Movie - Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers

I was relatively disappointed that this was the only Halloween that they had on Netflix at the time that I saw it. I have only seen a select few Halloweens as I am in the process of buying them all and Netflix likes to play these games where they only give you a few of each series unfortunately. But out of all of the Halloweens I have seen so far, this is my least favorite. I am not sure how she was kidnapped, but Michael's neice is his custody and has just had a child. I am not sure whose child it is as I haven't seen the previous movies except the first one though for some reason I have a feeling it is Michael's which is kind of a gross thought. Anyway, she escapes with her child and is caught again by Michael and killed. The baby gets taken by Tommy (the boy from the first film) who is all grown up now. Tommy enlists the help of his neighbor and her child to protect the child. The only redeeming factor of this movie is that Paul Rudd plays Tommy. It's interesting to see him in a different kind of role that's not a silly character (he's so young here!) The movie is just kind of meh in my opinion and the Halloweens just really aren't the same without Jamie Lee Curtis. I only gave this one a three.

Movie - Haunt

Every now and then we will look through OnDemand and find a gem such as this one. Funny story, however, is that after we paid $9.99 to watch this, it showed up on Netflix for free :) Oh well. lesson learned. The preview for the movie is actually scarier than the movie itself which is why previews are so important for reeling people in. That does not mean that I am going to give this a low score though, just something I wanted to mention. The movie is about a family who moves into a house which is haunted by an angry spirit. The angry spirit caused the deaths of the previous tenant's husband and children and she moved out. When the new tenant and his girlfriend find a machine used to contact the dead, they uncover a disastrous tragedy that happened in the house. I won't give any spoilers on this movie so you will have to see the plot twist at the end yourself. The movie was great, but unfortunately not as scary as I had anticipated. I gave this one a four out of five. This one is currently available on Netflix.

Movie - The Ring

This is another movie that I originally saw when it first came out back when I was about 14 or 15 (I can't believe how long this has been out already!) I recently rewatched this one and while I used to be very scared of this movie, it doesn't scare me anymore. The movie surrounds a tragedy that befell a girl who was heavily abused and disturbed. She creates a video that curses anyone into watching it to die in seven days. When the aunt of one of the murder victims looks into the reason behind her death, she uncovers a lot more than she originally anticipated and accidentally puts her and her family in danger of dying in seven days. The Ring is the English adaptation of the original Japanese movie titled Ringu. I have never personally seen Ringu, but from what I have seen from reviews of the movie, it's not as scary as this one and it is almost a complete re-make word for word (pretty much the same case as Let Me In/Let the Right One In). I enjoyed this movie a lot. It wasn't full of the usual jump scare tactics and left people in sheer terror of the static on their television. The DVD has an option to watch the video that the girl created which in my opinion kind of freaks people out (it did to me at least) as everyone was expecting to get a phone call right after. This movie gets a four out of me (four and a half if I felt like giving halves). And here are some pictures that are memorable of the movie. **SPOILER**

Movie - Black Christmas

I originally saw this movie when it first came out (feels like centuries ago). The movie takes place in a sorority house which used to be the home of a serial killer. During Christmas, the serial killer (Billy) escapes from the mental hospital and begins picking off the sorority sisters one by one for being in his house. The story delves into Billy's back story and how he came to be the twisted man he is to date. On a side note: Back cookies. You will know what I mean when you see it. This was a good movie and I would be interested in seeing the original someday. I will give this one a four (it gets extra for the cookie scene).

Movie - The Thing

Just to clarify, this is the John Carpenter version of The Thing, not the most recent remake. I have only seen the most recent two and not the old original movie. This movie was GREAT and really stuck to the origins of a classic horror movie. The movie begins with a helicopter chasing a wolf and attempting to shoot it. It is not explained until later why this is occuring. After the wolf is taken in by an American base in Alaska, it becomes apparent what the wolf really is. One by one, the Americans are pitted against each other in a war against an alien organism which can clone its host. I am a huge fan of the old school special effects as they were not CG'd and were actually hand made. Sure CG looks great, but nothing compares to that handmade horror look. This movie was completely excellent and I have given it a five out of five.

Movie - How to Train Your Dragon 2

This is a movie that fans have been waiting for for a few years now. During this wait, two other side movies were put out as well (I haven't seen those ones yet). The movie takes place about five years after the original. I am hazy on the details as I have only seen the first one once which is unfortunate as I highly enjoyed watching the first one. In this movie, Hiccup uncovers a group of dragon hunters who are collecting dragons for theri master's dragon army. During this revelation, he also discovers a secret coven of dragons led by his estranged mother whom the village thought to be dead. Hiccup wages war against the leader of the dragon army with the help of his village and their dragons. The village prevails with only a few minor casualties. SPOILER ALERT: There is a very upsetting death at the end of the movie though I will not reveal who it is. Great movie! We saw this one in theaters during its first week of release. I always love seeing movies in theaters and this one did not disappoint. I encourage anyone who has seen the first to jump into the second one. I am giving this one a full fledged five.

Movie - Day of the Dead

This is not exactly your typical zombie-type movie and was not particularly my cup of tea. The movie has two groups of people together in an underground government base. One group has scientists working together to find a cure or a solution to how to defeat the zombie hoard while the other is their guard of soldiers who fight to keep the scientists safe. When the scientists stop coming up with results, the soldiers become enraged and take over the camp, putting lives in danger. A deranged scientist begins teaching a zombie how to talk and become human again and to treat him, gives him pieces of freshly killed soldiers. Once the soldiers find out what is going on, a war rages between them and the scientists. This movie was okay, but not really something I would take time to watch again. I am a huge fan of zombie movies, but this was just boring and annoying for most of the time. There was really only action in the last 20 minutes (if that) of the movie. The rest of the movie seems to drag on forever and I am absolutely glad I was doing other things while watching it. I threw this one two skulls just out of courtesy. Sorry, not a fan. Did I mention one of the characters gets murdered by a zombie weilding a gun? Ridiculous.