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Monday, February 13, 2023

Intruders -2011

 

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"Intruders" is a 2011 supernatural horror film directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo and written by Nicolás Casariego and Jaime Marques.. The film features Clive Owen, Carice van Houten, Daniel Brühl, Pilar López de Ayala, Ella Purnell, Izan Corchero, Kerry Fox, and Héctor Alterio. The story is about a man and a woman who are trying to save their kids life from a monster called Hollow Face.

Though no one can see him, Hollow Face hides in the shadows, longing for love but only knowing how to spread fear and hatred.

Hollow Face creeps into the life of John Farrow in England after his 12-year-old daughter is assaulted in their home. In Spain, Hollow Face comes into the life of Luisa and her son Juan after Juan is attacked in their home. As fissures start to open within the family unit, the line between the real and the imaginary blurs. No security measure seems to be able to keep out Hollow Face.








Not to be confused with "The Intruders," a 2015 Canadian horror film directed by Adam Massey and written by Jason Juravic.

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Tucker & Dale vs. Evil -2010

 

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Hilarious horror-comedy film, with typical characters, a hot and busty blonde, crazy deaths.







One of the most enjoyable, belly-bustingly hilarious, and timeless jewels that I have ever seen and kept the file on.

The dark comedy-horror film "Tucker & Dale vs. Evil" was directed by Eli Craig and written by Craig and Morgan Jurgenson. Alan Tudyk, Tyler Labine, Katrina Bowden, Brandon Jay McLaren, Jesse Moss, and Chelan Simmons are among its cast members. A bunch of naive college students mistake a couple of well-intentioned hillbillies played by Labine and Tudyk for murderers.

A group of teenagers go camping at a house in the woods, around the campfire, Chad begins to tell a story about the massacre that happened there on Memorial Day. At night, they go to the lake to bathe, and Tucker and Dale were on the lake in a small fishing boat. The blonde Allison climbed a rock, saw them, and got scared. She fell into the water and became unconscious. Dale tries to rescue her, and he and Tucker put her on the boat. The others thought their friend was being kidnapped, and saw and misinterpreted the situation.

On the next day, the students went to Dale and Tuckers mountain house to rescue their friend.

Tucker was cutting a log with a chainsaw. Inside the trunk there was a beehive. Tucker ran away from the bees with a chainsaw in his hands. The boys got scared. One of them ran away and was impaled against a sharp trunk. He died. From the perspective of the teenagers who saw them from afar, a series of accidental deaths appear, but always give the illusion that Tucker or Dale killed them.

Crazy deaths, similar to the "Final Destination" movies.

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The Skeleton Key -2005

 

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"The Skeleton Key" is a 2005 American Southern Gothic supernatural horror film directed by Iain Softley and written by Ehren Kruger. It stars Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands, John Hurt, Peter Sarsgaard, and Joy Bryant. The story is about a New Orleans hospice nurse who starts a job at a Terrebonne Parish plantation home and becomes involved in a supernatural mystery about the house, its former inhabitants, and Voodoo rituals and spells that took place.






Nurse Caroline Ellis quits her job to take care of elderly Ben Devereux who had a stroke and can't talk. When she reaches Bens house in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, she encounters his wife Violet, who is suspicious and creepy. Caroline is convinced by the family's lawyer, Luke Marshall. She goes to the attic and finds a secret room full of spells, hair, and bones used to practice Hoodoo, but Violet says she has never seen this secret room. Caroline thinks Violet has put a spell on Ben, so she wants to help him. 

She understands that Voodoo cannot hurt someone who does not believe in it. Will Caroline be able to save Ben, or will she be the one who needs saving?

Mama Cecile and Papa Justify are the spirits of 1900's renowned Hoodoo practitioners and the main antagonists of the movie. The end is surprising.







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Insidious Film series

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"Insidious" is a series of American horror films created by Leigh Whannell. 

The first two films focus on a couple who, after their son mysteriously enters a comatose state and becomes a vessel for ghosts in an astral plane, are continuously haunted by demons from a forbidden realm known as the Further until they take from the world. The third film, a prequel, focuses on the same psychic who helped the family. This time, she comes to the aid of a young girl who calls out to the dead. The fourth film follows her when her own family becomes haunted. The fifth film follows their son Dalton, who is going to college and is haunted by a presence of the past. 

