The Omen is another horror classic.
A couple's child is switched at birth with the antichrist. Its a really good satanic thriller and, much like the Shining, though obviously to a lesser extent, deserves its spot in not only horror and genre canon but american filmic canon itself.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Them (2006)
First of all, this movie doesn't have any giant ants.
Second of all, this movie is pretty solid. A couple is terrorized in their house by a terrifying unseen force and there is a twist at the end. It sure is a French horror film from the mid-00s. Better than Haute Tension, worse than Irreversible. Definitely worth watching, maybe not a must-see. In a phrase, "tense but shallow."
Third of all, French is probably my favorite romance language.
Second of all, this movie is pretty solid. A couple is terrorized in their house by a terrifying unseen force and there is a twist at the end. It sure is a French horror film from the mid-00s. Better than Haute Tension, worse than Irreversible. Definitely worth watching, maybe not a must-see. In a phrase, "tense but shallow."
Third of all, French is probably my favorite romance language.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Frozen (2010)
Some 20-somethings go skiing and get stuck on a lift. They are trapped there for days. How ever will they survive?
The concept was cool, but in order to be a full length film, it has to have a writer who can back it up. Frozen lacked anything even vaguely resembling competant scriptwritng and that combined with mediocre direction left me feeling really disappointed by it.
There was one neat scene where a character gets their hand frozen to the lift rail and then rips their skin off. That was easily the neatest part of the movie, for whatever that's worth.
The concept was cool, but in order to be a full length film, it has to have a writer who can back it up. Frozen lacked anything even vaguely resembling competant scriptwritng and that combined with mediocre direction left me feeling really disappointed by it.
There was one neat scene where a character gets their hand frozen to the lift rail and then rips their skin off. That was easily the neatest part of the movie, for whatever that's worth.
Hellraiser (1987)
OWNAGE MOVIE
Old house, dead body, puzzle box that is the key to dimensions of unimaginable pleasure and pain, human sacrifice, and torture.
Jesus wept.
Old house, dead body, puzzle box that is the key to dimensions of unimaginable pleasure and pain, human sacrifice, and torture.
Jesus wept.
Monsters (2010)
A photographer and the heiress he was hired to escort back to America are trapped in Mexico with no passport and no money. And also there are a ton of monsters along the border and its about to be Monster season. They hire on with a group of smugglers, sneaking people across the Contaminated Zone.
It was shot with a barebones crew, on-location non-professional supporting actors/extras, and essentially homemade special effects. Its a gorgeous film with really above average acting, writing, pacing, etc. Its just a really good, really fun movie. I liked it.
It was shot with a barebones crew, on-location non-professional supporting actors/extras, and essentially homemade special effects. Its a gorgeous film with really above average acting, writing, pacing, etc. Its just a really good, really fun movie. I liked it.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Masters of Horror: Imprint (2006)
Takashi Miike can do no wrong as far as I'm concerned. Imprint is a graphic short feature about abortion and torture and the eponymous imprints that sins leave. There are some actual stomach churning bits in this. Y'all know me, I'm not one to turn away from torture in film, but there's a scene where this girl is being torture that made me close my eyes. This is extremely violent and extremely captivating. Way better than An Incident On and Off a Mountain Road.
The Shining (1980)
What can I say about this film that hasn't already been said?
Its beautiful, haunting, scary, disturbing, fascinating, engrossing, heartfelt, heartbreaking, heart-racing, and hilarious. Kubrick is one of the greatest directors of all time, Jack Nicholson plays a lunatic better than almost anyone else, Shelley Duvall captures the strength and fear of a mother, and the hotel itself is as overbearing and powerful as any building in cinema history. The Shining is an absolute classic in every way.
Its beautiful, haunting, scary, disturbing, fascinating, engrossing, heartfelt, heartbreaking, heart-racing, and hilarious. Kubrick is one of the greatest directors of all time, Jack Nicholson plays a lunatic better than almost anyone else, Shelley Duvall captures the strength and fear of a mother, and the hotel itself is as overbearing and powerful as any building in cinema history. The Shining is an absolute classic in every way.
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