| Movie | Rating | Review | Date | Your Rating | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Za ginipiggu: Akuma no jikken (Guinea Pig: Devil's Experiment) - NC-17 | February 11, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Za ginipiggu 2: Chiniku no hana (Guinea Pig 2: Flowers of Flesh and Blood) - Unrated | February 11, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Chugyeogja (The Chaser) - Unrated | gory Korean thriller | February 11, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Opera - Unrated |
As is usual with Argento, if you don't expect much in the story/character department, you will find a great film. Argento creates some of his best visuals with this film. From the beginning in the raven's eye to the bullet in the eye, this film is made for eyes. The pins taped beneath the eyes is a cruel and incredible plot detail (the murderer forces the opera singer to watch the murders using them). I really like how the score switches between opera and power metal because IMO metal is the modern equivalent of opera in terms of theatrics, emphasis on power in musicality, and social groups that surround the genre to praise and celebrate it. As I said, there's nothing special about the story and anyone will be able to guess the killer. Like any Argento I've seen, this is all about visuals and that's why this gets a 4 star rating. |
February 10, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Suddenly, Last Summer - Unrated | mankiewicz directed Tennessee williams adaptation | February 8, 2009 | N/A | |||
| À l'intérieur (Inside) - R |
Must-see horror. Best to go into this knowing nothing. A new classic, with some of the most gripping gore to splatter the screen in decades. This is one of those movies where I feel the only substantial thing I have to say is, "Why haven't you seen this yet?" After a second screening, I've noticed some cool details: the address of the house is 666, the film uses fade wipes not to indicate passage of much time but to indicate a shift in perspective (except for once towards the very end), the first time the killer is in the house her shadow appears pregnant. As I recall from the first screening, the house feels incredibly womb-like and I still can't exactly decipher how the director does this other than pure pacing, tension, some of the soundtrack, and the story itself. The sound is brilliant and is responsible for making the kills seem so immediate and vicious. The whole final scene, but especially that final creepy shot is excruciatingly horrifying to the extent that it almost makes me want to quit the horror genre. Few films have delivered such genuine and unforgettable scares. I was left genuinely frightened and creeped out at the conclusion, feeling that same residual horror that The Exorcist leaves stained upon your brain. I'm ratcheting this up to five stars. "So Fucked Up" highlight: supposedly dead and eyeless policeman rises and fights back |
February 7, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Deep Red (Profondo rosso) (The Hatchet Murders) - R |
Flixster ate my review, which was lengthy. I can't be bothered retyping the whole thing though. Very slow in the middle. Last two kills are great. Goblin soundtrack is at times unusual for them but ultimately very effective. Didn't see the first half of that ending coming even though I always operate on the conservation of characters principle. |
February 7, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Two Evil Eyes - R | February 7, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| The Sadist - Unrated |
Second time watching this. First time was on Rob Zombie hosted TCM Underground but I was too stoned to remember the whole thing. Second time is right now on RealPlayer SuperPass (and I'm sure a few other streaming services offer it too). And for my "Went Down the Wrong Road" Backwoods horror list, I HAVE found a flick predating Lewis' Two Thousand Maniacs. The title credits creep me out but maybe because I have a thing about eyes and their ability to scare. "We don't like school teachers. Do we, Judy?" from this line on you know there will be some sadistic shit going down besides a simple carjacking. I do think the "Big Man" was being a coward, as both the Sadist and hostage girl accuse. And then he keeps being "yellow" during the gun "game". The ending sequence is a bit long and stretched out which affects its tension. Arch Hall Jr.'s performance and the shooting style are the highlights of this film. The shot setup is really thoughtful and the best is early in the movie, where the perspective makes it feel like we the audience are holding the gun and seeing from Sadist Johnny's viewpoint. |
February 6, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Razor Eaters - Unrated | February 5, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| H2: Halloween II - R | February 5, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| The Wolfman - Unrated | February 5, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Avatar - PG-13 | February 5, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| The Road - R | February 5, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| 2012 - PG-13 | February 5, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| The Poughkeepsie Tapes - R | February 5, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Flight of the Living Dead: Outbreak on a Plane (Plane Dead) - Unrated |
