The Age of Commercialism

That was an excellent one.

Highly Overrated But Still Good

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

The DVD packaging sells this as a scary little ghost story...and that is what this starts out as before jumping the (haunted??) railroad tracks and dissolving into a brutally graphic slasher pic / "Saw" torture porn flick (if you think watching a little girl getting her lips sewn shut by another little girl (in graphic closeup) is scary or watchable then you might get a rise out of this...anyone looking for intelligent coherent storytelling should avoid it at all cost.Ludicrous and very sad "performances" from once lukewarm (in 1987) names Sally Kirkland and Lou Diamond Phillips are final coffin nails in this turkey...with Kirkland's deep fried (and totally anachronistic)accent and ridiculously hammy emoting being proof positive of how much she deserved to lose Best Actress to Cher.All in all..a depressing misfire and a sad cheat.

1 is to good a bloody rating!!!! Wtf is with this film its crap and the previous comments horror is back is bull! The film is about children ghost pushing a car across a railway track! A 10 year old wouldn't even find this scary. maybe the drug references and that put it up to an 18 but no way I would recommend this film. Its a disgrace to the horror genre.please someone explain what the hell the director was thinking crap crap crap! Hated it...! There is plenty horror's that have been out after that horror's such as 1 missed call, the grudge, the eye tons better than fingerprints!! Even this stupid website makes it a more irritating film!!!

Lou D. Phillip stars as a teacher who lives in a small town haunted by the memory of the sudden loss of a busload of children years before. A young woman (Leah Pipes) returns from rehab to her family home, only to encounter the ghost of a little girl who slowly leads her to the lost children and the reason for their disappearance. That part of the movie is OK, and follows modern ghost movie traditions. But some bright bulb apparently decided to also make this a slasher film, with big boobs on display and lots of blood-letting for the JASON and FREDDY crowd. Th slasher segments all tie into the missing children plot, but they were absolutely unnecessary and damn near ruined the movie. We know who the masked killer is way too early, too. Ignore the cheesy slasher scenes, some of which look like they were filmed and inserted as an afterthought, and focus on the ghost plot. You will be rewarded. The ending is a dilly.

"Fingerprints" is one of the best ghost/slashers around and is immensely enjoyable.**SPOILERS**Returning home from rehab, Melanie, (Leah Pipes) finds her sister Crystal, (Kristin Cavallari) is the only one on her side, as their parents are upset over her situation. When she takes her to a party with friends Penn, (Josh Henderson) and Mitch, (Andrew Lawrence) they tell her about a local legend in town involving a bus of children at a railroad crossing years ago, and immediately begins thinking that the stories are true. When a series of accidents in town has he convinced even more about the stories, she soon learns the horrifying truth about the incident that was covered up years ago, and sets out to prove it correct to the doubting family and unsuspecting towns-members.The Good News: This had a whole lot of stuff worthwhile to like about it. One of the best features is that there's an incredibly strong story to it, one that feels unique and creative while also being able to deliver the framework for a great horror story. The back-story involving the haunted crossing is great, just the sort of thing you would find in a small town like that, and the way it's ingrained into the film is perfectly handled, from the growth of the myth to the different scenes where it's put into practice, are just a lot of fun and really well-done. When it's done to be a part of the film, such as the first two hauntings, it's just absolutely brilliant and creates an incredibly eerie atmosphere. The first one, where the friends stop to test it while an oncoming train approaches with them all frantically yelling to move and the ghosts appear to move it at the last second, is frankly one of the single best scenes in the film. The second one, where the technique is tried by a skeptic and transformed into a believer, is great due to the appearance of the ghostly hands appearing on the windshield due to the dew from the environment is a great tactic that makes it creepy and chilling than it would've otherwise. Later ghostly visions, including the spectacular freak-out in her bedroom when the ghost first appears in the mirror and then beckons for help, then showcasing a series of gruesome images to her, from the hardly distinguishable to scenes of a mouth being sewn shut and decomposing body parts crawling with bugs and maggots, as well as other frightening images that are done in just a few seconds time, allowing for a genuine freak-out that propels the story along even more, making for an absolute blast of a scene. That there's another one done somewhat later, still within the realms of plausibility in the film but done so as to urge along for more investigation following a string of dead-ends through the exact same tactics as before, with the sewn-shut mouth and maggot-covered body parts are just as effective as now, they're shown as to be allowed a clearer vision and just makes them all the freakier. Aside from the creepiness, there's also a somewhat fun and enjoyable action-packed finale that has a lot going for it. With the appearance of a spectacular-looking killer, an incredibly decrepit and worn-down looking basement that makes for a great setting for the action, and plenty of back-and-forth stalking on both ends are all wrapped up into a fantastic set-piece that is just really awesome. Mixed well with the brutality in the wounds and the dirty, disgusting look of the place, there is really nothing wrong with this sequence. The last plus here is the incredibly high blood-and-gore quotient, which is nice to have. There's a multitude of impalings with a metal pole, a razor blade slicing up an ankle, one is visibly shown to have their mouth sewn shut, one has impaled horizontally through the neck and another is run over by a train, among others in here, making this one quite messy at times when it wanted to. These here are the good parts to it.The Bad News: There wasn't a whole lot to this one that didn't work at all. In fact, the main problem to be had with this one was the frankly unbelievable family life that's portrayed here. From the very start, it's hard to believe that a family life would be in this light. Instead of being welcoming and trying to help their daughter get past it, having them constantly bellow at her for slight transgressions isn't that believable in a family, and nothing at all is given as to why they act like that. It gives off the feel of just being included to add more drama to the film, but it doesn't work that way at all and instead becomes irritating at times. Some of the early scenes don't make any sense either, such as the trip to the party despite being out of rehab less than a week, and the scenes showing them at school don't really serve much purpose, but still, the family life is the big one here that holds it down.The Final Verdict: With a lot to love about this one and a minor flaw to hold it down, this is one of the best entries out there in the genre. Really give this one a shot if you're into the killer ghost films or more modern-day slashers, or just the plain interested, while those who aren't fans of the style should heed caution.Rated R: Graphic Violence, Nudity, some Language, an unsuccessful rape attempt and underage drinking