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#1

Urban Legend (1998)

Posted: 3/3/05 at 1:56pm

Directed by Jamie Blanks

Written by: Silvio Horta

Main Cast: Alicia Witt, Rebecca Gayheart, Jared Leto, Loretta Devine, Joshua Jackson, Tara Reid, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Danielle Harris, Michael Rosenbaum, and Robert Englund.

Not many people have seen this one, so I thought I might mention it. Any thoughts? I'll post mine later...

#2

re: Urban Legend (1998)

Posted: 3/3/05 at 1:57pm

Never saw it, but what a great cast!

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#3

re: Urban Legend (1998)

Posted: 3/3/05 at 1:59pm

I saw it. Not so scary...but I do remember the scene in the cage thing. Maybe not a cage, but there was a big scary knife.

#4

re: Urban Legend (1998)

Posted: 3/3/05 at 2:00pm

I thought it was good...the sequel, not so much.

#5

re: Urban Legend (1998)

Posted: 3/3/05 at 2:00pm

I think this belongs listed on the "I enjoy 'Sister Act'." thread.

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Updated On: 3/3/05 at 02:00 PM

#6

re: Urban Legend (1998)

Posted: 3/3/05 at 2:00pm

Cage? In "Urban Legend"?

#7

re: Urban Legend (1998)

Posted: 3/3/05 at 2:02pm

Maybe it wasn't Ubran Legend. And I never really said it was a cage, I just know that a person was behind a door and the killer was trying to kill him with the big scary knife. And it had that screech sound. Terrifying.

#8

re: Urban Legend (1998)

Posted: 3/3/05 at 2:06pm

god, I love that movie.

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#9

re: Urban Legend (1998)

Posted: 3/3/05 at 2:07pm

Captain_Obvious-

Maybe it was "Halloween H20". That scenario sounds familiar.

#10

re: Urban Legend (1998)

Posted: 3/3/05 at 2:10pm

Maybe...I dunno. I've slept since then.

#11

re: Urban Legend (1998)

Posted: 3/3/05 at 2:24pm

For what it was, it was great!

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#12

re: Urban Legend (1998)

Posted: 3/3/05 at 2:34pm

Here's what I think about the movie: It had a really clever premise and the writer milked it for all it was worth. As Rath said, Jamie Blanks assembled a really hot cast, all doing very well (even Tara Reid was convincing in her... big moment).

I thought it had brilliant cinematography (even if you don't like the movie, you have to agree on that) and smooth editing. More than its fair share of elaborate death scenes (the gas station, the forest, the radio station). Thankfully, the killer wasn't so predictable, and the twist behind the killer's motives that was well-hidden. I really enjoyed it. And on top of everything else? A hilarious performance by Loretta Devine.

#13

re: Urban Legend (1998)

Posted: 3/3/05 at 3:06pm

One of a handful of forgettable horror flicks that came out in the wake of 'Scream.' It's not noticeably better or worse than the rest of them.

#14

re: Urban Legend (1998)

Posted: 3/3/05 at 3:17pm

I see very few connections that "Urban Legend" has with "Scream", other than the genre they're both in. In fact, it has more in common with 80s horror movies, than it does with "Scream". What sets it apart from the other horror wannabes is style, wit, and energy.

Updated On: 3/3/05 at 03:17 PM

#15

re: Urban Legend (1998)

Posted: 3/3/05 at 3:35pm

Good in concept. Lacking in execution.

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#16

re: Urban Legend (1998)

Posted: 3/3/05 at 4:34pm

i loved it when it came out... definitely the most creative ending for a horror movie that i have seen... it was SCREAMING sequel, but i don't think they should have made it just to leave that suspense there

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#17

re: Urban Legend (1998)

Posted: 3/3/05 at 4:43pm

It's very similar to 'Scream,' in that the dialogue is over-thought banter, the story is a mystery draped in horror cliches and the killer when revealed is someone close to the protagonist the entire time. (And 'Scream' spent much of its time lampooning the same 80's style horror movies.)

Trust me, 'Urban Legend' only happened because 'Scream' made $100 million and they knew they had a new formula to use.

#18

re: Urban Legend (1998)

Posted: 3/3/05 at 5:07pm

I really liked it, but I've always been fascinated by the concept of urban legends. Definitely good suspense, a great cast, and this was back when Tara Reid was curvy, hot, and rarely annoying. Never saw the sequel. My favorite movie dealing with urban legends is Urbania....not horror, but really worth checking out.

#19

re: Urban Legend (1998)

Posted: 3/3/05 at 5:56pm

I love these (especially the end of the sequel when Rebecca makes a cameo)
I thought the cast was great (A fan of Alicia Witt and Loretta Devine), and it's a decent slasher movie. As a fan of slasher films this one was better than I Know What You Did Last Summer, though I Still Know What You Did Last Summer was better than Urban Legend: The Final Cut.

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#20

re: Urban Legend (1998)

Posted: 3/3/05 at 7:13pm

I actually think it is one of the best modern teen horror movies. Loved *almost* every single minute of it.

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#21

re: Urban Legend (1998)

Posted: 3/3/05 at 7:58pm

In the horror genre, when was overthought banter a bad thing? As for the horror cliches, what would a teen flick be witout them?

"and the killer when revealed is someone close to the protagonist the entire time."

That's where the surprise is.

#22

re: Urban Legend (1998)

Posted: 3/3/05 at 8:01pm

Pacey was in it. 'Nuff said.

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#23

re: Urban Legend (1998)

Posted: 3/3/05 at 8:02pm

was this the movie with one scene where a college girl is being strangled in her bed, and her roommate walks in the room, but thinks that her roomate is having sex, so she goes to sleep and the girl is killed? Yeah, that was one bizzare movie that I didn't have the stomach to watch all of LOL

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#24

re: Urban Legend (1998)

Posted: 3/3/05 at 8:13pm

RENT-

Yeah, that is the right movie. The strangulation scene is tough to watch.

#25

re: Urban Legend (1998)

Posted: 3/3/05 at 8:15pm

AREN'T YOU GLAD YOU DIDN'T TURN ON THE LIGHTS

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