Before watching this I read some reviews of others being offended by the blatant PC of the lead character and I was all set to hate the film because I didn't want my beloved 80's being infected by it.
Perhaps it was just my perspective, but what I saw was PC being parodied throughout the film. The lead character Jamie travels to 1987 from 2023 and comes off like an overly sensitive imbecile when she arrives, immediately checking everyone that she crosses paths with for their oh so ignorant 1980's ways.
And thankfully, the 80's characters weren't made to look like idiots either because most of them checked her right back against her stick in the mud PC ways. I loved how they held their own when faced with her absurd 21st century scolding and it was so refreshing to see characters fighting back to the silliness of it.
When Jamie got all bent out of shape when she saw the carload of guys drive up to the cabin when it was supposed to be just the girls night together, the 80's girl replies to her "Did you think we were gonna lez out all weekend?" I howled with laughter at that, but 21st century PC Jamie chastises her for saying such a hateful homophobic slur. Please. This gay viewer found the comment hysterical and I cringe so much when straight people like her decide to speak for me as to what comments should be considered "homophobic". Unless you're gay yourself, you really have no right to define it for me. Her "lez out" line was damn funny.
She makes these stupid PC comments throughout the film and tries to correct everyone but comes off as an overly sensitive idiot. This is why I think it's purposely done as a parody of the PC nonsense because she sounded so dumb when she opened her mouth.
The overall story here was pretty similar to 2015's "The Final Girls" (which I loved) mixed with "Back to the Future" with a little bit of "Scream" thrown into the mix and I enjoyed the plot of finding the killer and trying to prevent the 1987 murders.
I have only 2 nitpicks of the movie. First was the scene where the police refuse the blood samples of the killer. Jamie mentions DNA which was certainly in use by police by 1987. A simple Google search will tell you that, so the police would have surely known what DNA was and wouldn't have tossed the evidence on the floor while laughing like idiots. Really sad writing there. Didn't these writers even bother to fact check these simple things?!
***MINOR SPOILER COMING*** And then there's a twist revealed at the end while on the gravity ride that seemed to be just thrown in for twist sake and it only complicated things. I liked how the killer was unmasked before the twist occurred and I think they should have just left it at that. What happened after we found out who the killer is was just a little too reminiscent of "Scream" for me and i'm so over those tired Scream type twists because the movie didn't need it.
All in all I thought it was a fun movie and nothing here offended me because I felt they were actually making fun of PC stuff rather than desecrating my beloved 80's with it.
I'm an 80's teen myself and was all set to despise this film but I actually found it funny, fast paced and even endearing in some parts. I think they could have spent a little more time getting the late 80's styles right, but it's another small nitpick. 7/10.
Perhaps it was just my perspective, but what I saw was PC being parodied throughout the film. The lead character Jamie travels to 1987 from 2023 and comes off like an overly sensitive imbecile when she arrives, immediately checking everyone that she crosses paths with for their oh so ignorant 1980's ways.
And thankfully, the 80's characters weren't made to look like idiots either because most of them checked her right back against her stick in the mud PC ways. I loved how they held their own when faced with her absurd 21st century scolding and it was so refreshing to see characters fighting back to the silliness of it.
When Jamie got all bent out of shape when she saw the carload of guys drive up to the cabin when it was supposed to be just the girls night together, the 80's girl replies to her "Did you think we were gonna lez out all weekend?" I howled with laughter at that, but 21st century PC Jamie chastises her for saying such a hateful homophobic slur. Please. This gay viewer found the comment hysterical and I cringe so much when straight people like her decide to speak for me as to what comments should be considered "homophobic". Unless you're gay yourself, you really have no right to define it for me. Her "lez out" line was damn funny.
She makes these stupid PC comments throughout the film and tries to correct everyone but comes off as an overly sensitive idiot. This is why I think it's purposely done as a parody of the PC nonsense because she sounded so dumb when she opened her mouth.
The overall story here was pretty similar to 2015's "The Final Girls" (which I loved) mixed with "Back to the Future" with a little bit of "Scream" thrown into the mix and I enjoyed the plot of finding the killer and trying to prevent the 1987 murders.
I have only 2 nitpicks of the movie. First was the scene where the police refuse the blood samples of the killer. Jamie mentions DNA which was certainly in use by police by 1987. A simple Google search will tell you that, so the police would have surely known what DNA was and wouldn't have tossed the evidence on the floor while laughing like idiots. Really sad writing there. Didn't these writers even bother to fact check these simple things?!
***MINOR SPOILER COMING*** And then there's a twist revealed at the end while on the gravity ride that seemed to be just thrown in for twist sake and it only complicated things. I liked how the killer was unmasked before the twist occurred and I think they should have just left it at that. What happened after we found out who the killer is was just a little too reminiscent of "Scream" for me and i'm so over those tired Scream type twists because the movie didn't need it.
All in all I thought it was a fun movie and nothing here offended me because I felt they were actually making fun of PC stuff rather than desecrating my beloved 80's with it.
I'm an 80's teen myself and was all set to despise this film but I actually found it funny, fast paced and even endearing in some parts. I think they could have spent a little more time getting the late 80's styles right, but it's another small nitpick. 7/10.