Nevermind that absolutely nothing in the movie is correct in the real world of physics or plane design, and you'll have fun. I do think you have to be predisposed to z-horror and suspend more than disbelief - common sense as well - to enjoy this flick. That's true for most of the z-movie genre, but especially applicable here. You can also expect not to give a damn about any of the characters. My biggest problem with the movie - and this is one that z-films really shouldn't attempt - is that it breaks its own rules about the zombies. First they can run superfast, then they are pausing and retreating all the time. They tend to attack (in the neck because they haven't the budget to do that many bites) and they take their food back to a safe place, which seems all too convenient as when the zombie breakout does begin, it allows for huge lapses between attacks, or at least larger than would be if these were truly bloodthirsty zombies. Also it seems that a concord flight would not be this empty and I chalk that up to a budget that can't handle all those extras and added extra zombie violence. All the characters suck except Frank who's got some decent one-liners. It's also very annoying how the characters can instantly produce extra weapons (note the extra handgun) after a sequence where one character just risked himself and the whole plane to retrieve a gun from the infested cargo hold. Still, this is fun for zombie fans. The makeup is cool and I like the contact lenses. The job done on the Bennett zombie is the most exceptional. Some of the CG is damn annoying, but when they haven't the budget for more than five squibs, I expect that. The bathroom scene actually jumpscared the crap out of me. Zombies flying out of the plane is really damn cool too. Still, I say avoid this unless you love ultimate cheese and zombie flicks as it won't be even worth the review if you don't dig this subgenre. |
February 5, 2009 | N/A | |||
| The Salton Sea - R | Suggested for "Fucked Up" list | February 5, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Piranha 3-D - Unrated | From Jan 18-20: Good news - thanks to Bloody Valentine box office success, Dimension has announced that it's going through with this. Aja is working on storyboards and script revisions at the moment with shooting as yet unscheduled. New tentative release date is March 2010. | February 5, 2009 | N/A | |||
| The Ruins - R |
I don't understand the positive reviews for this flick. Perhaps it will be a cult fave in a few years due to its intolerable B factors. I DO think the killer plant idea is pretty neat, but when the characters start offing each other, a should-be creature horror is too desperate to stand as truly tense. There is some cool gore, and the cutting off of legs is pretty damn cool. Between gore, you have to suffer thoughtless actions from should-be capable people (or maybe they aren't capable - the med school kid says aloud "We're four Americans lost in Mexico - someone has to help us!" HAHAHAHAHAHAHA I had to chortle at that one. At least now his real-life dim peers will know better than to go adventuring in foreign lands and think "omg it's okay coz I'm an American tourist duh police will help...or the Greeks" LMAO (works on just enough levels to provide laughs - I guess that's how I got through it). |
February 5, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Saw V - R |
Kind of can't believe I actually watched this after posting this "Not Interested" description: DO NOT SEND ME YOUR REVIEWS FOR THIS. The director's name says it all: HACKl Well, as many people have said: it's not as bad as I expected. Still pretty shitty. The film tries to add another layer of twist and another accomplice. It just gets dizzying with bore-age. The gore is minimal too for a Saw series. All of the kills are downhill after the first one (and the first is pretty lame for a Saw flick). Though not a kill, the conclusionary saw setup is pretty damn cool but they should have used practical effects instead of CG, and the same goes for most of the other gore scenes. A big mash of flashback scenes. The two lead actors look identical (I was telling them apart by clothing). I don't believe this "new" accomplice's motives but I was never sold on Jigsaw's motive either, so if you could bite that invisible bullet, you can accept this new character. I will see the sixth because this one was so bloodless and empty of clever setups that the producers MUST be saving all the good shit for the (purported) final entry. |
February 5, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Gummo - R | February 4, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Suffering Man's Charity (Ghost Writer) - Unrated | "gay Misery", directed by Alan Cumming | February 4, 2009 | N/A | |||
| Wilde - R | February 4, 2009 | N/A | ||||
| Sweet Movie - Unrated | apparently upsetting and "fucked up" | February 4, 2009 | N/A |
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