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Garden of Love (2003)
Gorefest falls into the trap of trying to have a plot
The beginning of this movie pricked my ears up as a weary gorehound, However ends in a cacophony of plot! What I mean is.... This movie is what happens when untalented writers try to create a reason for the bloodshed. The foreigners attempting to pretend they're English are pathetic but the splatter effects are worth viewing if you enjoyed bad taste and the like. Not bad for a low budget gore movie but when you are a little older and possibly require more to keep your attention this loses points. To be specific this worked better when nameless, faceless killers were brutally murdering innocent people. as soon as I guessed the psychologist was after the inheritance (Booo) I was done. I will watch another Olaf movie but he better keep bringing the splatter and try to keep away from the clever stuff, like..... words
The Ring Two (2005)
Disappointing sequel
simply put, this is a hastily thrown together sequel trying to catch onto the end of the Asian horror trend inflicting America at the moment. It's not terrible by any means but a lack of shocks and tension simply turns it a little boring, and some of the decisions by the mother in this film are so unbelievable its unreal! Nevertheless, the finale is a highlight and picks up the movie a point or two. At first I was glad to hear that the ring two was an original script, but I left the theatre wishing they had just remade ringu 2 or not bothered at all.
My advice to anyone disappointed by this is to go to the real thing instead of these watered down knock offs. see ringu, ringu 2, ringu 0, the grudge, dark water (which this movie borrows plot points from!) I guarantee all on this list are creepier and simply better than the ring two
Gore: 1/5
Scares: 2/5
acting:3/5
Story:3/5
overall: 6/10
Creep (2004)
pleasantly surprised...
not sure what i expected from this film but certainly not what i got! The first half of the film was quite slow and admittedly i was getting a little bored (being a hardened extreme horror fan does this!) But from the moment the bad guy is revealed it picks up, gets nasty, gets bloody and gets weird!!!
This has very much a feel like 70's/80's low budget horror films which (let's face it,)were always the best kind. cant tell you much about the film for fear of spoilers, except its a stalker type movie on the underground. It is very UN-Hollywood and has quite a disturbing undercurrent compared to recent dolled up releases, couldn't help but feel that i'd taken my girlfriend and sister to something they probably shouldn't see at a cinema! Good stuff from the UK.
Acting: 4/5 Story: 3/5 Gore: 4/5 Scarefactor: 3/5
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
The Best horror film of 2003.....
....And still has yet to be knocked from its perch, I went to the cinema to see this and believe me when I say, Movies have to be really something to scare me, This movie is scary! It has absolutely no let up in its nastiness or intensity, it's quite gory and grimy for a mainstream update and EVERY set piece is memorable.
The best recommendation I can give this film is: It blows the classic original out of the water, cannot wait for a sequel to this.... Horror fans who have put this off due to negative reviews or respect for the original, I implore you to give this a chance. Re-makes can be good!. sometimes even great.
Acting:4/5 Story: 4/5 Gore: 4/5 Scare factor: 5/5
Haute tension (2003)
So close to perfection........... alas
This movie was so close to being my premature best of the year, It was just a straight up Stalk and slash movie, It is a rare thing for me to find a movie that makes me squirm and get as excited as this did, It had everything, No motive serial killers, terribly splattery original deaths (The first one for example!) And chase scenes etc. Then it got too clever, The makers obviously didn't have enough faith in the picture the way it was up to that point and tried to take it one step beyond for the ending, for me that was a lotta steps back! It somehow made all that came before it not as great as it had seemed, And most definitely will ruin any future viewings of this film.
My advice, DO NOT buy this due to word of mouth, Rent it first, Horror fans wont regret it, I didn't. Like I say, It was fantastic to a point, but that point, just cant be climbed for me. so close to perfection......... so close
Story:2/5 Acting: 4/5 Scare factor:5/5 Gore:4/5
Slashers (2001)
Decent low budget splatter flick
I am the biggest fan that I know of low budget horror/gore movies, So I figured I would give this a shot after my pals told me how crap it was!!
Well, They were right and wrong, Let's get this straight: This movie is super-SH*T! But remember, were in a world where movies contain examples like, schindlers list, the godfather, the deer hunter, etc. So, as you can see, in this world, yes, it's crap.
However, If you (like me) Have a separate scale for these movies specifically, you wont be disappointed, It isn't great, but it has just the amount of quirky characters (LOVE chainsaw Charlie!), and generally good ideas to work. Speaking of ideas, the actual story of a game show where contestants face 3 killers in a danger zone in a battle for millions of dollars (like the running man really!)is great!, even the killers themselves are great, The "contestants" however are not. This was the only stumbling block for me, Now I'm a guy who rates Friday the 13th, Evil dead, Bad taste etc. as good movies so I know how to overcome bad acting......... I can't here though, The contestants acting is so bad you will pray for their demise, Add this to the less-than-hoped-for blood spray and it falls short just slightly of being so bad it's good, ( A very tricky award to bag!)
Horror scores (out of 5 stars)
Blood:**** Gore:** Scares:* Story:**** Acting:*
Wrong Turn (2003)
best horror film in a long time
OK, i am a horror fan, plain and simple...... horror movies per se' are dumb, let's get that out the way before we start. This movie has the usual (just) adequate acting, script and plot but it also has the most twisted baddies i've seen in ages and it's very very tense! **SPOILERS** (the scene starting in the large watchtower and going into the " tree chase" is horror gold.) **END SPOILERS** It has a very welcome feel of a late 70's early 80's flick, and will be compared to films such as Texas chainsaw massacre and the hills have eyes, this is for very good reason as it shamelessly "borrows" from these and is the better for it! overall this is certainly the second best horror film of 2003 and although you may think that isn't hard to do with the years horror efforts such as darkness falls (shudder!) it is WAY above them, if you like the aforementioned hooper and craven flicks then you WILL love this. 8.5/10
if u liked this movie: may i recommend The (Number one best horror film of the year) Texas chainsaw massacre (2003) as it has a similar feel and ISN'T a re-make, and then try House of 1000 corpses for nastier thrills.
Acting: 3/5 Story: 3/5 Gore: 4/5 Scare factor: 4/5
Paura nella città dei morti viventi (1980)
One of fulci's better works
I'll keep it as brief as possible:
Good points: .The score: oh man, this movies music is sooooo atmospheric it is THE best point of it (IMHO).The gore: an obvious point, there is a little 80's cheese in some of the effects but i am 100% serious when i say, the "drill" scene is one of the realest looking and most uncomfortable to watch effects i have EVER seen!!.Catriona Macoll: she is quite a decent actress and also looks OK too!!.John Morghen: one of my favourite Italian exploitation actors, however you have to watch "cannibal Ferox" to get his most memorable performance
Bad points:.Nonsense plot: The plot really does lose itself at various points, and doesn't try to offer explanations..Zombies: They look good, but they are kinda boring and don't fill you full of terror at all!
Overall, i am a HUGE fan of horror/gore movies such as this, so i admit to watching it thru rose tinted glasses, but for the like-minded you should really give this a try and appreciate it for it's Gothic visuals and creepy, creepy music........ fulci's 2nd or 3rd best movie, depending on my mood!
Story: 2/5 Acting: 1/5 Scare factor:2/5 Gore:5/5