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@axelcordova8262

2 жыл бұрын

Here's my obligatory request for Night in the Woods and Pink Floyd's The Wall.

@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose

2 жыл бұрын

As Above, So Below (2014) Mr. Jones (2013) Underworld series (2003-2017) Soulmate (2013) Spike (2008)

@DDfan91

2 жыл бұрын

The void, ginger snaps trilogy, hellraiser, fear street movies, what we do in the shadows, over the garden wall, Salem's lot and a girl walls home alone at night.

@lightningmccat5152

2 жыл бұрын

Phantom of paradise (1974)

@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose

2 жыл бұрын

@@axelcordova8262 And I'm still here rootin' for you!

I love how almost every time Ryan takes on a classic horror flick, he sets aside time in the video to discuss its later remake. After all of the in-depth discussing he does for the classic, it serves as a neat comparison between the two, especially if you're someone who (admittedly) watched the remake first but never the original. 😆(Though in the case of Prom Night, I saw neither).

@lorde_spooky

2 жыл бұрын

I 100% agree but for a different reason, often I'll watch the original movie but i despise most early 2000s remakes so it's nice to get a thorough comparison without having to bring myself to watch what is often basically the same movie again but else

@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose

2 жыл бұрын

@@lorde_spooky Well that's great! I'm glad you managed to be more cultured than I lol. And it's partially because for a while there, I didn't like watching movies that were any older than I was. And before you kill me, I was about 10-11 years old at the time. 😆

@lorde_spooky

2 жыл бұрын

@@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose I'm so sorry if that came off as snobby man, I didn't mean that.

@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose

2 жыл бұрын

@@lorde_spooky Oh no, no, don't worry! You didn't sound snobbish at all! I was only joking because sometimes I feel embarrassed when I have to admit that I've only ever seen the remake of what is considered by most a classic. I *so* didn't mean to give you that impression but it's all good man, trust me. 😅

@lorde_spooky

2 жыл бұрын

@@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose no shame, especially for smaller slashers like prom night or my bloody Valentine. And some remakes are legitimately good, the Friday the thirteenth remake is better than most of the original Friday movies and the TCM remake looks beautiful thanks to the returning cinematographer from the original and has some legitimately amazing acting. There is only one horror movie where I feel like you absolutely have to see the original and not the remake and that's nightmare on elm street specifically because Freddy in the remake is canonically a pedophile which makes him so much less fun to watch than original Freddy who was a much more acceptable child murderer.

Host: "And now the Prom King is Maxwell..." Ryan: "HOYEVER." Host: "Actually, it's RYAN HOLLINGER!"

Ryan, you need to see Prom Night 2. It's surprisingly better than the original. Sure, there are no narrative ties, but it features a fun villain, incredible effects, and some surprising themes that are worth exploring. I think you'd like it. Part 3 is a continuation of 2, it's nothing special but it is campy fun. Skip part 4. It goes back to the slasher basics and has no connection to any of the other films. It's very by the numbers.

@stlouisrocker100

2 жыл бұрын

Part 2 is definitely an overlooked gem

@RevengerPhoenix

2 жыл бұрын

I remember my older brother renting Part 2 and wouldn’t let me see it, because I was too young to see it. But I did catch part 3 on television way later and loved it.

@Account_Not_Applicable

2 жыл бұрын

The chalkboard scene in Prom Night 2 is one of the best scenes ever. It's such a great metaphor for someone crossing over, and it's just a cool af practical effect

@billjones5741

6 ай бұрын

That locker room death scene is one of the greats .

@molasorrosalom4846

25 күн бұрын

Different, I don't know about better. Finally saw this movie a couple of months ago, and the ending had me tearing up

Ok, Prom Night 2: Hello Mary Lou is an absolute MUST!!! It’s easily one of the best, campiest and funnest movies of the 80’s!!!

@rusarvareth9685

2 жыл бұрын

YES

@turntheblueiris4626

2 жыл бұрын

Have to agree, Michael Ironside as well! There are bits where the movie seems self aware.

