[joshaube]

I didn't think Dead End was a bad movie at all! I posted a review a few pages back, lol, I actually watched it twice - within two days.

Dead End
I'd first like to point out that I am a bit tired with movies using this sort of twist ending. I won't say which movies it was used in before, because if you've seen any of them that will ruin the ending. It seems to be a trend lately, and I have just watched in the last few months a total of 5 films with this exact ending. Saying that - this was one of the better, if not the best, out of those 5.

I found myself, throughout this, running in to my mother's room and telling her scene-by-scene what was happening. I annoyed her a little bit by it, so I stopped after the death of Richard. I'll definatly watch this again with her, as she should get a kick out of it too.

After the dissapearence of Lin Shaye's character (who I am beginning to sort of love) - the movie did drop in excitement. She showed an amazing range of character in this film, and that's just a testament to how great an actress she really is. I also love her for sticking to these types of films - Can't wait to see her in SoaP!

The film sort of felt like Masters of Horror episode - but if it was, it would blow Cigarette Burns out of the water.

The soundtrack was something I also noticed. The eerie soundeffects, haunting music, and a few really good vocal tracks. It fits things well, and it heavily reminded me of the stuff you can hear in Scream. Loved the music in that movie, and it's sequel, too.

Also - may sound like I am dumb - I am glad for the well-explained ending. Unlike other movies like this, they sometimes make you wonder "So... then where did they get THIS from?" and you have to run it over and over again in your mind. But with this, as it was shown and revealed, things just clicked. The scene shortly after some early credits was also an ace scene. Definately glad they stuck that in there, and it makes you wonder...

Reccomended.