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My Bloody Valentine
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Tom (Jensen Ackles) returns to his hometown to find some closure. But no sooner does he arrive when a pickax-wielding madman begins a new bloody killing spree. Haunted by the mining-related massacre that took place there on Valentine’s Day a decade ago, many suspect that the murderous miner has returned to claim his final victims — including Tom. Patrick Lussier directs this remake of the 1981 horror classic.
Rated R, 1 hr. 41 min., 2009
Our Opinion:
This is a remake from the 1981 version only this time in 3D. It is obvious when you watch the DVD that they try to make things come out at you to push the 3D effect. The special effects were pretty good and overall this isn’t a bad movie. It is just a tired slasher plot. Nothing new here and not really terrifying according to our taste.
Monster Man
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Two buddies, played by Adam (Eric Jungmann) and Harley (Justin Urich), set out on a road trip only to find themselves in a heap of trouble when obnoxious Harley makes the wrong people mad at a seedy biker bar. The two are forced to run for their lives when one man gets behind the wheel of his truck and tries to plow the pair down. Will they be able to escape this monster truck with its monstrous driver, or will they become road-kill?
Rated R, 1 hr. 35 min., 2003
Our Opinion:
This low budget film is very entertaining. The dialog and antics between Adam and Harley are very funny. Why not have a scary monster truck with a hideous driver chase you all over the desert? They had a lot of fun making this movie and you won’t mind seeing it a second or third time. This one gets cult status and would be a great addition to any movie night with friends. See the trailer…
House On Haunted Hill
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Tycoon Steven Price (Geoffrey Rush) offers a $1 million proposal to stay one night in a former insane asylum. Eddie (Taye Diggs), Melissa (Bridgette Wilson), Sara (Ali Larter), Donald (Peter Gallagher) and Watson (Chris Kattan) think it’s child’s play until Price’s rigged antics are accompanied by real menacing spirits. Can everyone make it till dawn and win the prize money? Famke Janssen co-stars as Price’s haughty wife, Evelyn.
Rated R, 1 hr. 33 min., 1999
Our Opinion:
This is a fun horror movie to watch over and over again. It has a nice rythm to it and it was very well produced. This movie actually follows the orginal 1959 version starring Vincent Price. All the characters are rich. Chris Kattan was very amusing. If you get the chance, view the extra features on the DVD. I highly recommend this film.
Dead Silence
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Amber Valletta and Donnie Wahlberg co-star in this chilling horror offering from James Wan and Leigh Whannell, the same team that created the grizzly Saw trilogy. In the wake of his young bride’s mysterious death, grieving newlywed Jamie Ashen (Ryan Kwanten) is forced to return to his haunted hometown, where he butts heads with the ghost of a creepy ventriloquist who was infamously murdered years ago.
Rated R, 1 hr. 30 min., 2007
Our Opinion:
This one will make you say WOW! There have been ventriloquist movies in the past and they were boring. These guys did an excellent job on this one. You will want to watch this one again. The movies’ background music is very creepy and really delivers the overall chill for a scary movie. The twist at the end I thought was good. I read a lot of reviews that were very critical about this movie. My gosh this is a real gem compared to a lot of the others out there.
Trick’r Treat
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Several stories weave together, such as a loner fending off a demented trick-or-treater’s attacks, kids uncovering a freaky secret, a school principal — who moonlights as a serial killer — poisoning his candy, and more. The usually boisterous traditions of Halloween turn baleful, and everyone in a small town tries to survive one night in pure hell in writer-director Michael Dougherty’s fright fest. Dylan Baker, Anna Paquin and Brian Cox star.
Rated R, 1 hr. 22 min., 2008
Our Opinion:
This one comes from Warner Brothers and the production quality is good except for some dark scenes where it was hard to see what was going on. This is a strange film and when you see it you will know what I mean. If you don’t read the description for the movie where it talks about that there are several intertwined stories, you will become confused. It is interesting and entertaining, however, there isn’t a plot so there is nothing to think about. For that it is good for only one viewing.
