REVIEW OF BEHIND THE MASK: THE RISE OF LESLIE VERNON

Didn't find this funny at all. Felt like a extremely waterdown version of "C'est arrivé près de chez vous" without the humour and edginess.

I really enjoyed this, even with all the hype from people like it was the second coming of horror. I just wish the director, once the movie turned into a slasher film, had either gone in the direction of a shitty Jason sequel or in a much polished new Chainsaw way, it just suffered from bad acting and pacing.One other aspect of the crop of films Vernon tries to emulate and was not talked about in his preparation was his iconography, more specifically his mask and dress, stuff that the other killers he loves made icons of-the hockey mask, claws, mask, etc..

It been getting rave reviews and so much praise on most horror web sites its insane.
Did I really watched the same movie as them?
Or was it just another reason for them to get more extra stuff from the company and hopefully have a quote from them on the poster/DVD???????

I wont get into the story, there's really no need to but I gotta say that I really didnt liked this one. Infact, this has to be one of the most insulting horror movie in years! They felt like they had to "explain" all the "rules" of the slasher genre.. something that we really dont need or even care for. If you though SCREAM tried too much to be clever, hip and self-referential... then wait till you see this one.

I wanted to stop the whole thing so many times but at the same time I felt like I had to watch it all to be able to comment properly on this mess. In this film, the filmakers think of us as stupid. No this is NOT an homage (if you want to see an homage watch HIGH TENSION). This is yet another flick which by insulting the genre tries badly to lift itself about the rest. The constant reference and talk of FRIDAY THE 13TH, HALLOWEEN and A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET almost had me puking. I'm sorry but your film ISNT in the same league as these.

Plus the film is never sure what its supposed to be...

Dont waste your time, dont believe the hype, watch MAN BITES DOES instead of this crap!

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No, watch them both, because they are good movies. However, MAN BITES DOES is the better one and have a cult status for me.

I have to say that I was somewhat disappointed with this film when I finally saw it a few days ago. It wasn't very funny and the acting was subpar to say the least. I felt that the director wanted to make a horror version of an Christopher Guest film but didn't want to do improve or have actors that could pull it off. And one thing that was missing from the plot and was also absent from the deleted scenes was the story behind Vernon's mask and it looks like they didn't even think about that which is a little strange given that the mask is the "face" of the film and has been such a strong factor in other franchises.
Scream was funnier and scarier than this.

Wow! No love for BtM? While I admit a second viewing I didn't have as much love for the film as the first time around. The first viewing was really something special though. Clever, witty, real nuance from Nathan Baesel and Scott Wilson. There is a character aspect of BtM that is absent from the much of the genre but is on display loud and clear here.

Perhaps some of the negativity is due to expectation set as this one did the festival tour prior to Theatrical and DVD release?

The budget really started showing in the third act. It was cleverly written, but unfortunately, the secondary cast members were so far below the skill of all who appeared in the first two acts, I really began to lose interest. I'm very interested to see what sort of opportunity this gives Nathan Baesel - he really really carried this movie from scene one.

Count me in also as being dissapointed.It had some good moments but was not as clever as it thought it was.This was no Scream.

I totally agree, not terrible but not good either. Definitely stick to Man Bites Dog.

Kurt. Yes I think that expectation was a big factor in me being disappointed. I had heard nothing but raves for this film and so when I finally sat down to watch it I was expecting this fantastic, funny and scary take on the slasher genre. What I got was a "meh" film, with a amusing idea behind it but nothing more than that.
But watching the extras on the DVD it was clear that the director had much love for the genre and enthusiasm but some how didn't translate well to the screen.

Arc-Ville,

I don't really think it's supposed to be a horror film or even an homage per se. It's mostly supposed to be kind of a dark comedy.

"They felt like they had to "explain" all the "rules" of the slasher genre.. something that we really dont need or even care for."

Glosserman didn't "feel like" he had to explain the rules like it was an afterthought or something, that was the entire point of the film.

"The constant reference and talk of FRIDAY THE 13TH, HALLOWEEN and A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET almost had me puking. I'm sorry but your film ISNT in the same league as these."

I thought these scenes were great. These weren't really references. The film itself takes place in a world where these aren't movies, but real people and real stories (Michael, Jason, Freddy, etc.). The "references" are totally necessary to the entire point of the movie. And of course they aren't in the same league - they're not even the same genre.

Hey, to each his own, but it looks to me like you sort of missed the whole point of the movie.