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Midnight Movie -
This movie has one of the best ideas I've seen in a recent horror movie. It has been used before in movies like The Ring and a few others that I can't remember right now. But the idea of a horror movie character leaving the movie, in conjunction with the setting of a theater should make for a perfect horror movie. It should have inspired the people involved to make something great. However, other than that idea everything possible is wrong with this movie. You can toss just about everything but that idea. There are a few small moments where you think the movie might turn out ok. A couple of crude jokes and scenes. And at times the actors seem to be having fun. There is a theater girl who does a good job with little dialog. I think she's fairly popular from a few other shows. But other than those small moments, it uses standard and even the worse type of horror stuff. The actors, villain, set design, all of it aren't used in the best possible way. Perhaps you can blame the setting on the budget. The actors are the only people in the theater. No extras at all. So the theater is vacant except for the people who will be killed. Slashers are usually known for bumbling cops. But this movie has one of the worst cops I've ever seen. And the actor plays it straight too which is the worst part. The movie even has a few unneeded twists at the end. I don't know why either. It doesn't do anything for the character's growth or give you an uneasy feeling like the end of good horror movies. Instead of twists the movie could have explained how the events were happening. There is a good scene when a cop shows up at the theater and can't see or hear the people inside. But the people can see him. The idea is solid but the whole setup is never fully explained. Not that it needs to be fully explained but it would have been better than the stupid twists. In a way, this is the perfect horror movie for a remake. Using the same idea with a better budget and actors.
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