@MrBooone

2 жыл бұрын

Also Canadian gold

@BarryHart-xo1oy

6 ай бұрын

Very true.

A suggestion for a future video: Session 9 (2001). A hazmat/asbestos team cleaning an abandoned asylum. Psychological horror at its best, filmed in an actual abandoned asylum. An amazing performance by Peter Mullan. I would love to hear what you have to say about this one!

@AmericanGadfly

2 жыл бұрын

This movie is awesome

@aaronwagner9310

2 жыл бұрын

...i couldn't ever finish that one. Honestly got bored watching it. I guess I'll give it another go.

@THX-bz8bi

2 жыл бұрын

@@aaronwagner9310 me too i got really bored with that one.

Confession: The first two "sequels" (nothing to do with the original at all) with supervillain Mary Lou Maloney are personal favorites, and some of my guilties pleasures ever. It's the kind of campy nonsense I can watch over and over again.

@LucyLioness100

2 жыл бұрын

The second one is so bonkers 😂😂😂

@AntiWalkthoughs

2 жыл бұрын

I actually like Prom Night 2 more than the first because it’s just so wild

@HVolnWhatnow

2 жыл бұрын

I quote the Movie Bitches’ jokes from their review so often 🤣 #pissingstanceofawinner

@nyssane

2 жыл бұрын

The second one is FANTASTIC. One of my all-time favorites! #BringBackMaryLou

@davidbjacobs3598

2 жыл бұрын

"Hello Mary Lou" is a bonafide classic in its own right, and is frankly just way more enjoyable than the original! I didn't realize Prom Night 3 continued to follow Mary Lou. Now I want to watch that.

Who else randomly came across this channel one day and now can't stop watching his videos!

@Random-nw9gi

2 жыл бұрын

Yea..the same thing happened to me in Praise of Shadows. I've been subscribed to Ryan for a long while.

@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose

2 жыл бұрын

I found him a couple years ago through his DTV Scooby-Doo essay and I've been following him ever since. 🥰

@Xehanort10

2 жыл бұрын

@@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose The first video of his I watched was the Batman Arkham games Joker video.

The scream Queen Jamie Lee Curtis it almost seemed like she was in every horror movie in the 80s!

@NickNapoli

2 жыл бұрын

Halloween 2, The Fog, Terror Train and Prom Night.

@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose

2 жыл бұрын

Hence why she came to garner the title of "scream queen." 😊

@ransakreject5221

2 жыл бұрын

Jamie…. Got around…

@skylx0812

2 жыл бұрын

Jaclyn Smith karate chopped her in a women's prison shower in an episode of Chalie's Angels. That episode had the iconic 70s pic of the "angels" chained together and on the run. Curtis was the butch inmate baddie.

@Markstubation01

2 жыл бұрын

@@NickNapoli You forgot Road Games

While having absolutely nothing to do with the source material; “ hello Mary Lou, prom night 2” is in It’s own right a campy classic. You can tell there were fascinating ideas at work and the performance of the actress who plays Mary Lou is a lot of fun.

The original “Prom Night” had the Scream Queen herself Jamie Lee Curtis enough said.

@thomasffrench3639

2 жыл бұрын

So did Terror Train, and Terror Train is bad.

@michaelsinger4638

2 жыл бұрын

Such a great tragic ending as well.

@siriush100

2 жыл бұрын

Okay Randy

@NickNapoli

2 жыл бұрын

@@siriush100 😱

“ I DO NOT NEED FRIENDS! I NEED FANS!” Said Scream 4’s soulless villain who breathes the words of every horror remake. And what’s sad is the Prom Night remake had legitimate potential to be good. The recipe for an above average slasher exists.

I hope you talk a look at "Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night 2." That was more of a "Nightmare on Elm Steet meets Silent Hill" horror film.

