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It's complicated... I really like the directing, acting and writing but, there are issues with the way it's shot that I just can't deny. As much as I love the storytelling and the fantastic performance but, there are also certain scenes that didn't need to exist.

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

A "loose" (and very loose at that) remake of the 1970s movie of the same name, this is based on a series of murders that happened back in the 1940s in a small Texan town that left five dead. Sound good and exciting? It should be. But in this remake, its not. A lot of time is spent watching people talk and not really do much. I don't know why so many people gave this such high reviews. I guess they like their horror boring.

Following a brutal series of murders, a teen survivor of a killer's rampage starts to realize that she's being targeted by the relative of a legendary killer from the town's past attempting to correct a travesty in the legacy and tries to solve the crimes in order to halt the killings.This one proved to be quite the fun and highly-enjoyable remake which had a lot to offer. What really gives this one plenty to like here is the fact that it plays around with the blurring of reality quite well here as there's a rather distinct and original atmosphere present. Tying this one together with the events of the original as if it was a true film depicting the original rampage is quite an original touch and gives this the kind of presence that not very many ever create where a remake treats the original material as taking place in that universe where the characters are not only aware of the original incident as well as the film adaptation and treat it as such. This is a clever twist which is quite nicely designed here as it gives this one the chance to not only feature the investigations into the original spree and featuring scenes of them watching the original for clues but also a subplot about them looking for the film's creators in an attempt to help them with the current case, itself another original move that gives this one a different feel. There's also quite the impressive amount of stalking and slashing going on here which are incredibly fun and manage to be enjoyable enough in their own right. The opening attack at the drive-in is quite brutal and chilling as he forces him down on the ground before turning to her and chasing her through the woods, the stand-out scene at the motel where he attacks the couple there together in a great chase scene out of the room into the surrounding alleyways, a fine scene in an abandoned playground that features some great re-enactings of moments from the original movie alongside the great stalking and the chase out into the cornfield where he stalks one victim into the area before a rather gruesome kill at the end makes for a truly great and creepy series of stalking scenes. As well, there's plenty to really like here about the finale which is quite the enjoyable stalking scene in the school and out into the surrounding marshlands which really works rather well in the action departments while leading on with a fine revelation for the killer which is quite surprising. Along with the imposing design of the killer and the brutal, gory kills, these here hold this one up over it's rather minor and barely detrimental main flaw. The one thing holding this one back is the fact that there's just such a scattershot investigation here which doesn't really offer up much of any interest in the grand scheme of things with the clues being dropped before anything can be done with them, generates plenty of wrong turns and dead ends and nothing is really followed up on. It's quite a lame investigation since they never really find out who it is anyway and renders large sections of that pretty moot. Otherwise, this one was highly enjoyable and really fun.Rated R: Graphic Violence, Graphic Language, Nudity and sexual scenes.

first thing i love slasher movie, such as the Scream and other slasher movies. This movie let me hesitate to watch it because the movie poster not so interesting. Make my mind think this another "waste my precious time" then will kill me off. After watching really say in my mind worth every dime and time and dollar in your wallet and yourself. This movie about a town has long history of legendary slasher or serial killer didn't get caught and not clue he died or still alive till today or a ghost. Then at the year 2013, pop up a new killer say himself is the legendary slasher wish slaughter any person who he encounter at night without any mercy. Only 1st murder scene, a woman survive from been murder. She is the main character of this movie and very good acting also. Lastly, please enjoy it and enjoy watching it with your girlfriend.

I vaguely remember having watched The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976) many years ago, but the only things I remember about it are the trombone murder and the absurd sense of humor the films directed by Charles B. Pierce used to employ (my favorite one from his filmography is Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues..., which I remember more clearly, because I have watched it approximately 10 times). So, I started watching The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014) without any nostalgic obstructions... and I liked it pretty much due to its sophisticated manufacture and narrative ingenuity. In fact, I wouldn't consider it a remake, but a kind of post-modern re-imagination which doesn't only recognize the existence of the original film, but also employs its fame and archetypes to enrich the narrative. In order to explain myself better, I will summarize the first scenes: in late- 2013, the main character and her boyfriend are watching the annual exhibition of the film The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976) at a Texarkana drive-in cinema, during the anniversary of the real-life murders from 1946. She feels uncomfortable watching the horrors on the screen because she still suffers the consequences of having violently lost her parents while being a child. So, he suggests her to go anywhere else, and she accepts. Unfortunately, that place ends up being a "lovers lane", in which they find a sinister hooded figure, exactly like the one they saw in the film... and well, things quickly get worse. That ingenious combination of fiction, reality and meta-fiction characterizes the creative screenplay, which gets the important aid of the solid direction from Alfonso Gómez-Rejón, who employs a polished visual style supported by an extraordinary cinematography, exotic visual compositions and unusual camera angles. Sure, the style occasionally stands out more than it should, and it's not always compatible with the horror the film pretends to inspire us, but after having watched so many (SO MANY!) horror films which pretend to be rough or "grunge", it was very pleasant to find such a polished and well shot movie. On the other hand, it's possible that all that ornament and artistic chervil will be disliked by the fans of more traditional horror. That's a valid point of view, but personally, I found The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014) quite an interesting alternative which complements its images with a clever screenplay, built around a solid mystery with the obligatory suspects, false clues and unexpected twists (which aren't very original, but are well implemented). And we also have a competent performance from Addison Timlin as the "final girl" (and "initial girl" also, thinking it well), which is well complemented by the credible works from Gary Cole, Veronica Cartwright and the late Edward Herrmann and Ed Lauter. In conclusion, I think I can recommend The Town That Dreaded Sundown even to those who don't usually visit the horror genre, because it feels more like a thriller which occasionally employs the horror tools (bloody murders, masked villains) in order to bring more forcefulness to the experience, without betraying the spirit of both genres.