Sarah Michelle Gellar

Still want to have that summer sleepover scarefest before you buy school supplies? Then, this new set is for you! Three, count ‘um, three “Last Summer” movies in one set. This puppy will keep you and pals up and screaming all night! First is the classic that launched Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze Jr., Ryan Phillipe and Jennifer Love Hewitt’s careers.

You know the drill: small town, partying high school seniors accidentally run down a guy on an isolated road and decide they must keep it a secret. A mysterious guy wearing a rain slicker and carrying a hook decides they shouldn’t.

I Know What You Did Last Summer

Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 . No problem hearing the screams or other dialogue.

Video: The anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) transfer is very clean and clear even in the dark.

Special Features:

Really nothing but a trailer and the Filmmaker’s Commentary which is actually pretty entertaining. The director, Jim Gillespie, is Scottish so you get that Scott’s brogue accent telling you about shooting various scenes, things that went wrong, little tidbits about the actors, like the fact that there were only three wigs for the Sarah Michelle Gellar hair-cutting scene so they had to be extra careful to get it right, and a little gem about Jennifer Love Hewitt suggesting that she get rid of her sweater so she could strip down to a tiny tank top in her boat escape scene.

Overall, this is a must for horror fans. The film launched many like it and also was the launch pad for the careers of some of today’s biggest young stars and... it’s scary and fun!

A year after the original horrors Julie James (Jennifer Love Hewitt) is in college trying to get it together but is a nervous wreck. Her roommate, Karla (Brandy Norwood), wins a trip for four to a tropical island and, of course, the fisherman follows for some tropical blood on the palm trees. Freddie Prinze Jr. is also back and hot Mekhi Phifer is added as well.

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer

Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 . No problem hearing the screams of Love Hewitt (she gives good scream) and the new cast members here either.

Video: The anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) transfer is a little murky in places but certainly workable.

Special Features:

Music Video: Jennifer Love Hewitt-How Do I Deal? Okay, this is great for Love fans... or your guy pal. She’s undulating on couches and jumping around in tight sweaters and tank tops. The music isn’t bad but not inspired either.

Making of Featurette: The usual brief actor commentary from Love, Brandy, Freddie, Mekhi and the filmmakers over behind-the-scenes antics. Cute shots of the cast soaking wet and goofing off in a Mexican rain storm. You learn that the film was shot at an abandoned resort in Jalisco, Mexico that was very eerie and maybe actually haunted.

Overall: A pretty good sequel. Not as much set up and more stalking and killing in the dark this time but Hewitt and cast make the most of it. Still a lot of fun.

That fisherman dude with the hook never dies! Now he’s gone supernatural and is after some teens in a small Colorado town. The gang accidentally kills a friend as part of a supposed to be harmless 4th of July prank. The survivors make a pact to never tell “what they did”. One year later, they get picked off one by one!

I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer

Audio:

Dolby Digital 5.1 . No problems here. Dialogue is clear as are the killing sounds of the creepy fisherman dude.

Video: The anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) transfer is very clean and clear.

Special Features: Director’s Commentary - Director Sylvain White provides a commentary that really just describes what we are seeing. Not that illuminating.

Behind the scenes featurette: The Making of I’ll Always Know - contains the usual cast and crew goofing off and talking about their roles. It looks like they had fun at least. You also get some trailers of upcoming Sony films.

Wrapping Up:

This movie doesn’t star a bunch of young actors you would recognize but who cares? You get some spooky action at a carnival and a ski lodge off season. At least that is a new arena for this type of horror. Not stellar and barely connected to the original plotline but okay to rent.

Final wrapup: The first two films came out as a set in 1998. This boxed set is it again with the new film added. If you were too young in ’98 to go for that set, this is the one to have in your collection for horror nights with pals...hot young actors in some creative scares...can’t beat it for a sleepover chill fest!