What did you funny people watch this week? (09/29-10/05)
Hope you had as a good a week as I had!
Pumpkinhead (1988 Tubi): I think this movie would make a good combination with Dark night of the scarecrow. The background story for the revenge trope is very well established and strong. I didn’t feel like the movie rushed into the gore material. I also really liked the settings and the look of it all. That being said, it was also a good monster movie with a few memorable kills like the brother’s body hanging in front of the front door (classic), the girl getting dropped from a tree unto a rock, the girl that gets smashed through the kitchen window and just bleeds into the sink and of course, the rifle used as a sword. exceeded my expectations for sure. My rating: 7/10
Pacific Rim (2015 Blu-ray): Introduced my sons to this movie and they loved it. As for me, it held up very good and still was a blast from start to finish with solid characters, amazing special effects and an interesting enough story. M y rating: 7.5/10
House on haunted hill (1999 Tubi): Last time I had seen this I was 16 years old. I did remember a few parts of it but mostly remembered liking it back then. Well, right after the bat we got the most ingenious and scariest roller coaster created by none other than George Rus followed by a montage of Ali Larter, Peter Gallagher, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras and Tay e Diggs with Sweet dreams from Marilyn Manson. That’s off to a great start! Then comes Kattan and Famke Janssen. Just getting better! Then we have Max Perlich as the tech guy… that’s pretty cool too? So basically, I liked the cast, is what I’m trying to say. Another thing that was new is the fact that since we watched the original with the movie club I was able to make some connections I couldn’t before. Mainly, the Price character. I really enjoyed this movie and the machine that makes a sane person insane was crazy! The final twists work well with me too. My rating: 7/10
The invitation (2022 Netflix): This one was on my personal list and became a contender for the movieclub but I decided to watch the first 15 minutes to see if it was any good. After 15 minutes I kept going because I still wasn’t sure. The actors were all good but unfortunately it got worse and worse so I decided to just finish it and scratch it off the list. Sad because it had potential to bring something new to a common horror sub-genre but it failed miserably. Nothing new or really interesting to see here honestly. Funny thing is, the way they ended the movie with the final scene makes me think that if they make a sequel it could be twice as good as this. My rating: 4/10
Bloodsucking bastards (Friday night special): For a low-budget horror comedy, it was fun enough. Maybe not as violent or gore as I would’ve liked but not disappointing either. I didn’t care much for the characters during the first half but they eventually grew on me. A little… It’s not hilarious but had some funny moments. Satisfying for one viewing but I don’t think I would necessarily rewatch it…. Maybe, we never know… My rating: 6/10
Abigail (2024 Friday late night pick): It’s always nice to see that the horror genre is not dead. It’s actually quite alive still and here, it comes in the form of a charming 12 years old ballerina girl. The movie goes my smoothly with plenty of action and, surprisingly, a good dose of humour too. My rating: 7.5/10
Jennifer’s body (Saturday night special): This one had surprisingly good production values, the cast was great, the story was fun and it was pretty funny at times. The 2009 emo power vibe was strong and I enjoyed that a lot too. My rating: 7/10