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I Know What You Did Last Summer Blu-ray 
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Written by Nick Lyons   
Thursday, 07 August 2008


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Grade

Content Grade: C
Sound Grade: B
Extras Grade: B+
Picture Grade: A-

Specs

Studio/Label: Sony Pictures
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Sound Options and Formats: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
Disc Length: 101 Minutes

Format

Format: Blu-Ray

Review

“I Know What You Did Last Summer” fails to deliver any scares.

The logline: A hit-and-run car accident tears apart the lives of four teens. A year after the tragedy, the teens begin to receive strange messages about the incident. Even worse, someone is stalking them and wants them dead. Who is out for revenge?

 

Back in 1997 “I Know What You Did Last Summer” was a hip horror flick, but now it seems tame and is rather suspense free. I think the main problem I had was that the film’s production values were too high. Slashers are meant to be gritty, rough and low budget. They aren’t meant to be glossy and neat looking. In addition, screenwriter Kevin Williamson attempts to make this a semi-psychological horror film, but he’s not kidding anyone. This is a slasher movie plain and simple.

 

Much like “Urban Legend,” ‘Summer’ contains a lot of would be stars such as Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Freddie Prinze Jr. and Jennifer Love Hewitt. Even though I like Gellar and Phillippe, I can’t say they did their best work here. All of the main characters here are selfish idiots who get themselves into this dangerous situation to begin with. It’s hard to have sympathy for any of them, especially when all they do is scream and curse at each other throughout the running time. This is one of those horror films in which you certainly root for the killer.


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Picture and Sound

The widescreen 2.40:1 1080P picture quality is even sharper than the “Urban Legend” transfer. The colors were especially impressive during the gorgeous nature/coast shots.

The Dolby TrueHD 5.1 audio track is fine overall, but it’s far from an A or A+ rating.

Extras

* Sony trailers and Blu-ray ad.
* Kula Shaker music video.
* A lengthy 27 minute featurette titled “Now I Know What You Did Last Summer.”
* A boring commentary track by Jim Gillespie and Steve Mirkovich.
* The highlight of the entire disc is a creepy, atmospheric 10 minute short horror film by director Jim Gillespie titled “Joyride.” This is a must watch for any horror fan. There is also an optional commentary track for the short by Jim Gillespie.

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