The Grudge 3
Posted by: | CommentsStar Rating: 2
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Fearful of meeting a gruesome death, young Jake (Matthew Knight) tries to convince his psychiatrist (Shawnee Smith) that an evil curse led to the slaughter of his entire family. Meanwhile, a young woman from Japan (Emi Ikehata) arrives in Chicago and attempts to stop the curse for good. This third installment of the popular Grudge horror movie series also stars Marina Sirtis, Beau Mirchoff and Johanna E. Braddy.
Rated R, 1 hr. 30 min., 2009
Our Opinion:
We weren’t expecting this to be a great film but hoped it would surprise us. It didn’t. It remains to be the same tired old story that we saw in the first two movies however progressively worse and boring. It was a very quiet movie and I had nodded off a couple of times. Many scenes were too dark. Just not interesting at all. Save your time on this one.
I Spit on Your Grave
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Director Meir Zarchi’s revenge movie has the dubious honor of containing one of the longest and most violent gang-rape scenes on film. When writer Jenny Hill (Camille Keaton) rents a remote cabin, she’s surprised to find that the local townsfolk are friendly — too friendly, in fact. What follows is decidedly unpleasant: After being brutalized, violated and left for dead, Jenny goes on her own spree of killing, mutilation and castration.
Rated R, 1 hr. 40 min., 1978
Our Opinion:
This is a golden oldie but still very shocking even for today’s audience. It is typical of 70’s type films with long scenes and campy dialog. The audio was pretty bad even though the version I watched was remastered in digital dolby. Perhaps they had to. This is a graphic film which had a hard time keeping an R rating when it was released. The mainstream movie critics didn’t like it. Horror fans loved it because it goes to the edge and maybe beyond. That is why it deserves cult status. I had to see it because I was curious what other horror fans were talking about.
Drag Me to Hell
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After denying a woman the extension she needs to keep her home, loan officer Christine Brown (Alison Lohman) sees her once-promising life take a startling turn for the worse. Christine is convinced she’s been cursed by a Gypsy, but her boyfriend (Justin Long) is skeptical. Now, her only hope seems to lie in a psychic (Dileep Rao) who claims he can help her lift the curse and keep her soul from being dragged straight to hell.
Rated PG-13, 99 min., 2009
Our Opinion:
True horror fans will appreciate this movie because Sam Raimi goes back to his roots with horror mixed with slap-stick comedy. Yes a bit weird but entertaining just the same for those of you who don’t know what we are talking about. This is a very well polished film worth watching a few times. Excellent character development and great writing really take you away with an added dose of special effects. I hope Sam does more of these. See the trailer…
The Broken
Posted by: | CommentsStar Rating: 2
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From the very first moment Gina (Lena Head) spots a women who looks exactly like her driving down a busy London street, reality ceases to exist as she knows it. Tailing her doppelganger, Gina finds herself immersed in a surreal landscape pf mind-binding nightmares and inexplicable events. Written and directed by Sean Ellis, this disturbing tale also stars Richard Jenkins and Asier Newman.
Rated R, 1 hr. 28 min., 2008
Our Opinion:
This one is slow and dark. When I say dark I mean you can’t see anything. Very boring. The mirror people have been done before and much better than this.
Eden Lake
Posted by: | CommentsStar Rating: 4
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Jenn (Kelly Reilly) and Steve (Michael Fassbender) are in love and about to get engaged during a calm lake getaway – but they’ll first have to survive a pillaging and muderous gang of kids, led by the psychotic Brett (Jack 0′Connell), who suddenly arrives on their front lawn. When Steve tries to quell the violence, matters turn from scary to gruesomely deadly. James Gandhi, Bronson Webb, Thomas Gill and Thomas Turgoose co-star.
Rated R, 1 hr. 31 min. 2008
Our Opinion
This one turned out much better than expected. The characters were well developed and believable. The story writing is fresh and original. Very well produced. I would not mind seeing this one again.
