BY MICHAEL GOODPASTER
(FOUR) THE WARD
For the most part I’m curious in this movie purely because it’s John Carpenter. He has a pretty decent track record when it comes to horror movies. In this one it’s a “thriller” about a young woman and a 1960’s mental institution. So basically, it sounds like the plot to like ten other movies. Still, I bet it’s way better than it sounds.
(THREE) SUPER 8
Screw it. I’m NOT buying the hype here. The promotion for the movie has been really vague and pushes the whole “mysterious” thing. It worked well for Paranormal Activity to cover up the production quality and the fact that nothing EVER happens. Sure this movie will have aliens and some bigger budget effects, but so what? J.J. Abrams is a good writer, but something about this is rubbing me the wrong way. It’s either going to be the most overrated heap of garbage ever or amazing. Hell, maybe this is where the good storylines of Fringe went…
(TWO) FINAL DESTINATION 5
Don’t care. I find a weird enjoyment in the Final Destination movies. It’s a MUCH more respectable horror franchise than the SAW shit everyone goes gaga over. People complain that these movies follow a formula, but so be it. It’s still fun to figure out how and when someone is going to meet their fate. This time around I read it’s the survivors of a collapsed bridge. Cool enough. If it’s as amusingly decent as the last one then I have no problem with being a little excited for this one too.
(ONE) DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK
Let’s be honest here. I’m not a HUGE horror fan. I like the old Freddy stuff, Childs Play, and the more character driven cheese than slasher and gore. I also like artistic projects. The more independent of thinking, outside of the box, art films. Guillermo del Toro wrote this movie. He is a very awesome mind and his movies are “art” in an honest form. The movie is about a girl who lives with her father, Guy Pearce, and his girlfriend, Katie Holmes. The girl starts dealing with the effects of the house being haunted and spookiness and uncomfortableness is surely to ensue.
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