@JMBK666

2 жыл бұрын

I second this, totally worth a watch despite how awful it sounds on paper

Prom Night II, despite having nothing to do with the original, is a genuinely well-acted and enjoyable supernatural slasher. There is some great practical effects work, and a number of tense moments, including one girl stalking another through a deserted locker room which works FAR better than it has any right to. It's a shame they used the "Prom Night" name in an attempt to make a franchise (its original title was not "Prom Night 2"), but in my opinion it's well worth watching. Prom Night III, on the other hand, drifts straight into horror/comedy territory. There are some gruesome and unique kills in this one, but by this point the writers are trying to make Mary Lou the female Freddy Krueger, and they're trying just a wee bit too hard. It's still an OK watch, just set your expectations low and enjoy the supernatural carnage. You'll never look at (American) footballs, battery acid, or ice cream cones the same. :D I've yet to see the fourth movie, so I can't give an opinion on that one. Excellent review and analysis, as always, Ryan! :)

The bit of the original Prom Night that always got to me was how disconnected some of the killers were to what had happened. Apart from the boyfriend, who is confronted with his actions in the shape of his living girlfriend and her family all the time, none of the kids who chased Robin out of the window appear to even remember it. It's a blip in their memories that doesn't haunt them, has no bearing on their current lives. Even the girl who finds the photo in her locker placed there by the killer seems to forget the incident two seconds later.

I am starting to believe that Ryan makes a note to use "however" at least twice in every script

The biggest twist of the remake of Prom Night is that Idris Elba said yes to it. Also when a remake goes PG-13 when the original is R is a sign that it was gonna be awful

@LucyLioness100

2 жыл бұрын

I didn’t even know how he was when I first saw it. Once I watched ‘Luther’ and watched bad movie vids on the “Prom Night” remake, I’m like “why is Idris here?”

@RyanHollinger

2 жыл бұрын

Idris is a phenomenally talented actor who picks phenomenally bad projects.

@tylerwade3682

2 жыл бұрын

@@RyanHollinger you'd think he wouldn't but then next thing you know he's in Cats 2019

@lrts1lrts181

2 жыл бұрын

He was unknown then, and he also said yes to Cats, so...

@johnwells5414

8 ай бұрын

The producer of it taught in one of my film classes. You would think the remake was a straight up masterpiece the way he went on about it lol

I've only seen the first sequel, Prom Night 2, and it's genuinely good with a great, over-the-top supernatural premise. Definitely recommended.

So glad you finally covered this one! I really enjoy the OG film for it’s dated music moments of disco, but also the kills are creepy and brutal (even if not all are as explicit as many Friday the 13th kills). And the killer’s motive is pretty understandable; still criminally wrong of course. And man the remake is horrible! How did they bribe Idris Elba into it?

"Starring Jamie Lee Curtis", now thats the only reason of why people need to see this movie.😉

@mosquerajoseph7305

2 жыл бұрын

She’s admittedly been in some awful movies

Hey Ryan! Would you consider a video on “The Host” (2020)? Now that we’re a little way removed from the initial shock of the pandemic and have a bit of perspective Id love to hear your analysis on a horror movie to come out of lockdown and in that setting. Love what you do, keep up the awesome work!

How could you forsake, Mary Lou Maloney? As kids, we loved her almost as much as Freddy. And, Prom Night 2 had the same effects team as Nightmare on Elm Street.

You should absolutely do a video on Prom Night's insane sequel, Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night 2

@RyanHollinger

2 жыл бұрын

I've heard the sequels are supernatural?!

@natalie_the_ratalie

2 жыл бұрын

@@RyanHollinger yeah. the ghost is a vengeful prom queen who died on prom night. it’s bonkers. I highly recommend.

@DJtheBlack-RibbonedRose

2 жыл бұрын

Ah, yet another installment in the "Let's put the subtitle before the actual title" series. Other examples include The Rage: Carrie 2, Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2, & Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist. 🙄😆

@AbsoluteTravisT

2 жыл бұрын

@@RyanHollinger Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II is a bonkers film that works as a standalone horror, if anything it plays more like a Carrie sequel following that grave shock ending. I'd def recommend it for you to cover because it's genuinely fascinating to pick apart exactly who is in the wrong with the characters as Mary Lou is very much both a victim and a villain.

