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It's a Wonderful Life meets slasher comedy. The premise is kinda fun, the film itself is pretty tame and childish. Justin Long seems to be the only one who knows what to do with his part, the rest of the cast had me wondering whether they were briefed on the fact this was not to be taken seriously. Henry Waters is a tyrant who wants to seize control over a little village. He goes to great lengths to get what he wants, even when that means killing people. Winnie is the one to stop him, but her heroic act comes at a cost. When one night she wishes she had never intervened, she gets a glimpse of what that world would look like. The idea is interesting, but it's not quite enough to hide the fact that this is just another slasher. Sadly, the murders are pretty bland, the teen drama is uninteresting and the alternative world is basic. It's not a terrible film, but neither is it a very memorable one. Just some holiday-based horror filler.Read all
A disappointment after '94. It all depends on the directors who are participating of course, but with names like Flying Lotus and Johannes Roberts attached, I expected more from this anthology. None of the five shorts made a real impact, and the VHS effects were a bit overdone for a "99" film. We get five short this time around. The first is about a punk band going to a burnt-down bar, the second is about sorority hazing, the third film shows a gameshow gone wrong, the fourth one follows some horny teenagers who are about to get the scare of their lives and the fifth one sees two bozos transported to hell. What this film lacks are entries like Timo Tjahjanto's from '94, something that sticks once the credits start rolling. The horror effects are solid and graphic, but the premises are rather bland, there's no real build-up and the reveals are pretty basic too. It's still decent enough filler, but it's one of the weakest entries in the franchise so far.Read all