I have not seen most of these, but they hardly seem like classics. I will say, while I do not regard it as a classic, I appear to be one of the few that really enjoyed Terminator 3. The first two were obviously better and could even be considered classics, but I really enjoyed this one. Now, Terminator Salvation, I could not stand that film. There were virtually no redeeming values in that film, in my opinion. It would make the third one look like an Academy Award material film, in my opinion.

I found on epic hd (on the ps3) Cabin in the woods... entertaining. IF you havent seen it its worth catching for free good laugh here and there and not bad of a plot/story...

also Devil Inside... It was... Okay. I guess? For free.

Panic (1978), a British short by director James Dearden who later went on to make several feature films including Fatal Attraction.

I first saw it when my parents took me and my sis to see Saturday Night Fever, it was the support film. I was only ten and it scared the pants off me :-)

Zero blood and gore, instead a suspenseful tale of a woman who while driving on a dark, rainy night, stops to offer a lift to a creepy old woman at a bus stop. It's on Youtube (search "Panic 1978") if you want to know what happens...

And The Devil's Business (2011), another British film. Two hitmen go to do a job in a house which turns out to belong to a practioner of dark magic...

Almost entirely character and plot driven, to the extent that I'm sure this would make an excellent stage play... some great lines and the two hitmen (one older and well experienced, the other young and green) have an enjoyable dynamic.

In fact the only let-down for me in this film, was actually seeing the monstrous child ... I think this is one instance where less would definitely have been more.

Great film anyway, no real surprises but a very diverting watch.

The World's End (2013)

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Was obviously super-pumped to see this, but was ultimately a little let down. However, Wright and Penn's films have always rewarded repeat viewings, so maybe the next time around it'll do more for me.

The Act of Killing (2012)

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See it. See it see it see it see it.

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We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)

The "evil child" theme has certainly been done before, but I've got to say, this film was remarkably engaging and impactful. Definitely more drama than horror, although not far off due to its horrific centerpiece event, constant psychological torment, and overall feel-bad storyline. Stellar performance by Tilda Swinton, and also by the kid who played the son during his teenage years. Highly recommended.

10/10, and for me that's rare.

Now You See Me
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Alot of fun with an ending I didn't see coming.

Last night's viewing...

August Underground
August Underground's Mordum
August Underground's Penance

Nasty. And while the first film is bad enough, it's Disney compared to Mordum.

Enjoy definitely isn't a word I'd use here, but I couldn't help myself watching all three (partly because I was curious to see if the title "Penance" meant that these sadistic killers would get their come-uppance). I guess that in part there's a compulsion to see just how bad it's going to get, how far it will go. I've never seen a real-life train wreck or motorway pile-up, but I'd imagine the complusion to watch that people describe ("I couldn't turn my eyes away..") is somewhat similar.

The degraded analogue film, the shaky hand-held home-movie footage (accompanied often by incessant, sadistic laughter and giggling), the exceptional realism and convincing acting (a lot of which is unscripted I gather) all make it very easy to forget that you're watching a fiction rather than real events unfolding, while also making for an uneasy sense of involvement in the events depicted.

The inclusion of "down time" (as one reviewer calls it) - i.e. everyday home-movie footage of principle sadist Peter (played by producer/director Fred Vogel) and his assorted friends/victims doing everyday stuff - only adds to the immersion. The fact that a lot of stuff happens wholly or partly out of shot does nothing to mitigate the horror and revulsion either. There's a fair amount of black humour which in other films might be entertaining, but in August the realism is just too intense for me to find any of it funny.

Absolutely no plot, other than the debatable exception of Penance where we get to see the deterioration of the relationship between Peter and his girlfriend Crusty.

I read an interview with Vogel, where he said something about people feeling uncomfortable being in the same room with him after seeing August... can't say I'm entirely surprised.

Although I've since quit, I was still a smoker when I saw this movie. I sat down to watch it with a full pack of cigarettes and when I looked down after it finished, I had smoked over half my pack. This was an incredible film and no one ever believes me when I tell them.

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Tonight I watched American Mary (2012).
It was better than I expected it to be. However, the most disturbing parts for me were more or less the faces of the women who were supposed to have had extensive plastic surgery. They reminded me of Paris Hilton's botched look in Repo.

Katharine Isabelle kicked some ass. I enjoyed it.

I watched The Conjuring last night. It wasn't as good as I expected, but I didn't hate it. It seems like there is a tendency for people to immediately hate something if it doesn't blow them away. This movie gets a lot of hate, mostly because it was so hyped up, but it seemed ok to me.
I don't see how it's any more scary than Insidious, which was rated PG-13, while this was rated R for being "too damn scary for kids".
I don't believe a minute of it ever actually happened, which I guess could be part of the hate that this movie gets, considering they try to pass it off as a true story.

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Dull as heck. Avoid, unless you are high on yet another unsurprising teen slasher.

* ½


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Predictable thriller. Bruce Payne was the best of the lot. Decent time-passing fare.

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Leave it to Arnie to bring that wonderful 80s ass-kicking action alive on gorgeous 720p HD. Still loving it to bits.

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