The first four film plots are shown as case files of demonologists, and focus on people who unwillingly make contact with the demonic world, with the fifth centering on a teenage Dalton who goes to college and is haunted by a presence of his past.

Great movies with good special effects and strong consistent paranormal story.








Insidious is a horror movie that is based on previous horror movies like Poltergeist and House On Haunted Hill. Its jump scares are effective because of the creepy soundtrack and the way it's shot and builds tension. 

2011- "Insidious".

2013- "Insidious: Chapter 2".

2015- "Insidious: Chapter 3".

2018- "Insidious: The Last Key".

2023- "Insidious: The Red Door".

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I Spit on Your Grave -Franchise

 

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"I Spit on Your Grave" is an American rape and revenge film series that comprises two films written and directed by Meir Zarchi and three remake films, each installment following a woman who exacts revenge on each of her tormentors after four men gang rape and leave her for dead. The original 1978 film has gained a large cult following. Jennifer Hills (portrayed by Camille Keaton and Sarah Butler) is the only character to appear in every film, with the exception of the 2013 film "I Spit on Your Grave 2".

The movie is filled with incredible and touching action, and the title is strong, meaning "I Spit on Your Grave."

Jennifer (Sarah Butler) is a writer who lives in an isolated cabin in the country to work on her latest novel. A gang of local thugs rape and torture her, then leave her for dead, before the peace and quiet is shattered. But she returns to seek revenge, trapping the men one by one. Jennifer inflicts pain on her attackers with a ferocity that exceeds her own ordeal.








The deaths are incredible, it reminds me of the "Saw" movies.

1978- "I Spit on Your Grave".

2010- "I Spit on Your Grave" (remake).

2013- "I Spit on Your Grave 2".

2015- "I Spit on Your Grave 3- Vengeance is Mine".

2019- "I Spit on Your Grave: Déjà Vu".


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Underworld Movies franchise -2003- 2017

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 The "Underworld" movies are wonderful because of the excellent visual effects, the background music, colors and the immersive scenery and mix of it all.

The story is very good, with plenty of action, and the most important thing is the actress Rhona Natasha Mitra ("Sonja") is beautiful.

'Underworld' is a series of dark fantasy action horror films created by Len Wiseman, Kevin Grevioux, and Danny McBride. It follows characters who are caught up in a war between vampires and werewolves (lycans). The majority of the films feature Kate Beckinsale as Selene, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. 

Selene (Kate Beckinsale) is a Death Dealer who is bent on destroying the lycans who allegedly killed her family. The lycans are investigating the human Michael Corvin for experimentation. Selene captures Michael herself to find out what the lycans are up to. On her journey, she discovers a mutinous plot to destroy the vampire Elders, as well as a shocking revelation about her father figure Elder, Viktor.

Vampires and lycans are not supernatural creatures, but rather a mutation of the Plague.

The film reveals that Alexander Corvinus is the first member of the vampire and lycan lines. He was the only one who survived the plague that wiped out his village. He somehow managed to modify the pathogen and mold it to his own benefit. He had three sons, two of whom inherited their father's immortality and were bitten, one, Markus, by a bat, and the other, William, by a wolf, resulting in the vampire and werewolf lines. Corvinus's unnamed third son, who did not inherit immortality, also carried the Corvinus Strain as an exact duplicate of the original pathogen, hidden away in his genetic code and passed along to his human descendants through the centuries. This, according to Singe, is the key to creating a hybrid.

2003- "Underworld".

2006- "Underworld Evolution".

2009- "Underworld- Rise of the Lycans".

2012- "Underworld- Awakening".

2017- "Underworld- Blood Wars".

Unfortunately, there is no news about a sixth movie.

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Let Me In -2010

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The idea of being a vampire might appeal to some people, eternal youth sounds pretty good. There are a lot of movies that show the life of a vampire in a positive light, but there are also movies like this one. The film opens with a man being rushed to the hospital with severe burns, in the ambulance.

Later, we will know the reason, but I will not tell you it now. He wrote a note apologizing to Abby.

