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Scare Attraction (2019)
Cover my eyes
The scariest thing about this flick is seeing the moniker Steven M Smith appear cos you know what a pile of steaming waste of time this is gonna be.
63 minutes long with 10 minutes of end credit for a film that had 3 people working on it. Need to meet the runtime much?????
Avoid at all costs
Doll Cemetery (2019)
Love horror flicks
But this aint one.
Someone is giving these guys money to make these films so more power to 'um but have some dignity and produce a horror that is just that. The scariest thing about this is the fact I wasted money to watch it.
Smith has a catalogue of these terrible flicks to his credit and he should be ashamed that he does not have the ambition to up his game with the continuous opportunities that he is forever being given.
Avoid any film you see with this filmmakers name attached in twenty different roles
Baa Baaa Black Sheep (2018)
So Bad It's Good
In keeping with the film, my review is simple. From the acting to the plot and script, everything is cringe. Glorification of the criminals of old making one last hurrah against the odds
24 Little Hours (2020)
This director gets better and better
This kind of movie borders in the genres I love but is not my usual view but had to check out this one because of the director. I saw his last film and this one is even better.
The standard of the film is really good, with some great shoots and beautiful frames. There is a whole variety in how the story line is delivered, with the past and events overlapping, so you can get the full insight into events played out. Actors done a really good job with being naturalistic and believable.
Most importantly the film conveys that lines can get blurred. It's a film worth seeing!
A Landscape of Lies - Directors Cut (2011)
I've seen worst
I love my horror but I do dip my toes in other genres, thrillers are one of them and psychological thrillers are even better which I thought this was. There are some messed up people in it for sure but it is more drama than thriller.
Some decent little ticks, a little blood, no nudity, some swearing - tame to what I was hoping but that doesn't take away from the fact this ain't a bad movie.
Good acting, good story, dialogue is funny in places, cringy in others, production values look good, the women in this are fine. This treads almost like a chick flick for todays audience which is modern for a film made almost a decade ago.
Not the worst thing I have ever sat through.
Saw (2004)
Set the mold
Two strangers, who awaken in a room with no recollection of how they got there, soon discover they're pawns in a deadly game perpetrated by a notorious serial killer.
There is a reason this is one of my all time favorite horrors, everything about it is spot on, it's an absolute masterpiece,
I've lost count how many times I've seen it now but every time I watch it I'm left with a massive smile on my face and despite knowing how it ends I'm still left shocked,
I remember watching it for the first time and knowing it was a breath of fresh air the the horror genre, I love the pace of it and how all these mad crazy stories lead to one amazingly clever story, the gore and sick traps went beyond anything we was used to and set a bench make for horror as we know it.
A Quiet Place (2018)
Loud and proud
Think I've just found my new Cloverfield, what a great movie, I've just left the cinema buzzing, this was excellent.
For a movie that doesn't have hardly any dialogue the actors smashed it, amazing performance from all of them, if they didn't have bad luck they wouldn't have any.
I absolutely loved this, it's more intense then a camping holiday I was literally on the edge of my seat watching it, excellent story with some of the best Badass creepy alien/creature type things I've seen since Alien and Cloverfield.
The whole time watching this not one person talked or made a sound which is very rare now days, I left the cinema with a massive smile on my face and can't wait to see it again.
The Amityville Horror (2005)
Great addition to the mythology
This seems to be one on many films based on the true story in Amityville, I'd of liked the opening scenes to go into more detail about what actually happened on that disturbing night, I didn't like the use of flashing lights when telling the story.
Ryan Reynolds is consistently great in all he's roles, I was impressed with the other cast members but the one that stole the show for me was a very young Chloe Grace Moretz.
With a great creepy true story opening and a solid cast this was an enjoyable horror movie, I'd of like to see a bit more killing and gore leading up to the end but and all round good watch.
You're Next (2011)
Give me more
Excellent British Horror movie, I've watched this three times now and still love it just as much as I did the first time,
It's hard to get horror right but they nailed it with this, simple idea but works for well.
Well-paced solid story with some great gore and action, kept me on the edge of my seat throughout the film, this is one of them movies you can watch again and again.
Nails (2017)
Needed a nail to the brain
Horror is always hard to get right and this wasn't off nailing it, for a low budget films this is pretty good and did a lot of things right,
Interesting story and a great evil character they should have used him much more as he is proper creepy,
If this film had a big budget it would have been much better but a very good go for what they had, it was a little on the slow side and a couple of weak acting roles.
It (2017)
Sorry for no Curry but we all float down here
Watching this for the second time made me appreciate how good it actually is and love it even more, Bill Skarsgárd absolutely nails it as Pennywise, He sent a chill on the back of my neck every time he appears,
The young lads do an amazing job giving us this 'Stand by Me' chemistry,
From start to finish I watched this with a big smile on my face.
A must watch.
10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
Excellent addition
For me Cloverfield is an amazing movie (it's in my top 100 movies) so this had a lot to live up to,
This is the second time watching 10 Cloverfield Lane, the first time I watched it at the cinema enjoying every second of a 'Misery - 1990 movie' type story unfolded,
by the end of the film I had mixed emotions, one being 'wow that was great' and two thinking 'what has that got to do with the first movie' as I was expecting a massive monster, but still left the cinema thinking it was a great movie but I had lots of questions,
Watching this the second time and having some of the questions answered I sat back and enjoyed the great story and the awesome acting from Winstead, she absolutely nailed her character as did Goodman.
Well worth a watch
The Open House (2018)
Close the door, forever more
This had all the DNA to be a great Thriller/Horror... but... (there is a BUT).... they massively messed up at the end, by the time the credits come up I was shouting at the screen with anger.
The first half is actually very good and had a solid story but felt it was rushed the end just to line it up for another movie.
Jigsaw (2017)
More SAW
I've always been a massive horror fan, when Saw hit the screens back in the day it was like a breath of fresh air, the twists and stories mixed with all that gore had me hooked, so to wait almost 10 years not knowing if they was ever going to continue the story and if so how would they do it?
Finally news come out that we would once more be seeing Saw on the big screens, in my eyes it had big boots to fill, I'd waited so long, could they live up to the twists and gore I'd fell in love with?.....
The answer was YES! they nailed it, I loved every minute, it was like watching Saw (1) for the first time. GIVE ME MORE
Creep 2 (2017)
Creep some more
Watched the first one a while back and thought it was a bit strange but enjoyed it, I thought it had more to offer so was happy when I see this on Netflix.
Great acting from Mark Duplass absolutely nailed the creep odd ball role.
Interesting story and I liked the way it's filmed (I have a soft spot for hand-cam movies)