Poor Ginny. All she has ever wanted was to be popular. She tried to have a party once, but that didn't turn out so well. She invited the "Top 10", her academies richest and most sought after click to her party, only to be sorely denied. Ya see... one of the other "Top 10" girls was also having a party, so the rest just naturally followed. Ginny's hard boozing Momma didn't like that too much. Not only did she storm over to the girls house with daughter in tow, but she managed to get them both into a nasty little car accident that not only ended her life, but severely messed up her daughters life as well.
Never fear! After some experimental brain surgeries and a few repressed memories, Ginny has emerged years later as a beautiful young woman who managed to get into the "Top 10" after all!!! Hooray! There's just one little catch. Ginny's B-day is coming up again, but her fellow "Top 10" are disappearing one by one. Of course, as the viewer, we realize right away that they are each getting hacked to bits....but who's killing them all?? Could it be that whacko Rudi? Or how about that creepy Alfred? Or is it Ginny herself? "Happy Birthday to Me" emerges from the early 80's genre of horror films as one of the better movies out there. It may not be as gory as some of the others, but it does at least have some character development and some pretty creative death scenes going for it! And that Melissa Sue Anderson...what a looker!! For the DVD release, their has been some drastic change to the original soundtrack. Due to copyright issues, some funky disco music has been added (mostly in the beginning) where there was once only scary music. While many have ranted on and on in previous reviews about how deplorable this is.... for this reviewer it wasn't all that bad. Plus, it's really only in the beginning, which makes it bearable.
In addition, others claim how lame the ending of this movie is. While the ending is "unbelieveable" to say the least- when you have your Jasons, Michael Myers, and Freddy's running around without ever being able to stay put- who can really fault this little gem from its ironic twist of an ending. Sure it's phony, but it's also fun. And most of you will never see it coming. For fans of early 80's style horror, this really is a must see.
If an invitation should happen to present itself, this reviewer would recommend checking this party out!
Never fear! After some experimental brain surgeries and a few repressed memories, Ginny has emerged years later as a beautiful young woman who managed to get into the "Top 10" after all!!! Hooray! There's just one little catch. Ginny's B-day is coming up again, but her fellow "Top 10" are disappearing one by one. Of course, as the viewer, we realize right away that they are each getting hacked to bits....but who's killing them all?? Could it be that whacko Rudi? Or how about that creepy Alfred? Or is it Ginny herself? "Happy Birthday to Me" emerges from the early 80's genre of horror films as one of the better movies out there. It may not be as gory as some of the others, but it does at least have some character development and some pretty creative death scenes going for it! And that Melissa Sue Anderson...what a looker!! For the DVD release, their has been some drastic change to the original soundtrack. Due to copyright issues, some funky disco music has been added (mostly in the beginning) where there was once only scary music. While many have ranted on and on in previous reviews about how deplorable this is.... for this reviewer it wasn't all that bad. Plus, it's really only in the beginning, which makes it bearable.
In addition, others claim how lame the ending of this movie is. While the ending is "unbelieveable" to say the least- when you have your Jasons, Michael Myers, and Freddy's running around without ever being able to stay put- who can really fault this little gem from its ironic twist of an ending. Sure it's phony, but it's also fun. And most of you will never see it coming. For fans of early 80's style horror, this really is a must see.
If an invitation should happen to present itself, this reviewer would recommend checking this party out!