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Prom Night IV:
Deliver Us from Evil (1991)

Rate: 6
Viewed: 1/20

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1/20: I take back what I said about the last part as Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil is now the most dissimilar.

Also, it's the best movie of the franchise, reminding me of Ken Russell's Gothic minus the drugs. The key rule is: when the formula doesn't work, get rid of it and try something new. That's exactly what the filmmakers did here.

Most of the success should be attributed to the four thespians for enlivening things and keeping the tension taut for a good while: Nicole de Boer, J.H. Wyman, Joy Tanner, and Alle Ghadban. When three of their characters were killed, I didn't think they deserved it since they seemed decent, good-looking people.

What ruins the show is the villain. I mean, who the hell is he? All the priest does is murder fornicators. When he gets going in the last fifteen minutes, the banality of B horror movies starts to sink in. The buildup during the first half-hour isn't interesting, either.

All in all, had the killer been iconic or at least distinctive, Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil might have scored more points.