A third element is the prom, as seen in Drive Me Crazy (1999). This include kids going to the prom, kids needing a ride to the prom, needing money for the prom, killing others at the prom, spiking the punch at the prom, spattering farm animal blood at the prom, and naming their illegitimate child after the prom (Promeciaquana). Okay, I don't know of a movie where that happens, but it could totally for certain happen! The prom is a classic theme. Even better is the prom on a note of horror, as is the case with the classic Carrie (1976), and several films titled Prom Night (1980, 2003, 2005, 2008).
Our fourth element is the remake of a remake and this one is a classical Vincent Price re-do which was itself a re-do of Mystery. It was an awful film that led us to a church and a gas station. It was, House of Wax (2005). It was more flaky and sick than it was interesting or frightening. It would have been a good movie if only it had been a good movie. And, in case you missed it, this movie was a re-do of a re-do. The Invasion (2007) was a re-do of The Body Snatchers (1993), which was a re-do of Body Snatchers (1978), which was a re-do of Invasion of The Body Snatchers (1956). I am out of breath at this point and I didn't even read any of this out loud.
The fifth element involves a movie that has made it to the fourth sequel or beyond. Sounds like a bad idea, doesn't it? Well, it is. The movie is Scary Movie 4 (2006). The first Scary Movie (2000) was the first parody of the series of parodies. It was funny. I laughed out loud. Scary Movie 2 (2001) was still funny. Scary Movie 3 (2003) stinks, as does part four. As if the fourth part weren't putrid enough, Dr. Phil made a cameo. Can you smell the stank or at least my disgust and some nausea? Four-part franchises for our specified time period and genre include Lost Tales from Camp Blood: Part 4.
The sixth element involves mental health issues. Our first issue is co-dependence, such that we saw in Superbad (2007). The co-dependence between the two main characters becomes clear as they have to separate one from another. Many a book has been written on this topic. I was fine with the books. But Superbad could just have easily been called Superawfulbad or SuperSucksSoMuch. I call it that, anyway. The next issue is drug abuse, which we see in Harold And Kumar Go To White Castle (2004). The young lads smoke a lot of weed and go on a series of misadventures as they head to White Castle. They have a harder than normal time getting there and talk a lot during their misadventure. One thing they talk about is some of the negative aspects to being stoned so much of the time. Finally, we have The New Guy (2002). And while I don't see it mentioned anywhere, there is a heapin' of abuse in this film, as D.J. Qualls, who plays the main character and has another, smaller role as well, tries to fit in to the new school that he has chosen to attend. He has to take out the head bully and there is plenty of blood on this trail, as is pointed out by his previous/nerdier group of friends.
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1 - Brad Laidman
"10 Things I Hate About You (1999). Even though I wasn't enthralled with this particular film" - watch it again - it's the best of the genre
also - looks like you need to watch some classic John Cusack - he's in breakfast club, but he's also in Taps, The Sure Thing, Say Anything, and I believe Class.