Word: horror
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...entirely the fault of Echeverria. Although she lacks the pervasive intensity of Monteleoni, she is perhaps the most fundamentally sound and cautiously precise Richard. The conflict between Richard and Margaret (Nora Zimmett) is nicely enacted, as Echeverria's chilling calmness in the face of Zimmett's unrestrained horror, fear and hatred subtly foreshadows Richard's eventual insanity...
...that size does matter. "I tend to think I have an above-average size head." He came to this conclusion after measuring his own head at the Coop. While most seniors defer to head professionals, he just grabbed a tape measure and did it on his own. To his horror, he discovered that his head falls between two hat sizes. "I could either get a nice snug cap and get a headache or get the bigger one and have it falling over my eyes," he says. "I chose the more comfortable, less fashionable...
...first day in Columbine history that it was dangerous to be a jock--and that kind of humiliation may have been just what the killers had in mind. Video games and the easy availability of guns may have contributed to the Littleton horror. But what role did the ingrained cliquishness of American high schools play? Part of the story is old: the embittered outcasts against the popular kids on campus. But what kind of new conflagrations should we expect if the Revenge of the Nerds can now be played out to the firing of semiautomatics...
...cultural gap, though, is not just between old and young. It is between the haves and the self-perceived have-nots of teen America. Recent teen films, whether romance or horror, are really about class warfare. In each movie, the cafeteria is like a tiny former Yugoslavia, with each clique its own faction: the Serbian jocks, Bosnian bikers, Kosovar rebels, etc. And the horror movies are a microcosm of ethnic cleansing...
That package includes some good laughs and legitimately chilling moments. Though both a comedy and a horror film, Idle Hands is not so much a derivative send-up a la Scream as it is an all-out joke-fest, mocking itself as much as the genre. Of course, Idle Hands is no masterpiece. The plot borders on thin, the ending is a bit awkward, and some of the jokes feel stale. And, in case you haven't gotten the picture by now, DO NOT bring your grandmother to see this one. Easily offended moviegoers should definitely steer clear...