| Movie | Rating | Review | Date | Your Rating | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feast of Love - R | September 29, 2007 | N/A | ||||
| The Game Plan - PG | September 29, 2007 | N/A | ||||
| The Kingdom - R | September 29, 2007 | N/A | ||||
| Hatchet - R |
This has been the best horror movie that I've seen so far this year. From only a few minutes into the opening scene with Robert Englund, I just knew that I was going to love it. There was nothing all that original about "Hatchet" since it "homages" just about every 80s backwoods slasher but it was all very well done. With Kane Hodder on board as the bad guy and stunt coordinator, how could it fail? Apart from jump scares, it's not really scary though as it is very much in the same vein as "Slither". It is very wittily scripted and has over the top gore which just makes you want to say "Lush!" and cheer. Tony Todd's cameo was priceless too. There is a certain amount of suspense here and there though it doesn't really last all the way to the end. This is more of a comedy-horror with lots of action, running around and screaming, and lots of boobs and blood. The characterisation was surprisingly effective for this kind of thing and I really missed some of the bigger players after they had been bumped off. The girls in particular were very good especially Mercedes McNab (Harmony from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer") and Tamara Feldman. Everything was shot well and I'm sure most of the night shots were done in a studio to save money but this doesn't look like a cheap movie at all. There is some CGI mixed in to good effect with prostethics though you won't really notice anything detrimental from it for once. If you like good old fashioned slasher movies then this is one for you. "Hatchet" is just old school horror at its finest. |
September 23, 2007 | N/A | |||
| The Number 23 - R |
Apart from "Ace Ventura" and his role as the Riddler in "Batman Forever", I've always found Jim Carrey to be a bit hit or miss. I certainly never rated him as much of a serious actor and so got a nice surprise with "The Number 23". He was great! In fact, it was all a very welcome change from the usual nastiness I watch and I wasn't bored for a moment. I've never been good at working out "whodunnits" and I was so sure about who I thought had committed the murder that I got quite a surprise at the end. A lot of people have said that the ending was predictable. Well, I didn't find it so. I don't think you could possibly work out the ending in this case before it happens. "The Number 23" wasn't without its flaws though. There were a few places where scenes didn't entirely work. Perhaps the flashbacks to Jim Carrey pretending that he was younger were the worst of these since he looks his age. I also found some of the editing to be a bit odd in spite of some really good camera effects. It had the feel of "Sin City" about it at times. I can't quite put my finger on it but it just didn't gel with the "Donnie Darko" quality of the rest. The acting was good throughout though. I didn't recognise Virginia Madsen at all and was amazed to see Rhona Mitra. I'd forgotten all about her after she lost out on the "Tomb Raider" role. The script certainly had me thinking too. I didn't know all that stuff about "23" before and so I may have to look into it some more now. Anyway, I recommend this film to anyone who wants to see a better version of a similar story to "The Dark Half" or "Secret Window". |
September 20, 2007 | N/A | |||
| Sydney White - PG-13 | September 19, 2007 | N/A | ||||
| The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford - R | September 19, 2007 | N/A | ||||
| Good Luck Chuck - R | September 19, 2007 | N/A | ||||
| Dead Silence - R |
After all the annoying over-promotion on MySpace, I wanted this to be bad and to really have something to get my teeth into here but I ended up quite liking it. I think that I must have been feeling a bit fragile at the time because it almost scared me once or twice. It was as predictable as could be though. Every scare and jump scene was telegraphed and most of the dialogue was pretty awful too but it was nicely filmed and had a genuine creepiness about it that just worked. The dolls themselves didn't really do a lot but the ghost of their owner was suitably scary in a "Toothfairy" kind of way. Yes, this has a lot of similarities to "Darkness Falls" but it was done a hell of a lot better. Whoever did the set dressing was very talented indeed. I really liked the twist at the end too. The backstory helped to create a lot of suspense and I didn't see the final revelations coming at all. Unfortunately, because of the ending, it really isn't something you'd watch more than once. It was very entertaining while it lasted and at least tried to be different but it should have been slightly better. |
September 13, 2007 | N/A | |||
| Dragon Wars (D-War) (War of the Dragons) - PG-13 | September 12, 2007 | N/A | ||||
| The Brave One - R | September 12, 2007 | N/A | ||||
| Mr. Woodcock - PG-13 | September 12, 2007 | N/A | ||||
| Across the Universe - PG-13 | September 12, 2007 | N/A | ||||
| I Could Never Be Your Woman - PG-13 | September 10, 2007 | N/A | ||||
| 1408 - PG-13 |
Outstanding for the first 40 minutes or so with a great build-up and atmosphere but then it all got too messy and confusing. I actually fell asleep about 15 minutes before the end and had to rewind and watch it again. The ending was a typical Stephen King let down though and nothing was really explained. John Cusack did a great job but the effects were nothing more than you would see in "The Frighteners" or one of the older "Amityville" rip-offs. The camerawork ranged from average to awkward and some scenes were just too "busy" to enjoy. It reminded me a lot of "White Noise 2" in places which was also not a good thing. There was nothing very scary here either other than wondering if John Cusack was going to fall out of the window at any point. He didn't and it was very disappointing especially with the obvious "homage" scene to the second best part of "Cat's Eye". I didn't realise this was another of those crappy kiddie-friendly horrors until it was too late. If it had been made for adults, I'm sure that it could have been a much better film. |
September 9, 2007 | N/A | |||
| Halloween - R |
Another absolutely awful remake which will be in the DVD bargain bins in three month's time or for sale with Rob Zombie's previous crappy horror films just to get rid of them. Not as bad as some of the sequels to the original Halloween, and Sheri Moon can actually act a bit in this one, but it was obviously more than Rob Zombie could handle. The dialogue and script were appalling. It should have been two separate films and even then both would have sucked. The "prequel" was just overlong and boring. The "remake" part, on the other hand, was rushed and lacked atmosphere, characterisation, acting ability and, more suprisingly, imaginative gore. I expected it to be far nastier. Effects were only average and the camerawork was very amateur throughout. Don't expect it to be scary either because it isn't. The only scary thing is that it took 17 million dollars to make this rubbish. Michael Myers has been totally emasculated as the boogeyman now and this film has killed the "Halloween" franchise completely. Nobody can replace Donald Pleasence as Dr Loomis either. Malcolm McDowell was just on the wrong side of laughable with some of the worst lines in horror movie history. Well, at least we won't see him again... I hope. Just stick to the original John Carpenter version. |
September 3, 2007 | N/A | |||
| Balls of Fury - PG-13 | August 29, 2007 | N/A | ||||
| Death Sentence - R | August 29, 2007 | N/A | ||||
| The Nines - R | August 29, 2007 | N/A | ||||
| Tenebre, (Unsane) - R | August 23, 2007 | N/A | ||||
| Resurrecting the Champ - PG-13 | August 22, 2007 | N/A | ||||
| The Nanny Diaries - PG-13 | August 22, 2007 | N/A | ||||
| War (Rogue Assassin) - R | August 22, 2007 | N/A | ||||
| Autumn in New York - PG-13 | August 22, 2007 | N/A | ||||
| First Descent - PG-13 | August 22, 2007 | N/A |
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