Posts tagged horror movie
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
Apr 2nd
Poltergeist 2: The Other Side
Director: Brian Gibson
Writers: Michael Grais & Mark Victor
Release Year: 1986
Genre: Horror | Fantasy
After the trauma of Carol Anne’s abduction by the Beast the Freeling family move in with Diane’s mother. The move didn’t work as the Beast was not to be put off so easily and appears in a ghostly apparition as the Reverend Kane, a religious fanatic accountable for the deaths of his many followers. His objective is simple, he wants Carol Anne, but the love of her family and the power of psychic Tangina once again fuse, along with an elderly native American, to fight for her to survive the beast.
Albert’s Review: “Nothing compared with the first one, but still enjoyed watching it.”
Rating: 
(6/10)
Nadia’s Review: “A good movie to watch. The first move was much better, but this one is not bad to watch.”
Rating: (7/10)
Piranha 3D
Dec 4th
Piranha 3D
Director: Alexandre Aja
Writers: Pete Goldfinger & Josh Stolberg
Release Year: 2010
Genre: Comedy | Horror | Thriller
An underwater tremor sets free scores of the prehistoric piranhas, the timing was relly bad as it happened during Spring Break lake party. In this movie unlikely group of people must band together to stop themselves from becoming fish food for the area’s new razor-toothed inhabitants.
Albert’s Review: “Not a bad movie but it lost the focus of the story.”
Rating: 
(5.5/10)
Nadia’s Review: “Piranha 3d is not a family friendly film. This film would have been much better if the context of the theme was not so much explicit.”
Rating: (4.5/10)
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Oct 30th
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Director: Eduardo Sánchez
Writers: Jamie Nash
Release Year: 2006
Genre: Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller
15 years ago, five men were abducted by mind controlling aliens but only four of them made it home. Now the four survivors have managed to capture one of the aliens who killed their friend and ruined their lives. Now they can get their revenge but it’s not as easy as they might have thought.
Albert’s Review: “Quite an interesting alien movie, definitely not a classic but a good watch”
Rating: (6/10)
Nadia’s Review: “At first the move was not that striking, but then it actually got more interesting and is a good watch for all those that like alien movies.”
Rating: (6/10)
The Thing
Sep 25th
The Thing
Director: John Carpenter
Writers: John W. Campbell Jr. (story) & Bill Lancaster (screenplay)
Release Year: 1982
Genre: Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller
A group of Norwegians pursuing and shooting a dog interrupt an American scientific expedition in Antarctica. The Norwegians helicopter that was chasing the dog crashes and both the pilot and shooter are killed, which leads to no explanation for the chase. The American Scientists give the dog shelter, but during the night it mutates, attacks other dogs in the cage and a members of the team. The scientist realizes that an alien life form with the skill to take over other bodies is on the loose so they can’t trust anybody, as anybody could be the alien.
Albert’s Review: “A great 80’s Horror movie, the story is quite entertaining and the effects are great considering the limitations they had in the 80’s.”
Rating: (7.5/10)
Nadia’s Review: “Quite a good film considering that the film was produced in 1982 and in those days there was no help of computerized features like nowadays!”
Rating: (7/10)
Malevolence
Sep 11th
Malevolence
Director: Stevan Mena
Writers: Stevan Mena
Release Year: 2005
Genre: Crime | Horror | Mystery
The movie’s story is based ten years after the kidnapping of Martin Bristol. Martin a six year old was taken from his backyard swing, he was not killed but forced to witness the disgusting crimes of a deranged madman. No one knew where Martin was taken. The story takes us to a bank robbery, which goes wrong for felons Julian, Marylin and Kurt. They spread out to meet up later at a vacant house in the middle of nowhere. Due to the circumstances they have to take Samantha and her young daughter Courtney as hostages. The group has no idea that the house they’ve chosen for their shelter is about to become a hunting ground with them as the prey.
Albert’s Review: “Cheesy sound effects and music + some unprofessional acting are tedious, but the story was ok.”
Rating: (4.5/10)
Nadia’s Review: “This film did not have any interesting twists but it still can keep the general audience interested.”
