FIlm round up. Reviews of films I have seen recently.

I intend (or intended), but I might still (or maybe not) use this blog as a means to review films and television shows. It is a good idea, especially for someone who is a bloody media student and has interest in that sort of thing. Well, I'll give it a crack, bit in a little less depth. I couldn't be bothered picking any particular film, so I'll bitch and/or praise away the most recent ones I've seen. If you like, let me know. If you hate, then that's my ambition down the toilet and you've crushed my dreams, dick.



Drag me to Hell

Sam Riami crawls out of the hell that was Spiderman 3 and delivers something better and less offensive. A straight forward, clicking-tock horror film that racks up the suspense and horror as a poor woman is literally being dragged to hell by a demon due to some old bats Gypsie curse.

I found it genuinely scary in bits, and positively repulsive in others. It's the usual Riami mix of extreme sillyness with terror. The cast give serviceable performances for the genre and the lead is likeable enough and not just because she's hot. Everything is scripted rather well, with some clever cinematography and editing to drive home its narrative.


Friday the 13th (remake)

Destroying a lineage of 500+ crappy films with another crappy film. Oh but it's new.

The film actually started on an oddly high note. The characters were strangely likeable and could muster up enough acting talent to actually make me believe in what I was watching. It had a bordenline arsty farsy cinematic technique with its use of music in one scene that made me think that it might actually be alright. Of course, lug-head Jason finally comes around to ripping them apart with his machete, and like his victims, the film is turned into a bloody mess.

The new and shiny main cast then take stage and are instantly begging to be slaughtered. I hate the movie but I love Jason! Kill those annoying shits.

There's nothing much else to say on this. It's the same old rubbish. Predictable formula, lame teen dialouge with lots of drugs and sex talk. No character development, okay filmmaking, okay this, bad script and the not so surprising twist of "oh wait, he's actually alive!" - Insulting.


Trick 'r Treat

Jees, all I've watched is horror recently and not cause it was Halloween! Subconscious is definetly at work here. damn you! - conscious mind

Trick r' Treat is an odd anthology of 4 intertwining tales that actually revolve around Halloween night. It isn't that scary, nor is it --

Okay if I do reviews I'm doing one film at a time here. I'm bored and it's time to play Uncharted.

Sorry media folks, if someone is here to give me a job based on my writing work on this blog, I'll still be happy knowing I was playing the PS3.

p.s Trick 'r Treat is weirdly entertaining despite the negative note I came to a crashing halt on.