The Wolfman (2010)
“Terrible things Lawrence, you’ve done terrible things” I am not typically a fan of remakes and new school takes to old school stories, but in cases like The Wolfman you have to keep an open-mind. You absolutely must see this if you are a horror/gore fan as Director Joe Johnston has given us a reason to fear the hairy monster once again. Benicio Del Toro is a perfect fit... [Read more]
Daybreakers
It always feels good to see writers shoot for a different twist to the over-saturated vampire genre. 2009 while being a positive year for movies in general, was also a bad year for monster movies as the popularity of the Twilight series spawned a ton of badly written scripts in the form of would-be vampire flicks. As a fan myself of the classic novels and the movies that followed –... [Read more]
The Fourth Kind
If you want to see The Fourth Kind due to the great trailers for it I will advise you to stop reading immediately. Go into it blindly, convince yourself that the “footage” is real and that Director Olatunde Osunsanmi was given the rights to use it to make a Box Office movie. Fool yourself into thinking that this woman Dr. Abbey Taylor (Milla Jovovich) is real and that her life has been... [Read more]
Zombieland
Welcome to Zombieland, a light serving of black comedy about the world being overrun by, you guessed it, zombies. Without boring us with an explanation as to why… check 28 Days Later and Dawn of The Dead for explanation, we are made to follow a young college student (Jesse Eisenberg) on his journey to Columbus, Ohio in hopes of finding his parents. Columbus (each character is named... [Read more]
Paranormal Activity
Rare is it during these times do I see a 12:00 am movie release sold out. The trailers show too much, the premise rings reminiscent of many other movies but there is something about Paranormal Activity that has audiences salivating at seeing it. Paranormal Activity is a movie shot from the angle of a standard camera, held by an actor within the movie (like The Blair Witch Project, Quarantine... [Read more]
Pandorum
Claustrophobic, dark, pungent and lonely are the halls of the ship in Pandorum. The visuals were stunning in all scenes ranging from the shots of the various planets, to the bridge of the broken ship. Director Christian Alvart does an excellent job of conveying the hopelessly frightening feeling of living in a prison while being the prey of the inmates. Although I dare not compare the two,... [Read more]
Deadgirl (2008)
I would liken Deadgirl to a modern, more dynamic version of 1986’s Rob Reiner classic Stand by Me. It holds the parallels of teenage bonding, acceptance and a dead body. Shiloh Fernandez and Noah Segan play the parts of troubled teenagers Rickie and J.T. as they tackle the problems of peer pressure, school and their friendship. Like Ang Lee’s Brokeback Mountain there is an element... [Read more]
Halloween II (2009)
Superb direction for a violent movie that starts out strong, only to drift south into mediocre-ville. Following directly after the first Halloween, the aftermath of Michael Myer’s bloody massacre is played out through the eyes of Laurie Strode (Scout Taylor-Compton). Laurie struggles with the memory of that dreadful night and is visited by nightmares and visions of his return to take... [Read more]
Tokyo Gore Police (2008)
The blood looks thin, yet flows with a crimson that is akin to fruit punch or cranberry juice freshly poured from the bottle. The volume of it seems endless. In the world of the Tokyo Gore Police an Engineer’s wounds can shoot a stream of blood so powerful that it could be used as a form of transportation. Just imagine a man with no legs flying around in the air all from the force of... [Read more]
Orphan
Yet another gem of 2009, Orphan seemed to be firing on all cylinders with the excellent visual effects, acting, score and most of all direction. Not once could I peel my eyes from the screen after the first half of introductory setup had been established. Isabelle Fuhrman is absolutely frightening as the mysterious Esther and Aryana Engieer gets the “cutest kid of the year award”... [Read more]
Blood: The Last Vampire (2009)
I am surprised that Blood: The Last Vampire was not given a mainstream release here in the United States. With our Otaku lusting of everything Japanese, female and sharp I think it would have been a hit despite the awful CGI and acting of Allison Miller. I mean, you have a decent looking Japanese female in a sailor schoolgirl outfit, swinging a katana and killing vampires in a historical... [Read more]
Drag Me to Hell
I felt as if I was watching a sequel to Scary Movie, as I was laughing at times and being grossed out when I wasn’t laughing. Drag Me to Hell starts out pretty serious and gears you up for what you think will be spine tingling horror. Most of us who have seen the trailers prior, recall the old woman placing a curse on the blonde and the many cut scenes of terror that follow. Well... [Read more]
