Urban Legend (UK)

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Just because it didn`t happen, doesn`t mean it can`t
Certificate: 18
Running Time: 96 mins
Retail Price: £19.99
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Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
When New England college student Natalie finds herself at the centre of a series of sadistic murders seemingly inspired by urban legends, she resolves to find the truth about Pendleton’s own legend — a 25 year old story of a student massacre at the hands of an Abnormal Psych professor.

As the fraternities prepare to celebrate the macabre anniversary, Natalie discovers that she is the focus of the crazed killer’s intentions in the ultimate urban legend — the story of her own horrific murder.

Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Selections
Filmographies
Theatrical Trailer
Behind-The-Scenes Featurette
Filmmakers` Commentary

Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 1.66:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital 5.1 German

Subtitle Tracks:
Hebrew
Icelandic
Polish
Czech
Hindi
Swedish
Finnish
Turkish
English
German
Greek
Hungarian
Dutch
Danish
Norwegian

Directed By:
Jamie Blanks

Written By:
Silvio Horta

Starring:
Tara Reid
Loretta Devine
Natasha Gregson Wagner
Joshua Jackson
Rebecca Gayheart
Alicia Witt
Jared Leto

Casting By:
John Papsidera

Soundtrack By:
Christopher Young

Director of Photography:
James Chressanthis

Editor:
Jay Lash Cassidy

Costume Designer:
Mary Claire Hannan

Production Designer:
Charles Breen

Producer:
Brian Leslie Parker
Neal H. Moritz
Michael McDonnell
Gina Matthews

Executive Producer:
Brad Luff

Distributor:
Columbia / Tristar

Your Opinions and Comments

7 / 10

For a horror film, this film is not scary enough, if at all. A few scares, that`s it. Oh yeah, and a twist as well.
The characters are not as believable as the director wants us to think (as he says in the nice commentary) and the story itself is rather predictable.
The video transfer is good. There`s nothing too "glamorous" in this movie and most of the scenes (especially the dark ones) are rendered with no compression signs at all.
The DD 5.1 audio is ordinary. Other than forcing the viewer to jump out of the seat (I didn`t, by the way), it`s not doing anything.
The behind the scenes feature is nice but could`ve been a bit longer and more informative.
One last thing - you simply gotta love the "Dawson Creek" gag. :)

posted by Zvi Josef on 22/7/2000 04:12