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20 Reviews
The Traveler
(I) (2010)
Not so much
22 February 2013
While I agree with one other reviewer in the fact that Val Kilmer is an excellent actor, and he can play creepy so well..the movie was lacking for me.
It was too predictable. Inside of the first 10 minutes, I was already calling out key points in the plot because you can see where it's going. This could have been a great movie. I would have loved to have seen it well written and with more focus on Val Kilmer.
In all, it's worth watching on cable some night if there is nothing else on or you are a huge Kilmer fan. I wouldn't go out of my way to see it personally. Only reason I did was I couldn't find anything else.
It was too predictable. Inside of the first 10 minutes, I was already calling out key points in the plot because you can see where it's going. This could have been a great movie. I would have loved to have seen it well written and with more focus on Val Kilmer.
In all, it's worth watching on cable some night if there is nothing else on or you are a huge Kilmer fan. I wouldn't go out of my way to see it personally. Only reason I did was I couldn't find anything else.
Exhibit A
(2007)
good but sad and tragic
22 February 2013
I watched this and was engrossed until the last ten minutes. Then I was overwhelmed and just sad because this is the same sad story that seems to be in the news daily.
The movie was very well written and does accurate display the destruction of one man and his family. It is serious and to the point and brutally honest. It's "found footage" and it could be your neighbor or relative,which adds to the horror of it.
While I do recommend this be forewarned especially if you have ever experienced a tragedy like this. I find it incredibly sad, I can't say that enough, that things like this movie occur every day in real life. I find it more horrific than movies like Saw or Hostel.
The movie was very well written and does accurate display the destruction of one man and his family. It is serious and to the point and brutally honest. It's "found footage" and it could be your neighbor or relative,which adds to the horror of it.
While I do recommend this be forewarned especially if you have ever experienced a tragedy like this. I find it incredibly sad, I can't say that enough, that things like this movie occur every day in real life. I find it more horrific than movies like Saw or Hostel.
In the Dark
(II) (2004)
save yourself
22 February 2013
Let me save you and your time and recommend that you Do Not watch this! Occasionally a bad horror movie will have at least one redeeming quality. It's unintentionally funny, it has a creative death scene. even an over the top character that you love to hate. This had none of those.
I watched this movie and was rooting for the characters to die just so it would be over. There is nothing new in the plot, the villain, or death scenes. Why did I keep watching it? I was not the person in possession of the remote. If I had been, I would have watched paint drying on the DIY network instead.
Yet another movie where I think the good reviews are from family and friends of the cast and crew.
I watched this movie and was rooting for the characters to die just so it would be over. There is nothing new in the plot, the villain, or death scenes. Why did I keep watching it? I was not the person in possession of the remote. If I had been, I would have watched paint drying on the DIY network instead.
Yet another movie where I think the good reviews are from family and friends of the cast and crew.
Take Shelter
(2011)
Great Movie
10 February 2013
Warning: Spoilers
I am not going to get into art direction, Character psych profiles, or anything like that. I am going to let a great movie be a great movie and not analyze it for you with my over-inflated opinions.
That said, this is a movie definitely worth watching. I also saw Shannon in Bug, a weird head-trip movie and he is an incredible actor. The scenery is beautiful and at times frightening. I could never live in that part of the country, I would be in terror every time the sky darkened.
This is about a married man and the slow death of his marriage due to his apparent psychosis and obsession with dreams he is having of the apocalypse. The extent he will go to to insure his family survives while his life collapses around him. The dream sequences are incredible and Shannon is totally into character.
This is a great movie and if you liked Fraility, this is right up your alley.
That said, this is a movie definitely worth watching. I also saw Shannon in Bug, a weird head-trip movie and he is an incredible actor. The scenery is beautiful and at times frightening. I could never live in that part of the country, I would be in terror every time the sky darkened.
This is about a married man and the slow death of his marriage due to his apparent psychosis and obsession with dreams he is having of the apocalypse. The extent he will go to to insure his family survives while his life collapses around him. The dream sequences are incredible and Shannon is totally into character.
This is a great movie and if you liked Fraility, this is right up your alley.
Right at Your Door
(2006)
Very Good
10 February 2013
Warning: Spoilers
I found this movie one night on Netflix and thought what the heck? There was nothing else on. I was delightfully surprised.
I am a fan of apocalyptic themed books and movies and thought this was very good despite its small budget. There is not a lot by way of sets and does not have a huge well known cast..but the plot is incredible.