"Let Me In" is not about the fun and games one could have as a creature of the night, it's a dark romantic story about a bullied boy (Owen) who falls in love with her neighbour Abby. As you might have guessed, she's a girl. Innocent on the outside, she is a ruthless creature that is willing to do anything to survive.

It is a remake of the 2008 Swedish film "Let Me In".

Owen (Kodi Smit-McPhee), 12 years old, is bullied at school, neglected at home, and incredibly lonely. He spends his days plotting revenge on his tormentors and spends his nights spying on the other residents of the apartment complex. His only friend is Abby (Chloë Grace Moretz), a strange girl who only comes out at night. Both outcasts, the two form a strong bond. When the caretaker disappears amid a series of gruesome murders, Owen starts to suspect that she is hiding a terrible secret.

The film focuses on the romance between Owen and the girl Abby. Later, Owen cut his finger to make a blood pact with Abby, and discovers in the worst way that she is a vampire. But he eventually accepts her nature. The bullies tried to force Owen to stay under water for 3 minutes at the school pool, but Abby came to the rescue him.








*Abby, transformed.

Great special effects and a chilling story.

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Paranormal Activity franchise

 

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Some horror movies are based on 'found footage', which is processed to look like amateur recording, giving a more realistic feel.

Paranormal activity is not of found footage style, but similar, surveillance cameras at home sometimes capture paranormal activity, poltergeist activity.

'Paranormal Activity' is an American supernatural horror franchise that consists of eight films and additional media. The original film premiered in 2007 and was widely released in 2009. It was created by Oren Peli.

Films based on various families who become haunted by the demon Asmodeus "Tobi" of the Book of Tobit stalk, terrifies and ultimately murders several members of the family and other bystanders. The series uses production cameras set up and used security cameras or other recording devices to present the films as found footage.

Sometimes it's good to watch these films again, they're a classic.

2009 -"Paranormal Activity".

2010- "Paranormal Activity 2".

2011- "Paranormal Activity 3".

2012- "Paranormal Activity 4".

2014- "Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones".

2015- "Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension".

2012- "Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin".


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Primal- 2010

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 "Primal" is an interesting horror movie, one that changes direction several times, resulting in a thrilling and fun watch that is marred by silly effects.

A group of young adult friends have travelled to the Australian wilderness to see some ancient cave paintings. The lead on this is Dace (Wil Traval), who is an anthropology student, while the rest are just happy to explore the wilderness and party hard.

When they arrive, they look at the paintings and wonder about the mysterious cave nearby. The usual drunken shenanigans occur after they set up camp. The character Mel (Krew Boylan) decides to skinny dip in a pond to discover she is covered in leeches. That night she starts to get ill. Firstly she has a fever, then her teeth fall out and her mouth oozes blood.

The next morning Mel has grown large sharp teeth and is behaving like an animal. She roars, jumps inhumanly, is super-strong, and also has no problem biting chunks out of her friends.








She's become a primal (animal-like) and begins to hunt down her friends, a mix of zombie girl and vampire strength.

Characters are scared that their friend might die, but they don't want to just accept that their friend is no more human.

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Sint- 2010

 

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"Sint" is a 2010 Dutch dark comedy horror film, directed by Dick Maas about Sinterklaas, the character on which the Anglo-Saxon Santa Claus is based. 

It begins in 1492, on December 5th, when we witness the former bishop Niklas and his gang ransacking a peasant village. The villagers finally had enough after they stole, murdered, and caused complete carnage.

Before setting fire to Niklas' ship, they attack and kill the gang. He and the rest of the gang burn to death, but they don't stop. Every full moon on the December 5th following, they return from the grave to seek revenge.

Then, we move on to 1968, when it is December 5th and there is a full moon. A young boy, Goert, and his family were murdered by Niklas and the Zwarte Pieten. The boy survives and grows up to become a police officer. He waits for the next full moon on December 5th.

You would think he was the star of the movie, but he isn't . Instead that role goes to Egbert Jan Weeber as Frank. A young man who accidentally becomes involved in the Sinterklaas assault on Amsterdam when his friends are killed by the killer bishop.








