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Death Link (2021)
Disappointing slasher.
I decided to go on Amazon Prime and pick a random movie to watch. Wasn't sure what I was wanting to watch. I saw Death Link and it sounded like it could be cool. I mean take modern day influencers and the internet and it should be good. Right?
Death Link is about a group of "teen" influencers in a small town who try to one up each other, start getting ramped up videos. Are the deadly videos real or fake?
Positive
- Some of the cast are kind of hot/cute.
- There are kills.
Negatives
- The acting wasn't great. And the cast are supposedly teenagers but some of them look older.
- The characters are just way too annoying.
- The plot was all over the place.
Oh boy, Death Link was a disappointment. Now, I'm a fan of B-Grade movies but I was bored and found myself playing on my phone during this movie. I always try to find something positive about every movie I watch. This movie was kind of hard to find a positive. Maybe watch if you are up doing something else while it's on. Otherwise just skip it. Not worth your time.
Quick Bite: 1.6/5.
They/Them (2022)
Nice to see Kevin Bacon, just wish it was a better slasher movie.
It's about time Kevin Bacon returns to his slasher movie roots. When I first heard of They/Them I wasn't sure until I heard Kevin Bacon was on board and I knew I would watch it. Sigh.
Positives
- I do like the characters and inclusiveness. The actors did decent jobs.
- Conversion Camps in itself are so terrifying.
- Kevin Bacon. Enough said.
Negatives
- One of the main negatives for They/Them is the movie feels like it's not sure what kind of movie it's going to be: a slasher? A teen drama? A movie of the week/Lifetime movie? Or even a musical? If the director would have just committed to one of the genre's I think it would have been better.
- Pink? Really?
- Took too long to get to the killings and when the killings started they were kind of weak and off screen.
Overall, I was disappointed with this movie. There was so much potential yet no tension. Is it the worst slasher out there? No. But there was so much potential that was lost. Will I watch They/Them again? Probably. Go into it with low, low expectations so you are not disappointed.
Quick Bite Rating: 2/5.
Terrifier 2 (2022)
Good bloody fun, with a bit of fluff in the middle.
David Howard Thornton is back as Art the Clown in Damien Leone's Terrifier 2. Art is resurrected and sets his sights on a brother and sister on Halloween. I couldn't wait to watch this!
Positives:
The kills. Very brutal and gory. I would say bloodier than the first.
I think there is more of a story than in the first Terrifier. More character development with the brother and sister.
Negatives
I think 2 hrs 18 mins is way too long. I feel that in the middle it was a little slow and could have been cut.
I was hoping for more of a backstory of Art the Clown but they spent more time on the brother and sister than him.
Does Terrifier 2 fit into the Terrifier franchise? Yes. If you enjoyed the first movie you should watch Terrifier 2. If you were on the fence about the first one, check this one out. If you don't like blood and gore, pass on this movie.
Rating: 3/5.
Neukdaesanyang (2022)
A bloody good movie!
I recently saw a trailer for the South Korean horror movie Project Wolf Hunting and it looked interesting, so I added it to my LONG to watch list. But I didn't think I would be able to see it anytime soon because I didn't expect it to be streaming yet. To my surprise it showed up on HOOPLA so I knew I had to watch it. I am so glad I did. It was a fun, gory ride.
The Plot:
Project Wolf Hunting is set on a cargo ship between the Philippines and South Korea. On board are several dangerous criminals and cops guarding them. A dangerous escape leads to them unleashing something far dangerous.
Positives:
Have I mentioned that Project Wolf Hunting was gory? There is a ton of blood and graphic kills. I have quite a few favorite kills but I won't spoil them now.
The plot. I like the story.
It's very action packed.
Negatives:
The plot. I like the story, I wish they would have gone more in depth with the backstory of some of the characters.
I thought this was a really fun ride where you never knew who would live and who would die. There's plenty of blood and gore to satisfy anybody and plenty of action to keep the story going. I definitely would recommend watching this movie. On a side note, I hope they make a sequel. I would definitely watch it if there is one.
My rating: 3.75/5.
Killer Party (1986)
This April Fool's Day should you watch Killer Party? eh..maybe.
I stumbled onto Killer Party while looking for April Fool's day themed horror movies. A slasher movie check. An 80's horror movie check. Sounds like a good time. Right? Sigh.
