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* HilariousInHindsight: This wouldn't be the last time Creator/JamieLeeCurtis dealt with [[spoiler:a SerialKiller who was [[Film/HalloweenII1981 also her brother]]]].

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* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: The three "sympathetic" culprits - Nick, Jude and Kelly. Despite having taken part in Robin's death (albeit accidentally) they don't show any angst about it at all six years later. Nick looks as if he might, but he's got no problem dating the sister of the girl he killed. Likewise Kelly appears to be one of Kim's best friends. [[spoiler: There are some viewers who believe that Nick should have been killed along with the other three.]]

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The three "sympathetic" culprits - Nick, Jude and Kelly. Despite having taken part in Robin's death (albeit accidentally) they don't show any angst about it at all six years later. Nick looks as if he might, but he's got no problem dating the sister of the girl he killed. Likewise Kelly appears to be one of Kim's best friends. [[spoiler: There are some viewers who believe that Nick should have been killed along with the other three.]]
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** Wendy too, when she claims that she doesn’t want anyone to get hurt at the prom. Mind you, she says this after already killing a child and showing no remorse for that (while still being a relentless bully in the present day), making this moment of humanization fall flat for some.

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** Wendy too, when she claims that she doesn’t doesn't want anyone to get hurt at the prom. Mind you, she says this after already killing a child and showing no remorse for that (while still being a relentless bully in the present day), making this moment of humanization fall flat for some.

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* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: The three "sympathetic" culprits - Nick, Jude and Kelly. Despite having taken part in Robin's death (albeit accidentally) they don't show any angst about it at all six years later. Nick looks as if he might, but he's got no problem dating the sister of the girl he killed. Likewise Kelly appears to be one of Kim's best friends.

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* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: The three "sympathetic" culprits - Nick, Jude and Kelly. Despite having taken part in Robin's death (albeit accidentally) they don't show any angst about it at all six years later. Nick looks as if he might, but he's got no problem dating the sister of the girl he killed. Likewise Kelly appears to be one of Kim's best friends. [[spoiler: There are some viewers who believe that Nick should have been killed along with the other three.]]
** Wendy too, when she claims that she doesn’t want anyone to get hurt at the prom. Mind you, she says this after already killing a child and showing no remorse for that (while still being a relentless bully in the present day), making this moment of humanization fall flat for some.
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* HilariousInHindsight: This wouldn’t be the last time Creator/JamieLeeCurtis dealt with [[spoiler:a SerialKiller who was [[Film/HalloweenII1981 also her brother]]]].

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* HilariousInHindsight: This wouldn’t wouldn't be the last time Creator/JamieLeeCurtis dealt with [[spoiler:a SerialKiller who was [[Film/HalloweenII1981 also her brother]]]].



** Robin. She tries to play with the other kids, who in turn bully her, and lead her to her death- and try to c9ver up their actions.

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** Robin. She tries to play with the other kids, who in turn bully her, and lead her to her death- and try to c9ver cover up their actions.
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** Robin. She tries to play with the other kids, who in turn bully her, and lead her to her death- and try to c9ver up their actions.
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* MagnificentBastard: [[spoiler:[[BigBad Alex Hammond]] witnessed his sister Robin's death by the hands of her classmates and [[YouKilledMyFather sought to avenge her]]. Calling her killers to frighten them, Alex spends most of the day gathering up supplies and [[KickTheSonOfABitch gets the school bully suspended]] for harassing his other sister Kim. During the prom, Alex puts himself in a position to keep tabs on everyone before stalking the school corridors and grounds, killing the perpetrators one-by-one. When he kills the wrong person while trying to kill the last one, Alex moves quickly to strike again and nearly kills his target before receiving fatal injuries, then reveals his victims' crime before dying. Alex Hammond proves to be one of the most intelligent and compelling {{Serial Killer}}s in the SlasherMovie genre.]]

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* MagnificentBastard: [[spoiler:[[BigBad Alex Hammond]] witnessed his sister Robin's death by the hands of her classmates and [[YouKilledMyFather sought to avenge her]]. Calling her killers to frighten them, Alex spends most of the day gathering up supplies and [[KickTheSonOfABitch gets the school bully suspended]] suspended for harassing his other sister Kim. During the prom, Alex puts himself in a position to keep tabs on everyone before stalking the school corridors and grounds, killing the perpetrators one-by-one. When he kills the wrong person while trying to kill the last one, Alex moves quickly to strike again and nearly kills his target before receiving fatal injuries, then reveals his victims' crime before dying. Alex Hammond proves to be one of the most intelligent and compelling {{Serial Killer}}s in the SlasherMovie genre.]]


%%* RootingForTheEmpire: [[spoiler:Alex Hammond is a relatively easy slasher villain to root for given the reason why he's killing them (the people he's targeting killed his sister) and he mostly sticks to going after them (with [[LeaveNoWitnesses Slick]] being an exception) rather than randomly target random people.]]

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%%* RootingForTheEmpire: [[spoiler:Alex Hammond is a relatively easy slasher villain to root for given the reason why he's killing them (the people he's targeting killed his sister) and he mostly sticks to going after them (with [[LeaveNoWitnesses Slick]] being an exception) rather than randomly target random people.]]



* SpoiledByTheFormat: A potential suspect for the killer is [[spoiler: Kim, since two of the culprits are her friend and boyfriend]]. But ''Scream'' told us that [[spoiler: Jamie Lee Curtis is always the FinalGirl in horror movies]].

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* SpoiledByTheFormat: A potential suspect for the killer is [[spoiler: Kim, since two of the culprits are her friend and boyfriend]]. But ''Scream'' told us that [[spoiler: Jamie Lee Curtis is always the FinalGirl in horror movies]].movies... which is only half true; Jamie Lee Curtis' Kim is the one who takes out the killer once and for all, but Kim herself was never a target]].
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* BetterByADifferentName: Some people view ''Film/IKnowWhatYouDidLastSummer'' as a film that took this one's ideas and pulled them off much better. Namely the protagonists are actually affected by what they did.

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* BetterByADifferentName: Some people view the adaptation of ''Film/IKnowWhatYouDidLastSummer'' as a film that took this one's ideas and pulled them off much better. Namely the protagonists are actually affected by what they did.
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* SpiritualAdaptation: Of ''Literature/IKnowWhatYouDidLastSummer''. 17 years before that book's [[Film/IKnowWhatYouDidLastSummer actual film adaptation]], this one featured the same basic premise: a group of teens accidentally killed someone and vowed to keep it a secret until they're targeted by someone who knows.
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* WhatAnIdiot: The inciting incident that kicks off the rest of the film is a result of this. Wendy, Nick, Jude and Kelly decide to torment Robin by pretending they're going to kill her, chasing her through the building until they corner her against a window.\\
'''You'd Expect:''' The four to knock it off and reveal they were only playing.\\
'''Instead:''' They continue with the charade and force her up against the window.\\
'''The Result:''' Robin falls out the window to her death.

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