I Know What You Did Last Summer

Phenomenal horror, slasher movie with an incredibly twisting plot. It’s nothing unique as there are a lot of these type of plots out there about a revenge murder but the plot development character development was fantastic. Casting was great and the throwback to the original was also fantastic and made for some incredible plot twist. This follows a group of old friends who accidentally cause a car accident murder, and someone comes back for revenge and they have to survive and try to capture the killer. The murder scenes and filming and cinematography was all breathtaking, and the whole thing was edge of your seat with the best jump scares.

I was so excited for this movie I loved the original 2. Don't get me wrong it was very good but I was disappointed with the killer reveal and how they used Julie in the film. The post credits scene was a pleasant surprise tho and opened it up for a promising sequel. I really hope if it happens they focus more on Julie and Carla!

3 Thoughts After Watching ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’:

1. The best part of this movie was how much it honored the first two films. If you’re a fan of them in any capacity, it’ll be hard for you not have fun with this one. The cameos — the easter eggs — are magic and made me smile. It’s all in the nostalgia where this film succeeds and beckons for more.

2. Yes, it got absolutely got super silly and over-the-top at times, especially with the ending and its reveals. I’d be lying to myself if I didn’t acknowledge that. Not sure if it stuck the landing — but I ain’t mad at it! I could, however, absolutely understand how others might be though.

3. I’ll give this chapter props for some fairly creepy imagery. Where the first killer hid the bodies, this one flashed them around in a particularly-eerier fashion. And these are characters you grow to like, which is another win for this movie.

I took my dad to go see this tonight. I always enjoy going to see these movies in theaters with my dad. He introduced me to this franchise when I was a kid and now I got to introduce him to the new one. Immediately after the credits rolled I asked him how he liked it. His reply was “it was just alright”. His favorite is still the original. I actually think he saw the ending coming.

I gave my thoughts on this yesterday and I pretty much feel the same way after this. I do think the dialogue was very corny. Some stuff was just shoved in there and unnecessary. Plus some of the lines were just plain stupid. I could’ve done without the “all this could’ve been avoided if men just went to therapy”. I also thought the “nostalgia is overrated” followed by a nostalgic iconic line from the original was dumb writing. I don’t think they thought that one through. Freddy Prince Jr. also bothered me a bit. I’ve never thought he was a great actor and he wasn’t very good in this. But I still can’t deny how much fun I have with this. I think it looks great. It’s very well shot and directed. I just think it could’ve been even better if they had different writers. Jennifer Kaytin Robinson has potential but isn’t a good writer. I’ve seen multiple things she’s done and this was the first thing I liked.

Anyways, this was a lot of fun to be able to see on the big screen with my dad. Nostalgia is definitely NOT overrated.

* Watched at AMC Crestwood 18 with my dad

I actually really enjoyed this movie all up until the ending. I don’t know what they were thinking going in that direction. I’m so curious to see how people will feel about this. Even with that ending kind of ruining things for me I still really liked this. I would’ve been even higher on this if they didn’t pull that crap at the end.

So now that I got my biggest issue with this movie out of the way I’ll get into my real thoughts. I actually liked the cast in this. I didn’t really mind any of the characters. Some of the dialogue was a bit on the questionable side. I’ll never be a fan of all that Gen Z lingo. I really liked some of the chase sequences. I liked that the characters actually put up a good fight. I also liked a lot of the characters. The sound effects were great. I really enjoyed how intimidating they made the fisherman out to be. I found it to be pretty suspenseful and it kept me on my toes. I genuinely couldn’t put my finger on who the killer was. I found it to be pretty unpredictable. I wasn’t sure who would live and die. I liked that they had some callbacks to the original but also changed some things up. I’ll definitely have to sit with this longer. But overall I really did like this one but that ending reveal bummed me out a bit.

* AMC Crestwood 18
* Jennifer Love Hewitt Movies Themed Week

The movie was good but It felt like it was trying to be similar to being a horror without actually being one. The movie had gore in it but the music went intense but nothing really happened.

The film has its strengths but it also has its weaknesses... it's disappointing when we find out who wields the hook this time...

The movie wasn't that scary, but the characters did make SCARILY stupid decisions. Random split ups and questionable locations to wait at make it hard to treat everything very seriously. The movie doesn't take itself too seriously, though. Ray as a character was ruined in this film. Madelyn Cline's character was my favorite to be honest. She was kinda funny, and of course she is really hot so. Also bruh, that final line about men needing therapy. The other killer was a girl lmao. Overall, I still enjoyed this movie because it is hard for me to not like or enjoy a slasher.

At Time of Review:
Low 6/10

Story and Characters: 5/10
Presentation: 6/10
Enjoyability: 6/10

I wish I could say this movie was great. The movie wants to be Scream 5 but with I Know What You Did Last Summer. With the original survivors giving guidance to the new group.
The problem is that I Know What You Did Last Summer always had a sillier premise than ScreamS “we guidance from someone who survived someone mad they were left fro dead.”
Though I at least expected some good kills and maybe even a smart screenplay. Some kills are decent.
The script is a mess though and it tries to get a jump with the same cheap tactic more than once. Someone turning around and suddenly the killer pretty much teleported there. Or turning around and a red herring suddenly teleported behind them.
That’s what it feels like due to the weak direction. Like we’re supposed to jump because is just out of nowhere there. The characters are dumb too. Or sometimes don’t even act like a killer is after them. With awkward sex scenes out of nowhere. The main girl even asks for rough sex witnessing someone killed.
When another character gets literally told they are next. So they go have a drink all alone with loud fireworks all around. Instead of thinking they should go hangout in a group.
I wanted to really like this but it’s unfortunately not well made at all.

Well this had me laughing in ways I'm pretty sure I wasn't supposed to lol. [spoiler] The whispered "What are you waiting for, huh?" killed me (pun intended) Honestly, a lot of Jennifer Love Hewitt's lines made me laugh, and it wasn't just because of her delivery. It was nice seeing some bi girl rep, I thought Chase Sui Wonders did a great job, but omg these characters are so stupid. Teddy walks up right next to the killer and just, doesn't see him? Also, for an R rated movie, the kills could have been more effective. The fiancee toward the beginning was pretty good, and Teddy's dad too, but otherwise I was not impressed. This film was so clearly trying to be what Scream (2022) was, but it just doesn't have the quality source material to work with.
But the worst line delivery of the entire film has to go to Brandy in the end credit scene. She's acting like she's still on TV in 1999 and honestly, I loved it. I was laughing through the entire end credit scene, and if Brandy is in the sequel acting the same way she was here, I will be there opening night lol [/spoiler]