New Year's Evil

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Kevin W A true Horror classic, with a stunning twist. The music and tonal vibes keeps you on your toes, in what should be a Holiday Season standard for all! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/01/25 Full Review Lucas t Better than Terror Train. Barely. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 08/06/24 Full Review Jayster 3 Underrated. This movie is a pretty good and brilliant slasher and psychological horror of the 80’s. Loved it. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/16/24 Full Review Jens B Where to begin with this one? Ok, first of all, I found this on YouTube and expected some kind of early slasher, especially this being a very early Cannon film. What I got was something completely different. NEW YEAR'S EVIL starts out as a slasher, becomes more of a thriller, and ends up as a family drama of some sorts. I liked the plot idea (psycho killer murders someone every time another part of the U.S. celebrates new year's, with our characters celebrating in Los Angeles), but that doesn't cover how wild this film gets. Not with the kills or sleazy sex scenes a la NEW YORK RIPPER, but with how coked up everyone is in this film. Especially the horny nurse and some party teens don't seem to know where they are most of the time. We get some shitty band promoting their new (and maybe only) album (think of GRADUATION DAY), a son with some major mommy issues, biker gangs, and the iconic ch-ch-ch-ma-ma-ma cue when Jason stalks his pray. Wait.. All in all, a wonderful "slasher" with an interesting concept, that's elevated by insane acting, direction, and music choices. Not really so bad it's good, but more: kinda okay with major benefits in the crazy department. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/31/23 Full Review Audience Member New Year's Evil had a lot of potential, but really fell short of the mark. We follow Blaze aka Diane Sullivan (Roz Kelly) as she hosts her countdown to New Year's show. During the show people call in to say what they think the song of the year should be, but one caller informs her that he'll be killing one "Naughty Girl" at midnight on each time zone and she's going to be the last one. He calls himself "Evil" and unfortunately for him sounds like Richard Karron, so rather than being intimidating, you may just imagine him saying "get the honey" and chuckle. This is a slasher that was attempting to capitalize off the wave of slashers that were themed to a holiday that had been coming out around that time. Most notably: Halloween (1978), Black Christmas (1974), and Silent Night, Bloody Night (1972). It feels like a film that is doing just that though, rushing through a script to try and capitalize on this theme as quick as possible. The kills are done decently, but the without getting into spoilers, the whole reason behind this killing spree is very weak. The pacing of the movie feels very slow and the pay off just isn't there at the end. The best part of the film is the music, but if you're not much for rock, punk and metal, then this may not be a plus for you. This is not a film I'd watch again unless I was getting a group together to riff on it. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review R P The slasher sub genre is one of my favorites. I like a good slasher movie set around a holiday. I did not hate New Year's Evil, but I didn't love it either. Just kind of meh for me. (https://foreverfinalgirl.com/new-years-evil/) Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 12/28/21 Full Review Read all reviews

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