movie review – Dahlia DeWinters

Horror Movie Review -Train to Busan (Busanhaeng)

Title: Train to Busan – Busanhaeng (original title)Genre: Horror (Zombies), Thriller, DramaDirector: Sang-Ho YeonWriters: Sang-Ho YeonIMDB Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5700672/ NO SPOILERS Me after seeing this movie on Amazon Video: PLOT SYNOPSIS: (imdb.com) While a zombie-virus breaks out in South Korea, a couple of passengers struggle to survive on the train from Seoul to Busan. Before I even begin, I’m going to say I loved this movie. A lot. Many horror movie viewers are cynical and jaded. They claim that “they’ve seen it all” and “nothing can scare them now”. That’s all well and good, but once you claim that, where is the fun in watching movies? Movies are escapist creations, much like many fiction books. The point of any given movie is to immerse yourself in the experience, and in a manner of speaking, let the filmmaker have his way with you. As a film viewer of the age that I am at now.… Continued

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Horror Movie Review – Grave Encounters (2011)

Title: Grave EncountersGenre: Horror, Found FootageDirector: The Vicious BrothersWriters: The Vicious Brothers NO SPOILERS Plot Summary: (from imdb) For their ghost hunting reality show, a production crew locks themselves inside an abandoned mental hospital that’s supposedly haunted – and it might prove to be all too true. How do much do I love watching “found footage” horror movies? I don’t know why…it’s a strange addiction indeed. Something about the first person perspective, the shaky cam and the odd angles appeal to me. As a huge fan of those ghost hunter shows – I’m looking at you Ghost Adventures and Ghost Brothers – I was especially eager to see this film. Cynical “ghost hunters” who will pay people to say they’ve seen a ghost? Check. “Haunted” insane asylum? Check. Found footage? Whooo, baby! We got ourselves a movie! Do not come to this movie expecting high art, a never-before seen twist

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Movie Review: A Kind of Murder

I’ve been neglecting this blog, I know, but I’m back with a new routine and a vengeance. This time around, I’ve got a bit of a change for your reading pleasure. Instead of a horror movie review, I have a bit of a thriller review. Title: A Kind of Murder Starring: Patrick Wilson, Jessica Biel Based on Patricia Highsmith’s book, The Blunderer Summary, from IMDB: In 1960s New York, Walter Stackhouse is a successful architect married to the beautiful Clara who leads a seemingly perfect life. But his fascination with an unsolved murder leads him into a spiral of chaos as he is forced to play cat-and-mouse with a clever killer and an overambitious detective, while at the same time lusting after another woman. Now, an admission: there are two reasons why I chose this movie. First of all, the filmed is based on a book by Patricia Highsmith, author

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Horror Movie Review – The Vault

Title: The Vault Summary: Two estranged sisters are forced to rob a bank in order to save their brother. But this is no ordinary bank. (from imdb.com) Genre: Horror, Thriller Opinion To say this was a pleasant surprise is an understatement. I didn’t expect much. I didn’t realize James Franco was in it until halfway through. This means that I kept looking at this guy and thinking that I know him from some movie. Like I said, it was only mid-movie that I said to myself “That’s James Franco! What’s he doing in this movie.” My silly epiphany aside, The Vault was an interesting movie. It started out as one thing, then after a cliche line, it turned into something else, which I was completely fine with. I won’t go any further with the plot. Suffice it to say, the movie held my attention all the way through. I wasn’t

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Horror Movie Review: Død Snø

Zombies, oh Zombies. Nazi Zombies. Nazi Zombies who are after their stolen treasure. What could be better? Title: Død Snø Genre: Horror – Zombies…Nazi Zombies!! Director: Tommy Wirkola How have I not reviewed this movie yet? For goodness sake, I’m slacking off. Two words: NAZI ZOMBIES Here is the synopsis according to IMDB: A ski vacation turns horrific for a group of medical students, as they find themselves confronted by an unimaginable menace: Nazi zombies. I gave this movie an A. I went into it knowing what I was going to get…a B grade zombie popcorn flick. This movie did not to pretend to be anything more than that. And they succeeded in a grand fashion. First of all, we have the so-called Ice Monster prologue…a scary chase through the woods set to Edvard Grieg’s In the Hall of the Mountain King, which is awesome stuff in and of itself

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Blogtoberfest – Horror Movie Review – Friend Request

Title: Friend Request Synopsis: A popular college student graciously accepts a social outcast’s online friend request, but soon finds herself fighting a demonic presence that wants to make her lonely by killing her closest friends. Genre: Horror Opinion: Let’s face it, most of us live online these days, especially those under 30. Between online dating and online classes, people find themselves either at the computer or on their cell phones. People are judged by the number of friends they have on social media or the number of likes they have on a post. Some people pay good money to acquire followers and/or garner even more interest in their online musings. Okay, you might be saying, it’s a movie review, Dahlia, get to the damn point. All right then. I say all that to say is when we see a post with no likes or a person with a low number of