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Yeah, we know that <I>Urban Legend</I> isn't out on video yet . . . But it will be eventually, so we'll post our review now (since I got to see a sneak preview last week) . . . .
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The concept is pretty intriguing: A quaint New England college campus is terrorized by a faceless killer who draws inspiration from "urban legends" . . . You know, those hazy un-truths that strike fear into the hearts of modern man like <I>the old lady who tries to dry her cat in the microwave</I> or <I>the killer is making the calls . . . from inside the house</I>.
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<B>Alicia Witt</B> is our obligatory "nice" heroine. Her friends and colleagues - "obnoxious joker," "doubting frat boy," "gothic slut," "floozy blonde," and "newspaper editor/jr detective" - begin to die. Someone is out to get Ms. Witt . . . Who could it be beneath the not-scary parka? You don't have to wait long before suspects begin to die off and a motley crew of hilarious red herrings ("mad professor," "stuttering gas station attendant," "dean-in-denial," "creepy janitor") begin to pop out of the dark at opportune moments.
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