A dirty bomb goes of in the city. The main male character tries unsuccessfully to follow his wife who works in the city. He can't and ends up back at home where all news reports are saying to seal up all your windows and doors, don't you dare go outside or let anyone in, they are contaminated.
So what do you do when someone comes to your door for help and shelter?What if it's a stranger? What if it's family?
I found the movie to be very riveting and the irony of the end is unbelievable.
I am a fan of apocalyptic themed books and movies and thought this was very good despite its small budget. There is not a lot by way of sets and does not have a huge well known cast..but the plot is incredible.
A dirty bomb goes of in the city. The main male character tries unsuccessfully to follow his wife who works in the city. He can't and ends up back at home where all news reports are saying to seal up all your windows and doors, don't you dare go outside or let anyone in, they are contaminated.
So what do you do when someone comes to your door for help and shelter?What if it's a stranger? What if it's family?
I found the movie to be very riveting and the irony of the end is unbelievable.
I Didn't Come Here to Die
(2010)
Watch this!
9 February 2013
We really enjoyed this movie! It is worth watching if you are a fan of B movies. It doesn't have a huge budget and no really big names but it is fun! Think Tucker and Dale versus Evil without Tucker and Dale.
They shot this film to look like a 70's movie and if they had dropped cell phones and the music you could almost believe it was the 70's. The movie begins at the end and then shows how they got there. The deaths were creative.
I took away the following things from this movie.. First, I will show it to my niece who wants to move away and join a similar organization as the characters. I will let this movie be her warning. Second, I will always look over my shoulder in the woods before I turn around. Third, I will follow all safety instructions. Fourth and most important, I am not going to the woods! It never ends well.
They shot this film to look like a 70's movie and if they had dropped cell phones and the music you could almost believe it was the 70's. The movie begins at the end and then shows how they got there. The deaths were creative.
I took away the following things from this movie.. First, I will show it to my niece who wants to move away and join a similar organization as the characters. I will let this movie be her warning. Second, I will always look over my shoulder in the woods before I turn around. Third, I will follow all safety instructions. Fourth and most important, I am not going to the woods! It never ends well.
YellowBrickRoad
(2010)
Didn't get it
9 February 2013
OK I just read the first listed review. If that author reads this, I would welcome a reply as to what I missed.
Now I did not get the end. It starts out okay and there was decent character development. The first death was a little shocking. If you want to be startled, keep the sound up. If you don't or have neighbors,don't crank the sound.
For me, the last half of the movie fell apart. It turned into a mind^&*( and I was lost.
Overall the movie is about a town whose people all walked off and disappeared one night in the 40's. Our main characters are researching the story in order to learn the truth and maybe write a book.
If you decide to watch this and do get it, please let me know!
Now I did not get the end. It starts out okay and there was decent character development. The first death was a little shocking. If you want to be startled, keep the sound up. If you don't or have neighbors,don't crank the sound.
For me, the last half of the movie fell apart. It turned into a mind^&*( and I was lost.
Overall the movie is about a town whose people all walked off and disappeared one night in the 40's. Our main characters are researching the story in order to learn the truth and maybe write a book.
If you decide to watch this and do get it, please let me know!
Unrest
(I) (2006)
no,just no
3 February 2013
Warning: Spoilers
8 Movies to die for. Sadly I have seen several movies from them and just don't understand the hype. I have seen better on late night TV.
Medical students are learning anatomy and doing an autopsy. They have gotten the wrong corpse, she has a vendetta and doesn't care who she gets revenge on.
One of the students decides to investigate and researches the back story of the corpse. It's like an episode of Scooby Doo but with a cadaver.
Basically, it's not a very good movie and if I had paid to see it in a theater instead of at home, I would have been angry I wasted money to see this.
Medical students are learning anatomy and doing an autopsy. They have gotten the wrong corpse, she has a vendetta and doesn't care who she gets revenge on.
One of the students decides to investigate and researches the back story of the corpse. It's like an episode of Scooby Doo but with a cadaver.
Basically, it's not a very good movie and if I had paid to see it in a theater instead of at home, I would have been angry I wasted money to see this.
Death of a Ghost Hunter
(2007)
Not too bad of an idea
3 February 2013
OK. Not all the actors are very good. That being sad, this is actually a pretty good movie.
The title says it all but the road to the hunters death is interesting. A bigger budget may have made it even better but they did pretty good as it was.
