Survival of the Dead. Good G.A. Romero thing.

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Stormhouse (2011)

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>>: C+

Tower Heist (2011)

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>>: B-

Ricky 6 (2000)

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Loosely based on the Ricky Kasso incident (real life murderous satanic teen), the film offers a character driven story & a bleak look at the fall of a misguided youth...Ricky Cowen, who is not a bad kid, juts wants control of his life. But as an addict & neglected, didn't get Satan is the wrong guy to rely on that. The flick rests on its two principal actor's (playing Ricky and his best buddy Tommy) shoulders and they very nicely carry it all the way.
This is really a good movie with 80's vibe all over and I wish I could recommend it to everyone. Sadly the movie somehow (or I should say mysteriously) still hasn't got an official theatrical & DVD release date. I watched a poor print quality which is a bootleg VHS/DVD copy and the only version available on the net or elsewhere.

>>: A-

...and you still think there's nothing wrong with you?:p [just kidding, CG! :D ]

I liked The Dead too and yeah...you should watch Quarantine 2 asap; you'll love it!;)

The Muppets
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I'm not embarrassed to admit that i love The Muppets. This movie was exactly what i was hoping for from it. It was funny, entertaining and just like the other muppet movies. Jason Segel was perfect for this as he's basically just a giant muppet himself. I loved it.

Why be embarassed?

Carnage.

A really good and funny film. Not too crude, not too sophisticated with four great performances from Jodie Foster, John C. Reilly, Christoph Waltz and Kate Winslet. Highly reccomended.

I know some people who would probably make fun of me

Black Swan. Don't impressed very much, but impressed.

"Final Destination 3" 6/10

"Final Destination 4" 5/10


If you haven't watched any of this franchise yet you can easilly skip the middle men and just watch the first and the last.

Rarely have i seen a franchise with so few new ideas when it comes to storyline, especially concidering the main theme being so original. Amazing... in a disappointingly bad way.

28 Days Later. Very good, it might get tiring in the middle to ending but still awesome. A-

Pet Semetary two. not as bad as I thought it would be. 7/10. I like this line said by the undead Gus: No Brain No Pain Think About It.

The Pit
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This movie had an interesting premise which is what drew me to it but ultimately it's boring, complicated and at times goofy. The old lady in the wheelchair scene was hilarious but i dont think it was supposed to be. The kid was supposed to come off as disturbed and creepy but he just seemed like a perverted weirdo. The Trogs were ok but nothing memorable. The ending was a nice touch but they just threw it at you instead of building towards what could've been a nice ironic twist.

I think this movie could benefit from a gritty remake. Make the kid more of an obvious loner, show him finding the hole and don't have the movie show the teddy bear speak back to him. This way you're not sure if he's really crazy or not and cut out all the obvious perverted crap. They can keep the love interest with the babysitter though, just do it better.

Why you little... *cracks whip*



Loved, loved, LOVED that movie!!! I was grinning stupidly from ear to ear the whole movie and when they put on the show itself laughed so hard I cried. Utterly brilliant and a must-see for any Muppet fan.

I've found, though, for the folks who didn't grow up with The Muppets, they didn't enjoy it (at least the few I spoke too)... It 's a pity because, really, how could that movie NOT make you happy? I think it would melt even Angra's icy heart... ;)

Hated it...

You must've missed his emotional meltdown a few years back when he lost his shit to Sleepless In Seattle.

This means War.
...Pretty unremarkable film really...

My sister wants to see that. She also wants to see The Vow.

I can't believe some people sometimes. lol.

the thief of bagdad
20,000 leagues under the sea

love these old classics :)

Shame on Tom Hardy - its too soon for him to start dialling it in.

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Found footage films are dime-a-dozen these days, but there are some which truly stand out from the rest in this particular new fascination of horror filmmakers. Grave Encounters is one such film, which is a nice little ride through the spooks inside a closed psychiatric hospital.

Loosely inspired by the tale of The House on Haunted Hill (specially the 1999 remake, you will find more than one instance of connections between the two films), it is another low budget effort which shines brightly as a fine example of found-footage filmmaking. Starting off a bit slowly for the first 25-odd minutes, it suddenly comes to life with the televising crew starting to experience the usual groans and bumps in the pitch black darkness after they are locked in for the night. What comes next are a series of turns which make this film novel, and lead to an ending which can be seen coming (hence not entirely unexpected) but leaving a question mark on it's own.

