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 I was really looking forward to this one. I'm a fan of experimenting with film techniques and was really curious to see how they they could make a successful horror movie in one take. To be honest, I was oddly distracted and self-conscious about the fact that it was shot in one take (I found myself constantly scanning the screen and thinking, "Hey, have they cut yet?") - That was my own issue, not the movie's, but it was disappointing to see what should have made this movie interesting winding up distracting me. But outside of that... Honestly, this was an incredibly well-directed film. Really well-directed. Created a fantastic mood - creepy, suspenseful, definitely had me clutching my boyfriend's hand at times. It successfully creating a claustrophobic, horrifying mood... B U T The ending was so incredibly God-awful and nonsensical that it honestly undermined everything that Gustavo Hernández had built up in the first 80 minutes. I don't think that everyone will be as disappointed as I was, but, honestly, as someone who found this movie to be genuinely horrifying, I felt absolutely and completely ROBBED and baffled by the awful, terrible, abominable ending. 2.5/5. ... Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010)  In case you haven't seen the fantastic short films that inspired this film, here they are - I highly recommend them: Rare Exports, Inc. Rare Exports: The Official Safety Instructions I really liked the shorts. And the concept that they were bringing the Evil Santas to the Big Screen really excited me... Maybe I was disproportionately excited about this movie... Maybe I had too high expectations... But I was a little let-down. It wasn't a bad movie - It was certainly entertaining - It just wasn't as AWESOME as I was expecting. I was hoping it was going to be more of a monster movie - I was expecting maybe a bit more blood and gore, maybe a bit more quirky laughs, but that wasn't what it gave me. It makes good short films, but didn't really need to be a feature-length film. Naked running old men with weapons was pretty hilarious, though. Like I said - Entertaining, but not amazing. 2.75/5. ... Fright Night (2011)  Bottom line: This movie really DID NOT need to be remade. Pros:
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Not really worth making or watching. At least the first two movies that I mentioned had something original to offer me!! 2/5. ... Super 8 (2011)  This was actually really charming. Not really a monster movie; more of a coming-of-age character piece with a group of kids. I thought that the acting was fantastic, and the kids were really cute. Oddly enough, my favorite piece was the love story between Joe and Alice. As an adult, I was a bit disappointed that this wasn't more of a monster movie. And I think that if I was younger I'd enjoy it a lot more. Ultimately, cute and enjoyable. 3/5. ... Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006)  Pretty much a must-see for any genre fan. It definitely spans the gamut of the slasher films of the 80s. My only complaint is that I want more - It could have been a great mini-series, spending more time on, say, special effects of Tom Savini, or the controversy of the Santa slasher movies. 88 minutes isn't long enough to really delve into the genre unfortunately. Absolutely entertaining, though. If you love slashers, you should see this. 4/5.
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 So to begin the pacing was pretty crazy. A man stumbles out a house burning to death in the first minute and then after that is a boring narration suddenly followed by a rapid POV shot of a crazed man running through a crowd swinging a wrench around. It took awhile to get going and really didnt get interesting until the end but once the full story was revealed it was actually pretty good. The ending was quick and hectic but i liked it and overall it turned out to be a decent movie.
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 Superbly entertaining. The direction is taut, the script pacy, and there's plenty of healthy doses of humor (Simon Pegg injection) interspersed between some really innovative action sequences which will make you hold your breath. You will love it. * * * ˝
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 >>: B+ The Ledge (2011)  >>: C Conan the Barbarian (2011)  >>: C-
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