5.4 | / 10 |
Users | 3.8 | |
Reviewer | 2.5 | |
Overall | 3.3 |
One year after a harrowing summer running for her life and dealing with the brutal murders of her high school friends, Julie James has fled her hometown to attend college in Boston and leave the painful memories behind her. On the first anniversary of last summer's tragic deaths, Julie's college grades are slipping and her relationship with high school sweetheart Ray Bronson has hit the skids. Enter Karla Wilson, Julie's spunky friend and roommate, who wins an all-expense-paid Bahamas vacation for four during the Fourth of July weekend. Upon their arrival in this tropical paradise filled with pristine beaches and sky-high palm trees, Julie and her friends find the other hotel guests leaving—hurricane season has begun. As Julie's mind continues to play tricks on her, the students' romantic island getaway turns into a vacation of murder and mayhem.
Starring: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze Jr., Brandy Norwood, Mekhi Phifer, Muse WatsonHorror | 100% |
Thriller | 54% |
Mystery | 24% |
Teen | 22% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.40:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
French: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
Portuguese: Dolby TrueHD 5.1
English, English SDH, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Cantonese, Korean, Thai
50GB Blu-ray Disc
Single disc (1 BD)
Bonus View (PiP)
BD-Live
Region A, B (C untested)
Movie | 1.5 | |
Video | 3.0 | |
Audio | 3.5 | |
Extras | 1.0 | |
Overall | 2.5 |
We're miles away from anybody, so nobody can hear you scream.
More meaningless than the direct-to-video Action dud, less worthy than the hormonal teenage
Comedy, and more lame, even,
than most anything that airs on the Sci-Fi channel, the teenagers-in-peril Horror sequel might be
the worst excuse for a motion picture in the history of Hollywood. I Still Know What You Did
Last
Summer, the follow up to a surprisingly decent teen slasher flick that was something of a
trend-setter back in the day, drives the franchise straight into the ground, the movie playing out
as
one of the lesser "part two's" in memory. It usually takes three or four movies to completely
ruin a
Horror franchise, but I Still Know kills it deader than a doornail and without mercy by the
end of the picture, only halfway decent
production values and the return of Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze, Jr. keeping this one
from being dead on arrival.
Who knows...
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer slashes onto Blu-ray with a respectable, but far from flashy, 1080p, 2.40:1-framed transfer. Featuring average detail and depth, many scenes look all right but never jump off the screen. The college campus as seen in the earlier scenes in the film showcases a fair level of detail in the structures, interior classroom, student clothing, and other odds and ends. Though most of the movie looks a bit soft and tends to obscure the finest of details, a few select shots and objects look better than others, for instance a straw hat worn by Karla in chapter four. Colors cover the entire spectrum, occasionally looking solid and natural, while in other scenes they can look dim or over-exaggerated, for instance the greens that define foliage in one of the last Bahamas shots in the film. This transfer of I Still Know What You Did Last Summer features practically no visible grain at normal viewing distances. Faces tend to look a bit smooth and unnatural, and skin tones also take on a red tint. Blacks are often accompanied by an unnatural brightness. Though not an offensive or otherwise terrible transfer, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer just appears bland, flat, and lifeless from start to finish.
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer rips into Blu-ray with a Dolby TrueHD 5.1 lossless soundtrack. The film's opening dream sequence, which takes place inside the cavernous sanctuary of a church, does well to create a fairly realistic atmosphere, as sounds seem to reverberate slightly throughout the soundstage. Atmosphere generally impresses throughout; a club scene in chapter two begins by delivering a full, energetic, and clear delivery of a rock tune and as dialogue takes over, it -- and the sounds of the club -- fade into the background but still manage to surround the listener and add depth and a sense of "being there" to the scene, even if the sound is reduced in volume for the sake of the dialogue. Said dialogue always plays crisply and efficiently through the center. Other effects-heavy moments in the film, for instance the downpour that plays though much of the final act, always creates a seamless environment, where the heavy drops seem to land throughout the entire soundstage, leaving the listener all but wet from the experience. Otherwise, this is a rather basic but effective Horror soundtrack. The jump scenes, accompanied by loud, sudden noises, always sound clear and sharp, doing their part to try and add some tension and fear to the proceedings. A generic but respectable track, this one serves I Still Know What You Did Last Summer well enough.
This Blu-ray edition of I Still Know What You Did Last Summer contains only a smattering of extras. Making of Featurette (480p, 5:40) is a completely generic studio piece that features primary cast and crew recounting the plot intercut with plenty of scenes from the film. The piece also offers a glimpse into the production. Also included is the music video "How Do I Deal" (480p, 3:30) performed by Jennifer Love Hewitt, the film's theatrical trailer (480p, 2:06), 1080p previews for 21 and Starship Troopers 3: Marauder, and BD-Live (Blu-ray profile 2.0) functionality.
Fortunately, the Last Summer franchise decided to call it quits (for now) after three pictures, the third the obligatory direct-to-video outing. I Still Know borders on being worthy of nothing but the direct-to-video bin, but the film's box office return that put it in the black proved otherwise. Nevertheless, I Still Know is a terrible film, one devoid of brains, originality, and, most disappointingly, scares. A tame and by-the-book slasher picture with only a hint of gore, a generic story, and dull characters, I Still Know marks one of the very worst of the Teen Slasher genre that actually enjoyed a theatrical run. Sony's Blu-ray release of I Still Know What You Did Last Summer befits the quality of the film. With an underwhelming but not terrible transfer, a decent lossless soundtrack, and a few throwaway extras, this disc is worth a rental for all but the most die-hard I Still Know fans.
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