@thew0rdsmyth

2 жыл бұрын

@@RyanHollinger The second and third films are insane fun. They're the complete opposite of the first film with gore, camp, one liners, still kind of bleak, and some creative scenes and set pieces. They serve as one continuing story. Even if you dont make a video, the first sequel is worth a watch.

Have you ever thought about doing a look at the Phantasm series of films? They span 40 years and have largely the same cast, writer, and director for most of the series and are honestly really surprising. Don't get me wrong, they are super B level horror movies, but the way all of the movies work together over that length of time is honestly impressive

@d4mdcykey

2 жыл бұрын

EXCELLENT suggestion. Trippy horror at its best.

@TWeisbergPhoto2

2 жыл бұрын

@@d4mdcykey my husband recently got the entire collection, and introduced me to them. I was so impressed by how they used unused footage from the original movie in later sequels.

I personally think that Prom Night 2 has a lot to offer. I won't say it's good, but its weird and interesting in a way that I think Ryan would really appreciate.

While Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night 2 isn't at all related in any way to the first it is a FANTASTIC watch. There are so many incredible elements to that film that really make it worth watching. I mean, Michael Ironside plays one of the main characters. It's got a crazy Carrie-esque death scene as the opening sequence, a good-girl gone bad possession narrative (and by bad-girl I mean it's like Olivia Newton John in Grease going black leather in the finale), an abortion subplot, an evil rocking horse, and revenge from beyond the grave. It's absolutely a fun film. It isn't scary in the slightest, but it's silly stupid fun and a good time.

@theowlsintheforest6406

2 жыл бұрын

It’s Canadian film weirdness at its finest!

I actually found Prom Night 2 remarkably interesting, if really just a totally unrelated ghost movie about a prom queen. it does have some recurring themes of innocence that do feel like actual ideas they had. it's also just weird as hell.

When Halloween Kills dropped, I revisited the genre movies Jaimie Lee Curtis was contracted to make in the wake of the original Halloween-- The Fog, Prom Night, Terror Train (aka Black Christmas on a train), Halloween 2, and Road Games. Prom Night is by far one of the best of the bunch that took all the right lessons from its predecessors. Lessons the majority of the 80s slasher entries got completely wrong.

I like both versions of Prom Night. Like how each one's more of a murder mystery and a whodunit as opposed to a blunt Slasher in a high school dance.

Future movie recommendation: The Barrens Not many movies ever have me "on the edge of my seat" but that one actually came close. Was expecting it to not be that good but it was surprisingly solid

YEAAAAAH, PROM NIGHT VIDEO MY BELOVED!!! I actually know knew about the remake before you made this video, so thank you for introducing me to the original! I haven’t seen it in years but you’re totally right about Ronnie and Lisa being the only part of the remake that stands out, bc they’re all I really remembered from it too. Oh, plus the last final girl circuit scene in the house, but only vaguely.

I recommend “Just Before Dawn” (1981)- little heard of but completely underrated 80s slasher. I’ve enjoyed watching your content for a while now and I’m so glad you covered the Prom Night films. Looking forward to more!

Would love to hear your take on The Empty Man (2020), really screwed over with the Fox/Disney takeover but it’s one of my favourite horror films of the last 20 years!

@Silvio67

2 жыл бұрын

Great film!

Prom Night 2: Hello Mary Lou is technically not a sequel and a legit blast and highly recommended. In fact, it probably has a LOT more in common with Elm Street than the original PN. Not great cinema by any stretch, mind you, just fun.

Prom Night 2 is a sequel in name only to the original Prom Night but you totally should see it since it's essentially "Carrie meets Elm Street". It's not a perfect film but it is interesting at least.

