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The Final

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The Final was more of a thriller than a horror film but there were elements of horror.

In today's world this film is quite socially relevant.

The film was somewhat far fetched as far as minor plot holes but still maintained the believability or the "Yeah that could really happen appeal".The acting was up to par and the story was exciting from beginning to end.

Think "Mean Girls" meets "Hostel"..It wasn't very gory but there was enough brutality and humiliation going on to intrigue and satisfy the slasher/ gore fan.

The costumes the "nobody crowd vigilantes"were wearing were each filled with such Irony and symbolism,Such as the faceless girl mask "she was invisible in school except to the popular girls who tormented her",the clown mask "because he was a subject of ridicule and laughter" and the gas mask "because this undesirable didn't want to breathe the same air as the filth that had made his and the others lives so miserable as far back as grade school. .

Some parts are a little hard to watch but they don't take it too far,it stays within the realm of reality and that's what makes it so effective. We are privy to scenes of the "cool crowd" humiliating and physically abusing the "nobody Crowd" so when it all goes down it comes to a point where you as a viewer "or at least I" thought ,ok who is really in the wrong here? and when is enough ,enough?

What makes this movie such a frightening revelation is that, those of us who have been bullied, tortured in being targets of bullies, can truly understand why the victims are doing what they are doing toward their tormentors. Those who have never experienced years of being targets by bullies will not understand the truly scary thing about this film: that the same thing that the victims did toward their tormentors is the same thing that you would almost want to do toward your tormentors.

The victims are examples of those who were terrorized by bullies for one reason or another. The victims are lost, along, often suicidal, because of the torment that is faced daily by bullies. The victims want to turn the table around, the victims want to give their tormentors a dose of the same medicine. A dose that would last a lifetime. Not so much to kill, but to make it abundantly clear what torment has done to the souls of the victims and what torment has shown to the souls of the bullies.

Through this movie, you can almost understand the very cause of teen suicide because of bullying (as we've seen recently in the news) or teen violence (such as school shootings) because of bullying. Bullying is a very primal power in our school systems today, and the movie deals with a very honest look at what...deep inside the minds, maybe not in the forefront, but somewhere in the minds of the victims...the victims sometimes wish to do toward the tormentors. The vast amount of targets of bullies in their school days will not do what is shown in this film, nor for that matter kill themselves or cause violence at schools, but somewhere, deep inside, this movie shows what lurks in the background of those who are targets.

This movie is frightening because of the implications. This movie is fearful because of the considerations.

This film has it pros and cons, but I'm giving The Final a slight 4 stars. The flaws fall into the teen stereotypes, such as the bully jocks, the clueless rich girls, the cool hip hop kid and the withdrawn social outcasts, The saw like torure scenes and the overall lack of suspense. It's strengths, I would say would be the production value, the pacing, acting, and the overall message that the film leaves you with. This film, if you stay with it, will leave you disturbed, repulsed, and remind you of the tragedy that, for some unfortunate few, is high school. Throughout the film, memories of my own teenage years went through my mind. I myself was bullied and seen other kids get treated even worse. Sure, you hated your tormenters, even fantasized about kicking their butts, but you'd never tried to, either through fear of what may happen or just because you were a good enough person to rise above it. And that's the overall tragedy of The Final, all these kids could've risen above the abuse, supported each other, and made something out of their lives. Instead, they chose revenge and scarred the bullies like they did them, only physically, which it what they, the outcasts carried inside. I recommend to see the final for this reason only to make people ponder about what goes on in the school hallways and the minds of the tortured youth. Most importantly, what we, as adults, should do to prevent such tragedies, which is a reminder of what happened at Columbine. Like one of the main characters proclaimed before his suicide, "There is more like us."

For every Saw and Hostel torture fest that is merely sadism for the sake of sadism, here comes The Final; a torture flick that actually bears a message. Part of the fourth year of the After Dark Horrorfest lineup, The Final revolves around a group of misfit teens, who decide to take brutal revenge on a handful of the popular kids who have made their lives more than miserable for so long. Sadistic, graphic, and almost more brutal than it should be to fully get its point across, The Final surprisingly works well for what it is because it is all too easy to sympathize with the kids doing all the torturing. That, and the performance of Lindsay Seidel as the all too cute, and all too demented, Emily make The Final better than it really should be. Though it overstates its point ad nauseum, The Final is a worthwhile endeavor regardless, and is better than any recent Saw flick could ever hope to be either for that matter.

