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Chain Letter -
Of all the recent bad horror movies I've reviewed here that are somehow getting sequels, Chain Letter is probably the most deserving of a sequel. I decided to watch because I saw Brad Dourif and Keith David in the credits. Both no strangers to horror movies. Keith David is good as usual as a detective hunting whoever is killing the high schoolers. None of the teenagers in this movie are really unlikable. Which is a good thing. They do fit the standard categories but it does feel more natural since they are at a school and not in the woods. So you expect to have a cheerleader type, book type, athlete, geek, etc. And they break the one of the horror tropes with one notable character at the end which is a good thing. By the way, the ending requires you to remember the opening scene and pay attention.
The town setting is pretty good. They could have added a few more establishing shots. But it works and felt like an actual town. But there are some things that don't make sense in the movie. Some you could pass off as budget issues, not enough thought in the plot, or horror tropes. But there is a good movie here that with a few changes could be even better. It does feel like a torture porn movie at times. Some horrible death scenes and the pretty girls get it too. But I think the idea is a good one. People failing to pass on chain letters and dying. With modern phones / tablets, people connected with all their contacts / address books, GPS, backup saving of location tagged images that most aren't aware of. I think the idea is scary in a who is next kind of way. But honestly, I don't even open emails from unknown senders let alone receive spam. So I'm safe from the killer of this movie.
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