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The Devil's Rejects (2005)
Sick, Brutal and Wonderful!!!!!
The Devil's Rejects has got to be one the the greatest horror films ever made. The sequel to Rob Zombie's macabre 2003 bloodbath "House of 1000 Corpses", The Devil's Rejects follows the demented Firefly family's depraved murder spree.
The Plot: Set a couple of months after the first film, the police have raided the Firefly's home and after a long intense shootout, Otis(Bill Moseley) and Baby (Sherri Moon Zombie) escape from the house and set out for refuge, while Mother Firefly is arrested and held at the police station. As news of what is discovered in the house spreads like wildfire across the television and radio stations, Baby and Otis contact their partner in crime Captian Spaulding (Sid Haig. The psychotic trio decide to stop at a hotel and cause bloody chaos while they are there. With the Sheriff, who is after them for personal reasons as well, hot on their heels, Otis, Baby and Captian Spaulding have only one "safe" place left and that is where the fun really begins.
the Devil's Rejects is everything a horror movie should be, brutal,twisted with just enough humor to keep it from getting campy. It doesn't get boring at all and the cast is great. Rob has definitely grown since House of 1000 Corpses and the cast is amazing. Also the ending is unforgettable and kinda depressing. Definitely a must see even for those who didn't like House of 1000 Corpses. 10 stars.
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
One of the best sequels in the series!
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors ranks right up there with the first film. Set 6 years after the first film, the "Elm street Kids" have been committed to a mental hospital since no one believes them about Freddy. After a new patient named Kristen (Patrica Arquette) is admitted to the ward from what appears to be a suicide attempt, we are re-introduced to the survivor of the first film, Nancy Thompson (Heather Langenkamp). Nancy now works at the hospital as a dream therapist and knows that the kids are being tormented by Freddy. However the other doctors are skeptical, including Dr. Gordon (Craig Wasson). After several brutal deaths, Nancy finally convinces Dr. Gordon that Freddy is real and the kids are in real danger. Nancy explains to the kids who Freddy is and why he is after them and how she barely survived being killed by him several years before. Nancy also tells them that they all have a unique dream power among themselves and that if they enter the nightmare together and combine their powers, they can defeat Freddy. However, once they arrive, Freddy starts using their weaknesses against them and it looks like this is the last dream these kids will ever have.
Let me just say that this is my favorite sequel in the NOES series. Apart from the first this is the scariest most creative film. The beautiful Heather Langenkamp reprises her role of Nancy and the one and only Robert Englund plays the diabolical Freddy Krueger. Although this film can drag at some points and marks the point of Freddy having one too many one-liners, I recommend this film to anyone who enjoyed the first film and likes to see movie characters die in morbid, yet creative ways.
Far from Home (1989)
An okay film , but nothing special.
MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS
This movie is by no means an excellent film. It's about a young girl and her father (Drew Barrymore, Matt Frewer) traveling through the American desert. Like a lot of horror/thrillers have done before, their car runs out of gas in the middle of a trailer park. There, Barrymore and Frewer rent a ramshackle camper to stay in until they find some gas. Unforatnatly for them, a killer is on the loose, who seems to be obsessed with Barrymore.In the midst of these murders, Barrymore meets and falls a handsome and mysterious young man named Jimmy (Andreas Jones) and befriends a young geeky kid named Pinky (Anthony Rapp). Soon after she discovers than one of the boys may be the demented killer.
I watched this movie awhile back on cable, mainly because there was nothing better to watch. Although it was interesting and fun, it just lacks something that would make it a classic. Drew Barrymore, as always, shines in this movie as the film's heroine and Andreas Jones is perfect as the charming yet creepy young man who catches the eye of young Barrymore. I recommend it for someone who is a Drew fan or a fan of cheap horror films. Other than that, don't expect much.
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
One of the best horror films ever made! EVER!
SPOILERS! A Nightmare on Elm Street is, without a doubt, one of the best horror films ever made. The film was directed by horror master Wes Craven and stars Heather Langenkamp, Johnny Depp and Robert Englund.
The story is this: A group of friends are being terrorized in their dreams by a hideously scarred madman with razors on his right hand. What's so scary about that? Well, in this dream if this boogyman kills you in the nightmare, you're dead for real. As the young cast (including Johnny Depp in his first film role)meets a grisly end, the sole survivor must find away to stay awake long enough to find a way to send this deranged monster back to hell. Also, there is a reason that this deformed fiend is stalking these teens. I won't give anything away, so, watch the movie and find out.
Now, for the few of you out there who haven't seen this gem of a movie, please do so. When this movie opened in 1984, audiences around the world became hooked to the story of burned dream demon Freddy Krueger. Followed by many sequels, some are very good and some...well let's not dwell on the bad things in life. Anyway, this film contains the power to terrify viewers with it's suspenseful and gruesome death sequences.
Ginger Snaps (2000)
A fresh new look at the age old werewolf tale.