The direction is taut - it could have been slightly better but does pretty damn good with the plotline and the atmosphere. The characters are varied and very believable (unlike the two Quarantine films which I watched recently), and the cinematography (combining normal camerawork with nightvision sequences) is superb in conveying the bleak, eeriely silent atmosphere of the closed-down hospital. The spooks are nicely merged with the mental breakdown of the crew, as one by one they succumb to the horrors of the place they have found.

All in all, a solid little film which impresses a lot, given the fact that this may have been made on a budget. Definitely watch this one if you are a lover of PA, [*Rec], etc.


* * * ½

^^ I really really liked that one as well. Definitely creeped me out and made me jump a few times... I also thought that it did incredibly well with the feeling of isolation and complete and utter hopelessness. I was really impressed with this, especially since I wasn't a huge fan of the ads.

And HA ROSHIQ! I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO LIKED IT! IN YOUR FACE!! :p

Certainly gets my Seal of Approval.

A small bit of note - a hard-hitting sequence in the climactic turn of events involved the lead character and a rat inside the tunnels (not disclosing any more due to spoilers). The filmmakers could have easily left that bit out and proceeded with the entire climax and the film would have lost none of it's effectiveness. But that one scene alone shows the quality of the film, and the state of the lead character - confused, tired, scared witless, claustrophobic, alone, and completely resigned to the situation. And of course, extremely hungry. What a shocker that was.

Source Code: Decent big budget sci-fi thriller. Thought Jake Gyllenhaal did a good job in what is a pretty entertaining story. Good pacing, keeps you interested and encourages you to think about the plot dynamics.... Although probably best not to analysis the whole parallel reality angle too far as its a little sketchy at best.

"Duel At Diablo" (1966)
-James Garner, Sidney Poitier

Plot: IMDB

Lieutenant McAllister is ordered to transport several ammunition wagons to another fort through Apache territory with only a small troop of rookie soldiers to guard them. Along for the ride is ex-scout Jess Remsberg who is trying to track down Ellen Grange, who, having recently been freed from Apache captivity, has mysteriously run off again to rejoin them. Remsberg frees Ellen again and leaves her with the embattled soldiers as he rides off to the fort, not only for help, but to find the man who killed and scalped his Indian wife.

Phantom's Review: Terrific, action packed western adventure. The film has a tough, realistic feel to it's action scenes, but also has some excellent dialogue and some very dramatic moments. Garner and Poitier are both excellent. If your in the mood for a solid well made western film, this is a good choice.

May be I need to see it again but I really found it pretty cheesy overall. The ghosts weren't scary & most of the characters were as usually annoying. I'm not saying it's a bad film but average. It just didn't live up to my expectations.

Oh, yeah...the CG Plague has started! V is already infected! The end is near! ALERT EVERYONE!

:D:D:D

>> Kalevet aka Rabies (2010) : B

First horror film from Israel! I wonder with so much history & bloodshed, why they never made any before?! Anyway, it was nicely filmed & quite entertaining. The film revolves around a series of bloody mishaps between a psychopath running after Ofer and his sister Tali as well as a group of 4 friends, a hunter-couple and 2 crooked cops; resulting from a series of serious misunderstanding & mistreatment! Worth a watch, better than Grave Encounters!

>> Playback (2012) : C-

Oh, worse than Grave Encounters! (hihihi!)

>> Puss in Boots (2011) : B-

Quite average. Expected it to be lot better.

>> Hugo (2011) : A-

The best of 2011 so far, along with The Artist!

>> The Woman in Black (2012) : B+

Definitely the 1989 TV adaptation is superior than this film, particularly plotting the story, characterization & even in terms of spook-elements. But this is a decent effort though. I haven't seen any Harry Potter film yet, so this is my first Daniel Radcliffe film and as a regular movie viewer I'm slight disappointed from his performance. There was sophistication for the role but throughout the film there's only 1 or 2 kind of expression (& sometimes even wooden!) I saw in his face which I think could be done with more varied approach.

the woman in black, i actualy prefered this more than the old one, i found it had more jumpy moments and more creepy than the original, i will say i prfered the original story more. Def thumbs up from me. 8/10

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Heard so many good things about this one, but I am not impressed.

When the core of a film is good and solid, often the smaller flaws are overlooked, specially in the case of low-budget (indie) efforts. This one from Down Under Land had potential, but blew it because of two main reasons - lack of sustenance of atmosphere, and a complete disconnection of (implied) opening and (real) ending.

