He is, but he's an underachiever. Last House on the Left shows a hermeneutic genius not nearly seen in Scream. The idea of taking the Virgin Spring and making it into one of the most vicious grindhouse films is brilliant. The idea of making a slasher comedy that is barely funny or violent is not. You want to see an intriguing meditation on the genre? See Opera. Want to see a watered down popcorn dead teenager movie with bad acting see Scream. He could have been a contender, instead of a bum which is what he is. Red Eye is a joke. Someone's trying to kill the secretary of Homeland Security? As I've said before Cillian Murphy trying to stop us from getting cameras in public restrooms for Republicans to masturbate to is not horror.
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