Recently I saw the movie Prom Night. I'm a sucker for ANY scary movies,although they never scare me.
The story centers around high school teacher Richard Fenton (played by Johnathon Schaech). He became obbsessed with student Donna Keppel (Brittany Snow). After her parents got a restraining order, he broke into the Keppel house at night, killing Donna's father, little brother, and mother, (whom Donna watches get killed while she is hiding under a bed) in a furious attempt to find her. Donna sees her mother get killed while hiding under the bed in her room. He was caught and put away in a maximum security prison, where the obsessions did not stop. While in prison he wrote graphic letters to Donna and continued to be obsessed with her. He escaped from prison 3 days before the night of Donna's prom. As the police try to find him, they begin to discover they are in a race against time... and Donna's life is on the line.
The movie was not scary like "The Amityville Horror" or "The Exorcist" and it doesn't have the blood and guts of any of the "Saw" movies or "The Devil's Rejects" but it has a great plot and the whole movie will keep you guessing, but certainly not jumping out of your seat and scared to go to sleep that night.
Overall thought, GREAT MOVIE!
Certainly worth my $13. It was different, and in this case, different was AWESOME.
Grade: 9/10
I'll make sure I get this one when it comes to DVD
