In Honor of Mr. Craven..


The People Under the Stairs, 1991. 8/10






Scream, 1996. 9/10

One and Two 2015

Two kids live with their parents on a farm. No electricity. All of it made by themselves. The parents decided to keep their two children apart from society because of what they can do, and what the father thinks they could be. If that makes the film sound like its part of these dystopian and/or fantastical young adult books made into films, its not.

Its a simple film. I stopped half way through, forget why. I couldn't get back into watching it. Its ok I guess. The ending is fairly unsatisfying(I skipped to different spots in the second half) I wouldn't recommend it.

3/10

To honor Wes Craven, watched Scream. I'll watch one of his movies every night.

It's Scream for me too, Hammer. Parts two through four, to be precise. Just started Scream 2 and really looking forward to this mini marathon

San Andreas (2015)

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>>: C

Turbo Kid (2015)

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>>: B+

Turbo Kid (2015)
B+

Bait, 2014. 7/10

Wes Craven's New Nightmare
::SPOILERS:: (I went a little ramble crazy I'm sorry)

I can see why people might not think much of this. The opening scene even for a dream is hammy, and could Robert England be any more of an attention whore? But that's what Freddy is right? I'm not to experienced with this franchise so I'll keep most of my opinions to myself.

Wes Craven himself is on set in the first scene and that just made everything okay. Think my eyes are sweating idk

I really want one of those rotating dinosaur nightlights. I keep seeing them in movies and I just think they're so damn cool. And speaking of dinosaurs, how adorable is Dylan using his stuffed t-rex as his guard.

The husband dies and she keeps getting warnings about how horrible the body looks. ...My cats have brought me more gruesome bodies to my doorstep.

But good lord all the original cast at the funeral... I can't help but think of the funeral being for Wes. And then he shows up again like; It's okay. Horror never ends.

Honestly, WHY do people keep trying to make kids scary... The kid ties knives to his hands and goes after mom. Even in a dream that's not scary. Kids are easy to overpower, don't try to convince me a lone child screaming and going after you is dangerous. Or at least life threatening.

Shame about the babysitter. I liked her.

Here's an idea. When going after your kid walking towards a VERY busy highway, instead of climbing over the fence when you have a fully functioning vehicle, DRIVE THROUGH IT.

What's crazy about this film is that even though it looks like it could be late 90s early 2000s, it's from 1994. Hard to tell until they use effects. Then it's painfully obvious.

The blending of the two worlds in the end was gradual but quick at the same time... I have no idea how but it was actually pretty awesome. The movie plays out like a dream from here. Like when you dream you're one place wearing something then for some reason your suddenly in different clothes at a different place and time. It's actually eerie.

I don't have anything to really complain about from here. The dreamworld was fun and fucked up like it should be. Robert England was as fun and dangerous as ever. (About a broken jar of snakes: "Pick a pet for the rugrat, BITCH.")

Curious about the random grey streak in her hair. Was this a reference to an earlier Elm Street film or homage to Poltergeist?

Sweet Home, 2015. 5/10

Nailbiter 2012

A mother and her three daughters head out on the road to meet their father/husband coming back from serving in an unspecified military capacity. On the way there's a tornado warning, and of course they encounter a tornado. The mother quickly drives off the road and they find shelter in a storm cellar. But they can't get out. Something or someone is keeping them locked in the cellar.
I liked that its just the girls without the father. Not that having a father is bad, just nice to see something we usually do not see in a horror film. The acting is decent. The gore is tame and what/who is keeping them locked in the cellar we only see short glimpses of. The film reveals too much half way through. This ruins the tension a bit, but not entirely. The ending very obviously is meant to lead to a sequel. Haven't checked if there is one yet. Watching it I felt like it was directed at a teenage crowd, not quite sure why. There are also some parts that are very sad and can be hard to see.
Disappointingly the kill scenes are off screen. Not sure due to budget or to keep the film R and not PG-13.

Its worth a watch.
5/10