{"id":2564,"date":"2021-09-03T15:38:31","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T15:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mattshorroraddiction.com\/?p=2564"},"modified":"2021-09-03T15:38:31","modified_gmt":"2021-09-03T15:38:31","slug":"urban-legend-and-urban-legends-mini-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matt.doppiavvu.it\/?p=2564","title":{"rendered":"URBAN LEGEND and URBAN LEGENDS Mini Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/matt.doppiavvu.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/AAAABVqhe9p-_26hTzfTUw9KgfC-eb_MBRKF8bwHqlhMwQyUSppcFbDfwkfEfSFGB7VSi39l2jzbWDKbbTfiK9bmbVgTvqA-1024x576.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2569\" width=\"428\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matt.doppiavvu.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/AAAABVqhe9p-_26hTzfTUw9KgfC-eb_MBRKF8bwHqlhMwQyUSppcFbDfwkfEfSFGB7VSi39l2jzbWDKbbTfiK9bmbVgTvqA-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/matt.doppiavvu.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/AAAABVqhe9p-_26hTzfTUw9KgfC-eb_MBRKF8bwHqlhMwQyUSppcFbDfwkfEfSFGB7VSi39l2jzbWDKbbTfiK9bmbVgTvqA-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/matt.doppiavvu.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/AAAABVqhe9p-_26hTzfTUw9KgfC-eb_MBRKF8bwHqlhMwQyUSppcFbDfwkfEfSFGB7VSi39l2jzbWDKbbTfiK9bmbVgTvqA-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/matt.doppiavvu.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/AAAABVqhe9p-_26hTzfTUw9KgfC-eb_MBRKF8bwHqlhMwQyUSppcFbDfwkfEfSFGB7VSi39l2jzbWDKbbTfiK9bmbVgTvqA.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Urban Legend (1998)<\/strong> One of the better post-<em>Scream<\/em> horror offerings with enjoyable shades of &#8217;80s slasher tropes about a college tormented by a hooded ax killer who uses famous urban legends as their modus operandi. Good characters and excellent atmospherics help heighten this above its Abercrombie good looks and a majorly goofy red herring in the form of Robert Englund hamming it up as the mysterious professor of &#8211; yup &#8211; urban legends. Although not nearly as gory as it could be this is still a thoroughly enjoyable flick. <strong>B <\/strong>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/matt.doppiavvu.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/urban-legends-final-cut.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2570\" width=\"433\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matt.doppiavvu.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/urban-legends-final-cut.jpeg 723w, https:\/\/matt.doppiavvu.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/urban-legends-final-cut-300x169.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 433px) 100vw, 433px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000)<\/strong> Decent sequel goes meta (not unlike <em>Scream 3<\/em>) with several film school students making a class project about the killings from the first movie (titled <em>Urban Legends<\/em>) while being stalked by a psychopath wearing a fencing mask. This lacks the pacing and energy of the first movie, and there&#8217;s a cockamamie subplot involving a dead character&#8217;s twin, but it has enough spunk and humor to keep it moving to its goofy climax. Don&#8217;t shut off the movie too soon or you&#8217;ll miss the surprise cameo at the end complete with the theme from <em>Alfred Hitchcock Presents<\/em>. <strong>B<\/strong>&#8211;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Urban Legend (1998) One of the better post-Scream horror offerings with enjoyable shades of &#8217;80s slasher tropes about a college tormented by a hooded ax killer who uses famous urban legends as their modus operandi. 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