Articles in Horror Movie Reviews
Reeker (2005) Movie Review
It’s safe to assume that almost everyone in the developed world is overly familiar with the slasher movie formula. Normally, a group of promiscuous high school/college students travel into the mountains or countryside for some reason, get lost, then all but one or two of them are horribly killed off. This formula has produced some [...]
August 1st, 2006 | Andrew Mackenzie | 3 Comments | Read MoreLady in the Water (2006) Movie Review
The myth that M. Night Shyamalan is the new Alfred Hitchcock or even the old one is something that the director himself seems eager to cultivate. It reminds me of the publicity sponsored by Brian De Palma around the time of “Dressed to Kill” appointing himself heir to the throne of Hitchcock and labeling himself [...]
August 1st, 2006 | Brian Holcomb | 0 Comments | Read MoreTartarus (2004) Movie Review
To fairly review a micro-budget horror film, one must approach it with a different set of standards than those reserved for the typical studio production. Nit picking over production values and special effects quality would be a waste of print, since budgetary constraints preclude such luxuries. Rather, we need to see if the film brings [...]
July 23rd, 2006 | Gopal | 0 Comments | Read MoreAbominable (2006) Movie Review
it used to be common knowledge that a first time filmmaker required a foolproof genre in order to make his first film, insuring investors on some kind of return on their gamble. The model used to be people like George Romero with “Night of the Living Dead”, Tobe Hooper with “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”, John [...]
July 12th, 2006 | Brian Holcomb | 0 Comments | Read MoreFinal Destination 3 (2006) Movie Review
Even for a movie about teens who cheats death, only to be pursued by Death itself (taken to manifesting as an actual unseen force, it appears), “Final Destination 3″ offers up a 5-minute sequence about an hour into things that defies logic. (Yes, I know how that sounds considering the movie’s premise, but stay with [...]
July 9th, 2006 | Nix | 1 Comment | Read MoreCruel World (2005) Movie Review
Edward Furlong has not just gotten chubby wobbly, but he seems to be wallowing in his ability to walk and jiggle at the same time. You have to wonder if the former promising actor (he was John Conner in “T2″ for God’s sake!) has completely given up ever retaking the mantle of leading man status [...]
July 3rd, 2006 | Nix | 0 Comments | Read MoreA Nightmare on Elm Street (1984-1994) Series Review
A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET
(1984, d. Wes Craven, w. Wes Craven)
“Heather Langenkamp stars as Nancy Thompson, the Innocent Teen that has to battle Freddy Krueger. Because Nancy is the Innocent Teen (there is always one in a Slasher film, it’s a Golden Rule or something), she has a boyfriend, but she isn’t promiscuous. In fact, [...]
The Omen (2006) Movie Review
Without going into any lengthy tirade over the whole issue of remakes, I think it’s safe to say that there should at least be an honest reason for remaking an earlier film. One such reason would be that the original was a flawed or somehow failed work such as “The Amityville Horror” or “The Hills [...]
June 11th, 2006 | Brian Holcomb | 1 Comment | Read MorePopulation 436 (2006) Movie Review
The presence of a familiar story, a familiar setting, and a familiar hero should not make for a particularly enthralling film, especially one hoping to earn a living in the horror genre. Despite all that, “Population 436″ manages to be pretty good anyway, and although it is no masterpiece by any stretch, it is shockingly [...]
May 28th, 2006 | Nix | 2 Comments | Read MoreVampire Cop Ricky (2006) Movie Review
Every once in a while, a film comes along with a premise that is simply astounding in its brilliance. The Korean “Vampire Cop Ricky”, which follows a useless, corrupt policeman who turns into a vampire whenever he gets an erection, is one such film. Amazingly, director Lee Si Myung (also responsible for “2009: Lost Memories”) [...]
May 23rd, 2006 | James Mudge | 0 Comments | Read More
It looks like a dud. I saw the trailer. Tom is the only person speaking with an American news network ...
nothing they payed fox.... 
OMG!!!! 