Disco will never die as long as JLC lives! 💃

My recommendations for future video essays: 1. Eyes without a face 2. Videodrome 3.The brood 4. Scanners 5. Carnival of souls 6. Eraserhead 7. House (Japan, 1977)

I can't tell you how much I enjoy your work! Your analyses aren't just schlocky rhetoric and I honestly don't think they're pretentious--sometimes higher level thinking is sadly called this due to lack of comprehension... That isn't to say that I always agree with your conclusions, but the fun of it (and what wins my respect) is how you defend your stance. Thank you for your thought-provoking--yet darn fun--channel!

i highly recommend Prom Night 2 even though it's essentially a totally unrelated movie with the title slapped onto it. it's extremely campy and fun, the killer is... weirdly likeable? i found myself rooting for them a number of times, and the kills are very creative.

It is always the classic debate between watching your video, or having to rush out and watch the movie first... T_T

You should definitely watch the sequels they great in a schlocky way

The Boots to Reboots series shows just how lazy and dull the remake is

@LucyLioness100

2 жыл бұрын

As Evil Andy put it best: I’ll go spike the punch

Great review, as always! I definitely recommend Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II, it’s even campier, has some nice and unique 50s elements and is basically a mix of A Nightmare on Elm Street and Carrie with great surreal practical effects. A different kind from the third act of the original but great in a different way. I think you’ll like it, if just for how insane it gets.

Hello Mary Lou Prom Night 2 is actually kind of worth seeing in a really weird random way. If you can sit through the terrible Prom Night remake you can for sure sit through Mary Lou getting some ghostly revenge. Also waiting on my Dead Calm video :)

To the point about two serial killers working at the same time, you should check out Pick Me Up from Masters of Horror. It's about what happens when the trucker who kills anyone he picks up meets the hitchhiker who kills anyone who gives him a ride. It's a lot of fun.

Talk about a nostalgic road trip. Ryan talking to the camera in videos has been long missed by fans like me.

Fantastic video as always Ryan, thanks for all your hard work! I’d love to know your thoughts on 1982’s Blood Song (also called Dream Slayer) starting Frankie Avalon. It was filmed in my home. It’s really weird seeing your high school and local pizza place in a horror film lol

The Prom Night "sequels" were basically their own movies with "Prom Night" slapped onto them. Prom Night 2: Hello Mary Lou is about the ghost of a girl who was accidentally set on fire at her prom after winning prom queen. She takes revenge by possessing a quiet girl named Vicky to go after those to caused her demise... and win prom queen again cuz Mary Lou is petty and self absorbed. It's got a decent idea and some of the supernatural elements like Vicky viewing things in a warped alternate reality or losing herself to the ghost are interesting and genuinely cool (I LOVE the chalkboard scene, like such a unique way of showing the ghost crossing over). Unfortunately, it falls flat by not taking advantage of the concept it creates, and Mary Lou is really misguided with her revenge. Prom Night 3 is a fucking joke. It has Mary Lou escaping hell to seek revenge, only for her to immediately fall for a boy named Alex and wants to get rid of his gf to keep him for herself. And kill anyone Alex doesn't like. It's garbage. Like I hate Alex, I hate Mary Lou and her shitty motivations for anything, its plot is stupid, and it has less of a reason to be called Prom Night than the previous one as the prom IS BARELY A PLOT POINT UNTIL THE END SO WHY THE FUCK IS IT CALLED PROM NIGHT??? And I didnt even bother with the forth one. I'd only recommend the second cuz it at least has some good ideas and really good practical effects. Just pretend it's called "Haunting of Hamilton High" instead of Prom Night 2.

The saddest thing about the 2008 remake is that it was written and produced by J.S Cardone of all people. Cardone directed 'The Slayer', one of the weirder and interesting slasher films of the 80's. In 'The Slayer' you get a taut psychological thriller set rather well in an isolated location. In 'Prom Night' Cardone pretty much went by the numbers wherever possible with only some suspense creeping in here and there. A damn shame for 80's Horror fans.

