Urban Legends: Final Cut (R, 2001)

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Don't waste your time.


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What parents need to know

Parents need to know that this movie feautures a costumed killer who stalks and chases his victims. Several jump scenes--the killer suddenly appears, bodies fall unexpectedly from the ceiling. Bloody messages on mirrors and walls. Frequent extreme profanity throughout. Every character acts questionably, from the murderer who kills many students to Amy, who insists on investigating the murders alone at night. Several characters drink and smoke. Frequent sexual references, ranging from sexually transmitted diseases to porno movies. A couple on an airplane decide to enter the "mile high club," and the man performs oral sex on the woman. In a dream, Trevor and Amy have sex--his nude rear and her back are visible. Several close-ups of a realistic-looking naked female mannequin. Blood galore. A woman's kidney is removed, then eaten by a dog. When she tries to get away, the killer pulls apart her open wound and decapitates her. Characters are stabbed, bludgeoned, pickaxed, shot, knifed, electrocuted, and hanged. A fake dead dog hangs with its intestines hanging out, plus several dismembered plastic babies.

Positive messages: Not applicable.
Violence: Blood galore. A woman's kidney is removed, then eaten by a dog. When she tries to get away, the killer pulls apart her open wound and decapitates her. Characters are stabbed, bludgeoned, pickaxed, shot, knifed, electrocuted, and hanged. A fake dead dog ha
Sex: Frequent sexual references, ranging from sexually transmitted diseases to porno movies. A couple on an airplane decide to enter the "mile high club," and the man performs oral sex on the woman. In a dream, Trevor and Amy have sex--his nude rear and her back are visible. Several close-ups of a realistic-looking naked female mannequin.
Language: Frequent extreme profanity throughout.
Consumerism: Not applicable.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking: Several characters drink and smoke.

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What to talk about

Talk to your kids
Families can talk about what makes a good horror film. Does more gore always mean a better film, or can suspense be just as scary?

What's the story?

What's the story?
This slasher sequel gets rolling when film student Amy (Jenny Morrison) chooses a horror film about urban legends for her final project. But a masked killer haunts the set, and, one by one, members of Amy's cast and crew are brutally murdered. The survivors must uncover the identity of the killer before it's too late.

Is it any good?

Is it any good?
 
It's fairly obvious why the creators of Urban Legend would make a sequel: To capitalize on the success of the first movie and to push cinematic violence and gore to a new level. Whether or not they meet the first goal remains to be seen, but they can easily claim victory on the second point--even a seasoned horror movie fan hid her eyes during the revolting kidney-removal scene.

URBAN LEGENDS: FINAL CUT blatantly borrows from just about every popular horror movie that's come before. As Scary Movie demonstrated, spoofing tired plots and clichéd characters from the horror genre can be amusing. Unfortunately, these inexperienced actors take their shallow characters far too seriously and play them straight--which caused some teens to roar with laughter during some of the most "suspenseful" scenes. Cinema buffs will appreciate the many movie references, but many won't be amused by poorly executed respects paid to Hitchcock classics. A seventeen-year-old slasher movie fanatic groaned during the requisite killer confession scene. He and his girlfriend agreed that the character's motivation for brutally murdering so many people was "incredibly lame and unbelievable."

Movie themes & details

Movie Details
Studio: Columbia Tristar
Director: John Ottman
Cast: Eva Mendes, Jennifer Morrison, Matt Davis
Genre: Horror
Run time: 98 minutes
Theatrical release: June 26, 2001
DVD release: June 26, 2001
MPAA Rating: R
MPAA explanation: violence, language, and some sexuality

This review was written by Beth Pratt
 
 

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SACYUC
teen, 15 years old
 
The best Urban Legend film.
I love this film when i watched it i really have a good time watching it.Just in two words this film is a must-see

AustinA1234
teen, 17 years old
 
Another great film in the Urban Legend seires.
Although CommonSense may not like it, I absolutely love it! It's not as good as the first, of course. But this is almost as good. With enough scares, plot, and gore to satisfy any horror fan, I would reccomend it for teens 13+, due to graphic violence, language, and a sex scene (No nudity) (slight spoilers) (Also, I might say that the only thing I hate about this film is the motive of the killer.)

Boti95
teen, 16 years old
 
Perfect for older teens.
The beggining of is a little bit violent. A women wakes up in a tub of ice and finds out that her kydney is removed(looks like a brain). She then tries to escape but the killer catches her and grabs her by the wound, wich gets opened and then she is decapitated by a window.


kid, 12 years old
 
e.g. This should be X and not R, and kids younger than 18 should not be watching this
this has lots of adult content and NOT FOR KIDS.


teen, 14 years old
 
e.g. This should be X and not R, and kids younger than 18 should not be watching this
this has lots of adult content and NOT FOR KIDS.


kid, 11 years old
 
e.g. This should be X and not R, and kids younger than 18 should not be watching this
this has lots of adult content and NOT FOR KIDS.

cerealkiller189
teen, 13 years old
 
Legends never die-nice quote.
I have always been a fan of the urban legends series.I have watched all the urban legend movies and they can be quite freaky Lol they explore many legends like aren't you glad you didn't turn on the lights,bloody mary and killer in the backseat(last one I'm not really sure,since I watched the first urban legend movie when I was 6) .Curious to know,this movie is very bloody.There is a scene where a guy finds his dog hanging with it's insides out it may appear freaky but he later finds out its fake but at that moment the killer appears behind and kills him.anyway,not the best choice for a kid.

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