Hotness aside, there’s a depth to these characters that reaches a little more below the surface than your average slasher.
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I didn’t know any puberty-stricken teen who watched this movie and didn’t have their heart drop like an anchor over one of those stars. Cut out of this franchise too soon or not, the entire cast is no group of shit-stick-mayberry-ass-rejects, collecting teen icons like Hewitt, Gellar, Ryan Phillippe (Barry) and Freddie Prinze Jr. We all know Helen should’ve been the “Final Girl”, don’t lie. The effect only grants her more of the stunning beauty boss status she deserves, which is arguably more respect than the film gives her.
Speaking of Helen, fans will shiver over how gloriously her Croaker Queen crown sparkles in this 4K transfer. And oh my, does it allow that iconic scream of Gellar’s to hit new, bone-shaking highs. The new Dolby Atmos audio really lets you feel the sharp hook of the soundtrack as it pulls you deeper into this murky tale of revenge.
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Some of that is due to an impeccable sound design full of creaking ships, cold winds and that iconic chime which the killer arrives with. That pursuit in particular might be one of the best chase scenes in slasherdom-despite its frustrating conclusion-and it’s one of many intense moments circling the viewer like sharks. That shot of the Fisherman’s shadow looming as Helen runs down the street looms just as large in my mind. Gillspie and cinematographer Denis Crossan enhance that melancholic feeling with a heavy use of shadows that is one of the more effective elements of the film. There’s a cold chill that creeps all throughout the film. A story which reflects on childhood friends as passing ships in the night heading out into a more sinister world, Gillespie paints the film with a color palette of Billy Blues that appears as crisp as clear ocean waters on this new transfer. What has kept IKWYDLS from drowning under the sea of time to the point we’re celebrating a new 4K release is Gillespie’s slick as a fisherman’s slicker direction and the heartthrobiest of heartthrob casts.Īs entertaining as it is, IKWYDLS is a rather dark teen horror flick which sinks deeper and deeper into sordid territory as it goes. It’s a film that could’ve easily found a home in the slasher golden age of the 80s. A killer returning one year later to leave little love notes like “I Know What You Did Last Summer”? You betcha. Sexually active friend Helen ( Sarah Michelle Gellar) who embraces her sexuality and gets punished for it? Sigh, yeah. Virginal girl next door heroine in Julie ( Jennifer Love Hewitt)? Check. Every outdated rule we love from slashers of old is docked here. To be fair to Williamson, his IKWYDLS adaptation was written before Craven’s movie, but the knocks on the film aren’t without merit. Upon release, the film received criticism for following the basic tropes of slashers a little too closely, especially considering it was released after Scream, which redefined the sub-genre. One year later, it turns out someone knows about the hit and run accident committed by our four protagonists and they have a point to make…with the tip of a hook. The film-which deviates quite a bit from the book-follows a group of adolescents celebrating one last summer together before shipping off to college. Unlike writer Kevin Williamson’s Scream, IKWYDLS (based on the young adult novel by Lois Duncan), is more or less your basic cut ‘em up with a sleek look.
Now, a 25th anniversary 4K release from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has washed ashore, with the film looking and sounding sharper than ever.
Often mentioned in the same breath as that decade’s Scream or Urban Legend, it continues to sail with the status of a beloved classic. Director Jim Gillespie’s debut feature, IKWYDLS sliced and diced with the best of ‘em in the 90s.
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