Lifelong film fan, with a penchant for horror, musicals and holiday films.
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Paranormal Activity 2007
I was skeptical of this film when I saw the first ads. I clearly remember the chaos that was The Blair Witch Project, and I feared that someone thought that "found footage" could work again. After all, when TBWP came out, the itnernet was not as ubiquitous. Peole didn't have smartphones or facebook. It was way easier to keep a film spoiler-free.
Paranormal Activity surprised me in two ways.
While I was sure everyone would know the found footage angle…
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The Cabin in the Woods 2011
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
For a lifelong fan of horror films, The Cabin in the Woods is nothing short of a love letter. One of the most frustrating trends in horror films is the "twist" ending (or middle). A twist can be good, and the presence of one is not synonymous with weak writing, but it seems like more and more horror films are relying on the twist. And the twist pool seems pretty shallow: Split personality, All a dream, Insane narrator.
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This Is the End 2013
One of the good things about This Is the End is that, once you've seen the preview, there's no mistaking what you're in for. It's a little "raunchy" (I only put that word in quotes because I hate using it. It's one of those words that just SOUNDS bad.) It's really goofy. It's actors playing quasi-real versions of themselves. And, of course, it takes place during the apocalypse.
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