream show, when it's a whodunit for example, but they pulled it all off really well. And the reveal of the 2 family members being involved was also great. I've seen some negative reviews and people saying it was predictable, but it took me by surprise and the way they did it worked much better and was more satisfying for me than if I'd known someone in the family was involved and had been trying to guess who it was. Oh and the reveal of Erin's boyfriend being involved too was great! I'd completely forgotten about him by that point :laugh: so I didn't suspect it at all.

It has some flaws, particularly the unreal-ism in some of the family members reactions to the deaths like Cal mentioned. I can kind of forgive that though because I suppose the film might have lost something had it been bogged down with showing the characters grieving, and it would have been difficult for them not to portray the characters as family members with the motive being inheritance, so it's not something that effects my score personally or something that effected my enjoyment. And I suppose the motive itself is something that's been done a million times already but an overly complex plot would have stopped the film from being as fun as it was to watch so I don't mind that either.
Overall it was just incredibly enjoyable and one that I'd happily watch again.

I loved the ending and I've since read ideas that the makers had for a sequel which sound great, although unfortunately it's unlikely to be made as this one wasn't a big enough hit. It's a shame because as well as being a great film on it's own, it would also work as a great set up for a franchise involving Erin, and what she becomes because of her past and how the events in this film effect her </3
For anyone that's interested I read that the sequel would have involved her being transported to jail when the van she's in is attacked and her and the other female prisoners are forced to hide in a nearby meth lab (wtf :laugh:) and fight off the attackers/get killed off etc, and it would have been more of a straight up action movie, which Erin's character is perfectly suited to imo.

Originally Posted by Cal. (Post 9072889) Thank you very much for your reviews Jamie, since it was like a month ago I can't recall if that's you finished or not? Have you completed the countdown now? :laugh:

My scores:
Carrie (1976) - 10
The Shining (1980) - 9
Trick R Treat (2007) - 9
You're Next (2011) - 9
Halloween (1978) - 7.5
Jeepers Creepers (2001) - 7.5
Cherry Falls (2000) - 7
The Hills Have Eyes (2006) - 6
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) - 3

Originally Posted by Jamie89 (Post 9072843) Halloween - 7.5 It's probably the most iconic film on the list so I feel bad for the relatively low score (awaits abuse from Jason and Cal) but I just didn't enjoy it that much tbh. I have tons of respect for it for it's impact though. I mean without Halloween there might not have been Scream, and so possibly the late 90's horror revival... and without Scream there wouldn't have been Scary Movie :think:... and without Scary Movie then Anna Faris probably wouldn't have happened :think: in which case 'The House Bunny' might not have happened either :shocked: So Halloween being directly responsible for The House Bunny obviously makes it an important classic! In all seriousness though it's impact on the genre is undeniable, and I found it watchable enough, it just didn't strike any chord with me personally beyond that. Things that I did like about it though, the opening where you see the murder take place but only realise afterwards it was a child that committed it, was really chilling. The performances were great (especially considering the lack of experience from most of the main cast). The music. The direction (in particular the many first-person shots worked really well). Near the end though when she finds the bodies and they start to inexplicably pop out at her :laugh: I couldn't help but laugh and I found the whole sequence a bit silly. And when Michael has a clear shot to stab Laurie when he's standing behind her but he completely misses and just tears her sleeve a bit :laugh: I dunno I mean it's not like she even moved or anything so again I just found it a bit silly. They're very little things though and I'm just being picky, there was nothing I particularly or majorly disliked about it, like I say it's just that there isn't a lot I particularly loved about it either.

Originally Posted by Jason. (Post 9072997) Jealousy imo that you're called Jamie but are not THE Jamie (Lee Curtis) (or Jamie Lloyd tbh)

Originally Posted by Jason. (Post 9073001) Jamie, if you're fan of the post-Scream horror resurgence era you should check out Halloween H20 imo (if you already haven't). They practically recycle the Scream score and it has teens. :laugh:

Originally Posted by Jason. (Post 9073029) You not hating it and giving it a 2/10 or something for overthinking the 4-6 retcon and the fact Michael has no burns on his hands after the events of II. :clap1: But yeah I agree with you. Plus I like how it's not as teenybopper (if that's even the right word) as most of the other late-90s horror films that came out during that time. It's also refreshing that they had the teen lead be a guy and the teens not fitting into stereotypes. What's a Resurrection? :conf:

Originally Posted by Cal. (Post 9531689) Her revival is coming SOON!

Originally Posted by Jason. (Post 9531698) I'm ready