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Hex (2017)
Amazing Historical Thriller
This movie has been on my radar for a while after I heard about it on Twitter.
The cinematography is beautiful. I know that's a strange thing to say about a horror/thriller film, but you must see Harry Young's work in this to understand what I mean. Nino Russell's musical score doesn't overpower the scenes and gives a chilling ambiance.
The small cast is phenomenal, which is on the surprising side with a reported budget of £1,000 (approximately $1200). Daniel Oldroyd plays Richard, who isn't convinced that there is a witch, at first, while Thomas, William Young, knows that something evil controls the woods. The strange awkwardness between the two soldiers is a delight to watch; neither trust the other, but understand they must work together for survival.
The intensity maintained throughout the film kept me satisfied and intrigued until the final moment. If you are looking for a strong psychological thriller in a historical setting, I strongly urge you to watch Hex. I wasn't disappointed.
Pet Sematary (2019)
I highly recommend that you pretend it wasn't made and move on with your life.
Gaslighting is manipulating someone by psychological means into questioning their sanity. That is how Pet Sematary (2019) made me feel; not to single out this film, most remakes make me feel this way. I know the story, I've read and seen it several times, yet as I watched I began questioning everything that is true.
I get it. Remakes are designed to bring in a new audience (money) and piss off fans of the original. This one, in particular, was done horribly. I expected more suspense and thrills than what I got. The effects were bland and expected and ordinary. When you have a story like this, making changes can be a slippery slope, and nothing they did made it better, but tore it apart. At least they didn't change the character names, which, now that I think about it, might have been better if a new family had moved into the house; but what to do about Judd?
The sound effects, score, and the cute kitties who played Church were the best elements of the movie. John Lithgow as Judd was also a good choice, and the twins playing Gage were uncannily similar looking to the actor in the original. But these few things didn't make up for the missed elements or even the overplayed ones. The cover of Pet Sematary by the Ramones was dreadful, too. Oh, I almost forgot, I liked the funeral procession of children wearing masks, taking the dog to the Pet Sematary was a nice touch, and added something macabre.
When the ending finally came, I rolled my eyes and groaned. It was too much. All these things I've mentioned (and more), describe how the creators of this film gaslighted me. But guess what? I know the truth, that's not really what happened. Ask anyone. They'll tell a completely different story than what they tried to manipulate into my mind.
Among the Shadows (2019)
I forced myself to watch the whole thing
I'm amazed that they found actors who were so awful they almost made Lindsay Lohan look good(ish). Then again, what should I expect from a direct to video on demand release? However, the tactics of bad acting didn't make her appear any better, making the fact that she can't act more prominent. At least her role was minimal.
What's with the dirty lens filter? That's just weird and out of place.
They don't transform like other werewolves I've seen, which I guess is alright, but I couldn't tell the difference between vampire and wolf. Detective Kristy Wolfe is a vampire, isn't she? Wait. What? She's a werewolf, too? I guess I should've known that based on her last name. This film is so low budget that they couldn't afford to run to Party City for a few werewolf masks. Seriously, had they not said they were werewolves, I would've continued to think they were vampires.
I cannot express the horror I felt watching Among the Shadows, and not because it was scary. This has to be the worst movie I've ever tortured myself with, and it gives me great pleasure to give this movie 0 out of 5 Stars.
Verónica (2017)
Better than most Oujia Board movies
"God has nothing to do with it. Leave Him out of it." - Sister Death
I love headlines that say things like this New Netflix Horror Film Is So Terrifying People Are Having To Turn It Off, they do exactly what they want you to do, watch this movie to see how "Terrifying" it really is. VERÓNICA is being compared to The Conjuring, which is one of my top 10 Horror Movies, I can see how they are comparing it, it's very similar, in fact almost too similar. Rotten Tomatoes of 100%, which at the time of me writing this was based on 12 reviews, Average Rating: 7.5/10. The Audience Score is only 73%, Average Rating 3.9/5 from 134 User Ratings.
Movies starting with the ending always make me wonder if they are worth watching, but I continued through this, primarily because of the hype. This movie is allegedly based on an actual police report in 1992; if I cared enough I'd probably dig to see that report. Being in European Spanish was fine, I understand enough, and the subtitles were there helping along the way when I didn't.
I think my favorite thing about the movie was the low-tech effects and the minimal CGI, it's reminiscent of movies like the original Poltergeist movies, and Halloween. The children actors were fun, and I wondered how much of their interactions were scripted, which made them feel more real. Sandra Escacena didn't overplay her role as I've seen in so many recent horror movies of this type; I didn't feel the need to gag at any point because of the overabundance of cheese.
A few scenes made me shake my head just because I didn't understand the point of them. And some it felt too familiar to other possession movies. All in all, I enjoyed VERÓNICA. But was it so scary at any point that I needed to turn it off? No. I do recommend it, and gave it 4 Stars.
"God has nothing to do with it. Leave Him out of it." - Sister Death
I love headlines that say things like this New Netflix Horror Film Is So Terrifying People Are Having To Turn It Off, they do exactly what they want you to do, watch this movie to see how "Terrifying" it really is. VERÓNICA is being compared to The Conjuring, which is one of my top 10 Horror Movies, I can see how they are comparing it, it's very similar, in fact almost too similar. Rotten Tomatoes of 100%, which at the time of me writing this was based on 12 reviews, Average Rating: 7.5/10. The Audience Score is only 73%, Average Rating 3.9/5 from 134 User Ratings.
Movies starting with the ending always make me wonder if they are worth watching, but I continued through this, primarily because of the hype. This movie is allegedly based on an actual police report in 1992; if I cared enough I'd probably dig to see that report. Being in European Spanish was fine, I understand enough, and the subtitles were there helping along the way when I didn't.
I think my favorite thing about the movie was the low-tech effects and the minimal CGI, it's reminiscent of movies like the original Poltergeist movies, and Halloween. The children actors were fun, and I wondered how much of their interactions were scripted, which made them feel more real. Sandra Escacena didn't overplay her role as I've seen in so many recent horror movies of this type; I didn't feel the need to gag at any point because of the overabundance of cheese.
A few scenes made me shake my head just because I didn't understand the point of them. And some it felt too familiar to other possession movies. All in all, I enjoyed VERÓNICA. But was it so scary at any point that I needed to turn it off? No. I do recommend it, and gave it 4 Stars.