Angra
I watched Memories of Murder some time ago and still enjoyed it. Slow but hey, a crime drama/procedural. Have you watched the Chaser or Detective (AKA Detective C+) or the Murderer? All Korean films as well. Apparently the Chaser is set for a Leonardo DeCraprio remake possibly also starring Ryan Gosling. Ugh, I'll stick with the original. Goseling is good though.

One Missed Call (2008)
 

It requires a special kind of stupid to make a movie this bad. This is without a doubt the worst horror movie I've ever seen, and one of the worst movies I've ever seen. There are countless plot holes and inconsistencies, and it borrows heavily from The Ring; the protagonist has a certain amount of time to solve the mystery behind an urban legend before she is killed. The explanations for what was going on in the movie were so lame. Some stuff wasn't explained at all. There is also an extremely high amount of jump scares, all of which make you roll your eyes. One was so bad that the loud noise didn't match up with the "scary image". You'd think there'd at least be a little bit of tension to compensate for the lame jump scares, but there's a shortage on that too. You don't care about any of the characters because they're introduced, then killed of in about 5 minutes. You definitely want to miss this call.

F-

"8mm" 7-8/10

"A Serbian Film" ultra light. (That's how you sell a movie) ::cool::

Seen it several times. Quite slow paced but certainly picks up at the end.

You realize its based off real unsolved murders right? You can't just make up a killer to a crime that was never solved.

Have you seen the original? So much better and really creepy

I've never seen the original, and I haven't heard good things about it either.

Its at least better than the remake. You should check it out

No.
Yes, you can. It's a movie.

Based upon real events or not, I think stories with an open ending are kinda lazy.
It's like "I'm not sure how I should end this story... You know what, let them figure it out."

You're right. You can. But I think it takes away from the seriousness of the movie and the effects the real crimes had to make a movie about it and then just make up a killer. It kinda makes it seem like what happened in real life doesn't matter. Those victims weren't people and their families aren't suffering. Like its all just a game for entertainment. Just my thougts

I think the two idiot cops already took away some of the seriousness.
And if they would take the victims and families into account, they shouldn't have made the movie in the first place.

I didn't know the movie was based on real murders.
Wasn't mentioned in the beginning or at the end.

I just mean, I think sometimes it's better they use real events as a starting platform and then start adding things to it.
That's what they usually do with movies based on real events.

Anyway, I agree with you.
These are just some thoughts.

I hear what you're saying. I can understand why you felt that way and as for the cops, to me that was just Boon Jong Ho's trademark style of incredibly serious subject matter and tone mixed with screwball comedy.

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6/10

Dead Snow: Red vs Dead

This is right up there with Dead Alive & Shaun of the Dead

I actually LoL a couple of times.

the cabin in the woods

The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014)

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The original TTTDS was one of the earliest slasher films in the genre that even came before (in 1976) popular franchises like Halloween & Friday the 13th and I've always been a fan of that flick for its humor, suspense & docu-drama like narration style & last but not the least the haunting ending.
So when I first heard about there will be a new TTTDS, I thought it'd be another pointless, some cash-in effort but last night after watching this new take on T3DS, I'd like to admit...I was pleasantly surprised!!

Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon (the most frequent director of American Horror Story), this new film is a strange version to categorize as a remake, reboot or a sequel; actually it's neither a straightforward remake or sequel...I'm not sure but I think REQUEL (a sequel-ish remake!) can be a more appropriate term for it. After more than half a century of the actual events of The Moonlight Murders that resulted the very making of 1976 original film, this new story is set on present day at the same town, Texarkana that once again begins to plagued by "The Phantom" murders. Interestingly, the 1976 original film is also very much alive in this movie as a film that we know in our 'reality', as in the film the town now maintains a tradition in every Halloween to show a drive in screening of the original film. So, as the film progress we see a fine blend between this version & the original film where some scenes from the original brought back through a kind of flashback style while also creating some copycat murder sequence in this new one. I liked this approach of providing homage to the original; bring it to an entirely new generation. This new & refreshing kind of take & treatment to this already known & filmed story is the most appreciating part of this version. And overall the film is beautifully shot, liked the camera works, the character development was fine for a slasher flick, but still as a slasher it's not above the cliches as well as it comes with a routine ending & weak motive for the killer which I couldn't find much point to it.
And lastly there's another strange part of it and that's the Town itself! It looks like the town hasn't really age after all this years!! May be for the homage issue but though the film is set on late 2013, it still got the 70s vibe almost all over it.

