Month: October 2018

Review: Scream (Garrett’s View)

Scream redefined the slasher genre by poking fun at it and in turn, became the defining horror film for an entire generation of people.

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Review: Friday the 13th (2009) (Carson’s View)

Friday the 13th is a reboot/sequel.  It has the same title as the original, however, serves more as a follow up to Mrs. Voorhees’ killing spree.  It shows a brief recreation of the events that happen in the original Friday the 13th to introduce Jason’s mother to a new generation.  This is origin of our new Jason.  This…

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Review: Friday the 13th Part II (Carson’s View)

In Friday the 13th Part II we finally get to see Jason Voorhees as the killer!  But it is not the Jason we all know and have grown to love.  When considering counterparts such as Freddy Krueger, Michael Myers or even Chucky, Jason has evolved and improved the most over the years.  Some would argue…

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Review: Friday the 13th (1980) (Carson’s View)

Jason was always my favorite of the “slasher killers” when I was growing up.  With him on the sidelines, it did not encourage me to ever re-watch the original Friday the 13th.  It has been at least 25 years since I had seen it. Beyond the the major plot points that you are reminded of throughout…

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Review: Critters (Garrett’s View)

A quick, decently fun genre mash-up that has been done better by films that came before it and after it.

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Review: The Thing (1982) (Carson’s View)

I don’t know how The Thing slipped through cracks of my childhood, but it is a very good horror movie. Maybe it was the uninspired and generic title that didn’t appeal to me. Maybe it was John Carpenter’s run of Escape from L.A., Vampires, and The Ghosts of Mars from ’96 to ’01 that kept…

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Review: Cube (Garrett’s View)

Sometimes the central plot of a film is strong enough that it can overcome a low budget and sub-par acting. Cube is an excellent example of this. Filmed in what feels like — at most — 2 rooms and with a cast of unknowns, Cube literally drops the characters and audience directly into the mystery….

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Review: Halloween (2007) (Carson’s View)

Rob Zombie’s Halloween reboot does a lot of things right, and a few things really wrong.  The first thing it does right is the casting of the 6 foot 8 inch Tyler Mane as Michael Myers.  A man of intimidating stature makes Michael’s strength believable as he squeezes the life out of teenagers. One thing…

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Review: From Dusk Till Dawn (Carson’s View)

From Dusk Till Dawn is one of the most underrated movies of the ‘90s.  Robert Rodriguez brilliantly combines two ideas that each could have each been their own stand alone movie.  The first 2/3rds of the movie introduces us to Seth and Richard Gecko (Clooney and Tarantino). They are two brothers who are bank robbers…

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