A ghost hunter, film crew, and a representative of the church walk into a haunted house...sounds like the set up to a joke. What happens next is there attempt to document the haunting and the ghost hunter becomes personally involved. A nice twist to the end. The best thing I can say about any movie is that I would watch it again and I could definitely watch this one again.
The title says it all but the road to the hunters death is interesting. A bigger budget may have made it even better but they did pretty good as it was.
A ghost hunter, film crew, and a representative of the church walk into a haunted house...sounds like the set up to a joke. What happens next is there attempt to document the haunting and the ghost hunter becomes personally involved. A nice twist to the end. The best thing I can say about any movie is that I would watch it again and I could definitely watch this one again.
The Innkeepers
(2011)
FInd something else
3 February 2013
I just glanced at the message boards and I love it! " Pompous reviews!" Sadly I have noticed this is true. Several movie reviews seem to be either written by film school students, wanna-be critics, or the family members of the cast and crew.
That being said, Don't waste your time watching this. Even if you know someone in it. It is very slow and mostly footage of two bored desk clerks. I kept waiting for the ghosts and was sadly disappointed. And the death scene at the end..hard to buy and didn't make sense and totally avoidable if anyone had any intelligence.
If you read a review that is an in depth social,political, and psychological commentary on the movie..safe bet it is not worth watching.
That being said, Don't waste your time watching this. Even if you know someone in it. It is very slow and mostly footage of two bored desk clerks. I kept waiting for the ghosts and was sadly disappointed. And the death scene at the end..hard to buy and didn't make sense and totally avoidable if anyone had any intelligence.
If you read a review that is an in depth social,political, and psychological commentary on the movie..safe bet it is not worth watching.
The ABCs of Death
(2012)
No
1 February 2013
A bad collection done entirely from garbage. However, I just know legions,many nameless persons...this alphabet thing is hard. But I tried.Anyway, I just know many people with say this collection is brilliant, how groundbreaking the director's work is.. maybe if you are a film major. I just couldn't get it to it and there is nothing really worth saying about it. I think they over-reached trying for the entire alphabet. Some letters are only given 3 minutes or so and it just doesn't work. Maybe it's just me. I would rather watch Slimeball bowl-a-Rama or The Stuff then watch this ever again. But then again, at least I found those movies to be funny.
The Collection
(II) (2012)
This is part Two of series
31 January 2013
Warning: Spoilers
In case you don't now , this a sequel to a movie called the Collector. And ending makes it pretty obvious that there will be a 3.
This movie is actually pretty good. It has some similarity to Saw but the killer in this movie racks up a huge kill total in just the first 20 minutes. Wait for the scene at the club. Wow! Way to use spinning blades! Personally I found the lead female a little unbelievable. I don't think your average college age girl would be keeping it together after seeing the carnage in the dance club and after being kidnapped and waking up in a room with bodies and body parts. Unless she was in college for med school or forensics.
All in all it is definitely worth trying if you are a fan of movies like Saw and have seen the first movie.
This movie is actually pretty good. It has some similarity to Saw but the killer in this movie racks up a huge kill total in just the first 20 minutes. Wait for the scene at the club. Wow! Way to use spinning blades! Personally I found the lead female a little unbelievable. I don't think your average college age girl would be keeping it together after seeing the carnage in the dance club and after being kidnapped and waking up in a room with bodies and body parts. Unless she was in college for med school or forensics.
All in all it is definitely worth trying if you are a fan of movies like Saw and have seen the first movie.
American Horror Story
(2011– )
Wow
25 January 2013
I am not going to get to the storyline. You have to see it yourself. I didn't think they could do as well as last year and I was having a hard time getting into it for the first several episodes. I kept comparing it to the first season. It is not a ghost story. But it is a horror story. At first I was put off by the recasting of the same actors but darn it , it really works. Evan Peters is a very talented actor and I am a fan of Zachary Quinto. Lily Rabe is excellent. Now, as for Jessica Lange. Why did she not win the Golden Globe? This woman is amazing. This years' performance from her had so much more depth and the level of acting she shows is astronomical. I just saw the last episode and I am already eagerly awaiting another season.
Citadel
(I) (2012)
Why did anyone like this?
25 January 2013
I watched this last night. I just checked the reviews. I am frankly mind-boggled. Someone called it a social commentary...what? This movie is awful! Okay sure it shows the plight of the lower class. And some weird mutants that look like the paperboy from that John Cusack movie " Better Off Dead".