Anyway, there's not much masked killer-slasher flick comes out this days with good or decent budget & film making like this one and still despite some cliches & the ending, as a slasher flick it's pretty good one, IMO.

>>: B+

Of the ones mentioned I've only seen The Chaser. It was good.

THE HISTORY OF THE EAGLES (2013). Extensive (over three hours) bio of the band is really well done-indeed wish most band bios could be like this.
Wife likes them better than I do...think having to be around Henley and Frey (especially) could be annoying, to be kind. ****

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7/10

How does it compare to V/H/S and V/H/S/2?

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8/10

To be honest id rate them all pretty much the same, some good stories, some not that good.

I'm going to see Ouija tomorrow. It has a 0% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 7 reviews. This should be interesting!

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"Left Behind" 2/10

Thia remake was so bad I don't know where to begin. It was so bad I don't even wanna bother reviewing it. Instead I will quote a bunch of people who did make that effort.

"There is the whole Christian thing going on, but that was not as problematic as the fact that the 110 minute movie is about 50 minutes too long for the content of the story. The script is all over the place and whoever wrote this, seemed to be more concerned about placing a bunch of people in a potpourri of clich�d vignettes telling the viewer how everything is going to be ok. The movie tries to be philosophical and poignant, but instead just comes across as a half-baked contrivance. Often Nick Cage brings something to just about any script regardless of its quality. This time though, there simply is nothing there to work with.
The movie I am sure will work for some people but as far as dystopic storytelling, it is pretty thin. Even the ending is dumb in that it leaves the entire aftermath hanging out there with no real resolution."

"If you like pepperoni ice-cream or chocolate beer, this movie is for you."

"Terrible doesn't even come close to describing this flick.
Nicolas cages hairline is the only reason for watching this film."

"The movie was imo like a made for TV Christmas special, at least the soundtrack made it seem that way to me. I was surprised that Cage was in it, must have been for a tax write off lol"

"watching this movie felt like i really was going through the tribulation described in the bible.
i prayed to kirk cameron to save me from the awfulness of this film, but he didnt show up so i had to turn it off myself. but im still a believer in kirk and the salvation he offers through the banana. all praise be to the banana, peace be upon it. May it's odd texture and phallic shape not distract from the truth that it proclaims. thus sayeth kirk. Amen."

"Don't wait for the DVD, it'll be on TV by tomorrow...."


They are all correct.

V/H/S: Viral (2014)
The main story line: a bit too vague for my taste.
Story 1: best story and best execution.
Story 2: didn't care much for this one.
Story 3: pretty good/near awesome.
So overal, it's not boring or bad but definitely the least good one in the series.

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006)
Second viewing. Still a brilliant movie.
It's as sad as infuriating that they don't have money for the prequel or sequel, while pieces of crap sequels (or shitty movies in general) keep being made.

The Terminator (1984)
Been a while since I've seen this one.
Noticed some small plotholes that didn't see before but I don't care.
I love this movie.

From Paris With Love (2010)
Kick ass movie with John Travolta in one of his better roles.
Also deserves a sequel.

Ack, sounds dreadful. I never read Left Behind (& never will), never saw the 2000 original film with Kirk Cameron, & I won't be seeing this film. Unfortunately, I'll have to see the 2000 film eventually as part of my cultural education (like seeing Star Wars, Last Temptation & Passion). Having read the New Testament, speculative fiction on this particular subject always makes me cringe.

Disgust seems pretty universal...

"Christian magazine Christianity Today heavily criticized the film, saying, "Left Behind is not a Christian movie, whatever 'Christian Movie' could even possibly mean. In fact, most Christians within the world of the movie—whether the street-preacher lady at the airport or Rayford Steele's wife—are portrayed as insistent, crazy, delusional, or at the very least just really annoying. They want churches to book whole theaters and take their congregations, want it to be a Youth Group event, want magazines like this one to publish Discussion Questions at the end of their reviews—want the system to churn away, all the while netting them cash, without ever having to have cared a shred about actual Christian belief. They want to trick you into caring about the movie. Don't. We tried to give the film zero stars, but our tech system won't allow it.""

Nice! I love hearing about plot-holes, especially with time-travel films. Can I persuade you to share one of them?

Wasn't really a plothole, so nevermind.

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6.5/10

I like that review. Especially that last part.

"We tried to give the film zero stars, but our tech system won't allow it."

Funny. And most likely true.