Ryan, please review Eden Lake. As someone from the UK, this film haunts me to this day as it feels like something that could happen in real life. No one seems to have heard of it and I'm shocked, such an underrated flick

Prom NIght 2 is classic 80's schlock. Totally worth the watch! There's even this thing about the movie being essentially two different movies because of the people working on it switched off or something. So we'll get totally goofy sequences between nightmare fuel scenes that don't matter to the grand context of the film. Particularly the scenes where the Main Character is being haunted by the main villain in her dreams. Also the fact it was never meant to be a sequel to prom night. It was supposed to be the Haunting of Hamilton High, but they opted to slap that label on it for the sake of easy sequel money. So it was a good stand alone movie damned by being labeled as an "Unnecessary Sequel".

What I love about your videos is how you always find a very compelling, in-depth exploration of the deep emotional core of horror movies that on the surface are just meant to scare. You find the humanity in this genre.

Great video as always, Ryan. Would love to see your take on Ken Russell's weird world of films (The Devils, Altered States, etc). Also would love to see you take on a film like Apocalypse Now, even though it's not explicitly the type of film that you would normally make a video on. Keep up the great work!

Love the video and your channel! For a suggestion I would suggest Perfect Blue from 1997. It is a pretty interesting take on toxic fans and stalkers well before social media and I find it fascinating!

I remember watching the 2008 remake in theatre, so I would have been 14, it was one of the first horror/slasher movies I watched in theatre so it holds some sentimental value.... I have never rewatched it and judging from its ratings I probably shouldn't hahaha

Hey! Just found your movie reviews today, and I had fun listening to and watching you talk about it. I first saw the original Prom Night when I was a kid, and THAT , was a LONG TIME AGO! LOL. But Prom Night would come to have a placei in my heart , because, on the Night me and my parents watched it, I had just got a brand new puppy the same day. I was holding her while I watched the movie , and I fell in love with the pretty, mean girl Wendy, lol. I hadn't names my puppy yet, so I named her Wendy after that character. I do look back on the movie now and when I look at Wendy , I just don't see a High School student, lol, she looks like she is in her late 20's to me. But I still love that character. And she had the ultimate chase scene! I agree that the killer reveal was kind of disappointing. BUT, a movie that has a rolling, decapitated head , stop rolling in and upright position, infront of the entire PROM , lol, it can get by with some not so great aspects I suppose!

def give "Hello, Mary Lou: Prom Night 2" a go. it crams in just about every horror trope with a minimal budget to glorious effect. SUPREMELY quotable.

I have a list of requests and recommendations. - The British Nuclear Trilogy (The War Game, Threads, When the Wind Blows) - The Power - Black Death - The Seasoning House - The Boys From County Hell (have a little Irish flavour) - The Orphanage

You gotta give PROM NIGHT 2 : HELLO MARY LOU a watch, man. It's actually a superb mix of Nightmare on Elm Str., inspired an iconic scene in The Faculty, and shows the (at its time)longest "actor being on fire without cutting away", especially since the stunt is clearly female and without the hunky suit that was normal back then. Go watch it. It's a gem.

prom night 2 is like the lesbian answer to nightmare on elm street 2. check it out! im also surprised youve never covered alice sweet alice, its right in ur wheelhouse.

I've only seen the original Psycho and none of the rest of the franchise. What I always wondered was, was Norman role playing his mother's real persona or his own version of her? When Marion overhears "her" berating Norman I wondered if thats how she really treated him. Because she zeroed in right off on a possible attraction. Which the detective at the end said was the reason "mother" killed her.

Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night 2 is absolutely bonkers and well worth a watch

video ask!! the babysitter and its sequel have been 2 of my favorite movies of the last couple years. they feel like real love letters to late 20s year old horror fans, us who jumped on the late 90s/early 00s teen slasher films late - but as soon as were able! the original 3 screams shaped my love of horror and influenced a lot of my favorites after discovering those as a teen. i.e: ikwydls, urband legend, the faculty, the craft, etc. then the glorious and often garbage era of remakes in the mid-00s. this was my whole horror origin story! and when i saw the babysitter i thought... they get it. it's goofy enough to be a wink and nudge to the fans of teen slashers, but has enough genuine heart and real scares to not be patronizing. well, anyway! if you ever feel like it, i would love to hear your analyses on the films. critiques obviously welcome. you can't be a member of this community without letting your favs get sh*t on. huge, huge fan!

Your description of the protagonists kind of reminds me of The Beyond(1981), where despite the fact that there is a main character, the movie doesn’t really follow her all that often. Maybe horror screenwriters in the early 80s were just interested in that concept. Also, amazing video!

Not sure how this film managed to spawn various sequels like it did .

@kainkong274

Жыл бұрын

Me neither

What did Idris Elba decide to do after this 2008 remake? Yes, the critical panned David S Goyer movie "The Unborn" and the Rasperry Award nominated movie remake "Obsessed" from 2009. At least 2010 got him some nice movies (although let's not forget Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance from 2011 and whatnot). Idris Elba was never picky with his projects, especially not before his breakthrough with Pacific Rim, 2013

In regards to the setting of the remake. I think it also brings up that well known scary TRUE story about the asian woman who goes missing in a hotel only later to be found in its water reserve on the roof. OBVIOUSLY dead. Like she was totes dead, taintin' people's water and experience, dead. Super duper dead.

Highly recommend Prom Night 2: Hello Mary Lou! It's incredibly different from the first film, but my gosh it's so worth it. Much campier, but memorable and creative kills. You should totally check it out.

The thing that amused me more about the remake is some of the casting. Dana Davis (Kit from Craig Of The Creek), Linden Ashby (Johnny Cage from the OG Mortal Kombat movie), Idris Elba (duh) and James Ransome (who's set to appear in the hyped sequels to the Sonic movie and Spider-Verse, was also in one of the recent It movie) are in it.

I'd love to see a video on Prom Night 2: Hello Mary Lou. It has absolutely nothing to do with this movie aside from a high school prom setting, and is more like Carrie meets A Nightmare on Elm Street. But it's completely bonkers and crazy, I kinda see it a sister film to Slumber Party Massacre 2, which is also bonkers and crazy for no reason.

She doesn't forgive him for Robin's death because he doesn't admit to it. He starts to try to confess, but he's cut off. She just acknowledges his regret that Robin is gone.

The song “Prom night” for this movie is an absolute bop I’m a little sad Ryan didn’t mention it

Prom night 2 Hello Mary Lou is in my top 5 favourite horror movies of all time. It is the perfect 80s supernatural cheesy camp horror film. It’s a guilty pleasure for sure.

Seeing you talk about Prom Night (and its remake) makes me hopeful you'll tackle The House on Sorority Row (and its remake)

I just like that you're using time stamps, Ryan. It's a simple thing and I watch your videos from beginning to end, but the fact you're using them is tits. Thank you.

I watched the Prom Night remake when I was a teenager and the only thing I remember was my overwhelming relief that it was too bad to be scary. And I was a massive wimp so that's saying something!

Do one on "Let's scare Jessica to death", it should be right up your street, and a fun examination.

Something I think you could explore is a short manga called Life Is Money. The Premise is similar to Netflix hit Squid Game, where a group of people are brought together to play a life or death game in order to win a crazy amount of money. However, the catch with Life is Money is that none of the participants are allowed to use physical violence of any kind and thus the character have to both use and withstand various forms of psychological attacks as well as dealing with their own issues. It tackles things like Isolation, Hopelessness, Depression, Gender Identity for one character, Human Cruelty and shows that people don't need to be violent to be dangerous. It's quite a series and it features a lot of horrific images and manga panels that really sell the horrific thoughts ripping through each character's mind.

Lifeforce would definitely make for a solid video. It's got Tobe Hooper, space vampires, lots of British people, Dan O'Bannon as one of the screenwriters, what amounts to a zombie outbreak in the third act, and boobs!

