PuddingDragon94

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  • Rogue

    ★★★

  • The Reef

    ★★½

  • Talk to Me

    ★★★★

  • When Evil Lurks

    ★★★★

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  • The Reef

    The Reef

    ★★½

    This movie is perfectly middle-of-the-road, mediocre shark movie fare. I'm left surprised by the positivity surrounding this movie - it has decent visuals, and using actual shark footage rather than relying on special effects added something, for sure. But ironically I feel like this movie, like Open Water, really lacks tension. The fear in most shark movies for me comes from oscillation between safety and death; out of the water, in the water. Whether it's in a boat or some…

  • [REC]²

    [REC]²

    ★★★★

    I didn't remember a lot about this movie going in for the rewatch, it having blurred a little with the other entries in the franchise. I found it a little odd that scenes from this movie weren't in the first, and that scenes from the fourth weren't in this. I would say it is perhaps the least memorable of the movies, not as outstanding and smoothly executed as its predecessor nor as delightful or climactic as the third and fourth…

  • Grave Encounters 2

    Grave Encounters 2

    ★★★

    Bless this mess. It goes very much off the rails from the first movie's solid and frightening premise but has some cute ideas and moments that still make it a fun watch. Best viewed with friends and in mind for a bit of a laugh if you like the first movie.

  • [REC]

    [REC]

    ★★★★★

    I rewatched this movie recently so I'm adding it now. I think I can say without hyperbole that this the best found-footage horror movie (that I've seen) and fully utilises that delivery method to its benefit rather than capitalising on a trend. It remembers that the strength of found-footage is creating authenticity and grounding the characters and environments in reality, and it certainly feels real. Excellent performances add to the rising intensity by showing a variety of genuine responses to…

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