Resurrection County
October 7, 2008
Resurrection County combines three necessary things in order to have a great slasher flick. Gore, death and violence all play out, entwined with revenge and loyalty, making Resurrection County a must watch flick for those who want something a little different from their horror movie. The story revolves around four tourists, a brother and sister and their significant others, heading to Resurrection County to go camping. The brother is pissed at his best friend for getting his sister pregnant, so they go out for a four wheeler ride. Not surprisingly, they get lost and enter a “Do Not Trespass” lot where they meet a black man with a mean shotgun who is equally pissed. After shots ring out, the real movie fun begins. It’s a brutal journey about choosing loyalty and taking care of those you love, above those who choose to remain loyal to the wrong doer. The movie does force you to take a side, so be ready.
BTK: Bind, Torture, Kill Review
October 7, 2008
I’m not sure what it is about Hollywood and taking real life monsters and adapting their lives to screen in a fictional setting, but they just love doing it. Just about every serial killer in history who’s mass murdered more than five people has found his way into stardom through a grisly retelling of his life. Dahmer, Bundy, Ed Gein, and now, you can through BTK into the mix. The film is admittedly low budget, but it does play out like a TV true crime thriller, but perhaps showing more than you’d let your children watch.
The role is played by Kane Hodder and might as well have been taken from any generic horror slasher film. Hell, put a hocky mask on him and call him Jason if you please. Hodder plays an effective family man at the beginning of the film, taking care of his loving wife and his two teenage daughters. He’s a dog catcher in his Wichita community, which means he’s only a few steps above a rent-a-cop. The dark side to Hodder’s character is the fact that he’s a sick bastard who’s been slowly torturing and killing people for around thirty years, with his targets largely young women and hookers. After benig named the president of his local Church, BTK becomes frustrated and decides to take action at the slowness of the media in solving his connecting the dots concerning his killing spree.
Twilight The Next Harry Potter With A Horror Twist?
October 6, 2008
Breaking Dawn, the last book in the Twilight Series by Stephanie Meyer hit shelves earlier in August and has caused quite an uproar among fans looking forward to the movie, and those who are skeptical about the movie being shown to the young audience it is intended for. Admittedly the subject matter is no more controversial than wizards and magic, which the Harry Potter books are famous for, so we could have a new behemoth in the world of Tween movies, this time bearing a “horror” moniker.
The story follows the protagonist of the books, Bella Swan, who is sent to live with her father in dreary Forks, Washington after her mother remarries. Once there, she’s fascinated with one Edward Cullen, who’s stark white appearance isn’t the only startling thing about him and the rest of his family. Bella soon finds out Edward, along with the rest of his “family”, is a vampire and becomes enthralled with Edward, not only because he is her soul mate, but simply because she loves him. While this isn’t the first time someone has fallen in love with a vampire, if the movie stays true to the books, fans will have lots to expect.
Splinter Preview
October 6, 2008
Splinter has flown under the radar, for no good reason. The movie is set around a quiet gas station on a lonely stretch of freeway, though the gas station is home to more than just a pit stop. It harbors a terrifying virus-like monster which inhabits its victims bodies and drives them on a relentless lust for blood. The virus begins to twist the bodies of its prey into shapes which are best suited to carry out its desire to infect more victims and kill again.
The low budget flick is filled with juicy little elements which, when combined will give you one hell of a scare. The special effects are a mix between CGI and standard effects, and during most of the creature shots, it looks as if there’s an actual corpse on the screen. You’ll see limbs crack and break, corpses slam themselves around, and of course, the monster tearing people apart via limb removal, which is perhaps the most shocking scene in the movie.
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Beetlejuice – 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
October 6, 2008
It’s really hard to believe that 20 years have passed since Beetlejuice grabbed my attention. It had all the twisted surrealistic nightmare dreams you’d imagine as a child, and even more considering its director, Tim Burton, packed the movie full of carnival freak show like qualities. Though the name of the movie implies it is solely about Beetlejuice, the story revolves around the Maitlands, played by Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis. The Maitlands find themselves in the recently deceased category after an accident involving a stray dog and a bridge. The ghosts return to their homes to live out 125 years on earth, only to discover the bliss of death is interrupted by the new home owners. The Maitlands discover the Deitzes are renovating their home and unable to cope with the new living conditions, the Maitlands enlist the help of Betelgeuse to rid them of the living.