The first main reason is quite obvious - nearly half the film is over and nothing happens. The makers try to pass this off as a real documentary-styled film complete with intercepts of interviews with the survivors, who are NOT supposed to survive in the first place. (if anyone does survive the events of this film, he/she would be mentally scarred for life and not continuing to lead a normal life thereafter)

And the interviews themselves become pretty annoying, and instead of explaining things a bit, they start to get on your nerves. The climax certainly didn't need extended interview footage; instead they could have shown a bit more about the "creature" itself - mutant, possessed human, deformed human, male witch, failed government experiment...what was it? Even a slight clue would have been nice.

The filming bit is quite good - capturing the silent, dank and eerie silence of the underground tunnels with the occasional break through water drops, faraway creaks and trains on rails somewhere in the distance.


***SPOILERS START***



And I actually loved the fact that they didn't explain everything in detail and left a lot of things for the imagination (specially about the "thing"). But the contradictions which pour in when you sit back after the film is over to ponder over plausible explanations are so many, and the credibility of the "thing" goes out of the window.

If it's a demon, how could anyone survive it, let alone 3 very frightened and frail humans?
If it's a human, how can it hang on ceilings and have any possible use of human eyes?
(Jeepers Creepers?)
Then again, if Jeepers Creepers is the answer, then why did it shrink away from light?
Why the heck would "it" want to use the camera and record?
If it's a deformed human, how could it chant Satanic verses when it was trying to drown the female lead?
And lastly, if it is a human, how could it move so fast when "it" took out the guard and the soundman? And if it was really so fast, why couldn't it finish off the female lead and the other guy who bled to death on the platform?



***SPOILERS END***


And I have a big problem with the total lack of synchronisation of the very beginning with the climactic ending. The implication of the start of the film was one and one thing only, and that was not what the ending really showed. Add to all this the really annoying female lead, and the actress who performed her wasn't as good as the one in Grave Encounters. The only good ones were the soundman and camera man, and sadly they didn't have enough screen time.

Direction left a lot to be desired. Cinematography and effects (especially sound) are commendable.

Promising, had potential, but execution wasn't upto the mark. It still had it's moments though.


* *

"Godzilla 2000"

Plot: IMDB

Godzilla saves Tokyo from a flying saucer that transforms into the beast Orga.

Phantom's Review: First "Godzilla" film after that wretched American film was made, brings the Big G back home where he belongs. Plenty of monster action, a very cool looking "Godzilla" costume and a basic plot make this an entertaining film. Not the greatest "Godzilla" movie, but certainly not the worst.

lizard in a woman's skin
tucker & dale vs evil
rolling thunder
deadheads
hostel pt 3
the social network
whiteout

I disagree..

Megan is Missing 2/10

I gave it a 2 out of 10 because there really isn't much to watch. Generic OH MY GOD THAT IS SOOOO FUCKED UP movie. The only thing that's actually scary is how inaccurate 14 year olds are portrayed. Minor bonus points for the creepy but totally expected 'reveal' and the last scene is pretty jacked up. Doesn't make up for the fact that it's another "guys this is totally true!!!111!one!!!!!1!" movie aimed at scaring people about internet predators when the victims 'documented' walked right into it, making life or death mistakes that I wouldn't have made when I was 6, let alone 14.

airplane, still the greatest comedy made :D

At Dawn They Sleep. Very, very impressive independent horror stuff.

Agreed with you on Ricky 6, a really awesome movie and a travesty that it hasnt been released on DVD

The Last Circus
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Thank you Fortunato for recommending this. This movie is insane! But it's also entertaining, tragic, and awesomely weird. I thought the ending was fitting but i didnt get what the point was with the guy on the bike at the end. That was stupid. Otherwise, an amazing movie.

The Artist
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Beautiful, sad and at times depressing. I really enjoyed it and think it is deserving of the praise it's getting.

THE CHANGELING directed by Clint Eastwood and written by J. Michael Straczynski, one of the better current comic writers. I enjoyed this one.

Agree. Technically it was really brilliant; loved the way it portray the struggles of a silent movie star and particularly those 'sound' scenes were excellently done. Btw, Uggie...that little dog was amazing! At least deserved some nominations in this award season.

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First off I would just like to thank the audience for not shrieking during every scary bit like they did in Paranormal activity and toitally ruin the movie for me..

I was kinda hyped for this as the original was one of my faves and I was interesting in what James Watkins (Eden LAke) might do with it.

I wasn't dissapointed - ok I'm not too sure about the ending and it wasn't as subtle but overall I think it was a great film. I liked Ciarán Hinds (as always) and what he added to the original. The dog actors were likable too.

Daniel Radcliffe was alittle wooden but not too much to dislike. The locations and sets were amazing.

I think I'm kinda glad it wasn't filled with CGI.

At the end of the day it was a good old fashioned horror film.