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 With a cute title like "New Year's Evil", you might expect a campy horror movie, and it is, in a way, though there are no cheezy supernatural monsters or any over-the-top gore (actually, there's very little gore at all). While it aims to be mostly serious, "New Year's Evil" nearly comes across as a horror-comedy. For one thing, the serial killer isn't exactly the most masterful murderer and is absolutely laughable when he tries to disguise his voice, sounding like a satanic Pee Wee Herman. Plus, he just stubbornly sticks to his scheme of killing people every hour on New Year's Eve, even though he gets into situations where he's better off killing the victims sooner. I admit to having a chuckle when he lures a motormouthed woman into his car and anxiously watches the clock as she annoys him with endless babble. Meanwhile, you're treated to musical interludes with rather mainstream-sounding punk rock played in a clean setting filled with neon signs and dorky dancers who wouldn't last very long in a real punk rock concert. They might as well have shown Mickey Mouse singing "Anarchy in the U.K." at Disneyland. While there appears to be no intentional idiot cop humor, the police here are still good for a laugh, mostly because they devote a ridiculous amount of manpower, as though they were guarding the President or the Pope, to protect some TV show host who keeps getting threatening telephone calls. Despite the overwhelming police presence, the killer still handily slips right by them and nearly succeeds with his murderous mission. Like many other cheezy horror flicks, the aftermath is more than inconclusive enough to open the possibility for a sequel. Overall, "New Year's Evil" is a rather mediocre attempt for a holiday-based horror movie, but it is marginally recommended if you want to see something in the so-bad-it's-hilarious category. |
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