Movie - Event Horizon

Where do I even start with this one? The movie starts out so normal as you follow a team of astronauts to a ship that has sent a distress signal and then once they get there it's just insanity every step of the way. The scientist (we will call him Grant from Jurassic Park) has created a type of portal that can take you anywhere you want, but the ship went somewhere and brought back something completely evil. The ship becomes alive and starts absorbing the team members. It's just one crazy scene after another. Really a great movie which I enjoyed watching quite a bit. I am going to give this one a four. Space movies are great and this one reminded me a lot of Alien.

Movie - Fright Night

From what I hear from my partner, this is a rather popular well known movie that I apparently have never heard of before. I have been going in order on my Netflix account by which movies are the highest rated and on. Since this was on my list, I figured why not watch it. The movie is about a boy who finds out his new neighbor is a vampire and enlists the help of a few friends to destroy him. The movie has all of the usual cheesiness you would expect from an older horror film which is great (sex/blood/violence as we've mentioned). I chose the above picture of his friend as a vampire because look at those teeth!! Why did they decide to make them sooo jank?? He was my favorite character though it is a really sad scene where he dies (sorry for the spoiler!) Great semi-comical horror movie. I'll grant this one a four out of five.

Movie - Odd Thomas

I was not aware that this movie was based on a book series until I posted on Facebook that it was absolutely a cry fest. If you want to sob your eyes out, please watch this movie because it's going to happen. This movie is about a special man who can see dead people. He spends his life helping them move on to their next life. He gets a little too in over his head when trying to save a mall full of people and nearly gets himself and his father killed in the process. The movie is very enjoyable until the end where you get the saddest news of all (which I will not mention due to spoilers). I have thrown this movie a five out of five. I really enjoyed it!

Movie - Rosemary's Baby

Hello to another classic movie (though this one is not black and white like the other ones were). This movie is about married couple who have just moved into a new apartment. The husband is a wanna be movie star who can't seem to catch a break so he makes a deal with the devil worshippers next door by offering up his first born child in order for fame. Rosemary is used as the carrier of this demon child (she is unaware for most of the pregnancy) and soon realizes everyone she knows is in on it and is running out of people she can trust. The movie is full of twists and turns and is probably one of the most interesting movies I have ever seen. Awesome movie that gets awarded a five.

Movie - House On Haunted Hill (1959)

Let me start off by saying that I am absolutely in love with Vincent Price. He may very well be my most favorite actor of all time. This movie is also a black and white classic back when they had murder mysteries and not just gore and violence. The movie has a pretty big twist to it. Vincent Price throws a party for his wife in a haunted mansion and invites a group of people he does not know. The whole time you have the perception that Vincent Price is out to have everyone killed, but the twist is that his wife is actually working with one of the guests who she is having an affair with to have him killed and to steal his money. Overall this movie is very cheesy but in a good way where you actually enjoy yourself watching it. I loved this movie and will throw it a four.

Movie - Night of the Living Dead (1968)

Since I am on a classic movie spree, thought I would watch the original Night of the Living Dead. I can't say that I am a big fan of black and white films, but I did enjoy this movie. If anyone has noticed, this movie plays quite a bit in the background of many modern day horror movies. The movie is about a group of people who are barricaded into a house and their story of survival against the zombie hoard. The group fights amongst each other and ultimately they all end up getting killed. I think this movie does a great job for the time period even though the arms getting cut in the windows were very cheesy. This movie will go ahead and grab a four from me for being one of those great classics that everyone needs to watch in their lifetime.

Movie - The Mummy (1932)

I was not fully sure what I thought this movie was about in truth so I finally watched it. I thought that this was a scary movie that had a mummy killing and torturing people, but I was definitely surprised to see what the movie was actually about. The movie is ACTUALLY about a man from ancient Egypt who loses the love of his life. He steals a forbidden book of spells and tries to bring her back from the dead, but once his father finds out, he is buried alive. In the present time, the mummy is unburied and the evil book uncovered. The mummy comes back to life and seeks once again to bring his love back from the dead. This is a truly crushing love story and not what I expected at all. I did love the movie and was happy to be able to say I finally saw it. It's so great to see classical movies every now and then. I am giving this one a four.