The new DVD is the second release of the movie on DVD and being an “Anniversary Deluxe” edition, you’d think it would be packed with special features. You’d be wrong. The only thing that sets this release apart from the first is the inclusion of three episodes of the Beetlejuice animates series. You’ll be getting no documentary, no bonus footage, no outtakes, nothing, nada, zilch. Unless you enjoyed the Beetlejuice cartoon of the early 90s, you can probably skip this DVD if you already have the first in your collection.
Quarantine (2008)
September 24, 2008
Director John Erick Dowdle brings you the terrifying tale of a news story gone wrong. Television reporter Angela Vidal (Jennifer Carpenter) and her cameraman (Steve Harris) have been coupled up with the Los Angeles Fire Station for the night. During their stay, a 911 call is made, bringing them to a small apartment building with the police already at the scene. Blood curdling screams from one of the apartment units has started to scare the other residents.
The crew finds out a little too late that a rare strain of the rabies virus is the cause behind this, leaving the completely locked in by the CDC under quarantine. Things start to go horribly wrong as the residents start getting viciously attacked. All communication to the inside has been completely cut off, leaving those inside wondering what exactly is attacking everyone and why no official information is being relayed in to them.
Max Payne (2008)
September 24, 2008
While not necessarily horror, the story of Max Payne is definitely one to keep you on the edge of your seat. The movie adaptation of Rockstar Games epic story is set to hit theaters October 17th nation wide.
Mark Wahlberg takes the lead role as Max Payne, a unlucky cop who is still trying to get over the death of his family. As a detective, work doesn’t stop for family troubles, so Payne is force to stay on task and continue his investigation of several murders around town. Things begin to heat up as a deadly assassin looking for revenge (Mila Kunis) is loose in the same exact city.
Sculpture (2009)
August 27, 2008
Sculpture is a psychological thriller that follows the story of a girl named Ashely Steele after she has left the home of her abusive father. The question still remains as to whether or not Ashley’s father killed her mother when she was a child, but now that her father has passed, it doesn’t look like she’ll be getting the answer to that question anytime soon.
The film starts at her fathers funeral, introducing her too close for comfort brother Adam who convinces her to stick around and keep the family business going (Steele’s Gym). What better place for Ashley to be working then at a gym when the local art gallery is looking for her to create some pieces for her art gallery opening soon, dubbed “The Perfect Man”.
Bubba Ho-Tep (2003)
August 18, 2008
In a quiet little retirement home in East Texas, Elvis Presley (Bruce Campbell) finds himself capable of doing nothing more than grieving over the disgusting growth that’s been found on his member. While no one in the
facility, especially Elvis’s favorite nurse (Ella Joyce), will believe him, we’re dealing with the true King of rock and roll himself. Now stuck in a nursing home after the impersonator he had chosen to take his place had become a little overzealous, winding up dead, the only person who he’s managed to find that will believe him is a fellow resident named Jack (Ossie Davis). But the elderly black gentleman named Jack claims to be a disguised John F. Kennedy.
100 Tears (2008)
August 18, 2008
Considered to be one of the most gore-filled shock movies of this year, 100 Tears has finally had some more light spread on it’s upcoming DVD release. After the film wowed fans at multiple film festivals and conventions, Anthem Pictures has finally agreed to pick up the film for a DVD distribution expected in late November or December of this year.
Director/FX creator Marcus Koch made it clear that this unrated version will be much different from what we’ve seen of this movie so far. They’ve added a few extra scenes and extended some of the major gore-filled moments of this film to give you exactly what your money is worth. Don’t forget, the film will also be full of special features, including a never before seen making-of featurette, along with interviews with the cast and crew, deleted scenes, outtakes, and more.
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