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Raze - 1 1/2 never go full r3tard zombies
This was not really a horror movie now that I've sen it. Kind of a really crappy blend of Hostel meets Fight club where these chicks are captured and forced to fight to the death with no weapons for the viewing pleasure of upscale gamblers as part of some long running secret society. Predictable, contrived, poorly written, even more poorly acted, etc. /Fail
Too bad, I like the premise.
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12. Haunt (2013)- {3.5/5} Netflix Streaming (FTV) This movie is about a family that moves into a house that was reportedly haunted due to the misfortune that fell upon the previous owners. Not the most original idea for a movie, no doubt, but the way this one is executed is what made it a very enjoyable experience. It starts with a good scene that loosely explains what happened to the prior family and then it goes into a narrative from Jacki Weaver ((who does an excellent job of playing the mother (and sole survivor) of the tragedies that happened to the rest of her family)) as she basically explains that this story is no different than any other ghost story in the way that it begins. Which is certainly true given the overall premise, but its the back story and how it all plays out that gives it it's own identity. The subtle scares as well as the jump scares all worked pretty well for me. I also liked the fact that it hid much of what was going on until the last several minutes. I remember being disappointed that the movie was not explaining anything and that it was an overall half-baked effort. However, when it was all said and done, it came together in a pretty cool story. At the center of the story was a budding relationship between the two teenage main characters and when it started to progress, I was having flashbacks of Twilight. Thankfully, this goes in a different direction and was able to create a solid tale full of creepy images and good surprises. All of the acting was pretty good but as stated before, Jacki Weaver (in a semi-supportive role) was awesome, especially in her narration of the story. Good times.
Loves me some good back story!
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13. Resolution (FTV)
A well-meaning friend locks up his crack-addicted pal in an isolated house in order to force him to go sober, but he soon begins finding various types of old media that all seem to point to their own bad ending. The sense of unease builds and builds as he encounters threatening drug dealers, resentful Native Americans, UFO cultists, and a hermit scientist, all who only add to the layers of mystery and richness of the atmosphere. We're all familiar with the creepy "cabin in the woods" trope, but Resolution does something very different with the premise, turning the whole concept of storytelling through media into an enigma in itself. If this doesn't feel like a horror movie, it's because it's not following formula, and the scares are more along the lines of creeping dread and a weird unease rather than overt jumps. The main characters are interesting and their flawed friendship feels very real, which makes the strangeness around them seem all the more strange. If you like movies that make you think about what's going on (Memento, Primer, etc.) while still being entertaining, give "Resolution" a try. Available on Netflix streaming.
4 out of 5 stars.
Jump scares are starting to annoy me. Most don't even involve anything sinister.
I don't mind a slight jump scare when it is just a cat, rat or whatever. Is cool, because when the REAL scare comes it takes you that much more by surprise, theoretically. But many crappy flics HAVE to give you the full audio for a $#*@ing cat?
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Last night and today I watched two Russian themed Horror movies.
#20, Devil's Pass, Netflix HD streaming, FTV...I can say I finally hit a home run with these FTV's on these shaky cam movies! This movie was top notch akin to the BlairWitch Project and that is a good thing! I won't ruin the movie if others haven't seen it but it has to do with the 1959 deaths of hikers in the mountains of rural Russia, which is a true story. They died oddly with some freezing to death by a fire, to ones having their tongue ripped out etc. So the story is about some American college students that go to Russia to investigate what possibly happened. This movie has it all, mind-bending, scares, some laughs, creatures and some awesome BASS! I was really shocked that Netflix DDplus outputted some decent BASS, color me tickled and surprised! I think I want to buy the BD just to here it in Lossless sound! 4 Yeti Zombies!!!
Wahoo! In my queue now.