House of Wax - 2005

This post has been edited by nightkids81: Jun 14 2019, 12:01 PM

So both pon facepalm?

They say REC is good (zombie). And the Hills Have Eyes is pretty disturbing yo.

[REC] is good.
It is the best in its trilogy.
In fact, do not waste your time watching the other 2 sequels.
Oh, on the same note, the US remake of this Spanish horror, entitled Quarantine, was subpar.

IMO the catalyst for the current zombie craze starts with 28 Days Later. It marries dark human drama with the terror of the undead. I did like the follow-up 28 Weeks Later a fair bit. It's the precursor to The Walking Dead existence. Rec is outstanding for the first two movies but ignore the third one at all cost.

Yet to watch REC but i've seen Quarantine. It's really just so-so and pretty much "just another zombie flick".

Personal favourite goes to 28 Weeks Later and Dawn of the Dead. Honorable mention to World War Z for the storyline.

Hmmm for me 28 Days Later was a bit draggy and i prefer the sequel. Interesting how everyone mentioned REC being really good - meaning I've got to give it a try soon.

Although not zombie flick - another horror fav is Silent Hill.

not really la, but if you like slow pace, you can try.

you can try godnight mommy first.

mummy reborn
avoid at all cost

storyline like shit
i thought continue from brendan fraser action the mummy but its a jokes movies
0.01/10

If it's slow paced like Sinister but scares you by creeping on you (the idea), then that's awesome. But if slow and story no good, it'll be kthxbye.

Mummy series still watchable ke stopped watching after the first 2.

Goodnight Mommy is not your typical Hollywood movie but European art house type. It's a slow burn and atmospheric. It's akin to Let The Right One In.

There's 3 movies involving brendan frasier + that reboott version so 4... And here I thought mummy reborn is part of the sequel. But in fact trash..

This post has been edited by pekkauwer: Jun 14 2019, 07:31 PM

horror movie can be worth re-watchable and not watch one time then forget about it.

SIGN (2002) -----Alien and create by M. Night Shyamalan himself

The untold story (1993 ) -----Slasher and bloody gruesome and not for weak appetite people

Ebola syndrome (1996 ) -------Too violent and not for weak appetite people

The untold story (1996 )...........Slasher and bloody gruesome and not for weak appetite people

FINAL DESTINATION Movies Franchise (all years)------gruesome worse case scenario, make you always alert if that happened to you

The SAW Movies Franchise (all years )------------gruesome deadly life and death games. That hope you wouldn't even think having that kind bloody experience.

The NUN, THe Conjuring 1&2 and the annabelle

better watch out
Ouija franchise movies
the purge Franchise movies
split and the glass and
train to busan................korea zombie movie
Cloverfield franchise movies
the visit
insidious franchise movies
Paranormal activity franchise movies
the sinister franshise
the lazarus effect
the poltergeist
i spit on your grave
it follows
piranha franchise movies
the possession
the collections franchise movies
hostel franchise movies
troll hunter
drag me to hell
case 39
cold play 1 and 2
the strangers
quarantine
vacancy franchise
wrong turn franchise
The Messengers (2007)
jeeper creepers franchise
the blair witch project

latest horror movie......
scouts guide to the zombie apocalpse
BIRD BOX
GET OUT

......some more but i forget the name ...i know the truck driver troll the prank vehicle driver for revenge and prank him....

Child's Play (2019)

Orion... That is one logo one has not seen for a long time at the cinemas...

I love this movie

I have said all the long, if you want to reboot something, have something new to say about it.

Honest;y, I don't think I have ever watch the original Child's Play (1988).

Why? I felt it was.... to tacky. Yes, I understand tacky...

This movie plays on mad science, rather than paranormal.

Chucky is a faulty A.I. robot companion that went cuckoo.

And the way it "learnt" how to be violent, is because it's owner made it watch, horror/slasher movies (behind the owner's mom's back). Anyone here remember the point in time they watched movies they know their parents do not want them to watch??!

I was surprise to find Mark Hamill voicing Chucky (he did great)

So did all the cast member.

Chucky's owner, Andy (played by Gabriel Bateman) (not sure if they are punking Disney) is really good.

You may remember him from Lights Out (2016)

For the completist reading this please do note I notice 2 cuts in this movie (censorship)

Do note that they were neatly done and not the kind that goes... guy is going to kiss the girl, and the next scene, the guys is putting on his shirt, turns his head to see girl sleep on the bed, and than stands up and walk out of the room, kinda horrible cut...

