Cut (2000)

Alright, so let me start by saying, I found this movie under the "free" in the on demand section. Needless to say, after that my expectations weren't exactly high. But....I must say I was pleasantly surprised. The idea behind the plot was a bit lacking in my opinion. And truthfully didn't make much sense if you ask me. Somehow (without giving much away) a monster is born because it's "created by the idea in the script"...seems a bit out there for me. On the other hand the all original killer looked and acted great on screen. What they lacked in a plot or in Award winning acting is completely made up for as the body count grows height and the plot thickens. To be completely frank, I started out watching what I thought was going to be a terrible old no budget throw away, but by the end found myself on the edge of my seat actually enjoying myself. Honestly, Id recommend it, especially to the blood craving slasher crowd.

I saw this movie last night on Fearnet.com and although it was made with more style than your run-of-the-mill, low-budget horror movie, it was still pretty awful. You know its not a good sign when the first five minutes, which highlight the cheesy movie being made within this movie, are actually better than the rest of the film. It's like once the real film started the fun died.The aesthetics of the opening scene work well and the result is a terrific parody of mad slasher movies. The framing of the opening shots are so overwhelmingly yellow and Molly Ringwald's acting is so over-the-top that the whole sequence is very funny on par with the "Scream" movies. Unfortunately, the reminder of the movie did not have a fraction of inspiration or style.My big complaint about this movie is that the premise of the murders are set up to make you think that one of the young cast members is the killer. So as the movie progresses, you're trying to deduce who it is (which can be fun). Not that I would dream of revealing the outcome, but suffice it to say that the explanation of who the killer is - in a word - sucks! And what should be an exciting climax, is quite dull.I only have two requests of a movie in order to be entertained and that is that they (a) keep my attention and (b) arouse some emotion. Aside from boredom, the only emotion I felt while watching this movie was sympathy for Molly Ringwald. Her talents are just plain wasted here. Hopefully being in this movie hasn't discouraged her from ever going back to Austraila:(

The cast and crew of the horror flick Hot Blooded are learning first hand what it means to be stalked by a masked killer. When the director is viciously murdered on set in 1985, the production is shut down and the film locked away, incomplete. But every time the footage is screened, somebody dies...Fourteen years later, a group of enthusiastic film students decide to finish Hot Blooded. After shooting commences on the eerie film location, the students start to disappear one by one. Now, they just have to finish the film before it finishes them.Cut is a fairly decent horror flick with a good plot made in 2000. The acting is good with Molly Ringwald leading the way. Jessica Napier does a good job as the films co-leading lady. There is some gore with this slasher flick, and the special effects done on the face of the killer is pretty well done. The killers mask is creepy (sort of resembles the mask from another slasher movie "Final Stab"). Cut is a movie every horror fan should look into. It isn't John Carpenter's Halloween, but Cut is certainly better than quite a few horror flicks made in recent years.

Title: CutStarring: Molly Ringwald, Jessica Napier, and Sarah Kants.Rating **1/2 out of *****Review: Definitely not a jumper. There was one scene with Ruffy where I jumped but besides that nothing. I must say that the plot is quite interesting and cool. The idea of returning to make a faded horror movie is a good one. The deaths were okay but you can tell it was just ketchup and water being splattered on windows!! Molly Ringwald gave a great performance too. Good story, okay deaths, and Molly Ringwald. A good premise slasher flick that had potential, but was ruined by HORRIBLE acting. Sarah Kants, Jessica Napier, Kylie Monlouge, all of them sucked!!!!!!!!!!1 I've personally seen much better--not the worst nor ever gonna be the best!!!!!!!!! On 1-10, it gets about a 5 or 6.