Final Stab
Final Stab
NR | 05 May 2001 (USA)
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A group of college friends get together for a murder mystery weekend, but what starts as a little friendly game gets dark and bloody when they start actually being murdered.

Reviews
Doomtomylo a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.
Cunninghamolga This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.
Lollivan It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.
Patience Watson One of those movie experiences that is so good it makes you realize you've been grading everything else on a curve.
gavin6942 A group of friends meet for the weekend in a "cursed" house that had been the site of a vicious, Mansonesque murder. The new owner wants to use it for a murder mystery game, where the friends get "killed" off, and the ones left alive are left to guess the killer. But then a real killer shows up, so that's not good.This film is a lower budget affair with unknown actors. It's in the vein of a Full Moon film, being helmed by David DeCouteau, a 1980s Full Moon regular (and apparently still around). Strangely, the film tries to pass itself off as a "Scream" replica, but it is really nothing like that franchise, not in plot or look or sensibility.The real source for this film is "April Fools Day". I have to assume that the writer of "Final Stab" ripped this one off directly, because it would be one heck of a coincidence otherwise. A murder mystery weekend? Preppy friends? A practical joke? It just follows right along, at least until the murders turn real. But that's such a minor change that this can hardly be called an original film.The acting is decent but not great, the effects are nothing special, the plot as mentioned is a rehash... if you want to see a good DeCouteau film, see "Creepozoids". Or better yet, watch "April Fools Day" (the original) and just be done with it. This film has vanished off the radar (if it was ever there), and I feel no compulsion to defend it.
rembrandt36 I rented this a few years back and really regretted it. I had to look up the other films that David DeCoteau had done, and there I had the answer; a movie about gay men masquerading as if it were a slasher teen film. A lot of his other movies have had an undercurrent of homosexuality within them. Is there any way to get some sort of "gay slasher horror" rating put onto the DVD case so a person knows what they are getting into? Hey, if it is your bag, okay; I just prefer regular horror movies without the male sexual overtones. That aside, it is a boring movie with uninteresting characters. The camera panned and swayed so much I felt I was getting seasick. Killer bent on revenge kills a bunch of people at a murder bed and breakfast. Really stupid twist ending. No sex. No real blood or gore. Whether you are straight, bi, or gay - avoid this one and save your money. Rent Deep Red instead.
lastgoldrush This is one of those pitiful "horror" films that seems like it came together as an excuse to encapsulate a few sex scenes, yet there are no sex scenes in the movie. This leaves you with a movie full of trendy-looking people who act and talk in ways that are neither stylistic nor realistic.The killer in this movie is more funny than scary. His mask has this big goofy grin and a bald head; it looks like they gave him a William Frawley mask and spray-painted it blue. During most of the murder scenes, he appears either to stab someone in a non-fatal part of the body or inflict a very shallow wound. In either case, the person dies instantly. The funniest parts feature glimpses of the killer running around in the woods by himself - without anywhere to be, really. This makes the viewer wonder if he is just doing the murder spree thing for the exercise.The end makes a very poor attempt to pull off a "who is the real killer?" scene, as in "Scream." This may have something to do with this movie being optioned as a Scream sequel? The alternate titles suggest that. Either way, it's self-conscious of the horror genre, but only in a really embarrassing way.All that said, if you like bad horror for the laughs, this one is pretty prime. Try to avoid spending money to obtain it.
TheDustFactor Okay so I saw this movie the other day. What started out good just turned out to be stupid. One thing that bothered me through out the entire movie was definitely the mask. I can't put my finger on why I didn't like it, but I just didn't. Another thing, NO T&A. I really don't know what to say, it was pretty upsetting. The motive was really not that bad as far as I am concerned. It's just pretty obvious that they didn't want to hurt themselves while thinking. The characters couldn't act and it was obvious who the killer was from the beginning. Now dont get me wrong, this is not a bad movie, it was one that I didn't really like. If you are a fan of the slasher genre check it out, you may like it and you may not. Overall 4/10.