Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know.
It's just that most of the movies I've watched in the last few months haven't really rung my bell. So here's a rundown and mini-review of some of what I've watched recently:
John Dies at the End (2012) Was interesting but while watching it I realized something. I'm not in my early 20s any more. Conceptually and visually interesting with some decent performances I was reminded of a bit of Cronenberg and some stuff I read in the late 90s, early 00s. Again, it wasn't bad but, like the whole Scott Pilgrim craze, I'm just not part of that target demographic. I'm sure if I was ten years younger I would have loved it.
Crawlspace (2012) A sci-fi thriller from Down Under that turned out to be a lot better than I thought it was going to be - mainly because though it starts as oddly derivative, it ended up going in a direction I was not expecting in the least. Worth a watch, not going to win any awards or special place in my collection but time well spent.
Barrio Tales (2012) A Chicano Creepshow. I went into this expecting to turn it off after five minutes like a good deal of the total garbage horror on netflix streaming. I watched the whole thing and had a good time too. Don't expect anything except for what it is and it'll be just fine. I really enjoyed the second segment and that alone made the entire watching experience worth it. It's Summer, time for junk horror.
Silent Hill: Revelation (2012) Pretty much completely forgettable, like a Papa John's pizza.
Last Kind Words (2012) I don't want to say much about this movie other than it was a solid, enjoyable Southern Gothic. Solid performances and while not staggeringly original - a well done little movie.
Come Out and Play (2012) Another movie I don't want to say anything about because I really enjoyed it but I think I enjoyed it more knowing nothing about it. Not for the squeemish but not a splatter flick either. This is one of those that I want to talk to someone about.
and my favorite of this bunch:
Elfie Hopkins (2012) starring Jaime Winstone (the excellent Ray Winstone's daughter). You can definitely tell she's Ray Winstone's kid, in a good way both physically and presence. I really dug this British teen scream. It was predictable in a way (thanks for the shit spoiler title American release! dicks) but all in all was really satisfying. If you like teen screams or have teenagers who dig horror, give this one a shot. It's a nice change of pace from the standard hey bros and tit's'lip gloss slashers - put it this way - I liked the teenagers in this movie. Now that's saying something.
It's just that most of the movies I've watched in the last few months haven't really rung my bell. So here's a rundown and mini-review of some of what I've watched recently:
John Dies at the End (2012) Was interesting but while watching it I realized something. I'm not in my early 20s any more. Conceptually and visually interesting with some decent performances I was reminded of a bit of Cronenberg and some stuff I read in the late 90s, early 00s. Again, it wasn't bad but, like the whole Scott Pilgrim craze, I'm just not part of that target demographic. I'm sure if I was ten years younger I would have loved it.
Crawlspace (2012) A sci-fi thriller from Down Under that turned out to be a lot better than I thought it was going to be - mainly because though it starts as oddly derivative, it ended up going in a direction I was not expecting in the least. Worth a watch, not going to win any awards or special place in my collection but time well spent.
Barrio Tales (2012) A Chicano Creepshow. I went into this expecting to turn it off after five minutes like a good deal of the total garbage horror on netflix streaming. I watched the whole thing and had a good time too. Don't expect anything except for what it is and it'll be just fine. I really enjoyed the second segment and that alone made the entire watching experience worth it. It's Summer, time for junk horror.
Silent Hill: Revelation (2012) Pretty much completely forgettable, like a Papa John's pizza.
Last Kind Words (2012) I don't want to say much about this movie other than it was a solid, enjoyable Southern Gothic. Solid performances and while not staggeringly original - a well done little movie.
Come Out and Play (2012) Another movie I don't want to say anything about because I really enjoyed it but I think I enjoyed it more knowing nothing about it. Not for the squeemish but not a splatter flick either. This is one of those that I want to talk to someone about.
and my favorite of this bunch:
Elfie Hopkins (2012) starring Jaime Winstone (the excellent Ray Winstone's daughter). You can definitely tell she's Ray Winstone's kid, in a good way both physically and presence. I really dug this British teen scream. It was predictable in a way (thanks for the shit spoiler title American release! dicks) but all in all was really satisfying. If you like teen screams or have teenagers who dig horror, give this one a shot. It's a nice change of pace from the standard hey bros and tit's'lip gloss slashers - put it this way - I liked the teenagers in this movie. Now that's saying something.
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