Quick thoughts on SUMMER OF '84.
I was mildly excited to check out Summer of '84 , a slasher period piece that I had seen trailers and artwork for a while back. Now, one can argue that the filmmakers were trying to capitalize on the enormous success of Netflix's Stranger Things , and maybe they are. But that's okay. So the movie finally hit Amazon and I decided to rent it. I had watched a couple of reviews on YouTube, all of which were very positive. So I dug in. And I have to be honest, I didn't love it. Not to say I didn't like it, because I did. But the love just wasn't there -- mostly because I just feel like horror-themed movies and TV shows that are set in the '80s are just overplayed now. I think if it was Summer of '94 , I might have loved it. The story is good. And the ending is actually quite great. There's an unexpected character death and a few narrative turns that keep the movie interesting. The acting was good for the most part and the movie was sh