Thursday, October 30, 2014

Halloween 2014 Day 12: The Blair Witch Project (1999)

This film does an excellent job at making you feel lost and hopeless in the woods. If Blair Witch pioneered found footage, [rec] perfected it.

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Halloween 2014 Day 11: The Den (2013)

A fresh take on the whole first person handicam thing. Kind of the opposite of V/H/S's premise re: approach to technology. I kept anticipating a twist that was gonna make the whole film come together but one never came. Lackluster.

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Halloween 2014 Day 10: In Their Sleep (2010)

French horror. That's really all that needs to be said. Its just a French horror movie.

Monday, October 27, 2014

Halloween 2014 Day 9: Dark Water (2005)

What a terrible movie. John C. Reilly is the only brightness in this horrible slog of a film. Yet another mid-00s Americanization that completely fails in every respect. Was The Ring the only one of those to nail it?

Sunday, October 26, 2014

Halloween 2014 Day 8: Hellbound: Hellraiser 2 (1988)

Destroys the mystique of Hellraiser. Cool makeup and stuff but that doesn't redeem it.

Saturday, October 25, 2014

Halloween 2014 Day 7: Hellraiser (1987)

Just about perfect in every way. Jesus wept.

Friday, October 24, 2014

Halloween 2014 Day 6: House of Wax (2005)

A schizophrenic film.  Really not bad for a slasher. Paris Hilton owns so much. This movie felt like there were scenes missing.