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Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2007)
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"It just doesn’t happen enough, but every once in awhile you come across a DVD release you aren’t too familiar with and when the final credits roll, you actually say out loud, “Brilliant.” This is the case with BEHIND THE MASK. A satirical take on the slasher genre while poking fun at the horror spun mockumentary that has permeated rental shelves since THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT. It also manages to succeed and blend in as a horror themed thriller while never losing any of its biting sense of dark humor. These are rare, but think of it as what SHAUN OF THE DEAD did for zombie cinema, this manages to do to the hack and slash so fondly hated and lovely remembered from the early 1980’s. Of course it doesn’t hurt with a supporting cast including Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger himself), Scott Wilson (IN COLD BLOOD, THE NINTH CONFIGURATION) and Zelda Rubinstein (POLTERGEIST). Taylor Gentry (Angela Goethals) and her two cameramen are making a low budget docu ... "
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"Ethics. That's all I could think about from the very beginning of "Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon." Why does journalism grad school student Taylor Gentry (Angela Goethals) not believe Leslie Vernon (Nathan Baesel) when he outlines in gruesome detail the way he intends to kill a group of high school kids? Why do her two cameramen not believe him? And, even if they didn't believe him, why does it take so bloody (no pun intended) long for them to put the words "journalism" and "ethics" together into a coherent thought? We're introduced to the world of Glen Echo, Maryland, by Gentry, a grad student looking to do a story on the mind of a serial killer. She mentions Freddy (Krueger), Michael (Myers) and Jason (Voorhies) in the build up to meeting Vernon. Clearly, in the movie's reality, these monsters really did exist. In the course of documenting Vernon, Taylor is taken through every nuance, every little step a serial killer may go through in the lead up to the big event. Sh ... "
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"Behind The Mask initially had me with it's tongue-in-cheek humor and clever use of casting. It's the end that began to let me down, and then moment it switched from documentary-style to standard flick...I began to lose interest. True, it's similar to The Blair Witch Project, but where that film succeeded in keeping you believing until the end...this one makes no attempt at that. But I will admit it's one of the better "horror" films I've seen in a while. "
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"Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon is a humorous take on slasher films. It makes fun of the genre in a deadpan format. The first previews I saw it struck me as a Blair Witch Project meets Scream. I think it has elements of both, but has its unique feel. The movie is driven by the performances of Leslie (Nathan Baesal) and Taylor (Angela Goethals). This is both good and bad. The good comes in Taylor stepping deeper and deeper into Leslie's world and taking joy in his steps. The bad comes from the jokes that take too long to get there. At times the documentary approach has the audience "getting it" before the characters force out the joke. This slows the film. The performace of Scott Wilson as Eugene is a standout in the film. He is the mentor, and father figure to Leslie. He is married and retired but his "teaching skills" are hilarious to watch. On the other hand, Robert Englund is underused in this picture. His part is small, but appropriate but begged for more. Overal ... "
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