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You Were Never Really Here, 2017. 8/10
 Joaquin Phoenix was fantastic and brutal as fuck. |
The Bone Collector (1999)
6/10 After an expert police detective and writer (Denzel Washington) becomes paralysed by an in the field accident, he takes a promising young police officer (Angelina Jolie) under his wing to find a serial killer. Standard by-the-numbers detectives sluth-out serial killer fare here. It copies better films such as Se7en, but the characters and their motivations are very shallow; and the actual details of the killers attacks are not compelling, or interesting. |
Bohemian Rhapsody, 2018. 8/10
https://thumbs.gfycat.com/InbornSnar...og-max-1mb.gif Rami Malek was outstanding as Freddie Mercury and so were all the other actors that played his band mates. Especially Ben Hardy who played Drummer Roger Taylor. New favorite film of mine. https://media1.tenor.com/images/7146...temid=11940229 ::love::::love:: |
Have seen the preview for it, it really does look good.
REQUIEM FOR A DREAM (2000). Very good, but harrowing film about addiction, with one of the most depressing denouements I've ever seen. Good turns by Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Marlon Wayans and Ellen Burstyn is excellent . **** |
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Monster Party, 2018. 7/10
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THE LAST SHOWING 2014
Bit of a job to get through this. Tedious story of a young couple tricked into starring in a disgruntled projectionist's film. |
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Sleepy Hollow (1999)
7/10 A turn-of-the-century detective is sent to a countryside Dutch settlement in a secluded glen called Sleepy Hollow to use new forensic techniques to unravel the murders said to have been committed by a headless horseman. The gloomy, foggy, creepy cinematography, sets and atmosphere are excellent. Depp does a convincing and entertaining job at this alternate re-imaging of Ichabod Crane, and new take at the nature of the horseman. The romance between Depp and Katrina Van Tess (Christina Ricci) is disappointingly dry and underdeveloped, and much worse the development of characters played by a talented cast. The plot of the story is rushed at the end, thus becoming convoluted and seemingly an afterthought rather than a driving force; same the fate of Ichabod's forensics (although it's actually a 'forethought' at the beginning and then soon forgotten). There's some nifty fight scenes and Depp' humor, but despite the ample dark atmosphere, the film lacks scares and but a few moments of well built suspense. |
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It’s imagery, over the top gore, and fresh take on the old story are great. But several of the subplots ( the romance, conspiracy, and Ichabod’s childhood ) come off as forced filler, merely there to pad the run time and to break up scenes with the Horseman. Still, fun popcorn entertainment though, from back when Burton and Depp still had passion. |
Brainscan ( 1994 )
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...-Brainscan.jpg 5/10 Synopsis:Michael is your typical teenage slacker with a bad knee, who has a crush on the girl next door, an absentee Dad, and who loves vidja games and horror flicks. The latter fascination leads to getting his hands on the latest in interactive terror, Brainscan, which claims to be the most extreme and realistic game ever. Only, it’s a little too real, and now Michael is in over his head when he wakes up to find a grisly trophy in his fridge, the news talking about a local murder, and the game’s sinister mascot ( the Trickster ) appears in the real world, promising to make everything okay, if he just keeps playing the game. Ah yes, that magical period in the 90s when holier than thou, moral douchbags blamed society’s problems and the breakdown of the american family on everything from music, to movies, comic books, cartoons, and ( especially ) violent video games. This film takes the simple premise of the MTV and slasher flick obsessed youth, and runs with the idea of them being corrupted or brainwashed by “ evil media “ and despite the attempts at tension and disturbing subject matter, still mostly comes across as satire of conservative parents worst fears. Overall, there’s not much horror here. The characters are pretty generic, and a young Edward Furlong manages to be simultaneously underwhelming and unsympathetic as the aforementioned Michael. The supporting cast, including the usually fantastic Frank Langella as a detective, are all cookie cutter and forgettable. There are few narrative shocks or surprises here you won’t be able to figure out on your own days before the reveal, outside of the mystery of how Michael manages to elude discovery in spite of the fact that he goes through the movie being a whiny, self incriminating, dumbass who’s barely capable of secreting a full sentence out of the lowest hole in his face without sputtering and gibbering like a pre pubescent Jeff Goldblum. There are two things that keep this movie from falling into the shitty category. The story is interesting enough in premise and moves along well enough to make you want to stick around to see where it’s going, and then there’s the Trickster. This guy is like Drop Dead Fred mixed with the Djinn from Wishmaster. He’s maniacal, animated, twisted, and entertaining as hell to watch. He makes the whole thing worth it, and alone is worth checking it out for. Overall, this movie is very much a product of the time it came out, and is a nice little stab at social commentary for the current state of affairs at the time of its conception, nothing groundbreaking here, but worth a watch if it pops up on a Netflix or you’re looking for something a little different from standard 90s slasher fare. |
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FearDotCom, 2002. 8/10
https://thumbs.gfycat.com/JampackedS...ever-small.gif Horror, 2003. 10/10 http://www.felissarose.com/uploads/2...41062_orig.jpg Minority Report, 2002. 8/10 https://media.giphy.com/media/12KMSjuXIcLzkk/200.gif |
Funny how years change things.