SPOILERS
Ginger and Brigitte Fitzgerald (played by Katharine Isabelle and Emily Perkins) are two Gothic sisters who live in a depressing suburbia with their prim and proper mother Pamela (Mimi Rogers) and father Henry. Ginger (Isabelle) is 16 years old and very beautiful, despite her negative and reclusive attitude. Her 15 year old sister Brigitte (Perkins)is just the same. The girls are outcasts at their high school and share a bedroom in the basement of their home. 'Together forever' is the girl's childhood pact. while Ginger is tougher and more rebellious, Brigitte is more shy and a bookworm. Also, the girls share the same fascination with...dying. This macabre interest is nothing compared to what's about to happen. One night while walking through the woods, Ginger and Brigitte are viciously attacked by a mysterious creature. Ginger is seriously wounded by the beast and both of the girls narrowly escape. Although Gingers horrible wounds quickly heal, all is not as it seems. Ginger is changing. She becomes more socially active, abandoning a stunned and horrified Brigitte, Ginger begins hanging with the in-crowd. Her appearance changes too, silver hair begins growing from her scars and highlighting her red hair. She changes from gloomy to sexy. While the girls' mother sees the change as a positive one, Briggite knows that something is horribly wrong with her sister. As Ginger turns more and more into a aggressive seductress, Brigitte discovers that her sister is becoming a werewolf. Ginger denies this and continues her horrific transformation. As a full moon approaches, Brigitte races against the clock to save her sister from becoming a hideous beast. Will she succeed? Or fail and pay with her life?
Ginger Snaps is a excellent horror flick about the powerful bonds of sisterhood and the horror of becoming a something inhuman. This movie is a cool new look at the werewolf legend. I advise anyone who likes horror flicks to rent or buy this movie. You won't regret it.
May (2002)
May is dying for a friend.
SPOILERS!!! May is the disturbing, yet somewhat touching story about a lonely young woman who will stop at nothing to have a companion. May Kennedy (played to perfection by Angela Bettis)is a young woman who is desperately looking for a friend. You see, May was born with a lazy eye and had to wear an eye patch throughout her childhood to correct it. May grew up with no friends except for a porcelain doll in a glass case named Suzie (who she actually talks to). Hmmmmm. Anywho, May has grown up without the proper social skills to survive in this world. She is an assistant at a animal hospital and has a nice apartment. And of course, she has Suzie. But something is still missing. But May's lonely life is about to change. May has spotted a young man who she has never met, who works at an Auto Shop. She notices one thing about him that is flawless. His hands. After several humorous attempts to catch this young man's attention, May finally meets him. His name is Adam and he befriends May somewhat out of pity. The two eventually form a close bond and hang out in the park everyday during their lunch breaks. However, Adam soon notices something in May that is just a little...off. She is sweet as can be but she is obsessed with touching his hands. A bizarre incident ( I'm don't want to give anything away) forces Adam to break off the relationship with May, May's sanity begins to splinter. Soon after several failed attempts to find the perfect friend, May discovers that the only way to have a friend is to make one herself. And thus the horror of this little story begins.
I borrowed this movie from a friend because I had basically borrowed everything else and May was the only choice left. I took it home and watched it that night. It blew me away. This movie, while not really scary, will give the casual viewer some chills. This is not your typical slasher horror picture. It does something that isn't done a lot in you're standard horror film. It takes the time for the characters to develop and become central to the story before letting loose with the blood and gore. As a matter of fact, it's not really that bloody. Although viewers will probably get queasy at a few scenes. While not everyone's cup of tea, May is a nice little horror picture that should be appraised for it's originality and creativity. Rent it. You'll either love it or despise it. Look for Anna Faris (Scary Movie 1,2,3) as one of May's coworkers who falls in love with May.
Welcome to the Dollhouse (1995)
Everyone has a little bit of Dawn in them.
This amazing little film is about one young girl's everyday struggle to survive the harshness of Junior High and her own uncaring parents.
Heather Matarazzo plays 11-year-old Dawn Weiner who is tormented daily by her sadistic classmates. Weither it be the school bully or her own siblings, no one ever has a kind word for Dawn. Dawn is very homely and geeky, yet, has a unique charm about her that over shines her physical flaws. She is the middle child in her house and receives almost no love or support from her parents who are too busy spoiling Dawn's little sister Missy. Dawn's older brother, Mark , is a computer whiz, who is too busy with schoolwork and filling in college resume's to worry about a social life, although he does have a rock band. But anyway, one day, while Dawn is taking a test, a bully named Brandon (played by the amazing Brendan Sexton III)tries to copy off of her. When Dawn refuses to let him copy, Brandon threatens her with rape! Dawn tries to avoid Brandon the rest of the day, but he catches her and tells her to follow him. Surprisingly, Dawn follows him. When they reach the place where the "rape" is going to take place, Brandon suddenly becomes very charming and nice to Dawn and the two form a close bond. One day, Brandon asks Dawn to be his girlfriend. Sadly, Dawn has someone else she's got her eye on. High school hunk Steve Rogers (Eric Mabious, who doesn't even know Dawn is in the world. Anyway, several depressing, yet somewhat humorous incidents occur soon after and Dawn accepts that this is her life and decides to just take it one step at a time.
This movie caught my eye one night on cable. I had heard this and that on it and decided to give it a shot. About ten minutes into the movie and I was hooked. This movie is so realistic that you actually believe that the character of Dawn is a real person. Well, Dawn may not be real, but there sure are plenty of people like her in the world. Unfortantly, there is also hideously cruel people in the world too. Anyway, all the actors give excellent performances especially Heather Matarazzo and Brendan Sexton III (who deserves a LOT more recognition for his awesome acting skills). These two actors carry the movie, although some of the credit must go to writer/director Todd Solondz who captures all the horrors of adolescence in this one of a kind film. Although not everyone will take to this movie, so if it sounds interesting to you pick it up. You will either love it or hate it. But I highly recommend this film.