When one of my college professors told our class that we were going to be watching Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), I found my nose crinkling. Of course when I realized he planned on showing the 1956 version I was a happy camper. For some reason or another, I have never truly enjoyed the 1978 remake of the film. The only remake I have enjoyed of this film is 2007’s The Invasion with Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig.
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Not too long after Haute Tension (2003) came out, the film’s name was translated to High Tension for its American festival circuit run. Some even know the film as Switchblade Romance, but it is most commonly known as High Tension. I believe that the DVD did not make it to video stores until around 2005 in the USA. I remember finding the film one weekend and renting the feature. Around this time a good friend of mine, who also loved horror films, encouraged me to watch it the evening I rented it. Not many films that he was extremely passionate about one watching, but after viewing High Tension this writer knew why this was one of those films.
When I started exploring the horror film genre, a family friend introduced to me to Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988). By the title alone, the film automatically gives away the cheesiness that lies within the film. Despite the cheesiness Killer Klowns from Outer Space is still one of my absolute favorite films and I always want to show the feature to my friends. Upon finding this on DVD for cheap the day after Christmas one year at Best Buy, I was beyond overjoyed! This was a film until then I had only known to be on VHS. I even remember running up to my father and bouncing up and down about my friend from pure excitement I had coursing through my veins at the time.
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In 1960, Alfred Hitchcock changed the face of horror and the way movies were viewed entirely with birth of Psycho. While he was known as the Master of Suspense beforehand, Psycho was the film that sealed his nickname for decades to come. There are directors that have of course come close to producing features that take audiences on a thrill ride, but still none like Hitchcock. In fact, after watching a documentary through my cable provider, Dial H for Hitchcock (1999), I learned even more about Psycho.
Scream (1996) was a token part of my teenage years. This might sound strange or even pathetic to some, but just like yesterday there is a memory of sitting in my room, glued to my small television set in awe of the opening sequence. Who could believe that Drew Barrymore was not going make it through in the entire film? The opening scene even ranked in Bravo’s 100 Scariest Movie Moments at number 13. And despite the number of horror films I already viewed at my young age, I can still remember yelling at my television that Jason Voorhees was the killer in Friday the 13th along with Casey Becker. The correct answer of course is Mrs. Voorhees, which made me feel like a complete idiot. I got a horror trivia question wrong and played right into the killer’s hands!
Over the years I have watched plenty of documentaries. Most of them are beyond fascinating. In fact, I cannot think of many documentaries that have made me turn them off over the years. And lord knows there have been some I didn’t think I would be able to finish due to the dribble that was being provided for my benefit. The good thing about all documentaries is the knowledge obtained through them, but the fact of the matter is that all documentaries are biased to some degree. I feel in a way this can especially be said about a behind the scenes look at a film. Why would anything painfully negative be said against said film? I cannot think of a reason to be honest with you other than facts that it might not have performed well, but those are facts. That’s why upon thinking of an answer to this question, I realized that this will be the second time I will talk about A Nightmare on Elm Street with this movie challenge.
This is by far one of the hardest questions I’ve answered this whole challenge. As most of you have probably figured out by now there are not many films I dislike. And I say dislike because even if I say, “Oh I hated that movie,” I can’t really say that I truly hate anything. When taking into account all the films I saw last year I thought about the film I’ve wanted to watch over and over again since viewing that film in the theater. Continue reading “What is the best movie you saw last year?”
To say I am a Saw fan is probably an understatement. Thus there will be spoilers from the previous films, but not Jigsaw, included. From the moment I watched the original feature I was hooked. Continue reading “Jigsaw film review”
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