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Jack Frost 1997 ★★½
A fun little nineties slasher with just the right amount of stupid, a cartoony killer with plenty or either cheesy or groanworthy puns and an actor playing him with a nice, thick slice of ham.
Christopher Allport's performance is interesting in a sense that he kind of tries to play it straight, but at the same time... he's in on the joke. He knows what's going on.
Fun fact: this one has both Brad Wilczek (Ghost in the machine) and the diabetic cop that Scully was in love with.
Martyrs 2008 ★★★★★
If you talk about living up to expectations...
The opening with the shot of young Lucy running immediately has you hooked, just like the rest of the film.
It raises some questions, like how did Lucy and Anna become such close friends to stick together like this? A bit of a messed up version of Heavenly Creatures, even if only for a few minutes, could help give a bit of context. Does not have to be long, since the other moment of repose is quickly interrupted as well and pretty damn brutally as well.
Thoughout the movie's runtime, you can only wonder what happened to Lucy to traumatize her to this level and it's not until the final act that you get some genuine answers. Only that the answers are so gruesome that even the otherwise stonefaced Lady Of The Illuminati can not handle it.
Martyrs has shock moments galore (like the dad getting shot), disturbing images in abundance and equally disturbing gore and special effects. Best exmple is what I can only describe as the 99% Körperwelten-effect near the end. Good lord.
This is a five star horror classic. But not for everyone. No sirree Bob.
The Last Christmas 2021 ★★
Acting and dialogue were subpar. Second half did not really do much for me.
The Mask 1994 ★★
Cartoonish nonsense that completely depends on wether or not you like Jim Carrey.
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