A Classic Horror Story

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John C I was really diving deep through an online streaming service's list of horror films. I've pretty much watched (and forgotten) most of them, so I came across this one. It's a low budget Italian film (you can watch the dubbed English version if you like) where five strangers share a ride in a camper van across country... with disastrous consequences, as they say. With a title like 'A Classic Horror Story' I wasn't sure what I was getting. I remember 'Cabin in the Woods' was deliberately marketed as 'the same old horror story (but with a twist!)' and deliberately subverted expectation in a good way. Naturally, our heroes (who I can't remember any of their names, but one was British, one was fat and one was old, so they're all just about visually different enough for you to pick out when they start dropping like flies) run into trouble (no spoilers here, but you know the type) when the camper van crashes and they have to fight for their lives. So far, so samey. By about the hour mark I was wondering whether the title should simply be taken literally and this was deliberately trying to copy pretty much every similar movie in the genre. And that's how it kind of went on. The the final act started. Now, I'm not classing 'the final act' as the final third, I'm talking roughly the last twenty minutes. That's when you actually found out what was really going on. It was then when the title kind of made more sense. I got what they were going for and it was a nice enough touch. However, this brings me to the phrase 'too little too late.' Yes, the ending was different enough to just about be memorable, but that doesn't make up for the fact that by then you've spent over an hour watching what could be any other film in the horror catalogue. So, if you can stick with it until the end, you should feel happy about the pay-off. Otherwise you've basically seen everything this film has to offer - and probably done better. Unless you're really that desperate to watch a slasher-style film that's set in Italy. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/31/25 Full Review Eye C Shocking at first then all changes, from medieval to modernity, and I’m not sure which one is more frightening. A well done Italian film, they take very seriously the horror. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/12/24 Full Review Ethan G "A Classic Horror Story" is a clichéd horror story. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 07/05/24 Full Review Worst worst WORST horror movie I've ever seen in my life and not even exaggerating… do NOT watch this lol. The only good thing about the movie was it ending on my screen Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/27/24 Full Review Camila A Worst movie I've ever seen Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/26/24 Full Review Jannik R The beginning was classic, like the title said. But after some time, and after the „major plot twist", it was just boring. No blood, no huge killings, just boring. But - the camerawork and the music is great. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/13/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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