Urban Legend (1998)

[almostfamous]

Tue Sep 22, 2009 12:33 pm

The movie "Urban Legend" is a horror film from 1998. It is based on the suspicion that a killer who is killing college students and professors is killing in the same manner as famous urban legends. This movie stars actors and actreses such as Jared Leto, Rebecca Gayheart, Alicia Witt, and Tara Reid. I thought this movie was good and kept me in suspense. There was also a sequel made called "Urban Legends: Final Cut" and another called "Urban Legends: Bloody Mary".

Mon Oct 24, 2011 4:37 pm

Have seen this film...really creepy..

Tue Dec 13, 2011 12:29 am

Unfortunately, Urban Legend suffers from a rather disjointed plot, and the fact that as a pseudo-mystery, they've eliminated most of the suspects by the end of the movie, so you pretty much know who is responsible. The murderer displays all the qualities of a more supernatural killer like Jason or Michael Myers, such as superhuman strength and the ability to be everywhere the plot requires him to be (like being across campus within minutes of each murder). Signposting some of the urban legends would have been helpful (there's a urban legend about a DJ being killed on the air and people thinking it was a hoax???). The cast is likable enough, but only Loretta Devine really stands out. The movie could as easily have been called "Horror Movie Cliche" as "Urban Legend" (or was that subtitle spoken for by Scream?). There are a few cute in-jokes (yes, one of the actresses was in a Noxema commercial). It's generally an entertaining way to waste a couple of hours if you're a horror-slasher fan.