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Showing posts with label horror movie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label horror movie. Show all posts

Sunday, October 7, 2012

In which I skip a day, but do three reviews

I got caught up in all kinds of happenings and forgot to post my review.
So, to make up for I'm posting three reviews!

Catacombs: where a young woman travels to Paris to visit her sister. Shortly after she arrives, they attend a party in the catacombs. The catacombs that are lined with 7 million dead.

That's a lot of pills. No wonder the dog barked at you.

Your sister is Pink, minus her pink hair.
Hell yeah, I'll go shopping in Paris with Pink. Especially if she pays for everything.

No, no that is not a good idea. In no way whatsoever.

Since when is Absinthe not alcohol?

Ok, that's just nasty. I wouldn't want to swim in dead people sewer water either!

Eek!

Wait. Stop breathing so loud!
Of course they're not going to hear you. Only the creeper can!

So, the police raids the place, but doesn't make sure it's completely cleared out?!

Talking louder isn't going to make him understand English any better.

I like this guy: when lost in the catacombs of Paris, what do you do? Build a fire and drink wine.

Owowoww ow! That's going to leave a nasty scar.
You know what, you kinda deserve that.

I did not see that coming.
Ok... they all deserved that.

Score: 1 1/2 out of 5
It's saving grace was a shot of Notre Dame.


The Descent 2: it is now two days after the events of The Descent.

So, I'm guessing that we're at the initial entrance to the cave of scary, blind monster things.
This would tie in with the dead miners we saw in the first one.

Since when are rottweilers used as scent dogs?

Oh yeah, let's use this outdated, rusted elevator thing. It looks really safe and operational.

Rock concert?
I thought rock concerts were all about being metal and screaming and listening to music.
Not wandering underground and screaming and running from monsters.
Next person to ask me to go to a rock concert is getting punched in the face.
This is not my idea of a good time.

Awesome, the camera from the first movie. There, now our new cast is up to speed on things.

What?
Ouch.

Ewww.. don't smell that!
If you taste it, I swear...

Awww.. look! They're coming to rescue you!
Except in an entirely bloody and horrible way.

Huh, he's still alive? I feel like I'm going to be saying this throughout the movie.
Oh, what a dick.

That's the nastiest bridge in the history of everything.
Ever.

And that's the best use of a drill in a horror movie.

Whoa. Wait. No way.
Things are about to get interesting.
Well, more interesting that running away from gross, blind monster things.

Pool party!

Best use of a bobby pin of the year. All years.

Well, that explains the affair question.

Oh, seriously? That's a really dick move.

Wait.. how does one even get onto the police force is you can't aim?
Wait. Was she not supposed to go for the chain?
I don't... ewwww

The monsters seem to be less sound sensitive this time around.
Maybe it's just me, but there seems to be more than enough screaming going around.

Nice symmetry with the first's ending.

Oh no he didn't!

Score: 3 out of 5
Slightly less gore. Slightly less story.


13B: where a new soap opera begins to predict the future of a family.

This is a strange movie.

And THAT'S why I don't drink milk. Well, that and I don't like the way it tastes.

Dude, give up. The lift just hates you. Time for stairs.

Whoa... like The Ring.

I'm curious as to why they say things in English every once in a while.

Uh oh, no good will come out of this.
That's one angry room.

Stairs are good for you.

That's not creepy at all.
I'm sorry to say, but you have a devil house.

And now, a tampon commercial. That's fresh!
Is this musical interlude supposed to represent them having sex?

That's a start dog. He knows what's up.

About time you wised up to your devil apartment.

"Let's pilfer the moon." Actual lyrics from this song.
This is like Full House.
Happiest horror movie ever.

Ouch, to be continued.

This reminds me of a Twilight Zone episode. I think it was a couple and they were stopping in some diner and the radio at the tablet kept predicting the future and they couldn't leave the diner because they were terrified of not knowing what was going to happen.

Man, don't you just hate it when you keep running up the stairs and it turns out that the you've been on the same floor the same time.

Oh, that was funny. You'd expect to be able to break through any window with a chair.

Ok, this has taken a completely different turn than I thought it would.
And the lift finally likes him.

Wait. There's a music video during the end credits.
This is boggling my mind. What does being sexy and things being shiny have to do with scary movies?

Score: 2 1/2 out of 5. There were a lot of things that could have been taken out to save time and keep the movie on track.

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Scary Movie Review Month: Day 1

So, I'm kinda back and I'll be posting here on and off.
But since it's Scary Movie Review Month, expect an every other day post throughout October.

I’m starting Scary Movie Review Month with a movie I’ve been looking forward to for a while now:
The Innkeepers: a story about two employees of the Yankee Pedlar Inn trying to reveal the inn's resident ghost during the final weekend of its operation.

The gritty, washed out feel was something that really drew me to his movie as well as the feeling that it was original and quirky take on the usual haunted house story.

I really appreciated the opening credits: simple, white credits against a backdrop of vintage photos of the actual Yankee Pedlar Inn in Connecticut, the inn of The Innkeepers.

The movie is broken up into four parts and the review becomes stream of consciousness at this point.


Chapter One:

I really enjoyed the obvious jump scare at the beginning; those that have already watched this movie know what I’m talking about. It’s something I’ve fallen for before.

Lena Dunham from Tiny Furniture does a great job at being annoying.

The female protagonist, Claire, is so goofy, I love her already.


Chapter Two:

We get some exposition/back story from Claire as she tells the ghost story to a kid staying at the hotel, in true ghost story form… flashlight and all. And here’s the kid's passive-aggressive mom.
You know what? If you’re tired of being the bad guy, then you should just stop being one.

The garbage scene was hilarious! Probably because it’s a situation I’ve found myself in.


Chapter Three:

The innkeepers are drinking Schlitz… how classy.
Ah yes, the best plans are always made when drunk on cheap beer. The best confessions are given in this condition as well.

You know how I’m always yelling about how people keep splitting up/not sticking together?
There’s a reason for that.
I’m just saying…


Epilogue or when I once again ask, “why doesn’t anyone just kick ghosts in the face?”

My final thoughts?
It wasn’t horrid, but not great. I enjoyed it as a story and for the subtle creepiness.

However, that last scene with the faint ghost? Was a bit too subtle. You can barely see it.

Overall, I would recommend this movie to someone that likes the subtle route and doesn't need a lot of payout.



Since I was already on a roll, I watched Apartment 143, a story about a team of parapsychologists trying to figure out why strange and hostile things keep terrorising a family.
This movie was done completely stream of conscious.

It’s got that gritty/docu feel.
The loud noises/disturbances start pretty early in this. There’s no anticipation, lead up or subtlety, just straightforward hostility.
Basically, it’s a polar opposite of what I just watched.
So, this is an extreme haunting… on the verge of trying too hard.

I do like these creepy bits. But not the random spots of slow motion. Or the… bad acting? Script? I can’t tell.

I don’t have much to say about this movie that isn’t… that doesn’t sound like me complaining about certain parts. I’m kinda disappointed.
I was expecting something a bit… more. There's plenty of pay off, but not enough structure to hold it together.

I’m sorry, but schizophrenia doesn’t explain levitation.
I’m just saying.