Last Seen Contemporary Movie

[realdealblues]

Frankenstein's Army (2013)

I saw this mentioned on here and thought I'd give it a try. The historical war aspect reminded me of Dead Snow, which was cool. I really liked the idea behind the story, and I thought the makeup effects for the creatures were very cool and inventive. After watching this movie though, I realized how much I really, really, really dislike the whole found footage thing. The found footage thing just ruined it for me (that and the bad Russian accents). I would have loved to have seen this made into a "real" movie instead of Found Footage. I could have let the accents go. But knowing what I do of cameras and filming in WWII, etc. it's just too bothersome, and the way the camera man acts just reminded me of cameraman in Romero's Diary Of The Dead which just seemed really stupid and really generic.

5/10

[Khaleesi]

Ekko (2007): A Danish film about a loving father who kidnaps his son after he loses custody of the kid to his ex-wife. Together, they retreat to an isolated summer house that may not be as unoccupied as first suspected. This was a subtle, rather typical psychological horror film. It reminded me a bit of "Silent House". The main focus is really the relationship between father and son, which (not to sound corny here) was quite beautiful.

All is Lost (2013): A zero-dialogue film about a man lost at sea. Robert Redford stars. Engaging, but only occasionally harrowing.

I Am A Ghost (2012): Low-budget indie horror. The ghost of a young woman undergoes therapy with a psychic in order to move on and stop haunting a house. This film would have been much better if there was some actual resolution at the end. The actress, however, did an okay job in carrying the entire film by herself.

[Scarecrows]

The Possession(2012)...

6/10

[Baron Von Marlon]

Rampage
"A man with a thirst for revenge builds a full body armor from Kevlar and goes on a killing spree."
Second viewing, still pretty awesome.

Freddy VS Jason
Second viewing. First time I recognised a girl from Dawson's Creek, a guy from jPod and the main actor from Rampage.
Some of the acting's bad, the cgi-effects are mostly outdated but still a decent flick imo.

Up next: The Horseman

[Elvis_Christ]

Originally Posted by Baron Von Marlon

Up next: The Horseman

Great flick I really dug it.

[Angra]

"Nymphomaniac vol. 1" 3/10


Oh boy, what an uninteresting movie.

The dialogue between the listener (Skarsgård)) and the storyteller (Gainsbourg) is incredibly boring and the story just isn't very interesting. And the original version is about 1 hour longer. YIKES!!! I can only imagine/hope it's the sex scenens that's been cut out or shortened in this version. Coz despite all the viewers who has called Triers latest marathon movie a porno, there really isn't a lot of sex in it and only a couple of hardcore scenes that last a few seconds. No biggie. Might get worse in vol. 2 tho. I don't know. I may never find out.



"Escape" (2012) 6-7/10

Well made, but the story was just tiny. It's all in the titel.

A story about a girl who tries to escape a group of robbers (i guess) who kills her parent and young brother in the beginning of the movie. Why, you migt ask? Not important. What's important is that we see a girl running for her life for 1 and a half hour. Certainly isn't a dull flick.

By the director of "Cold Prey".

Thanks for the rec, Newb.



"Odd Thomas" 8/10

A really good comedy/horror (think Frighteners, but just not quite up there) that actually had me in tears at the end.



"Bad Country" 5/10

Plain action story you've seen a hundred times before. But it got stache.




"Dead Before Dawn" 2/10

If Disney should ever make a horror movie for teens it would probably be like this one. Overacting galore and pople shouting out their lines every minute to make them more hilarious. Kill em all..



"Dark House/Haunted/Dark House IV/Haunted IV" 7/10

I have no idea what the original title of this movie is and if this is really a fourth movie in a franchise, then where the hell are the former 3??

If we take that the titel is Dark House IV and the first one is Dark House from 2009 starring Jeffrey Combs, then what is the second and third movie called, coz i sure as hell can't find them?

If it instead is called Haunted IV and the first one is from 1995 starring Aidan Quinn, then... it just doesn't make any sense whatsoever.


Now on to the movie.

Directed by Victor Salva (Jeepers Creepers) this is an odd, but nice, blend of more than one horror genre. We have a Koontz/King character who inherits an abandoned house that's been lost in a forest for years. A house that turns out to be guarded by Wrong Turn mutants called Axemen. Pretty creepy looking creatures. Add to that some Lovecraft and demonic angels and you have Dark House/Haunted.

Pretty damn original, might i say. My only complaint is that most of the movie takes place in the woods outside the mystic house with all its dark secrets. But maybe we'll se more to that in Dark House/Haunted V.

[Joe E Ville]

Just watched Sector 7, Korean film. A combo of Relic meets Deep Star Six. Have to say I don't care for CGI but this monster and the Host one aren't to bad. Pretty darn good in fact.

Going to watch Amer finally. Will I see it as Giallo, Art House, Horror, Suspense or time I wish I had back. Some hype as many of you know about the film. Seems to polarize people's opinions. I'm curious.

I agree with Elvis_Christ's assessment of Horesman, Caught me off guard. A pleasant surprise.

[Angra]

"He Was a Quiet Man" 6-7/10

Terrefic performance by Christian Slater, which is definitely first time i've ever said that. Never been a fan of him, but he nailed it as a super weird geek and social spastic.

Without being totally sure, i'm guessing this would be a movie for fans of God Bless America.


"Nebraska" 5/10

A little bit funny, a little bit charming and a little bit boring. Not a big movie experience for me.
How it could get a single Oscar nomination is beyond my comprehension.

[Baron Von Marlon]

The Horseman
Cool revenge themed movie.
Aside from some small personal annoyances, almost perfect.

[roshiq]

Originally Posted by Angra

"Odd Thomas" 8/10

A really good comedy/horror (think Frighteners, but just not quite up there) that actually had me in tears at the end.

Ditto; liked it too. May be it's because of a Koontz story but I really loved its 80s feel all around and of course, the ending delivered a solid emotional punch as well. Get wed soon, buddy :halloween:

Originally Posted by Angra

"Dark House/Haunted/Dark House IV/Haunted IV" 7/10

I have no idea what the original title of this movie is and if this is really a fourth movie in a franchise, then where the hell are the former 3??

If we take that the titel is Dark House IV and the first one is Dark House from 2009 starring Jeffrey Combs, then what is the second and third movie called, coz i sure as hell can't find them?

If it instead is called Haunted IV and the first one is from 1995 starring Aidan Quinn, then... it just doesn't make any sense whatsoever.


Now on to the movie.

Directed by Victor Salva (Jeepers Creepers) this is an odd, but nice, blend of more than one horror genre. We have a Koontz/King character who inherits an abandoned house that's been lost in a forest for years. A house that turns out to be guarded by Wrong Turn mutants called Axemen. Pretty creepy looking creatures. Add to that some Lovecraft and demonic angels and you have Dark House/Haunted.

Pretty damn original, might i say. My only complaint is that most of the movie takes place in the woods outside the mystic house with all its dark secrets. But maybe we'll se more to that in Dark House/Haunted V.

Ok, adding right after HAUNT to dwnld & check out soon. But I'm not getting why you are so much confused with the title?? Check out IMDB info here...the original title was HAUNTED (simply Haunted, not part 1/2/3 or 4) & I guess later they just gave a new one which is DARK HOUSE, release year: 2014 (simply Dark House, it's not part of any franchise/series). Though wikipedia says it's a 2012 movie.