Cabin by the Lake / Return to Cabin by the Lake (2000) Review

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(More customer reviews)Cabin by the Lake:
Very original take on a guy with writer's block.
Stanley makes a living writing the common slasher flicks but his latest project has been a rather slow process, and in order to fix this he kills teen girls to get an inside look at what it's really like for them to be murdered, then he meets a fighter.
Mallory, afraid of water, is captured by Stanley, he takes her to his cabin and locks her in the hidden room to sort of get to know her and how she feels (there's a wall and a marker for writing on it).
So, it comes time to drown her now but thanks to Boone, the local policeman, and the people who are signed on to make the fake bodies for Stanley's new film, she survives and grows closer to Boone.
Without giving too much away, Mallory faces Stanley again...
The acting is really good and the directing was cool. Overall this was a really entertaining movie.
Return to Cabin by the Lake:
Definately not as good as the first, but entertaining nonetheless.
I think it could have been much better had the acting of the supporting cast been any better.
I love him on Charmed but Brian Krause is just, ugh, in this movie.
Aside from that...
Stanley, back for the sequel to his previous movie wants to be on set so he takes the place of an unknown producer and slowly takes over as director, changing the movie to his liking and killing the cast and crew as well.
He meets Alison, a girl who thinks she knows the real Stanley and understands the man behind the killer - she later learns she's been working alongside the real Stanley all along and becomes another target...
I'd definately recommend buying this for the original, but since they come together (and at such a low price for the two) you're getting 2-for-1, although the second is a bit... Well either way the first is truly worth it and the second is cool because it's more and if you're anything like me and sequels, then you're getting a good bargain. Just think of it as getting a good movie with an extra... lol

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Cabin By the Lake (2000) Review

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(More customer reviews)I originally saw this movie on Lifetime Movie Network and liked it from the beginning. The screenplay writer is creepy, but does an excellent job of switching from creepy to the "average" guy when he is away from his house and interacting with his friends. The movie is not really worthy of the "R" rating it was given however. My 10 and 12 year old daughters watched it with me (after I had already seen it) and didn't have any issues with it being too scary or violent as there really isn't much violence or terror, but I may be jaded. My favorite part of the movie is when the unresolved victim participates in trying to capture her tormentor. Overall, the movie is good until the final scene, which was just creepy, but I recommend watching this movie for its interesting twists and turns.

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