The lead character comes off as whiny, not sympathetic. I get that he is traumatized and has a phobia but come on..the acting is abysmal . On the other hand I did find the priest to be vaguely amusing though I don't think that was the intent.
I guess if you are a social sciences major or just pretentious you might find higher meaning in this. Me, I am just a high school graduate and found it to be stupid and that the lead character should have lost custody of the child.
The lead character comes off as whiny, not sympathetic. I get that he is traumatized and has a phobia but come on..the acting is abysmal . On the other hand I did find the priest to be vaguely amusing though I don't think that was the intent.
I guess if you are a social sciences major or just pretentious you might find higher meaning in this. Me, I am just a high school graduate and found it to be stupid and that the lead character should have lost custody of the child.
No Vacancy
(2012)
Help me please
25 January 2013
OK first off, never say that to a stranger. If you decide to watch this movie you will understand. This movie seems to be a collection of Vacancy, The Hitcher, and Saw. Not very creative and someone should help the cast to acting lessons. Especially the blonds. I am writing this to be helpful to the next potential victim of this movie. I understand that is didn't have that large of a budget as movies go nowadays and it shows. When watching this, you can't help to notice the inconsistency and implausibility of the plot. this movie isn't even worth writing ten lines worth of review for. Help me get away from this bad movie!
Crawlspace
(II) (2012)
Not so good
20 January 2013
So we watched Crawlspace this morning and while it's not as bad as some movies I have seen( like Amber Alert ) , it was no where near any good either. Thru most of it I felt like I was watching a cheap rip off of Aliens or that at the very least they had borrowed some of the set. Maybe it was just the soldiers with weapons, head gear, and proximity monitors crawling thru tunnels that made me feel like that. It may have been a better movie with a few face-huggers thrown in. There is also a small touch of Scanners towards the end. I had hopes it would have been at least interesting or , like Wolf Creek and Undead, made me afraid to ever go to Australia. But, unfortunately it just left me bored. I still Am Never going to Australia but that was a different movie.
Bad Kids Go to Hell
(2012)
An OK funny movie
18 January 2013
Watched this the other night and played a fun game while doing it. It's called " find all the Breakfast club references". First one is free and that's Judd Nelson. This is not a horror movie to scare you but it is funny...the incredible bad luck of the one kid is hilarious and sad! The athlete's death is rather funny. A good portion of the movie, mainly the characters' personality quirks, and the motivation behind it all are predictable..after about 15 minutes I was already calling out keys points to the plot. It was that obvious. But overall the movie is fun.I wouldn't watch it again but wasn't unhappy that I saw it once either. Last five minutes are interesting.
Amber Alert
(2012)
Awful!
10 January 2013
I want the last hour plus of my life back.
Can I do that? This is my amber alert to stay away from this movie..If I can save just once person from watching this my job will be complete. If you want to see a movie that has a good hour of random driving with two people in the front seat just screaming at cars and each other, well then knock yourself out. No. Really. Knock yourself out. It will be better for you in the long run. Take a nap. I wish I had but all the incessant yelling and whining kept me awake. Horrid horrid movie. Why didn't I check the reviews? Please read your reviews first people! Stand up to bad film making.
Can I do that? This is my amber alert to stay away from this movie..If I can save just once person from watching this my job will be complete. If you want to see a movie that has a good hour of random driving with two people in the front seat just screaming at cars and each other, well then knock yourself out. No. Really. Knock yourself out. It will be better for you in the long run. Take a nap. I wish I had but all the incessant yelling and whining kept me awake. Horrid horrid movie. Why didn't I check the reviews? Please read your reviews first people! Stand up to bad film making.
Reel Evil
(2012)
Have To Watch!
3 January 2013
Cory is the Man! Was laughing hysterically!Love the bit in the hallway with walking in and out of rooms just to be in the same hallway but now several feet away.. very bugs bunny! Movie is slow to start but worth it once Cory starts to lose it. Kennedy is stupid and is really the cause of all the trouble. And the director! Who is this guy handing out manifests and yelling about making eye contact? Interesting fact is that this movie was filmed at Linda Vista Hospital. Anyone into ghosts would know this place and it has been featured on Ghost Adventures. Boo, The rift, the pilot of e.R and many more were also shot here. For a full list check out wikpaedia.
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