Exists (2014)
B+
Solid movie with a good pace. Length is 86 minutes with no unneccessary filler.
I thought the movie was quite smart. Story was simple but good.
Characters aren't dumb or unlikable and their actions make sense.
Couple of horror clichés but they are well done so who cares.
If the ending was a little bit better I'd gave it an A.

Hmm..

First of all, it's yet another found footage flick, so i wouldn't bother wasting an hour of my life on it.

Second, what the hell is up with all these bigfoot movies this year??? Are we celebrating its 200 years anniversary?

Unlike you I don't mind found footage movies and am not often irritated by shaky cams.

I know there are a bunch of Bigfoot movies but isn't this only the second one this year?

I honestly think we're closer to 10 Bigfoots this year.

Ouija
 

I wouldn't call this the worst horror movie I've ever seen, but it's one of the worst of the year. There are countless jump scares, none of which were original or effective, and there was no suspense. The plot was also pretty predictable. The final act especially seemed very rushed and convoluted. This is the kind of movie that should only be watched at slumber parties.

F+ (If that's not a real grade, then I just made it up.)

The Houses October Built:
-I'd give this a 7/10. Creepy clowns. Unique story. But not the best acting or cinematography.

Proxy:
-I'd give this at least 8.5 or 9/10. Delightfully unique and twisted story. Great acting. Beautiful slow-motion gore scene (you'll know it when you see it) and a bizarre ending that left me pleasantly surprised! Check this one out for sure!

VHS Viral:
-So disappointed in this one. I'd rank it a 5/10. In comparison to the other two, which i really enjoyed, this one falls pretty flat. Completely disjointed and hard to follow at times. The sketchy cam-work is annoying and none of the characters were likable. Maybe Dante the Great was the highlight of the film. Boring overall.

All Cheerleaders Die:
-This film was so messed up and a ton of fun to watch! I'd say it ranks around a 7 or 8/10, because it's super cheesy and about highschool cheerleaders. However, that being said, I totally loved this one and hope they make a second one too. I'd recommend this to horror fans who enjoy the random kinda entertainment.

The Den:
-At least 7.5-8/10. Very clever style of film, entirely shot with webcams. Engaging, well-written, but contains some plot-holes and some bad acting. I enjoyed this enough to recommend it.

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"Stonehearst Asylum" 5-6/10

No doubt this was a class A movie, both in production, acting and story. And I love movies about insane asylums, so why I didn't love this flick is hard to say. But the truth is I was bored from start to finish even tho it was a somewhat interesting and exciting story.
Meh, maybe I just wasn't in the right mood?

Torment (2013)

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Somewhat "The Strangers" like another home invasion flick but even worse than that.

>>: C-

V/H/S: Viral (2014)

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The most disappointed part was the main frame story. Most of the time didn't get what's going on & cared less & less about what's going on till the end. Among the other three segments...the first one, "Dante the Great" offers an interesting story but it was a bad & wrong idea to give it a found footage/POV treatment, IMO. 2nd one, "Parallel Monsters" had a fun & nice idea but compared to other good (or better) ones in the series so far it wasn't that much exciting or creepy. Last one, "Vicious Circles" wasn't much interesting & mostly ruined by those annoying camera placements (attached at the helmet of the teenage skaters).

Overall, the most lamest addition to this anthology series.

>>: C

Anyone noticed the start of the main story was based on a real video?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_BWhI5sZFc

I think the last story had a lot of potential. Spoilers in white

"The good: The chanting was creepy (reminded me of Resident Evil 4), the skater punks were quite ballsy which was a nice change, the violence/blood/gore was nice, the skeleton zombies looked cool, loved how it took place during broad daylight

The bad: I'm tired of the Dia de los Muertos hype. Yeah, the art and the facepaint are cool but lately they're everywhere.
The helmet cameras pointed at the faces of the persons wearing them.
The script: if they showed less skating in the beginning they could've added some depth to the whole cult/sacrifice/demon stuff.
Like why did the cops go away? Did they knew something?
Because from their point of view it was a bunch of people fighting and I'd think Mexican police have seen crazier stuff than that."

Mercy
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Not bad. It was a little slow in the beginning and the acting wasn't great but it got better as it went. The ending was all over the place though but it was interesting with a few good scares.

6/10

The Maze Runner
 

This was pretty good, actually. The darker approach made it much more interesting than most YA movies and more intense, too. I also liked the turns the movie took. The protagonists were very likable and memorable. The sound, score, and cinematography were probably the best parts though. I'm definitely looking forward to the sequels.

B+

Glad to hear it was good. I've never read the books but i've always liked mazes in film and literature. Stories containing them have always interested me. I'll check this out when i can.