Death decides to attack corporate America.
I enjoyed that this film tried to tie itself into the previous films, even if the idea it is a prequel makes little to no sense. I also thought it was sweet to see some of the highlights from across the franchise in the films end credits.
I would say that the plot was a little thin on the ground here, much like with the fourth film, however, at least they brought back Tony Todd as William Bloodsworth for a meaty role.
The deaths were good particularly the massage parlour crushing, however, I can see why they retired the franchise for a while after this, the deaths have lost some of their creepiness and creativity, and it does just seem like they were going for gross out shock value.
My main issue with the film was that there was too much talking and melodrama, the film seemed to be more focused on this than Death getting its vengeance at times.
I would argue that this is better than the fourth and sixth films in the franchise but worse than the original trilogy.
Overall, a mixed bag of a film.
3/5
Pros.
The ending
The love for past films
The massage parlour death
Cons.
Too much melodrama
A thin plot
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