Movie - American Mary

This is a movie that I wish there a sequel for as it was just so crazy good. The movie starts off a little slow as it follows a medical student in college who is strapped for cash (as most college students are). Being the best surgeon in her class, Mary performs and illegal cosmetic surgery on a woman in order to pay for her student loans. After being raped at a party by a fellow surgeon, she spirals out of control and quits school. She starts becoming well known for performing extreme surgeries and murders in her apartment with the help from a strip club owner. It's really interesting seeing the different types of surgeries and body enhancements. I loved this movie so much; it was so gory! I gave this one a full five.

Movie - Creepshow 2

Another sequel on Netflix without letting me watch the first. Is this becoming a trend or what? This is a collection of three short stories made by Stephen King. I believe I've seen these ones before, but watched it again anyway. The first movie is about a store owner who was given Indian jewelry worth thousands to hold onto until the Indian tribe pays off their debt. Later that night, a group of kids murder the store owner and steal the jewels. After this happens, a wooden Indian idol comes to life and avenges their death. The second movie is about a group of kids who decide to go swimming in a lake and ultimately get killed by a mysterious goo that is floating in the water (this one was my favorite!) The third movie is about a woman who commits a hit and run on a hitchhiker and his spirit haunts her on the rest of her way home until she is ultimately killed in her car. This was a great collection of short stories and really keeps the viewer's attention. I'd like to read these if I get the chance. I'm giving this a four out of five.

Movie - Wolf Creek 2

Netflix never fails to only offer certain movies in a series. Only the second movie in this series was available unfortunately but it did not disappoint. Apparently this is based around a true story in Australia. The movie follows a serial killer who picks people off of the highway, kidnaps them, and tortures/kills them. A man tries to save a woman who is running from the killer and ends up becoming the next target. The man must fight for his life to escape. This movie has a decent amount of gore as the killer snipes off a few heads and dismembers a few bodies like pigs. The movie is great and I would love to see any others in the series. I threw this one four skulls.

Movie - Wishmaster 4: Prophecy Fulfilled

Finally we have the last installment of the Wishmaster series. I liked this one more than the third movie but not as much as the first two. This Wishmaster has the actor from the third movie which as I stated before, I did not like as much as the original actor. In this movie, the Djinn is released by the girlfriend of a man who was paralyzed in a motorcycle accident when she is given the gem by their lawyer who is trying to make his move on her. The lawyer is possessed by the Djinn and the three wishes are finally granted to fulfill the prophecy. The only catch is that the last wish has a catch, the wish maker needs to love the Djinn for who he really is. In order for this wish to be fulfilled, the Djinn has to make her fall in love with him for who he really is, an evil genie bent on world domination. Once the woman discovers the truth, she must fight for her life to stop him. This one had some twists and turns that I did not expect and I highly enjoyed all of the tricks the Djinn played on the main protagonist to fool her into loving him. I give this one a four as well.

Movie - Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell

And I'm still here continuing my marathon of Wishmasters with the third installation. In this movie, the Djinn is awakened by a college student on accident in a box in her professor's office. The professor's skin is borrowed by the Djinn as he manipulates all of the women in the school into making wishes. The protagonist works with her boyfriend to stop the Djinn from fulfilling the prophecy. At some point she wishes that an angel could come help her in which he embodies her boyfriend making him super awesome for the remainder of the movie which I thought was pretty cool. The only real quarrel I have with this movie is that the Djinn is played by a different actor. The Djinn in the first two movies was pretty awesome and I was sad to see him played by someone who wasn't as good in my opinion. This movie was not as good as the other two so I'm just giving this one a four.

Movie - Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies

I went ahead and watched the second movie right after the first as I loved the first one so much. The second one is my favorite out of the four in the series. In this movie, the Djinn is released by a thief who attempts to rob a museum and barely gets out alive. The Djinn takes the human form that he had in the first movie and frames himself for the murder of two security guards and the theft in the museum. In jail, the Djinn makes a name for himself by granting all of the inmates' wishes (in the best way possible of course). The protagonist of this movie (the thief) is drawn to the Djinn and works with a priest friend to purify herself and defeat him. Two things I wanted to note in this movie are: 1. Why did she have to cut her finger off to purify herself? Am I missing something? I spoke with a religious friend of mine and she advised this has nothing to do with being pure or the bible which was kind of confusing. 2. The guy that the Djinn escapes jail with was pretty awesome lol. I gave this one a five as well.

Movie - Wishmaster

This is a series that I was not aware was one of those classic movie monsters until recently. The entire series (four movies) is available on Netflix on this time though I enjoyed them all so much that I picked up hard copies at the store as well. The first Wishmaster shows the background of the Djinn and how his kind were summoned and almost took over way in the past. The Djinn is then trapped in a gem where he cannot harm anyone further. Back in the present times, a drunken worker drops a priceless statue and kills another worker on accident. In the rubble, a worker steals a gem and sells it to a pawn broker. The pawn broken then sells the gem to a company where we meet our main protagonist who is a woman. She has the gem analyzed by her best friend and ultimately causes his death due to an explosion which frees the Djinn. This is where the movie really starts to get moving as the Djinn starts the fulfillment of the prophecy by collecting souls of wish makers. The whole plot of the movie is that the Djinn needs to collect souls and force the person who released him originally to make three wishes and release his kind into the world. I think my favorite part of the movie was the way that he granted the wishes. Each wish that was granted was turned into evil which was pretty interesting to see. The movie shows appearances of Robert Englund (Freddy Krueger) and Tony Todd (Candyman) which I thought was kind of cool seeing both of them in a movie together. I am giving this movie a five because it was great. By the way, the dialogue in this movie is just so great.