The first word out of my mouth to my wife after watching this film was "lame" as that is exactly what this film is, not to mention boring, unoriginal, devoid of atmosphere, believability (even for a slasher film), and - in part - cheesy. Some of the dialogue was pretty cringeworthy as well (the gay scene and the "call me Lone Wolf" speech just to name two) so add that that into the mix with the other descriptions and you have yourself a lame film. Exactly what I said it was.
Most movies that I've seen - even some of the bad ones - have usually started out OK or decently enough and have obviously either gotten better or worse as they have went on. The Town That Dreaded Sundown is a film that is in the latter section - it started off OK but it got worse as it went on, with boring & unoriginal being the main reasons why. The story is just devoid of any real suspense or atmosphere as well, but it IS full of cliché's and even has very obvious similarities to another (MUCH better) film, especially the ending.
Speaking of which....the "twist" at the end would have been more believable if it was thought out much better (and, of course, if it were not copied). I mean it was OK, but when you consider what happens earlier in the film, and you actually use a bit of brain power, then you'll find that it was a totally implausible, even for a crappy movie such as this.
The whole look of the film was off for me as well. I mean it was made (and set) in 2014, but it looked as if it was set in the 70s...the older style of cars, the fashion, the retro look, etc...so whether that was an homage to the 1976 film or not I don't know, but it just didn't feel right at all.
This film is just a bit of a mess really, so If you enjoy a good slasher movie, then do yourself a favour...avoid this one as it will be 1 hour 20 minutes of your life you won't get back.
Most movies that I've seen - even some of the bad ones - have usually started out OK or decently enough and have obviously either gotten better or worse as they have went on. The Town That Dreaded Sundown is a film that is in the latter section - it started off OK but it got worse as it went on, with boring & unoriginal being the main reasons why. The story is just devoid of any real suspense or atmosphere as well, but it IS full of cliché's and even has very obvious similarities to another (MUCH better) film, especially the ending.
Speaking of which....the "twist" at the end would have been more believable if it was thought out much better (and, of course, if it were not copied). I mean it was OK, but when you consider what happens earlier in the film, and you actually use a bit of brain power, then you'll find that it was a totally implausible, even for a crappy movie such as this.
The whole look of the film was off for me as well. I mean it was made (and set) in 2014, but it looked as if it was set in the 70s...the older style of cars, the fashion, the retro look, etc...so whether that was an homage to the 1976 film or not I don't know, but it just didn't feel right at all.
This film is just a bit of a mess really, so If you enjoy a good slasher movie, then do yourself a favour...avoid this one as it will be 1 hour 20 minutes of your life you won't get back.