I remember seeing minority report and thinking "Wow, Toms Cruise is showing his age a bit". I look at this picture now, and think how young he looks. |
Hereditary - 6.5/10
It was great until the last 20 minutes killed it. The actress who played the mother was wonderful though. |
Outlaw/King, 2018. 7,5/10
 Post William Wallace tale with Robert The Bruce taking over the battle. James Douglas {The Black Douglas} caught my eye ::love::  One part: Hung. Drawn. And quartered. ::shocked:: |
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My horror 2018 top 3: 1. Hereditary (what the hell does that word mean?) 2. Apostle 3. Boarding School |
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Angra, the word hereditary means inherited. Like let's say someone has a disease that can be passed on to their children would be considered a hereditary disease. In this case, the family inherited what the grandmother was, but like I said, it was last 15 or 20 minutes yeah, around that time the mother started chasing you the boy, it ruin the entire movie. It was such a good movie up until then as well. I mean despite the bad writing, the actress who played the mother deserves at least an Academy Award nomination.
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I liked the chase at the end, so i guess it was the last 5-10 minutes that ruined it for me. And yes, give her a god damn Academy Award. |
Yeah I suppose you're right, the chase did make sense considering she went batshit crazy. I guess I was lost when he went back inside the house and everything that happened in the Attic was just fucking stupid. I hate when a movie is so damn good and then the ending completely ruins the whole thing. I mean everything from the score, the cinematography, the acting, mostly the mother and the daughter, but this was all around wonderful until that stupid ass last scene.
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Halloween, 2007. 8/10
https://pa1.narvii.com/6648/945ff2c6...7bd0369_hq.gif Leatherface, 2017. 8/10 https://66.media.tumblr.com/50dbe3f1...vg1co4_500.gif |
HELL HOUSE IIC 2018
Comparing it to the first one...shite. As a stand-alone...some creepy bits but too confusing. |
Poltergeist
Matrix Reloaded |
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Super Troopers 2.
Disappointing. Kind of nice to see the Broken Lizard guys again,but yeah...this was a let down. |
PARANORMAL FARM 2017
Suprisingly enjoyable found footage. A young man tries to help an older couple on an isolated farm find out who or what is haunting them. |
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Unsane - 7.5/10
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Looper (2012)
8/10 In the future dudes, called Loopers, execute people sent back from the future, because in the future it's really a mess to kill and dispose of people. But who knows whos coming back from the future to be axed. Nifty well-paced sci-fi thriller with a little heart. |
The Possession (2012)
I loved it when I was younger, not so much now. 5/10. |
“Abattoir” 4/10
Yet an example of a director who has no idea how to make a movie scary. A shame since the story sounded quite cool. Like “Rose Red”. That movie also sounded cool but wasn’t. So they got that in common.. |
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Game Night 5/10
Started out good, but, got tired of all the twists. By the end, I was bored. |
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