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'Halloween' (2018) Movie Review
Released: October 19, 2018 (UK) Length: 106 Minutes Certificate: 18 Director: David Gordon Green Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Nick Castle, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Will Patton, Virginia Gardner, Haluk Bilginer, and James Jude Courtney
By Robert Cain7 years ago in Horror
Reed Alexander's Review of 'The VVitch' (2015)
An hour and a half of abso-fucking-lutely fuck all. You know this movie is visually stunning. I mean that. It's awe inspiring to the point that it is moving. But Jesus fucking Christ, we're not talking about a slow burn, we're talking about a time lapse of cactus dying of thirst over an hour and a half long. Yeah, the cactus catches fire at the end and that is kinda cool, but who wants to watch the cactus slowly wilt for that long.
By Reed Alexander7 years ago in Horror
The Real Reason Rob Zombie's 'Halloween' Reboot Failed
I found myself in a rather unique position last month. Because while I'm a fan of slasher movies, I'd never actually seen any installment of the original Halloween series other than the first movie. That meant when Halloween 2018 showed up in my local theater as a direct sequel to John Carpenter's original film, I didn't have an entire series worth of continuity to forget in order to enjoy what was right in front of me.
By Neal Litherland7 years ago in Horror
Reed Alexander's Horror Review of 'The Lazarus Effect' (2015)
This movie wanted to be Reanimator and Flatliners all at the same time. It's not that the premise doesn't work, it just gets messy and leads to a sloppy ending. What I'm saying is this could have been done right. I'm not sure how, but what I do know is the premise is solid, however, the movie fell flat.
By Reed Alexander7 years ago in Horror
Reed Alexander's Horror Review of 'The Blood Lands' (2014)
Okay, we get it, the lead male is a total douche. Fuck sake, can we move on? I swear to god, the exposition in the beginning was less about setting up the plot and more about proving what a royal bag of dicks the male lead is. I mean, it's like the typical horror movie faux pas of making the victims completely unrelatable assholes, so you don't feel sorry for them when they finally eat a machete. But I mean, Jesus fucking Christ, even that trope just establishes the character and moves the fuck on. I mean the first full 25 minutes of this movie was really starting to make me worry that it would fail the "30 Minute Rule" because it was too busy just setting up scene after scene after fucking scene of the male lead being a prick to the female lead.
By Reed Alexander7 years ago in Horror
Hallo-win or Hallo-lose? A 'Halloween' Review
Fear. A natural reaction that most give when faced with something they are afraid of or do not fully understand. Using this emotion a brand of movies was generated. Horror movies are a national phenomenon that have given amusement to millions upon millions. The newest in the long, long path of horror films, Halloween has just aired on October 19, 2018. Who doesn't like to add another movie onto an already somewhat long movie series? In terms of pure scares, it did fall flat. However, when it comes to creeping chills and exciting thrills, it came out on top. From the start we are introduced to Michael Myers, the star of the Halloween films. How many past horror movie icons do people truly remember the names of it a large group setting? Probably not that many. Freddy Kruger, Jason, Michael Myers, etc. are all big horror names that have a permanent place on the horror film hall of fame. There are many other horror films deemed good such as Insidious, Evil Dead, The Conjuring, etc. but none hold the qualities of those top tier films. Most remakes of past, successful movies or franchises have a statistic to bomb more frequently than one would like. However, Halloween takes those statistics and completely kicks it to the curb. Halloween was a genuine horror and wasn’t simply another project thrown out in desperation of new ideas coming to the bottom of the barrel. It felt fresh and reborn. Adults who watched Halloween as a child could watch it again now in the present with the same sense of fear, wonder, excitement, and thrill they remember. Even those of the new generation, especially those who are well versed in the realm of horror movies, can appreciate this movie for its greatness and maybe even revisit the past movies to gain more understanding. Leaning off of that, the true key to this movie was that I don’t believe that you needed to watch the older Halloween movies in order to understand what was happening. Sure, knowing the history of the grandmother and Michael Myers throws some perspective at you but someone who had never seen the Halloweenmovies beforehand would be left with little remaining questions. Viewers watching the new movie did not want to have to wait for him, myself included. But he was delivered right at the start. Michael Myers and his showcase murder weapon, the beloved kitchen knife, summoned enormous amounts of goosebumps. The main selling point of this movie involves its basis. Most horror movies nowadays are based on either a monster of some kind, or aliens, supernatural occurrences, or whatsoever. Halloween’s tale is much more grounded into reality and that… is what makes it as terrifying as it is. People, when faced with something they do not understand or are afraid of, they do everything they can to deny its existence. However, with Halloween and it’s much more grounded setting, people are not faced with the same dilemma. They instead realize that this is something, unfortunately, that can happen in the real world. There are indeed people out there that have mental and psychological problems and, lately, the world is full of serial killers like Michael Myers. And as I’ve said before, this is the main reason as to why people feel such spine-chilling fear from watching Halloween. All in all, Halloween is a powerfully, fearful franchise with a strongly produced remake and to all who wish to watch it, I highly recommend.
By Valen Chrostowski7 years ago in Horror
