Is it sad that the horror movie about prom is only half as scary as my actual high school prom? It's a poorly written mess of unrealized plot threads that doesn't even bother to attempt to scare it's audience until it's final 30 minutes. Even then, it fails to elicit any kind of fear. Skip it and watch the similar and far superior "My Bloody Valentine" instead.

JLC is at her best in this derivative and dumb but quite presentable slasher. Girls scream, a head rolls on the dance floor, and Jamie struts her stuff in a hilariously out-of-place "Saturday Night Fever" disco sequence -- though she later proves her acting mettle in her final confrontation with the killer. Followed by three kind-of sequels.

Good opening. Good final act. For the hour in between, beyond Curtis going Nancy Drew in a bra for a scene, nothing much to recommend.

some fun.

Poorly lit, messy, predictable.

Indistinguishable from all the other films like it.

"Great soundtrack." - Ed Gonzalez

Good attempt foiled by pure incompetence; this is one 80s slasher where the special FX don't look that bad... because it's so poorly lit you can't even SEE the special FX, and that's assuming you even stay awake through the poor pacing.

This is a very average horror movie. This movie is dated and does not add anything new or exciting to the horror genre

even by slasher movie standards this isn't great. it has a couple memorable scenes and jamie lee curtis though

It's interesting to see a film like this avoid the obvious of route of titillation and gore in favour of a more dramatic narrative, but the fact that it is still restricted to a conventional slasher film structure, that only works with those exploitative tropes, undermines its chances and reduces the drama to uninteresting and dull writing.

Typical 80's slasher. The kills are almost unbearably lame and there are a lot of unintentional giggles. I liked the soundtrack though and the final struggle is cool if only for the way the music complements the action. If you really need a horror film that takes place on prom night, then you need to see CARRIE.

39.375

A decent plot for its time with cheesy & enjoyable disco kitschiness. Rare film that walks the line between good and so-bad-its-good.

"Prom Night" (only sparking my interest due to the recent remake) doesn't do much else that any other poorly acted 80s slasher film did. It's not particularly scary or interesting, or even skillful in its slayings. The killer of the film is actually very uninteresting and much of the chases of his/her victims run on way too long and it left an annoying loose plot point on the back-burner. You won't find anything above standard here, and by today's expectations, it's just about awful.

Another crapulous slasher film

I hear they're remaking this, which might be a good play. Prom Night is an entertaining diversion from traditional slashers with some sort of supernatural killer, making it all the more realistic and gritty. It's definitely something you should toss in the old VCR/DVD Player if you like having the gang over for classic modern horror.

Entertaining and overtley creepy slasher flick. Nothing really incredibly special, but it does have lots of naked chicks and some creative deaths, so yeah. Jamie Lee Curtis is still the scream queen.

Bad.

bad and boring slasher film. the sequels are much more entertaining. in fact the only good thing about this one is the fact it has Leslie Neilsen in it before he went on to do mostly comedic work. it's always weird seeing him in non-comedies.

Meh. It's technically sound, polished, and has a nice surprise twist. The camera work and lighting are particularly impressive and there's a decent set-piece thrown in for good measure. On the other hand, this story has been done to death and the killings weren't very creative. Mediocre at best.

Flat out boring. It's not interesting and it's not an achievement by any stretch of the imagination. Instead of being scared I was busy checking my watch at how dull the film was. The voice over dialog is unbelievably clumsy and really detracts from an already bad film. Give it a miss, there's nothing here except bad generic 80's slasher.

Not good not bad..

I love this movie 'cause it's a mystery...everyones a suspect...if you ask me more horror films should be made this way