The police are incapable of understanding what is going on, let alone dealing with the merciless ghosts, as the bodies begin to mount up. Frank must team up with Goert (Bert Luppes) in order to save Christmas and stop the murder. The acting is solid and the occasional comedic moments work well together. 

The effects aren’t amazing but they’re pretty good and there is plenty of gleeful goriness to enjoy.

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Zombie Strippers -2008

 

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Comic horror films are a type of film that I particularly enjoy.

The important thing in these films is not the deaths, special effects, or acting, but the humour and fun.

In this category is the 2008 film "Zombie Strippers."

The film stars Robert Englund, Jenna Jameson, and Jay Lee. 

In the near future, George W. Bush Jr has been re-elected to a fourth term and everything has gone wrong. The Congress is gone, and America is involved in wars with just about everyone. Public nudity has been banned if that wasn't bad enough.

Due to a shortage of troops to fight all these wars, scientists have come up with a virus that reanimates the dead. The plan is to use it on dead soldiers and send them back into battle. Unsurprisingly, it goes wrong, and the unit sent in to clear out the dead ends up with an infected member.

He escapes and ends up at the Rhino strip club, run by Ian Essko (Robert Englund). Rhino is constantly filled with patrons since the outlawing of public nudity strip clubs became hugely popular. Women are all very competitive, something that Jessy (Jennifer Holland) cannot quite get used to.

The infected soldier reanimates and attacks the star dancer, Kat (Jenna Jameson) during her dance. Unlike most conventional zombie horrors, Kat is able to talk and dance despite being reanimated. Owner Ian is happy to let this happen.

The crowd loves her dancing.t. She attended a private lap dance session and performed oral sex on the client. She also ate the client's penis and then dismembered it. 

The other strippers are jealous of her because she is more popular than ever before. So jealous that some people intentionally get themselves infected so they can compete on the stage.

Even though they dance like nothing that has ever been seen before, they are still zombies. When taking punters for private dances, their bloodlust takes over, resulting in some very gory and fun deaths. With the money coming in, Ian decides to try and keep the victims of the strippers in the basement.







A bloodbath takes place at the strip club, filled with strippers looking to outdo each other in the most horrific and silly ways. The money flowed, and the owner of the strip club was happy. He kept storing the zombie customers in the club. 

There are some nudist scenes (a stripper all naked) that are hilarious, sexy dancing, and lots of tits. There were humorous scenes, such as a pussy security guard who ran away, the Mexican cleaning man who said "do I have to clean up all this crap?" The Club owner, Ian, was germ-phobic and always sprayed spray when the strip was being cleaned. Surge after the anti zombie military squad (Z-Squad) and the killing begins.

It is a lot of fun, it is over the top and for the most part entertaining.

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Sunday, February 12, 2023

Daybreakers- 2010

 

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Daybreakers -2009

This is a great vampire movie, it is unique.

The year is 2019. It has been 10 years since the outbreak of a plague that has turned almost every human into a vampire. We begin the film with a shot of a newspaper headline saying that the German blood substitute has failed. Two vampires are discussing the current situation in their society, which is a shortage of blood.

Ten years after a plague turns most of the world's population into vampires, a critical blood shortage causes panic and gruesome mutations among the undead. 

 The "Bromley Marks Corp" has a stock of humans that can be taken out and used to make blood. This is like "The Matrix," where humans in cocoons make bioelectricity to power the machines.

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edward (Ethan Hawke), a vampire hematologist, tries to develop a blood substitute when he meets Lionel "Elvis" (Willem Dafoe) and Audrey (Claudia Karvan), two fugitive humans who claim to have a possible cure. Edward joins them in the hope of perfecting the cure before it's too late. They found a cure. I won't say which one, so as not to spoil the surprise of the film.  But Ethan finds out that Charles Bromley, the owner of the corporation, didn't want a "substitute" for blood or a cure.

Since sunlight is deadly to vampires, underground passages and UV-filtered cars are built for safe travel, while the few free humans travel by day, hiding in open spaces,

Daybreakers is an international co-production between Australia and the United States. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2009. It was released in the United Kingdom on January 6th 2010 and in North America on January 8th. The movie made over $50 million worldwide and got mixed reviews.

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