That looked interesting. What did you like about it?

Not sure about DBD, but for me...acting. Dialogue. Cinematography. Story. Everything really. You know various things without anything being explicitly stated for you, it was so very seamless. What happens at the wedding is what you might expect if the groom starts acting more and more strangely. So distressing the director/writer killed himself at a festival his film was showing. : /

Big Bad (2016)

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>>: C+


Clinger (2015)

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>>: B-

looks like this guy is in labor.

Blair Witch 2016

You saw it?! How was it?

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Hansel & Gretel Witch Hunters

I enjoyed it, but...too many pointless jump scares through a good part of the movie. It's worth a rewatch in my opinion. I think the end was pretty creepy and the pace of the film is excellent. My only major compliant is that...Hmm, I better wait until you see it to share this part

I've heard good things about it. I'm very excited!

I don't think you'll be disappointed. It's flawed but a fun ride. I'll look forward to your review.

That's what I've heard. Critics had the unrealistic expectation of reinventing the genre. I think it should be a fun and scary horror movie.

You're dead right about the expectations. Anyone looking for huge innovation is looking in the wrong place. I went in expecting a thrill ride, not a re-invention of the wheel, and I walked out ready to see it again. As I said, it's heavy on jump scares, but several of them worked on me. So while I take a grin and bear it attitude to the JS's , they were effective. It's most definitely a popcorn movie!

Abattoir (2016)
B
"An reporter is trying to solve the mystery of a haunted house made of rooms where tragedies happened."

I'd probably give this movie an A if it had a better cast and bigger budget.
Guillermo del Toro would've been perfect for this.

Saw Blair Witch today.
Pretty good movie. It takes a similar approach to the original but switches things up a little bit.
I found the characters surprisingly likable. It was an OK movie for the most part but the final act, last 10-20 minutes are really scary. I understand why some people have praised the movie considering how good the ending is.

It also doesn't explain too much. Leaving the audience to decide what actually happened. There where some very well done scary scenes. Every time the camera moved I half expected to see things in the forest in the background, this made the film somewhat unpredictable.
Some people will really not like this film and if you didn't like the original in any way chances are you won't like this one either!
I liked it quite a bit!

FROSTBITEN 2006


Though it was in Swedish, I was able to follow most of the story. A vampire virus is spread throughout a small town when a young woman takes what she thinks are recreational drugs to a party. It also happens to be a " thirty day night" kind of thing because this town is so far up north. Some dark humour , pretty enjoyable all in all.

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The Dead Room (2016)
I.M.D.B.
When a terrified family flees a desolate southern New Zealand farmhouse, two cynical scientists and a young psychic are sent to investigate their claims of a haunting. There they encounter a powerful spirit that will protect the house's secrets at all costs.

Enjoyable supernatural 'entity-in-a-house' movie. Dialogue was a little stilted in places, but overall it was well done. I enjoyed this one.
7/10

The Secret Life of Pets (2016)

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>>: B+


Blair Witch (2016)

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Expecting something decently entertaining but disappointed. Thing is after the original TBWP, particularly in this found footage genre there were significant amount of movies came out with this "there's something in the woods" set up and even if I take it as a standalone film, this is still an average or actually a below average flick in compare to those. And as I just said, there were movies with quite similar set ups came out before but didn't get much attention & received mixed to bad reviews mostly but here the case is the title itself and it's relation to the cult favorite & one of the most influential genre films that came out in last 20 years, I guess. Otherwise, films like A NIGHT IN THE WOODS (2011), HOLLOW (2011) or NIGHTLIGHT (2015) also offered very similar premise & events in their stories where few people gets lost in the woods & experience some sinister force of unknown evil is haunting them one by one but actually worked or did better with creepy encounters/scare tactics than this one. That's why it gets me now wondering how this same film would do or left impact to the same audience if it had no connection with TBWP!?!

Anyway, in the film I found the characters were very mediocre...didn't care for any of them; jump scares weren't much effective at all, mostly filled with sudden loud noises & mix of static sounds (if anyone interested to only watch a new horror film for better & decent amount of jump scares, then I'd recommend the recent cyber horror flick FRIEND REQUEST). The ending kinda reminded me of REC finale also (mainly the way they tried to reveal the Witch this time!) but overall it was just another lame, cash in effort and another crap Adam Wingard film (expect THE GUEST which was an action-thriller & enjoyed a lot than his horror films).

>>: C-


I hated it mostly because of it took a hell lot of boring time before it took us into the "haunted house". I understand that there's a build up required for that but the frustrating part was the way they poorly executed a seemingly interesting idea of a 'room by room haunted house' plot. It was just dull, IMO. Moreover, those smoky ghostly effects inside the haunted house also quite hilarious and yeah...a better budget, cast & director might have solve that issue & others by treating the same concept with more interesting & clever approach.