Rating: (5.5/10)
Dead Birds
Aug 29th
Dead Birds
Director: Alex Turner
Writers: Simon Barrett
Release Year: 2004
Genre: Horror | Thriller | Western
Dead Birds is based in Civil War-era Alabama, the movie starts with a band of outlaws that after robbing a bank they take shelter at a vacant farm. The group of robbers is led by William, the group includes Sam, Todd, Annabelle, Clyde and Joseph. Their plans are to flee to Mexico, but nightfall and a thunderstorm force the robbers to remain in the farmhouse. After some time in the farmhouse each member starts to have visions of the slaughter that occurred within the house. As paranormal forces begin to manifest, they turn on one another. What will the outcome be?
Albert’s Review: “It’s the first Western Horror movie I’ve watched and it was quite good.”
Rating: (6/10)
Nadia’s Review: “At times eery, a good film for all those that like horror films with original content.”
Rating: (6/10)
Jennifer’s Body
Aug 21st
Jennifer's Body
Director: Karyn Kusama
Writers: Diablo Cody
Release Year: 2009
Genre: Comedy | Fantasy | Horror
Megan Fox plays the part of Jennifer – a beautiful, seductive cheerleader who takes evil to a new level after she’s possessed by a demon. Action and gore develop as the male student body succumbs to Jennifer’s insatiable appetite for human flesh. Now it’s up to her best friend Amanda Seyfried to stop Jennifer’s rule of terror before she’s unstoppable!
Albert’s Review: “Better then Twilight but still mainly focused for teens. If you get scared during this movie you’re a douche bag!”
Rating: (5/10)
Nadia’s Review: “Film theme can be quite childish, may be ideal only for teens. The movie’s main attraction is focused more towards the main character
‘Jennifer’ which in my opinion loses most of the film’s main story.”
Rating: (5/10)
“Masters of Horror” – Cigarette Burns
Aug 14th
Cigarette Burns
Director: John Carpenter
Writers: Drew McWeeny & Scott Swan
Release Year: 2005
Genre: Horror
The is about a movie programmer Kirby Sweetman. Kirby is given the job to find the holy grail of horror cinema, “Le Fin Absolue du Monde,” for an eccentric collector who offers him a good amount of money that could solve his monetary problems. The movie, which means to the Absolute End of the World, transforms its audience into insane, murderous cannibals with a taste for brutal violence. As Kirby searches for clues and for the film’s only known copy, he ventures into the world of the macabre and horror.
Albert’s Review: “I found the story of this movie quite similar to 9th Gate , instead of a book the subject is a movie called “Le Fin Absolue du Monde”. A good movie but not a classic”
Rating: (5.5/10)
Nadia’s Review: “I did not like the plot, and the main character of the film finds the ‘original film of the story’ too easily.”
Rating: (5/10)
The Haunting of Molly Hartley
Aug 8th
The Haunting of Molly Hartley
Director: Mickey Liddell
Writers: John Travis & Rebecca Sonnenshine
Release Year: 2008
Genre: Drama | Horror | Thriller
Molly Hartley an atheist teenager moves from Boston to the Huntington to start a new life with her father. Molly’s mother stabbed her on the torso trying to kill her.
Her mother Jane is confined in the Clayton Mental Institution, and Molly is trying to forget her past. Molly makes best friend with the outcast religious girl Alexis and the popular Joseph Young starts flirting with her. On the eve of her eighteenth birthday, Molly’s mother escapes and tells her about what they’ve done to keep her alive when she was born.
Albert’s Review: “An average movie, nice to watch but could have been better”
Rating: (5/10)
Nadia’s Review: “Nice, well made film with a surprising ending.”
Rating: (7/10)
Solstice
Jul 25th
Solstice
Director: Daniel Myrick
Writers: Daniel Myrick & Martin Musatov
Release Year: 2008
Genre: Drama | Horror | Thriller
Directed by Daniel Myrick the director behind “The Blair Witch Project”, Solstice is about a group of high school friends that go on their summer vacation to a lake house in Louisiana. Soon, things take a tragic turn for the worse when Megan realises that her deceased twin sister is trying to get in touch with her from beyond the grave. The summer solstice is no longer just a day on the calendar, but a time when the frontier between our world and the spirit realm is at it’s thinnest.
Albert’s Review: “Not one of the best horror movies I’ve ever seen, but quite interesting. Story is ok but it’s not that scary.”
Rating: (6/10)
Nadia’s Review: “I liked this film. At first it gives you an idea how the main actor’s sister died but at the end of the film the story has a twist that gives every viewer a surpising ending. This film is worth watching.”
Rating: (8/10)