PLOT
Three college friends rush a sorority, and must survive a night in a house where an evil spirit has been awakened.
MY THOUGHTS
The potential for the kills could have been good. But no. We don't get to see the kills. They are mostly off screen and most of the kills are in the last twenty minutes or so. Not a lot of blood either. Though I did like the two fake out starts of the movie. We get to see some zombie-like action while a band is playing.
Acting isn't that bad. The character that stands out the most for me is Sherry Willis-Burch (her only other horror movie is Final Exam) who plays Vivia, the horny, nerdy, and special effects friend. However, Joanna Johnson (known for nothing in horror and only for being in The Bold and the Beautiful) plays Jennifer, our supposed main character. She is the only one who seems hesitant to first pledge the sorority and then she doesn't want to go into the house for the party.
Elaine Wilkes (known for just tv shows, nothing genre related) plays Phoebe the third friend who just kind of blends in with the other sorority sisters. Alicia Fleer (known for a couple of tv shows. Again, not genre related) plays Veronica, the mean girl, sorority sister. She at least dies by a trident stabbing.
Killer Party starts with a horror movie playing, and then cuts to a couple making out in a car at a drive in theater. The girl stops him and goes off to get popcorn. She comes back to discover everyone is a zombie while a band is playing. This turns out to be a fake out. Another movie.
We learn three friends are rushing a sorority. The night of the initiation strange occurrences happen which turn out to be pranks. Soon it's April 1st and their sorority is hosting an April Fool's day party at that house. This time the pranks do go so well. As the night goes on the tricks are not pranks. Something is killing the party goers. Who will survive? Who is killing everyone?
Killer Party suffers one of the worst crimes of an 80's slasher: Being boring and the kills are mild, off screen. And you pretty much can figure out who the killer is before the end of the movie. For me, I was really only rooting for one character and I shouldn't have rooted for anyone. If you're bored and you like slashers you can put this on while doing other things. Just go in with low expectations.
Let's get into the rankings:
Kills/Blood/Gore: 2.5/5
Sex/Nudity: 2.5/5
Scare factor: 2/5
Enjoyment factor: 3/5
My Rank: 2.5/5.
Masters of Horror: Incident on and Off a Mountain Road (2005)
A decent start to Masters of Horror
I tend to hesitate when going into a tv show or movie that is described as "from the master of horror..." or "the scariest movie you'll ever see". I tend to roll my eyes. But I'm finding the Masters of Horror series pretty good. Granted, some episodes are good and some are bad. I think Incident On and Off a Mountain Road is a good start to this series.
We get four kills overall. Unfortunately the deaths are not graphic or for the most part not shown. But having said that we do get to see some blood, especially when Moonface and Ellen use the drill press and we see the blood dripping from the drill. It's not gory but we do see a lot of bodies in various forms of decay. (Mostly old and dusty.)
I think the actors did a decent job with their acting. We have Ellen played by Bree Turner (known for Grimm and mostly non Horror stuff). She's our lead who is driving alone at night with a secret of her own. Bruce, played by Ethan Embry (known for The Prophecy II, Disturbing Behavior, FreakyLinks, Fear Itself, Devil's Candy, and lots more) plays Ellen's survivalist husband.
Moonface is played by John DeSantis (known for Thirteen Ghosts, Dresden Files, 30 Days of Night: Dark Days), the creature that has an interesting decorating style. And rounding out the crew is Angus Scrimm (AKA The Tall Man in the Phantasm movies. He's also known for Chopping Mall and Subspecies) as Buddy, a crazy old man trapped (?) by Moonface.
Overall, I think Don Coscarelli did a great job with this episode and if the rest of the episodes are as good then this series lives up to the hype. My main complaint with Incident On and Off a Mountain Road, is that we don't get to see the kills really. I think if they showed more of that it would be better. I definitely recommend this series if you haven't seen it yet.
Friday the 13th (1980)
The beginning of it all.
To say Friday the 13th had an impact on horror movies would be an understatement. I don't know about you, but this is the first slasher movie I ever watched. I would always watch this movie before I would go to camp each summer I would watch Friday the 13th the night before I would leave. And yes, in the beginning of camp I would freak out about going to the campfire circles. LOL.