Director Joey Stewart has hit the nail on the head with this one. A fine piece of nastiness with a brilliant look and feel. It's simple and genius in its structure with the basic idea of teen outcast revenge. The films strength is in the perfect casting of top quality unknown young actors, nurtured with great direction and a good honest script. Top marks.

After years of school bullying and abuse, the local outcast nerds decide to take revenge on the `in' crowd; The jocks and cheerleaders, the beautiful popular kids who laugh at the underprivileged and different kids of the school. Enough is enough. Dane (Marc Donato) teams up his underdogs and plots a super fancy dress party for the cool kids. Little do they know they'll be drugged and tortured until they wish they'd been murdered.

Lindsay Seidal plays Emily, one of the odd kids who shows so much potential here. A stunning, yet unnerving scene has her poking needles in the neck of a jock, graced with a plane white mask for the performance. Whilst Julin is on the other side of the team as Heather, super bitch who takes an acid facial. Julin has terrific screen presence. But the star of the film has to be Jasca Washington as Kurtis, the cool kid who mixes in both and all camps in the school. He's a strong and confident actor who is gonna be around for a very long time. Stunning.

Stewart has created something quite special here. It's a nice simple film which pushes its cast to the limits of their ability. Some scenes are harsh, but super original. The use of a cow bolt gun to take out a knee cap is great, whilst one of the underdogs plucks on a banjo has connotations of Deliverance. A torturous spin on 'Heathers'.

The Final is a pretty good movie. A times it seems to drag a bit. I guess this movie hits home for me since I was kicked out of High School years ago. At many times I felt a connection with the characters. Time after time I found alignments between my old thoughts and theirs. This movie does more to convey my old sense of hopelessness than any other I have seen. Especially eerie is the moment when one character says there are more like them. I'd recommend this one to anyone who holds a grudge.

With all the terrible remakes of the classics and no creativity in the big budget horror movies anymore "8 films to die for" hits the spot. This one is about a group of outcast that plot revenge on the popular kids that have made their lives hell in high school. Everybody who went to a public school can probably relate to this movie. Bullies are a big problem in schools everywhere and this movie shows some truth to what can happen when these kids get pushed too far. I mean this movie could very well really happen in this crazy world we live in. Without giving away any of the movie it is about revenge and torture with a couple of laughable moments thrown in. If you like watching horror movies then i would tell you to check this one out. Its worth the 93 minutes of your time. A few others i liked from this series are "Dark Ride" "Unrest" and "The Gravedancers" all worth a watch for the fans of scary movies.

This is by Far, the best of All the After Dark Films. I Am in love with it. It has a Great Plot, lot's of gore, and unlike alot of the 8 Films to Die for, it makes sense. the popular kids, Torment, these kids. They Drug them at a party, and the fun starts from there. If your looking for a great horror movie, that you have never seen before, Choose this one. My brother, Hates every single film form the After Dark movies, untill i Made him watch this one. He Loved it, just like my whole Family. Literally, the first time i watched it, i couldnt stop playing it over & over Again. Simply Wonderful, Brilliant. 11/10!

The Final takes the very real and very serious problem of bullying and pollutes it with a lot cheap posturing, masquerading as social commentary. While watching this film I kept wondering just what the filmmakers were really trying to say. They depict both the bullies and the victims as equally repulsive, each employing the same tactics of intimidation and infliction of pain (physical and psychological) to make their points: the bullies..."because we can," and the victims because they're "not going to take it anymore." I found that whole premise maddeningly simplistic, the bad idea of revenge (which never serves anyone well), as the only viable solution.

And. This film skirts dangerously close to providing a blueprint for those who feel they have no other recourse. That, as everyone has seen, leads to chaos...what if everyone who felt they've been "wronged" took up arms as a way of dealing with it?

This film made me queasy. The obvious and unsatisfactory ending didn't help either.

I won't say it was poorly made or didn't work on some level it's just that I wasn't crazy about the message and the means of delivery. Not a keeper.

I just watched this on SyFy the other day. I must say that it was a pretty good film. It's like Saw meets Hostel meets The Strangers meets High School.

Follows a group of 'unpopular' or 'nerdy' teens who are constantly picked on by other students. They team up for a fright night that the populars will never forget.

This is a great teen flick & late night horror film!