Nick didn't confess to Kim. Alex tells her at the end, but he's dying and she may or may not understand what he was saying.

ive been following along Cody Leach talking about wes cravens filmography, and i watched the original last house on the left for the first time the other day, and may continue following along could be cool to see you tackle that and its remake, or even following to Hills Have Eyes. Im trying to decide if i want to pivot to watch other infamous movies like Cannibal Holocaust or I Spit On Your Grave. But even thinking that the original Last House was a bit tame for today (though still pretty effective in its delivery), ive heard I Spit On Your Grave is much worse in that department

Always nice to relax on a Sunday watching your videos. Have a good day

Prom Night 2 is AMAZING!!!! Please cover it! It's so much better than it has any right to be, almost better than the original.

Came across your content last year, and I absolutely LOVE your critical analysis of the films you watch. I really look forward to your uploads quite often! Cheers to you Ryan! Keep that awesome content coming dude!

Ryan, I genually believe you don't appreciate the tremendous high quality content you bring to this platform. Your words are forged by Vulcan itself.

I saw Prom Night remake in the theater and was so disappointed. I was fine with it being a "prom night" movie not tied to the original. But man was it boring. TBH, I love the idea of a creepy teacher getting obsessed with a student. That's a real world idea. I love that it took place at a busy hotel full of guests. It seems like you should be safe and have plenty of help but in reality, you don't. But damn, it was so slow and boring. There were so many ways to make this really good and they just went with the laziest way to tell the story.

The sequels are really only sequels in name. Prom Night II & III were originally meant to be titled "A Haunting at Hamilton High" and be their own franchise, however to my understanding they wanted to attach the Prom Night name to it in order to sell more copies. Prom Night IV has nothing to do with II & III and might be worth checking out since it's another slasher movie.

Hey, Ryan. Nice video as always, didn't even know remake existed, liked the comparison. Can I recommend you The House of the Devil for one of you video analysis. Don't know if you ever saw it. It's a small indie horror with 80's vibes and emphasis on antisipation and suspense. Really enjoyed it back in the day and feel like this movie doesn't get enough attention. Thanks.

Being a teen in the 70's and 80's I can say out of all the slasher films I saw back then this one was the most compelling and stayed with me for years afterward, not only for its twists and turns but also because of the way it pulled you into a sense of creeping dread and confusion and never let go.

Amazing video!! I would love one on the original and remake of Last House on the Left!!

That's actually a pretty fun concept, building on the more likable characters of Ronnie and Lisa. Have a slasher film wherein our killer is after one character, and two of her best friends are the actual protagonists of the story. They're only in this by happenstance, and we are just as surprised as the slasher that they are the final survivors.

I have 2 movie suggestions, both VERY different from one another.. 1. Strange days with Ralph Fiennes and Angela Bassett 2.CLUE (my fave from childhood.. WAY underrated).

1997 The Night Flier underappreciated movie in my pinion maybe because it was made for tv, but is pretty good maybe worth a video.

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DEFINITELY watch Prom Night II: Hello Mary Lou! Don’t know if you can make a video out of it, but it’s a fun little slasher.

Want to suggest The Frighteners, a horror comedy with Michael J Fox which terrified me as a kid and which I still remember to this day. Also would love your analysis of Invisible Man as well

You should really check out The Endless. As far as SciFi psychological horror goes, Justin Benson and Aaron Morehead are insanely talented at it!

"Carrie" (the original (Sissy Spacek) one, back in 1976); which has had several (4 of them, I counted) various remakes (movies or TV movies), is a cool film, like: A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984-2010 / franchise series); Scream (1996 - 2022) series and The Final Girl (2015), too !

I would like to see a dissection of Don't be Afraid of the Dark and its remake made by Guillermo Del Toro.

I’d love to see you do a video on “Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight” if nothing else than to see your opinion on Billy Zane clearly having a blast playing the villain.