PLOT
Alice (Adrienne King) as well as a group of counselors, led by owner Steve (Peter Brouwer) are fixing up and planning on reopening Camp Crystal Lake, which was closed twenty two years earlier because of horrible murders that occurred there. The locals warn them not to reopen that there is a blood curse, but they do not listen. Slowly, they are stalked and killed one by one by an unknown killer.
MY THOUGHTS
You're doomed! You're all doomed!-Crazy Ralph
As I mentioned before, this was my introduction to slasher movies. From that point I was a fan. So this movie will always have a soft spot in my heart for this reason.
Although this is a slasher movie, there are only 10 kills in this movie. For some reason I thought it would be a lot more. Most are off screen, or we see the build up to and the results afterwards. Though, one of the more famous kills is when Jack (Kevin Bacon) gets the arrow through the neck. Another kill is the one where Alice decapitates Mrs. Voorhees (Betsy Palmer). One of the main highlights of this movie is the special effects by Tom Savini. Overall, not bad for the era it was made.
Another highlight of the movie is the music. I like how they used music in the movie when the killer was present. I think that was a great idea from Harry Manfredini. Manfredini also came up with the sound "ki ki ki, ma ma ma", based on the line "Kill her mommy!".
As far as the acting and characters, I think the actors did a good job. I like all the characters to the point that when they die I feel bad for them. Not award winning acting but I think they did a good job. If I sympathize with the characters when they die, they did their job.
Overall, I enjoyed this movie and I will watch this movie at least once a year (especially on a Friday the 13th). Friday the 13th helped start the slasher trend that continues today.
Let's get into the rankings:
Kills/Blood/Gore: 3.5/5
Sex/Nudity: 1/5
Scare factor: 3.5/5
Enjoyment factor: 5/5
My Rank: 3.25/5
IMDB: 6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes: critics:6.3/10 audience: 6/10
Letterboxd: 3.1/5.
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)
Is it really the worst Friday the 13th movie? I don't think so.
I think I have a love/hate relationship with Jason Goes to Hell. (Mostly hate.) Besides the first movie, we don't get Jason hardly at all in this movie (I know A New Beginning doesn't have Jason, but we get someone at least dressing like him!). But it is the goriest Friday the 13th movie to date.
Wow! A lot to unpack. Not sure I'm liking the whole Jason possesses people instead of actually seeing Jason. But can I say, I'm not hating the male nudity in this? LOL
Starting with the kills. I did like the fact that Jason Goes to Hell is the goriest of the movies (up to this point). We get some good bloody kills. I like the kill where Deborah (Michelle Clunie) is stabbed and torn in half with a spike. I also liked the effects when Deputy Josh (Andrew Bloch) after transferring "Jason" just melts. We get to see the effects, and I think the K. N. B. Effects Group did a great job with it. There were a lot of kills in this installment and a lot of good kills. Come on. One woman had her face pushed into her head by someone possessed by Jason! LOL
The acting wasn't too bad. I think Richard Gant did a pretty good job when possessed by Jason. Steven Williams as the bounty hunter was just the right amount of jackass in the beginning. Steven Culp is his usual slimy jerk (he's usually pretty good at that role). I had totally forgotten that John D. LeMay was in this movie. Nice little tie in between the movies and the TV show (even though they don't have anything to do with each other). I think, for the most part, the male roles were more outstanding than the females. Though I do think Kari Keegan as Jessica, the final girl did better than Rennie from Jason Takes Manhattan.
Here are a few props from other horror movies planted throughout the movie. The Necronomicon, from the Evil Dead series, can be found on a table in the Voorhees house. Also in the house, in the basement, is a crate that is from the story "The Crate" in the movie Creepshow. Outside of the Voorhees house is the jungle gym used in Hitchcock's The Birds. And finally, the most well-known is Freddy's glove at the end from A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. As a side note, the actor using Freddy's glove is Kane Hodder. He's the only actor to play both Jason and Freddy.
Now to the negatives. As much as I liked the special effects for the kills, the hands dragging Jason down in the end sucked. They were just really cheesy (and not in a good way). I already mentioned I didn't like the fact that Jason was hardly ever in the movie. And I think the baby storyline was not needed but that's just a minor detail.
Overall, I'm surprised with this rewatch. It's not as bad as I remember. Still not the best, but may not be the worst. Interesting how your views on a movie changes as you get older.
Kills/Blood/Gore: 4/5
Sex/Nudity: 2.5/5
Scare factor: 2.5/5
Enjoyment factor: 3/5.