Dracula 2000

Slap Wes Craven on a movie and chances are, I'll love it.

When this movie was first release, I was kinda blindsided by it.

10 years later, and I still find myself enjoying it!!

Got to watch it in HD yesterday, and the transfer is pretty good.

One of the very first Gerard Butler thing I can remember, and interesting to note, although Jonny Lee Miller is the lead, Gerard is the bigger name at this point.

Interesting twist on the tired subject of Dracula.

The movie even had the audacity to put on screen the "origins" of Dracula!!

Also one of the first thing that I can remember seeing Jeri Ryan (Star Trek Voyager's Seven of Nine fame).

Also, re-watching this movie, how Len Wise elaborated on some concepts from this movie (eg the lead actress long flowing leather jacket with the I eat trouble for breakfast look)

Just wish they never made Dracula II: Ascension and Dracula III: Legacy.... *Sigh*

My Two Sen

This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Jun 5 2010, 11:05 AM

The Wolfman (2009)

I really wanted to see this after I caught wind of it.

Alas, when it was release in the theater, reviews were poor.

It is recently release on BD, and I was able to watch it on HD yesterday.

I regret not watching this in the cinema!

It started out slow, but when it pickup, it is practically rip roaring!!

Initially, I had the opinion that Benicio Del Toro was a little "aged" to play the role of Lawrence Talbot.

Thinking back, all the previous iterations of Lawrence Talbot, they were "innocent" but not young.

Anthony Hopkins had played many sick in the head roles (Hannibal in Silence of the Lamb, Ted Crawford in Fractured, Ted Brautigan in Hearts of Atlantis, Van Helsing in Dracula) previously but this take the cake.

I also love that they went back to the classic look of werewolf (doggie nose look). This gives the actors more room to express emotion facially speaking.

I recommend this to lovers of werewolf, or lycanthrophy if you MUST be scientific!!

My Two Sen

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Having seen the latest re-imagine version of this movie, thought I give the original a watch to refresh my memory.

Watched this in HD today and have to say it stands up despise it age.

I appreciate the work New Line put into transferring this to HD.

Picture quality is the best I've seen, even the sound is noteworth (unlike Warner HD version of Gremlin *sigh*)

I've always remembered Johnny Depp dying quite early in the movie, but it turns out he is the second one standing.

I have to say his "passing" is and remains to be the most unique

If you like horror that is original and blood, look no further then A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

My Two Sen

This post has been edited by Mov_freak: Jun 5 2010, 11:21 PM

Just watched Jacob's Ladder.
It hooks me from the beginning to the end.
The deleted scenes from youtube are great too.
It makes sense after watching the deleted scene though.
Anyway, worth a watch for horror movies fans.

The Gate (2010)

I thought I try something a little different.

Please note that this is a new TV series.

Only one episode so far

The premise of this series follow a new police captain for a gated town called The Gates.

It turns out that things that goes bum in the night residence in this community

So far the ever popular vampires and werewolves are hinted

There are also hints of witches as well.

It NOT horror, horror per se, and have to add the premise is interesting enough to lure me back for at least the 2nd episode.

My Two Sen

Watched Triangle last Monday.

New kind of horror

its not great, but refreshing approach.. no familiar faces in there (non Hollywood production), unpredictable storyline..

i think its a good horror movie, among the best i've watched this year..

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Added on June 24, 2010, 11:14 amRec first are awesome.. im not a fan of horror movie, but i was glued in my sit..

Rec 2, just so-so.. still good, but i just dont like it much.. may cause those '2 cameraman are concern more shooting video than survival', its non sense in my eyes..


This post has been edited by digitalcoconut: Jun 24 2010, 11:14 AM

Lol I will prefer Shawn of the Dead

if you prefer shawn of the dead..i think you should also watch Doghouse

Dog of the House Lol yeah it's also a very horror movie

The Relic (1997)

I like Peter Hyams. In 1997, he made this Action/Horror movie.

Went to the cinema to watch it with a group of friends in 1997, and it turned out one of them really REALLY hate watching horror movie, and he went because I asked him to (poor chap)!!

I have never got this on DVD, and yesterday, got a chance to watch it in HD.

Here's what I think.

1) Mr Hyams, there's these equipments, call LIGHT that you can use to illuminate your sets, so VIEWS CAN SEE WHAT YOU HAD FILMED!!

2) Mr Hyams, NOT ALL ASIAN ARE A$$HOLES (as portrait-ed in this movie of yours)

It is a blast to see Stan Winston creature effects. JUST WISH THE LIGHTS WAS ON SO WE CAN SEE MORE OF IT!!!!!

Also I think the first time I remember, seeing CGI fire effect, so... effective!!

Apart from the two point I had pointed out, the rest of the movie is okay.

My Two Sen

This one is a bore fest, IMO.
Not Recommended.

Obviously, you weren't "OLD" enough to watch it in the cinema when it first come out (1997)

In a darken cinema, on one of those big ass screen (not the current cineplex screen).

It was TENSE!!

To each their own I say!!

Cheers!

I watched it when it first came out in the pirated VHS era. LOL!
Yes, 1997.
Seriously, Penelope Ann Miller cant save the movie.

Cheers!

If you guys haven't heard, they're remaking 'Fright Night'... >.<

I've heard and thought to myself, if it ain't broke, why fix it....

It's no surprise!
Every classic gets a remake eventually.
There will be more remakes of the remakes in 20 to 30 years time.

Wrong Turn 1-2-3

are this horror trilogy any good? from the synopsis, it looks like The Hills Have Eyes (which i think are OK ish and very watchable)

are they sequential and the story related to each other? just digging up old horror movie (not so old actually, but im looking for pasca 2000s decent horror movies)

Wrong Turn one was good, the rest...

I believe the first one the one of the very last thing Stan Winston worked on before he passed away...

A lot of shot ever practical effect rather then CGI, which makes it look more realistic

I believe all three movies are about the same homicidal family...

hi mate, i briefly check older posts, im assuming you're watching a lot of horror /thriller movies..

u can suggest other movies (horror /thriller produced in 2000s or at least late 90s, pls give me your top 3. Hollywood /European only).. actually this genre are least of my favourite genre, but i want to watch something different.. lately ive already watched..

Triangle
Rec 1-2 , 2nd are so-so
Hostel 1-2 so-so
Paranormal Activity so-so
Drag Me To Hell
The Eye (US)

n few Indonesian horror flicks..

thanks n im welcoming anyone else suggestions too..