Slumber Party Massacre, from the director of The Banana Splits, might be the most meta flick of the year. The first half is so self aware it borderlines on parody but it does so in such excellent execution. It's dumb fun with hot babes partying....until it is not. Then it flips the script with gender norms, sprinkles in social commentary and has it's tongue firmly in cheek by doing all of this with a wink and not being heavy handed. The last act becomes less fourth wall breaking and more straight up slasher all while keeping the vibe light and fun. It's not so much a remake of the original as it is just taking Russ and placing him in a film that tackles the tropes of 80s slashers. With the Banana Splits(another film that took a pre existing property but spun it) and now this, i am excited to see what Danishka Esterhazy does next.
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