Tips, tips and more tips.

Here’s just a few tips to get the movie you want. Watch the video below.

Which one to choose?

Are you finding it difficult to choose just the right horror flick for movie night?

You aren’t the only one. Sometimes I pick the wrong film also. So don’t fear, it happens to everyone.

Here are a few simple tricks:

1. Never pick a movie by its cover. Yes, you’d think choosing a flick by its cover is, well, idiotic, dumb, stupid. Should I go on? But it happens! We’re like those mosquitoes attracted to the bright buzzing light, and BAM!, we’re dead. But in this case we just lost out on $6, and a crappy D-rated movie.

2. Go on IMDB! The Internet Movie Database has scores of information about flicks. Who directed it. Who produced and wrote it. Which actor/actress is playing which character. Character information. Trivia. The rating. Box office ratings. Goofs and the quotes. Soundtrack. Frequently asked questions regarding the film. And reviews from website users. You can join in the action by signing up and arguing who’s the worst actress in a horror flick.

3. Talk to a customer service representative at your neighbourhood movie store. They’re there for a reason, other than collecting a bi-weekly paycheque. They review movies to inform customers if they’re satisfactory or down right awful.

4. Read the description on the back of the DVD case. Even the movie rating. It’s easy, so don’t forget to do this step.

You shouldn’t need a reason to complain for picking the wrong flick. It’s in your hands to choose the right one.

Here’s an interview with a Blockbuster customer service rep!

Killer vs. predator

Ah, another movie, another sequel, another slaughter.

Predators, not the 1987 film, is a terrible rehash of this sci-fi franchise.

What should I tear down? Well, everything. The overall storyline to this ‘sequel’ is beyond being mediocre, that it puts the original ones to shame. Yes, from the beginning the action was almost nonstop, however, that doesn’t make this movie anymore boring and useless than it already is.

Overall there was no clear, concise plot and ending to the movie. Basically it’s just humans marooned on an alien planet trying to survive and fight in the ultimate predator vs. human predator match up. Even the Aliens vs. Predators franchise had a better plot line, script and actors.

There weas minimal CGI effects in the movie, which I loved because it made the fight scenes shine through.

But every scene felt choreographed and out of place that it ruined the excitement. I was itching to eject the movie 20 minutes in, and that doesn’t happen to often.

Nimród Antal’s (director) take on the franchise almost made me want to whip my remote at the television screen and storm out of the room. And Adrien Brody’s acting ‘skills’ are worse than Keanu Reeves.

Monotone, monotone, boring.

Originally, Robert Rodriguez (producer) didn’t intend on this sequel to be connected with the Alien’s vs. Predator franchise. Perhaps it would have made this film better than mediocre.

Is it worth your money? No, stick to the old films, please.

Listen to this interview below:

Blood, gore but no bite

Image: Siobhan Bothwell

This movie is crap.

30 Days of Night: Dark Days unfortunately had no bite. And for a vampire film, that’s pathetic.

I didn’t have a lot running for the graphic novel turned movie sequel, but I did expect it to be a decent vampire flick. Dead wrong.
After suffering the loss and anguish of her husband, friends and community, Stella Oleson (now played by Kiele Sanchez) decides to turn the tables on the ones who slaughtered her town of Borrow, Alaska.

With a new leading lady, director and slashed budget, this movie can’t compare to the first instalment. The first one offered a primitive brutality that hasn’t really been done in most mainstream vampire movies.

Image: SIobhan Bothwell

The villains were considered frightening, but they lost their edge in this sequel.

The director, Ben Ketai, butchered the original concept of the movie. The storyline and script were unoriginal and sparked no creativity. He could have perfected Stella’s agony in a beautifully portrayed sequel, but he didn’t try.

Even the new leading heroine didn’t illustrate the sorrow of loneliness and revenge every moviegoer expected. She seemed like an emotionless twit.

The film seemed to drone on for 92 excruciating minutes. Half way through I was taping the Open button on my remote. However, I didn’t want to do a half-ass entry so I continued on.

Please, don’t bother with this one. Step away from the DVD and proceed with the next one. It’s not worth the cash or your time.

Image: Siobhan Bothwell

Remake of Freddy confirms that he is a douche.

One, two, Freddy’s coming for you in a new and dark remake of this iconic franchise.

In the past few years Hollywood decided ‘Hey why don’t we re-image our iconic horror characters’, and they decided to have another try with Freddy Krueger. I would hope everyone knows who he is. If not, well you didn’t miss much.

Kruegar comes back to haunt a select few teenagers, who in the back story not only pissed him off but intrigued his taste for children. Yes, it’s been confirmed that he is in fact a sexual predator. There were hints in previous installments, but it wasn’t the forefront of the movies like in this one.

What’s different is the actor who plays him. Robert Englund is out and Jackie Earle Haley is in. Haley delivers a seamless role with the beloved character. He even makes Freddy more frightening. However, the movie doesn’t feel real to me since Englund isn’t involved. Englund is Freddy.

But we finally see a glimpse of what really happened with the children and Freddy. One of very few good parts in this movie.

The hat, sweater and gloves are back, but not Freddy. A shame really. Even if I hated the character I expected the director (Samuel Bayer) not to butcher him.

However, the only thing that saved the movie is the classic technique of having the villain barely show his face during the movie.

If you love Freddy, just skip this one and pop in the old movies.

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Gyllenhaal, sand, betrayal and ostriches?

Video game turned movie, The Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is a great find for all those action packed special effects moviegoers.

Prince Dastan (Jake Gyllenhaal) fights along side the mysterious Princess Tamina (Gemma Arterton) to protect a sacred dagger, and stop the impending doom of earth’s destruction by mystical forces.

Yes the story is cliched, however, the special effects, clever screenwriting and brilliant stunts make up for the defects in the movie. What makes this movie good? The witty relationship between Dastan and Tamina. The connection between those two flows naturally in the movie. They were meant for each other.

The stunts were brilliantly crafted within the movie also. I wasn’t expecting that out of a typical storyline. Every stunt was new and exciting

The family bond also sets this movie far from the rest. Dastan, the orphan of no royal blood, is devoted to his family and would give up his life to protect them.

Also the typical but expected blossoming love between the two main characters. What do people expect with that kind of connection? It was bound to happen.

Now the bad. The storyline that everyone expects. The family devotion evolves into treachery because of power and greed. It’s unfortunate I felt I wasn’t getting my full money’s worth. I’ve seen this before. I know what happens. So why am I watching this again? Even though it was cliched, it did make for a good movie.

Not the best movies, but good nonetheless.

Introduction to the brutal and honest truth of film

No hello world! No hey, how’s it going. No hey, this is new to me. No hey, I have a blog!

This is just a simple introduction to a simple blog.

My point? I want to review movies, DVD format thank you, so people like you know which one to pick every week, instead of complaining how the customer service person duped you, again. Savvy? Good.

I’m sticking to what I know best, Horror, Thriller and Action. I’ll probably have haters, bring them on, but I’m hoping people will gain a better knowledge of what to choose and what not to choose.

So come back every week to see which movie I tear apart, which one I love and which one I’ll downright say, “BACK AWAY FROM THIS MOVIE AND LOOK FOR ANOTHER ONE.” For your own safety, of course.