In the confusion, Solomon reveals himself as the killer, attempting to frame Amy and usurp the Hitchcock Award – which includes a large stipend – by presenting Travis's film as his own. Graham happens upon the confrontation, watching from a window. 57. The movie was directed by John Ottman who also … Urban Legends: Final Cut was released in 2000 and has generally received negative reviews. [19], The sequence featuring Lisa and Trevor at the bar (followed by her death scene) was written and shot in Los Angeles after principal photography had finished, as the film's producers felt the film needed a death sequence earlier on to establish a sense of danger. FREE Shipping. Tom returns to his hometown on the tenth anniversary of the Valentine's night massacre that claimed the lives of 22 people. Genres: Film Score, Film Soundtrack, Soundtracks. Mr. Greenshoes. Sandra tells of a burrito contaminated with roach eggs, which then hatch inside a girl's nose. Also, based on the reviews I read before deciding to purchase this DVD, I expected "Urban Legends: Final Cut" (a.k.a. Overall, "Urban Legends: Final Cut" isn't anything great. Written by Later, Solomon, now wheelchair-bound, is in a mental institution where, after watching Amy's film, a nurse asks him if he enjoyed the movie. Vanessa, a lesbian, presents a note she received addressed to her from Amy, in which it states that she has romantic feelings for Vanessa. Travis commits suicide in the campus tower, apparently spurred by a poor grade received on his thesis film which disqualified him from receiving the university's Hitchcock Award. "[4] Writing for the Los Angeles Times, David Chute wrote: "The coolest single element in the walk-don't-run horror sequel Urban Legends: Final Cut may be its atmospheric setting...[the] concept seems tailor-made for that kind of ingenuity, for a little bit of sly wit and playfulness. Title: [6], Anson Mount originally auditioned for the dual role of Travis / Trevor Stark, but had wanted to play the role of the antagonistic Toby instead; according to Ottman, he "aced" his audition for Toby, and was cast in the role. [8] Eva Mendes was cast in the role of Vanessa, which had originally been a smaller role, but was expanded to allow her character to be a potential red herring. Her peers witness her filmed death when the material is smuggled into a sequence of takes of the scene. Actor David Tom attends the 'Urban Legends: Final Cut' Westwood Premiere on September 19, 2000 at Mann Village Theatre in Westwood, California. A college student suspects a series of bizarre deaths are connected to certain urban legends. The ending wasn't as shocking as the filmmakers were expecting it to be, and the little sequence before the credits roll tied this film to the original, but for what purpose? Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 49%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 34%. Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000) - Official Trailer. [7] Matthew Davis auditioned for the role of Travis / Trevor, and was cast, marking his first major film role. Put all that aside, fans of the first movie may want to check this out. Once at the top, Amy is locked in a closet by the killer, where she finds the corpses of Simon and Sandra. In the small town of Cherry Falls, a psychotic murderer is killing off the virgins of the local high school. She wakes up in a bathtub filled with ice and discovers that her kidney has been removed. Final Cut isn’t as much fun as the original Urban Legend, but it is a solid slasher and the genre should have a decent time here. The film was universally panned by critics upon release. While Sidney and her friends visit the Hollywood set of Stab 3, the third film based on the Woodsboro murders, another Ghostface killer rises to terrorize them. Urban Legends: The Final Cut follows Amy Mayfield (Morrison), a student at Alpine University who struggles to complete her thesis film on urban legends - only to have her crew members fall prey to fatal 'accidents.' They begin having sex when Trevor suddenly stabs Amy. It grossed $72.5 million worldwide on a budget of $14 million, and received generally negative reviews from critics. In addition to directing, Ottman also edited the film and composed its score. The site's consensus is: "This teen horror movie brings nothing new to an already exhausted genre. While not being as bad as it's predecessor, Urban Legends: Final Cut is still a below average slasher flick. Urban Legends: Final Cut Select option or tools, then click on subtitles, navigate to the subtitle … Add to Wishlist. "[38] The BBC echoed this in a review by Michael Thomson, who thought that the meta in-jokes of the murder scenes did not work and that the film "keeps the mediocrity [of the first film] alive as it unleashes yet more unsavoury nonsense. In addition to directing, Ottman … Step 2 - After moving the subs file for Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000) to the same movie file location, the movie might play alongside the subtitles without any further settings or configuration. However, Toby reveals that Travis faked Toby's sound credit to help him graduate, admitting that he never went anywhere near Travis's film. "Urban Legends: Final Cut" is a sequel to the 1998 slasher movie "Urban Legend". [40] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "D+" on an A+ to F scale.[41]. Later, while Amy is recording audio loops of screams for the film, Simon is beaten to death outside, and the audio of his death is inadvertently recorded. Urban Legends: Final Cut is a 2000 American slasher film directed by John Ottman, in his directorial debut, and starring Jennifer Morrison, Matthew Davis, Hart Bochner, Joseph Lawrence, Anthony Anderson, and Loretta Devine. Later, he tells her he has found that all the murder victims worked on Travis's thesis film. Who is responsible for the killing? Amy is disturbed by the footage, and is unable to figure out who shot it; her peers, however, discount it as a piece of a showreel. Join or Sign In. John Ottman’s slasher film Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000) features some of the most well-known urban legends and myths in the United States. This FAQ is empty. [21], Director Ottman also edited the film, and remarked in the audio commentary on the film's 2001 DVD release that many character interaction sequences were truncated or excised entirely to maintain a quicker pace. The story wasn't anything we haven't seen before, it's your basic "find out who the killer is" horror movie. 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