Urban Legend (1998)

Slasher gone wild

Finally this movie gets the respect it deserves.I run a 7.1 home theatre system and the sound from the movie is among the best. Picture quality is superb and all around a fun movie to watch. November 29, 2008

so much fun!

right up there with campfire tales, Urban Legends are just as eerie! This movie is so much fun and so insane, gives you a real education on the crazy stunts people believe in. This movie has an amazing cast of people, you wont believe who youll see in here! Jared Leto, Rebecca Gayheart, Tara Reid, and even Freddy Krueger himself, Robert Englund! Watch this fun story! October 28, 2008

Urban Legend - Blu-ray Info

Version: U.S.A / Region A, B, C
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
MPEG-4 AVC BD-50 / High Profile 4.1
Running time: 1:39:38
Movie size: 27,52 GB
Disc size: 29,78 GB
Average video bit rate: 23.94 Mbps

Dolby TrueHD Audio English 1490 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 16-bit / 1490kbps (AC3 Core: 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps)
Dolby TrueHD Audio French 1705 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 16-bit / 1705kbps (AC3 Core: 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps)
Dolby TrueHD Audio Portuguese 1462 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 16-bit / 1462kbps (AC3 Core: 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps)
Dolby Digital Audio Spanish 640 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps
Dolby Digital Audio Thai 640 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps
Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 192kbps

Subtitles: English / English SDH / Arabic / Chinese / Dutch / French / Indonesian / Korean / Portuguese / Thai / Spanish

Number of chapters: 16

#Audio Commentary
#Making Of (SD, 10 min)
#Theatrical Trailer (HD) - 21 & Starship Troopers: Marauder
#BD-Live September 8, 2008

Urban Legend

I saw this movie years ago and for some reason, I wanted to watch it again recently. I love urban legends and horror movies so this movie could do no wrong-yea right. This is a typical late 90's teen horror movie with teenage stars who were hot at the time and basically faded within a year or two. Rooert Englund did a decent job as the professor. The death scenes were creative in the way they were all part of urban legends-duh. Overall, decent but nothing stands out. July 1, 2008

Bargain Bin Material

It's always interesting to see movies from your childhood again. I remember watching this movie--and really liking it--when I was eleven, so I thought it would be interesting to re-watch this movie as an adult and see if it was really good or... not. Well, it's not even close to as good as I originally thought it to be, but there are some pretty cool ideas here.

Slasher films have all been done before, so you won't find anything utterly new or innovative here, but the overall premise is a very good one. A killer who uses urban legends as a means of killing people is an interesting concept, one that is executed quite well in this film. The execution of the "urban legends come true" scenes are pretty well done, but plot itself, such as the reason behind these murders, doesn't ring true to me. The killer had motivation to kill only two of the people he/she (I use the he/she to avoid spoilers) did kill, but the rest of them... not so much. It can be argued that the killer is just crazy or did it all to torment the main character, but it just seemed like a cheap excuse to show a bunch of kids being murdered in variously innovative ways.

The music is actually pretty good, adding to the suspense and overall feel of the film, but there are a few things that really bring this down. Even for a teen flick, the acting is fairly awful. Alicia Witt as the lead is totally unconvincing, and--I hate to say this because I love My So-Called Life--Jared Leto was not at all impressive. The rest of the cast was hit or miss, with Joshua Jackson (in his short but entertaining roll) being a hit and Tara Reid being a miss (they cast her in that roll for two reasons, and neither is acting talent).

All in all, it's a fun watch, but you'd be better off with Scream, as that movie has less wasn't-supposed-to-be-cheesy-but-it-was moments, better dialogue, and better acting. As for "Urban Legend," if you can find it in the bargain bin at the DVD store, go for it, but otherwise you should pass on it.

4/10 May 8, 2008

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