1: the strangers - So i finally saw this movie and right off the bat i was terrified. of what was on screen?, no way, but by the premise. This is something anyone who lives alone, or even just owns a home fears at some fundamental level. and that is home invasion by some sick fucks who will terrorize and harm you, purely because "you were home".
-and thats all this really is, these arent your typical slasher bad guys, they have no connection with the two victims, there not secret relatives after revenge, or jilted lovers presumed dead, there just there, not only to kill, but to draw out a full nights worth or driving these people over the edge of terror, to bordering on a catatonic state.
like i said you can understand why its scary from the premise alone.
of course the strangers themselves are creepy enough, a young woman with a plastic babys mask, an older woman with a betty boop mask and a tall man in a suit with a burlap sack on his head with a poorly made face cut out the front. these are so freaky they send a shiver down your spine.
whats worse is they dont track you down andkill you, they spend a good 20 mins getting right up to liv tyler, f'ing with her and withdrawing to the woods outside.
they steal her phone, draw messages on the windows, hide in rooms, not to kill them, just to be there without them ever knowing.
the camerawork was a little shaky but for a directorial debut you could do much worse.
it does fall into cliches by the end, the female (and it always has to be the woman doesnt it? ) trips and hurts her ankle, the killer gets behind them, they turn and the killer is gone, and worst of all, the guy with the shotgun will be "back in a second".
but thats few and far between, the actual violence is not inherently scary, but like i said the premise is terrifying enough to be the scariest film ive seen in a good while so its well worth checking out.
2: 28 weeks later - "finally!" your thinking, i know it took some time but i finally sat down to watch this and honestly, short review this time, meh sums it up, it relys to heavily on the original work to be a stand alone movie, it uses the same locals and soundtrack and just seems like a dvd extra or tv adaption of the same situation, these some vague idea that a boy has the cure but by the end were back to the beginning of the first one so it leaves you feeling cheated and unsatisfied, the acting and camerawork si solid enough but a lackluster plot drags this one way down.
3: strange wilderness - right off the bad, avoid this movie, there is no saving this from cliche jokes, terrible acting and lackluster directing that would make the director or scary movie 4 shake his head in distain, talent like jonah hill is wasted in a film that should never have been made. the laughs are in the trailer, and thats all of them. all 5 of them.
4: the number 23 - now after frankly terrible reviews i put this way off, but after watching eternal sunshine i count watch a jim carrey comedy anymore so i sought this out instead, what i found was not a boring cliche ridden mess as most reviews have dubbed it but an intriguing and stylish thriller were there is no antagonist. the plot was riveting and i remained entrhalled througout, the direction and cinematography makes it feel like two movies, one is the real world, one is the world in the book called "the number 23". carrey is great, not as good as in sunshine but again shoes hes one hell of an actor when he's not literally talking out of his ass. this is a must for thriller fans in need of something thats more mystery and less gore, totally recommended by me.
5: the mist - man o man was i looking forward to this, i heard some bad reviews about this , mostly about the effects but now its FINALLY out on dvd in the uk i snapped this bitch up and gave it a look.
honestly im hit and miss about the adations of kings works but this is from the guy who did the green mile and shawshank so i knew i would be enthralled by the midway point, and i wasnt mistaken. the basic idea is the human fear of the unknown, what lies beyond what we can see, outside our "safety zone".
in the mist a terrible storm heralds the coming of a mist that hides creatures form another reality lurking within. the creatures are superbly designed nightmares, from chittering spiders with a humanoid face, to hulking goliaths lurking in the parking lots to somethings tht are literally form your wildest nightmares.
now if you dont know by now im not only a big king fan but a silent hill fan, and this was hills inspiration and you could really tell. he setting si chilling, not scary, make ya jump horror, but a creeping chill that allows you to put yourself in the movie as an extra cast member and feel just as on edge as them. the plot about the religious nut who rallys a cult following in the store is hit adn miss with me but the predicament adn the sheer idea of something so unnatural happening was riveting to me and im sure youll dig it too.
-AND IM SPENT!
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