Final Exam
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Movie Reviews of Final Exam
Movie Review: very good movie
Summary: 5 Stars
The reason i like this movie so good, is that it was filmed mostly in Gaffney SC, at Limestone College. My hometown. The movie itself, dosnt tell you why this guy is killing the people.So its dosnt have a good plot.Movie Review: Very good-but suffers from Self-Imposed Limitations
Summary: 4 Stars
I liked this film very much. It is aimed directly at the slasher audience. For me, at least, it was an effective slasher film.I guess different people prefer different things.It is not the goriest, although there are a few brutal moments. But it has the sort of ambience I like. The action unfolds as a killer stalks people on a relatively small college campus. The pace is natural and subdued, as we watch the students going about their business during the day.......and as we see the killer arrive on campus and begin stalking them. They take the time to establish the college campus as a safe, pleasant environment. Dorm life, among the girls in particular, is presented as warm and comfortable and relatively free of infighting and pettiness. I think that this helps to make the movie much stronger. This is a place where the people are accustomed to feeling safe and secure.
This placid environment sets the stage for a stark contrast once the carnage begins.
You get a typical collection of the usual stock characters-the 'nice' girl, the cheap blonde, the obnoxious athletes, and the stupid hillbilly cop.Of course, what would a film about young people be without-you guessed it-the requisite bespectacled geek. In this movie, the geek is a sort of Alpha geek. A time or two, it actually seems that the heroine might be showing a glimmer of interest in him. And he comes painfully close to getting to play hero......but he IS a geek, and this IS a movie, so you can guess how that turns out.
Anyhow, I liked this film quite well. But it seems to me that it places restrictions on itself that keep it from being as good as it could have been. For example:
This movie features a killer with no apparent motive. I have no problem with that. I actually like it. But I believe that killers in slasher films should wear a mask. This serves to heighten the mystery that surrounds the figure, and makes him a bit more macabre. Now, the killer in this movie is a big,burly guy. He's rough, and he's violent. But he would be so much more interesting if he wore a mask. As it is, he just looks like some disgruntled guy who got laid off from the mill or something.
My other pet peeve about Final Exam is that they waste too much time. Too much time on college antics, and too much time on hillbilly cops, hillbilly coaches, hillbilly security guards, etc. It would have been much better if they had devoted those minutes to the unfolding story. People who want frat house antics, or people who want rednecks, can always watch movies that cater to those folks.
But my overall impression is very positive about Final Exam. I especially liked the heroine. Personally, I liked her substantially better than Jamie Lee Curtis from Halloween or Adrienne King from Friday the 13th. She is a lovely girl, and the movie would not be the same without her presense. She comes across as thoughtful and strong, and very much her own person. And when she IS a little awkward, or a little uncertain.........well, these qualities wind up having an endearing quality about them, owing to her sincerity. Some of the scenes between her and the geek are actually quite good. There is a degree of depth, and warmth, in their interaction, that you don't often find in a slasher film.
Put a ghoulish mask on the killer, and subtract a few hillbillies, and you'd have had a classic. But it's still very good as is. Among the more obscure, lesser-known slasher films, it is among my absolute favorites. They succeed in establishing a powerful sense of time and place. It kind of reminds me of my own college experience, especially what it was like on a late Friday, when lots of people had left and the place was kind of desolate.And the movie holds up extremely well to repeat viewing. Like most of my other slasher favorites, I continue to like Final Exam better over time.
Movie Review: Good for laughs
Summary: 4 Stars
This movie differentiates itself from other slashers by including cheesy character development and random events (the frat prank asks more questions than it answers), with no explanation of the killer's motivation. Don't expect much out of it, there's no plot or coherence. But, the dialogue is easily mocked and the kill scenes are amusing. My friends and I got more laughs than scares out of this, and a good six years after we first discovered it on VHS at a local rental shop we can enjoy it again on DVD. The absurdity of the killer's final victim is worth watching this until the end. This movie will be remembered as the only slasher where the killer kicks a victim in family jewels.Movie Review: old school slasher but lacks plot.
Summary: 4 Stars
just your regular slasher movie but no plot to it, no reason why the killer is killing the college kids. Its sort of like halloween because of the way the killer stalks them, it starts of with a killing scene but it gets kind of slow with the horror then it finally picks up with a rash of kill scenes. If you want a plot do not order but if you just love slasher movies i highly recommend this movie.Movie Review: Brings Back Memories
Summary: 4 Stars
This movie is a great reminder of early 80's horror, not one of the best but very good and has several jump in your seat moments. Don't expect alot of plot explanation..there isnt any. The killers motivation is NEVER even hinted at..he is pissed off and he is killing with a BIG KNIFE and thats all you will ever know, but hey it was fun and watchable and for the cheap price a must for collectors.