Do also not that this movie is rather... gore. SO be warned.

So, what is the take away for this movie?

Well, ladies and gentleman, I think this is a great horror movie and you should watch it, if it is your cup of tea.

I humbly submit for your light ready...

My Two Sen

Annabelle Comes Home (2019)

I watched two psychotic dolls today... Hmmmm...

First thing first, James Wan did not direct this.

Another surprise for me was to discover the real Lorraine Warren passed away this year... R.I.P.

First time director, Gary Dauberman, did a decent job (he co wrote the story too).

He did not fall into the trap of jump scares or make horror movie with the usually scare beats...

I think he work really hard with James Wan and manages to scares the audience though... suspense... and when the audience does not suspect it, the scares happen.

Judy Warren (played by Mckenna Grace) shoulders most of the weight for the movie, and I am not sure she got is down peg..

She did a decent job. Not an excellent job. Hope you understand what I mean.

And surprisingly, this movie actually has several funny bits, that was intentional.

I think what they did not do too well, was this timing.

Too little things happened at the beginning, so it felt a little draggy

And when thinks started to happen, it seem endless...

Not the weakest in the series (I'm looking at you number one)

If you liked the second, you would like this one too.

My Two Sen.

This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Jun 29 2019, 08:02 PM

I watched the original version when I was young - neighbour's parent rented it from somewhere and i still recall it presents a bit of a shock to me.

A bit skeptical about remakes. The old version takes on the horror angle - Chucky was 'resurrected' in a doll. Not sure if I'll like the AI angle of the remake

So the takeaway i get from your review is that - the build up to the story is slow, but later on the scare is good (towards the end). I suppose it sounded a bit similar to Sinister - which I really liked. The pace was a little slow at first but nonetheless creepy and keep you glued on due to the good storytelling.

Maybe can consider hitting the cinema for this one haha.

If you ask me, out of the two, which I would spend money now to watch in the Theatre, it has to be Child's Play.

I think the inexperience of the director in Annabelle 3 shows in the sense that he "intrigued" the viewers with the Ferryman Case, the Demonic Dog Case etc. But not details/background was given, so the payoff isn't there at the end.

Child's Play was definitely much better executed, as a whole.

My Additional Two Sen

This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Jun 28 2019, 02:06 PM

wow, looks like there is a horror movie expert here

Child's Play 2019 is that modern horror film where movie execs has no confidence in succeeding and has to pull it's hype from a well-known franchise, which ironically is what made it somewhat disappointing. Would've probably work better if it's its own thing, IMO. As it is now it'll just be "that unneeded remake", joining the likes of Nightmare on Elm St and 2009's Friday the 13th.

Personally, for "reboots" I prefer the currently new way to do it like what Halloween did; keep the good films in your timeline, trim out the rest, build the movie on that. But we'll see how that work out for Terminator Dark Fate first

You are too kind... The truth of the matter is I tend to lose more info from the old noodle compared with what I gain...

Come back often ya hear....

Very interesting point of view

I agree with you that A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) was... unnecessary

Halloween (2018) is amazing (you do know it basically ignored that Halloween 2 onward never took place)

Do not get me started about crossovers like Jason vs Freddy....

I however disagree with you about Child's Play (2019), I think the producers, directors and cast did a great job. Some scenes did really freak me out, and this is exactly the reason why I plunk down money to go watch horror movies.

Still you P.O.V. is interesting, and I hope you visit here often

Cheers

I mostly lurk around

Yeah i know about the Halloween thing. It's a ballsy move that got me hopeful for that sequel to Aliens James Cameron had interest in....but then Ridley Scott started babbling about his Covenant sequel recently so who knows how that goes

Back to Child's Play.
I'm not saying that it's a bad movie. No, far from it. I saying it a good attempt at a modern day horror that just unfortunately got dragged down by expectations due to it being made as a Child's Play "re-imagining". That alone automatically draws comparison to the originals and in the end if this one doesn't take off it'll end up being a forgettable addition to the pile instead of being a nice attempt at a confused killer robot movie. We have tons of killer doll movies in the 80s and 90s. Shouldn't be too hard to start a new franchise with a new face that doesn't have to carry all that baggage.

Movie execs expecting all movies to be a hit is the reason why originality is dying in the genre. Which is also probably why new Annabelle sucks so much, lol

Here's hoping Hellraiser gets the trimming it needs, if it ever come. Still pissed that the fanfilm was denied over a tease of a reboot, and then Judgement happened.