It's not a movie for everyone, so I say, very cautiously, that you should give this flick a shot.
Rating: 6/10
Monday, October 27, 2008
Dead & Breakfast
The Ain't It Cool News claims that Dead & Breakfast is ..."the US answer to Shaun of the Dead," but I don't see it. Maybe that's why I didn't think the movie was as good as it could have been...you don't just throw statements like that around. However, whenever you manage to get Diedrich Bader (The Drew Carey Show) to play a grumpy Frenchman and David Carradine to play a crazy spiritual dude (sound familiar?), you usually should watch it. So I did. And I laughed when the zombies danced and when the arrogant asshole character slipped on the blood on the kitchen floor for two minutes straight, and when the lead singer from the local band serenaded me between scene transitions, but overall, it just wasn't Shaun of the Dead caliber.
It's not a movie for everyone, so I say, very cautiously, that you should give this flick a shot.
Rating: 6/10
It's not a movie for everyone, so I say, very cautiously, that you should give this flick a shot.
Rating: 6/10
Halloween IV
Throw in a convenient "Oh, those characters aren't dead, they just survived a massive fire from a couple of movies ago," and you've got yourself the beginnings of a pretty sweet horror film.
In all actuality, Halloween IV manages to give us just the right amount of cheese and spooks to be a pretty good movie...at least for its genre.
Although we don't get to follow on the adventures of Laurie "Yep, I'm Jamie Lee Curtis and I'm still hot even though I'm old and in Beverly Hills Chihuahua" Strode, we do get to see Michael Myers terrorize her little daughter Jamie, born somewhere between the second installment and this movie. Tagging along for the night full of death is Jamie's cousin and unwilling babysitter Rachel, and that "I just survived a massive fire from a couple movies ago" Dr. Loomis.
In all, a good film in the Halloween franchise, and one that you should keep for those cold, late October nights right before Halloween.
Rating: 7/10
In all actuality, Halloween IV manages to give us just the right amount of cheese and spooks to be a pretty good movie...at least for its genre.
Although we don't get to follow on the adventures of Laurie "Yep, I'm Jamie Lee Curtis and I'm still hot even though I'm old and in Beverly Hills Chihuahua" Strode, we do get to see Michael Myers terrorize her little daughter Jamie, born somewhere between the second installment and this movie. Tagging along for the night full of death is Jamie's cousin and unwilling babysitter Rachel, and that "I just survived a massive fire from a couple movies ago" Dr. Loomis.
In all, a good film in the Halloween franchise, and one that you should keep for those cold, late October nights right before Halloween.
Rating: 7/10
Halloween II
You may be asking yourself after reading the movie title of this post why the first installment of the Halloween series isn't being reviewed before Halloween II. The answer is simple, really...I watched Halloween right before this blog was launched and didn't feel like watching it again so soon. Sorry.
Anyway, despite arguments I've heard to the contrary, Halloween II is really only an average horror flick. It's not as good as the first film, but I will still give it some props for keeping Michael Myers creepy (something many horror films manage to forget quickly with their respective villains) and for starring the "I used to be hot but now I'm old but still kind of hot in a strange way" Jamie Lee Curtis.
Watch it just to say you've watched it before, but don't expect it to be the best film you've ever seen.
Rating: 6/10
Anyway, despite arguments I've heard to the contrary, Halloween II is really only an average horror flick. It's not as good as the first film, but I will still give it some props for keeping Michael Myers creepy (something many horror films manage to forget quickly with their respective villains) and for starring the "I used to be hot but now I'm old but still kind of hot in a strange way" Jamie Lee Curtis.
Watch it just to say you've watched it before, but don't expect it to be the best film you've ever seen.
Rating: 6/10
Apocalypto
Apocalypto excels at making you ill at ease because of what the main character, Jaguar Paw, must deal with in his fight for survival. Whether it is the initial ambush and slaughter of his small village, a close call on the sacrificial table, or a multiple day chase back to the village, Apocalypto keeps you interested from start to finish.
Although not as good as The Passion of the Christ or Braveheart, Mel Gibson's latest go-round behind the camera is still worth a watch or two.
Rating: 7/10
Although not as good as The Passion of the Christ or Braveheart, Mel Gibson's latest go-round behind the camera is still worth a watch or two.
Rating: 7/10
Friday, October 10, 2008
Alien vs. Predator: Requiem
I've heard that the people behind the first Alien vs. Predator hated how the movie turned out. Yeah, that movie did suck, but Alien vs. Predator: Requiem was worse...way worse. Don't even bother wasting your time. I'm sure you can think of a million better things to do instead.
Rating: 3/10
Rating: 3/10
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