The Burning
Quite clearly inspired by the ending of Friday the 13th, and played out as an imagining of what Jason would have done had it focused on him... which the Friday franchise obviously would do but nonetheless!
Funky soundtrack, someone had clearly been listening to Bette Davis Eyes that year
I agree with Suspect, the virgin/frigid shaming was awkward given the Weinstein scandal, even though I try to separate art from artist so it didn't distract me too much, but it was at the back of my mind. On the whole, I say this film has dated but in turn that adds some charm to it because it is such a product of its time. It is a relic and an accumulation of a lot of positive aspects that made the slasher genre so popular. The gore was realistic and unsettling, it really was quite tense at parts and was excellently paced I felt. The kills were fairly consistent but allowed time for real character interaction and development which was vital for such a big cast.
As a big, big, BIG Clock Tower fan, it was a nice experience to see one of the major films that influenced its creation too.
A worthwhile nom indeed, Cat!
Some additional thoughts:
The opening was like Murder, She Wrote meets Nightmare on Elm Street. Wanted to be scary and shocking, but the budget made it look like Lifetime was trying to make a horror film.
The woman at the start talks a lot. Get that SAG card, hun!
Did bras not exist in the 80s? Did Julie Newmar really create bras?
My god the hair. Bloody love the 80s but the hair! Ugh, that was enough to qualify this film as a horror.
The scene with the women talking about the sex... Tame! We share all the deets these days. Wasn't believable.
I liked this, and considering it's been replicated so many times, it's managed to hold its own almost 4 decades on. This gets a decent 2 Bea's, a Whoopi and a Coleman from me!