A Classic Horror Story

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Amelia A This movie is a lot of fun, especially if seen in the Italian original dubbing. The actors did a good job of conveying the regionality of the tale and of the main characters' origins. It's a fresh idea, developed in a way that mixes classic horror tropes and local folklore. It develops up to a nice twist, and leads to a meta ending (my only gripe with this movie has to be the ending, I get the spirit but there's something a bit unconvincing about the actual delivery, the themes are a bit too on the nose, the streaming platform not enough dark-webby). Side note: I couldn't stop thinking "she looks like a lasagna" when looking at the mayor. The writers should be proud. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/04/25 Full Review Pinoy Short R Sakto lang. Pinanuod ko to dahil sumikat ang Italian horror nung 70's at 80's. Medyo kinulang lang ng gore para maging ramdam pa ang horror. Di ko lang medyo na gets un ending Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 08/13/25 Full Review Bat M Foreign people will not understand the true meaning of this little Italian masterpiece. Italian people are the real target here and they are the only ones that can get the messages that this movie wants to convey. Don't talk bad about something only because your simply-minded brain doesn't get it. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/19/25 Full Review Ricardo d Se os personagens causassem maior empatia talvez o filme seria mais significativo para mim. O resultado de suas escolhas tanto me importaram. Chatos, superficiais e sem propósito. O que dizer se o próprio roteiro diz que o filme é ruim e que é uma cópia de outros tantos? Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/09/25 Full Review Sir L Definitely a good idea, definitely NOT good execution. All of the characters were really stupid in their choices, it's like the entire movie was avoidable but the characters are a bunch of goldfish. Do not recommend. PS. If you want to watch an ACTUAL classic horror story, just watch Scream or something. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/18/25 Full Review 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 Read all reviews

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