I have such mixed feelings about this movie.
GIRL'S NITE OUT has a little bit of gore - not as much as you'd see in a normal slasher movie and not nearly as graphic as most I've seen, but it has some. It was executed (in a manner of speaking) about as well as you'd expect for an average 1980's slasher film.
In places, the movie annoyed the you know what out of me. Stupid jump scares and set ups that don't go anywhere aren't really my thing. Nor is watching a bunch of horny, drunk college students I don't really care about. It includes the obvious ploy to make you think that a certain person is the killer - that usually means it isn't, and this movie is no exception. As is common in a lot of slashers, there really isn't a plot to be had. It does have the generally mandatory back story though. GNO also has some audio problems here and there.
On the plus side, this one didn't insult my intelligence by making me watch people do idiotic things. I hate stupid horror movies where everyone knows there's a killer but they decide to split up anyway, go for a walk at night in the forest, check out the attic on their own, etc. At least in this film the characters didn't know there was a murderer on the loose and most of the time, they had a reason to be alone - a nice change.
The soundtrack is pretty good overall, and there is also a fair amount of licensed music from the 1960's. I think that's probably where most of the budget went (along with hiring in Hal Holbrook).
Most of the acting was okay with a few exceptions.
The film starts out slow (again, watching college students partying and dealing with their dramas) - it picks up in the second half when most of the killing occurs. I will say when the killer was revealed at the end, I was actually quite surprised. I knew it wasn't the person the movie was trying to lead me to believe it was and I thought I'd figured it out - and I was wrong.
One quick note about the plot line such as it is - There is a costume party at the beginning of the movie and it would have made much more sense to have the slaughters happen then because the killer wears a bear costume (the school mascot's), but it is what it is.
This movie would be a great introduction to slasher films if 1. You're college age 2. You don't want to see an excessive amount of gore or graphic violence and 3. You don't watch a lot of horror. For a seasoned horror fan, it was just okay.
GIRL'S NITE OUT has a little bit of gore - not as much as you'd see in a normal slasher movie and not nearly as graphic as most I've seen, but it has some. It was executed (in a manner of speaking) about as well as you'd expect for an average 1980's slasher film.
In places, the movie annoyed the you know what out of me. Stupid jump scares and set ups that don't go anywhere aren't really my thing. Nor is watching a bunch of horny, drunk college students I don't really care about. It includes the obvious ploy to make you think that a certain person is the killer - that usually means it isn't, and this movie is no exception. As is common in a lot of slashers, there really isn't a plot to be had. It does have the generally mandatory back story though. GNO also has some audio problems here and there.
On the plus side, this one didn't insult my intelligence by making me watch people do idiotic things. I hate stupid horror movies where everyone knows there's a killer but they decide to split up anyway, go for a walk at night in the forest, check out the attic on their own, etc. At least in this film the characters didn't know there was a murderer on the loose and most of the time, they had a reason to be alone - a nice change.
The soundtrack is pretty good overall, and there is also a fair amount of licensed music from the 1960's. I think that's probably where most of the budget went (along with hiring in Hal Holbrook).
Most of the acting was okay with a few exceptions.
The film starts out slow (again, watching college students partying and dealing with their dramas) - it picks up in the second half when most of the killing occurs. I will say when the killer was revealed at the end, I was actually quite surprised. I knew it wasn't the person the movie was trying to lead me to believe it was and I thought I'd figured it out - and I was wrong.
One quick note about the plot line such as it is - There is a costume party at the beginning of the movie and it would have made much more sense to have the slaughters happen then because the killer wears a bear costume (the school mascot's), but it is what it is.
This movie would be a great introduction to slasher films if 1. You're college age 2. You don't want to see an excessive amount of gore or graphic violence and 3. You don't watch a lot of horror. For a seasoned horror fan, it was just okay.