The movie is about the investigation not the house itself.
So imo mission accomplished. And the ending was kinda satisfying.

It does look fun. ty.

Saw Blair Witch last night and just hated it. I am a huge fan of the original, and this one showed a clear lack of understanding of what made that one work. Overblown, overlong, paper thin characters, a lot of flash with no substance.

Well, if you're able to check it out, I hope you enjoy it.

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Blair Witch (2016)

"After discovering a video showing what he believes to be his sister's experiences in the demonic woods of the Blair Witch, James and a group of friends head to the forest in search of his lost sibling."

I certainly wasn't disappointed by this. It was had some great scares toward the end and was quite intense overall. The new twists made it more interesting and pretty crazy. I'm not understanding the negative reviews that this is getting. The complaints are really bizarre and sometimes contradictory. I honestly enjoyed this a lot. It's quite different from the original but also keeps the spirit of the original. Nothing is going to replaced The Blair Witch Project, but this was a very worthy follow-up.

The Good Neighbor, 2016. 7/10





Repo! The Genetic Opera, 2008. 7/10


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Solid review! As you know I agree about the criticism. It seems misguided or personal in nature. The movie is a romp. It's a thrill ride.
My only complaint is..

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...that the new flick doesn't embellish the legend of Ellie Kedward/The Witch.
I appreciate that the filmmakers didn't turn the whole mythos upside down, but I would have liked them to take the legend a little further. Show us something significant or even just cool about the roots of the tale.
Other than that, I had a great time watching it and will be going back on Tuesday for another look. Glad you enjoyed it, horcrux!

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Honestly, the more I think about the movie, the more I enjoyed it. The ONE TINY THING I was disappointed in was that we never saw the original trio. Of course, they were probably dead, but I was hoping maybe to see their bodies or something. What I loved was the time travel. Some thought it was cheesy, but I loved it. When Lane came back and said "we've been lost for 5 days," that really creeped me out. I was also scared shitless when Lane appeared in the house and had been there for months, possibly years, with his beard and dirt and everything.

The Conjuring 2

Decent. I was engaged and the time passed quickly. The acting was decent. I liked how the director used the main sister. Scene choices and actor direction. At times the film was a bit too dark to see things happening. Might have the the television my parents have, I'm visiting for the weekend. Overall the acting was decent, but no one of particular note. Always a fan of british accents so that makes me happy. The use of the tight small spaces was done well too. I wasn't particularly moved emotionally, sometimes it was a bit cheesy. I think that's to be expected.

5.5/10

One thing that did bother me is


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The real events were proved to be false, all made up and colluded on by the family. I am ok with a film using a real life event, even proved false, to make a good film, but during the credits the 'actual' pictures and recordings used implies to the viewer it was real and there was hard proof the this events were real. Also the text used in the before and after of the film implied this as well.
I think the BBC 3 or 4 part version is also a good watch. More about the emotional connections with the characters than the demon and ghost involved.

Ghostwatch is a great adaptation of the Enfield haunting.

Jeruzalem

I thought this was a decent enough demonic invasion flick. The use of Google Glass to upgrade on the usual found footage trope definitely helped.
It does make you wonder why the holy land had not been used on a more regular basis for horror films, if ever a location was more apt I dont know it.

Deeper: The Retribution of Beth (2014)

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A passable rape & revenge flick.

>>: B-


Ditto. Liked it too.

Great to see you back, mac!::smile::

Problems with the government allowing people to film there possibly?

It was decent, but I remember it being somewhat disappointing. But I can't remember why. I do remember the very end was excellent.

The Call of Cthulhu (2005)

This movie was actually long overdue for me, as I really really love the Cthulhu myth. I liked that the movie was filmed to fit in the 1920's silent film era, it gave the film many authenticity. But still, I'd like to see one day an expensive made movie with a badass Cthulhu inside..just for eye pleasure.

You're right, the Cthulu in the film is BADASS!

Such a good flic.

That isn't what I think it is.

X-men: Apocalypse

Meh.

3.5/10

Children of the Corn (2009)

I was actually expecting to see the original (as I didn't see it yet) but somehow I didn't pay attention to how bad it actually was...gotta watch the original tonight xD

rob zombie 31
 

now i know his work is very devisive,people seem to love him or hate him.im definitely in the former camp, i love his films, yes they are arty for artys sake, yes he relys on tricks and gimmicks, yes they rely heavily on the music, and not always the songs, i peronally think they are scored brilliantly. thouroughly enjoyed this. 8.5/10

I didn't think anyone considered his movies "artsy." "Trashy" would probably be a better word. Or "annoying." Maybe even just "bad."