Sunday, August 31, 2014
The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
Director: Drew Goddard
Starring: Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison
My Rating: Liked It
Budget: $30 Million
Box Office: $66 Million (according to wikipedia)
(there are spoilers, but it came out two years ago, so yea)
Being the movie connoisseur and horror buff that I am, I was beyond excited to see The Cabin in the Woods. That opening day finally came, I went to the first showing, and I downright hated it. I thought the story was absurd and stupid. A group of people behind the scenes ensuring that young adults get killed in order to sacrifice their blood to the gods to save the earth?! What. The. Fuck. I went to see a horror movie and I get this meta, quasi sci-fi, horror bullshit? Seriously, I hated it. But then I saw it again, and again; and I warmed up to it.
The Cabin in the Woods is purely a satire; so yea, it's absurd, because it's supposed to be. Sacrificing the kids to the gods in order to keep the world going is actually kind of genius and flat-out hilarious: it's the reason why we keep getting all of these horror films that are practically the same damn thing, because the world depends on it!! Pretty hilarious, but that didn't really sink into my head during my first viewing. Ultimately, Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard expand upon their satirical base story in funny and smart ways.
The moments at the cabin with the redneck zombies are actually pretty badass, although few and far between. But, as you probably know, The Cabin in the Woods offers up some of the most bat-shit crazy film moments in recent memory. The nightmares being unleashed is absolute satirical horror movie magic! It took me a few tries, but The Cabin in the Woods is definitely a unique and highly entertaining movie.
Saturday, August 30, 2014
The Ring (2002)
Director: Gore Verbinski
Starring: Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, Brian Cox
My Rating: Loved It!!
Budget: $48 Million
Box Office: $249 Million (according to wikipedia)
I truly think The Ring is one of the most frightening films of the 2000's so far, and one of best made horror films of the 2000's, as well. I was 11 when it came out, and it truly scared the crap out of me. I was having nightmares about Samara for weeks, if not months. I couldn't walk around the house at night without turning on each and every light. No other movie in my whole life has ever gotten a response that extreme from me.
The Ring stands out because it isn't some mindless flick only trying to get scares out of you. It genuinely has an interesting story that adds to the suspense of the scares; not to mention truly disturbing images that will be engrained in your brain for days. Plus, especially for a horror movie, the whole film is made exceptionally well.
The last scene, in which Samara climbs out of the TV, is one of the coolest horror movie moments in the history of horror. Moments like that are why I watch horror films. The Ring is probably the scariest PG-13 movie of all time. There isn't any gore, but I figure it should've been rated R just for the sheer terror and amount of nasty images on screen. The Ring will forever scare the shit out of young kids and adults alike! Just hope your phone doesn't ring when the credits roll.
Friday, August 29, 2014
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Night of the Creeps (1986)
Director: Fred Dekker
Starring: Jason Lively, Jill Whitlow
My Rating: Loved It!
Budget: $5 Million
Box Office: $591 K (USA) (according to wikipedia)
How in hell is Night of the Creeps not more popular? It's top shelf horror/comedy b-movie deliciousness. And if you're into 21st century horror, it's pretty easy to tell that Creeps paved the way for a bunch of movies. Most notably Slither, the fantastic 2006 James Gunn horror/comedy starring Nathan Fillion and Elizabeth Banks. These movies go in different ways but the base story is practically the same.
Night of the Creeps is full of great, cheesy pre-cgi gore, and full of equally cheesy and hilarious one-liners... "blader dude." Classic. The most surprising part of this movie to me is that the cinematography is incredibly on point and focused, to the point that it doesn't really feel like a b-movie at all. Plain and simple: I loved this movie and it deserves more love. I can now add Night of the Creeps to my list of great 80's films!
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