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Information
- Year
- 2021
- Runtime
- 86 min.
- Director
- Danishka Esterhazy
- Genre
- Horror
- Rating *
- 5.0
- Votes *
- 0
- Checks
- 83
- Favs
- 3
- Dislikes
- 2
- Favs/checks
- 3.6% (1:28)
- Favs/dislikes
- 2:1
Top comments
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Siskoid
I wasn't a big fan of the generic 1982 Slumber Party Massacre, but its sequel was so insane, I loved it immediately. That's the one to beat. 2021's reimagined Slumber Party falls somewhere between the two. As a SyFy original, it definitely feels like TV at times (the size of close-ups, the lack of any kind of foul language), but in terms of gory kill-gags, it's well into R-rated territory and more confidently filmic. If I don't give it my full-throated recommendation, it's because tonally, it'a little all over the place, and by the third act, a little predictable. However, it's got a lot of winning elements before then, constantly twisting the formula into new and clever shapes. You have to know that this franchise is female-driven par excellence. All the films have female writers and directors. The female gaze spin of the SPM 2 is back in this one, to absolutely ludicrous effect, with boys essentially being shot the way young starlets were in those old 80s slashers. At times, it broaches parody. But the starring women want to turn the tables on the Driller Killer and that takes us back to comedic, but sincere action thriller territory. It's fun, just not as original as it might have been even just a few years ago. 5 months 3 weeks ago