Near Dark (1987)

A nice film on 'near vampire' people, a pretty decent story. Seen it for the first time and liked it.

>>: B

Friday the 13th (2009)

**Spoilers**
Some nice killings but too much nudity:p. The thing I didn't like most that Jason keeps a girl alive in the basement for months cause somewhat she looks like his mother!?! The Jason we know did ever gave a damn about captivity or imprisonment?...he just kills, if a promising victim really reminds his mother then I think he'd just cut her head & kept that somewhere in the house.
Another thing wasn't clear to me that why they carried his body all the way out to the dock and dump in the lake? Who came up with this stupid idea to take the chain off his neck, remove his mask and get rid of all the evidence?
And why they so neglected 'Ssh-Ssh-ssh-ssh-ssha'? that awesome F13th signature score!?! Besides one or two scene, I really missed that thing.
Anyway, as a big fan of his amusing works, it's still pleasure to see that hockey mask killing machine on screen. :)

>>: C+

The Last House on the Left (1972)

2nd time viewing just before watching the remake and this time it was much better.

>>: B+

The Last House on the Left (2009)

Not as much violent or brutal as the original was. And who can be better Krug than David Hess? This guy doesn't have that sinister look in the eyes; moreover Francis & Justin somewhat failed to replace respectively Weasel & Junior. The last fight on the house between Krug & Co. and the parent was bit too long also. But overall, in compare to other crap remakes it was a 'decent' effort though.

>>: C+

Have you seen House By The Edge Of The Park and Hitch-Hike roshiq?

I'll have to check the remake of Last House out sometime this week.

My girlfriend hadn't saw it, so I caught it again with her. It's not that I didn't have a lot of fun and laughs the first time, but it was better the second time around with the expectation out of the way.

Dee Snyder's Strangeland

Really, even considering what it was, it was a piece of crap.

The Wizard of Gore (the original) did this much better, decades ago, and without all the pretentious crap.

Strangeland features the squarest parent in the world, who also happens to be the dumbest police detective in the world. Seriously- in this day a cop who doesn't know how to use a computer?

Script and dialogue were laughable. Situations were improbable- even rediculous. No, Elvis, it wasn't "fun" - it was just moronic.

How did Elizabeth Pena end up in this? I will say Robert Englund was somewhat amusing as a redneck hick.

Just checked the trailer of House By The Edge Of The Park other day as you mentioned about it on the Victimization thread:) Haven't seen it yet but very much looking forward to see it someday.

But I have managed a copy of Hitch-Hike recently, I'll give it a watch pretty soon.

SPOILERS


The torturing of innocents, mainly girls, in order to achieve a purpose: in The Nameless, in order to achieve a being of pure evil; Martyrs, in order to create a true martyr. Two opposing concepts sure, but the same means.

And also the end. In Martrys, Mademoiselle kills herself for whatever reason after the final "revelation" and therefore spites her followers (on purpose perhaps) who will not be privy to the information they've worked so hard for; in The Nameless, the sought out daughter kills herself in front of her mother, in order to spite her as well and cause her true suffering.



Just some similiarities I found interesting, but thought worked better in The Nameless than Martyrs.

What a shitty daughter.

After all that mother went through to find her...


And the father... brrrr. :(



But the movie was shit yes.

Terminator salvation
Not bad.
Better than T3 which is all I was hoping for really.
The spent a lot to make something (still) not quite the feel of either the first two.
The post-judgment day future was interesting to see.
I have to say though, it didn't really make me give a shit about the characters.
The Arnie t800 model thing was fine, no real issue there.
Good, entertaining, but very different.

SOLD!!!!!!

Cursed

Pretty poor film all round



Ghost Town

Really liked it, subtle and very funny in that awkward way Ricky Gervais does so well.