I’ve never watched an entire film with subtitles before and have to admit that it felt strange at first. The storyline was very similar to the American remake, but I found that I enjoyed the Japanese version better because it focused more on the psychological horror rather than the gore aspect. The only thing that [...] Read more »
The Grudge 2
The best part about this film was the scene where a wife pours hot bacon grease over her husband’s head for bitching at her about a late/burned breakfast. She finished him off with a good whack of her pan. I actually hooted and clapped inside the movie theater over that one. As for the rest [...] Read more »
Scary Movies
Can you believe we’re going to be celebrating another Halloween? Other than taking the kids trick-or-treating, we generally don’t do anything but pass out candy to the rest of the kids. Last year, we broke our couch potato tradition by going to a party. I’m not sure what we’re going to do this year. I [...] Read more »
By Dawn’s Early Light
The hubby dragged this old movie out, which he had recorded on a cheap VHS shortly after we got married. I’m surprised the tape was still good, but it won’t be for long. This movie is about a nuclear war, which was started by extremists. The villian isn’t the extremists, but a corrupt politician who [...] Read more »
Home for the Holidays
This is an old movie (1995) and one of my favorites. I love black comedies. The sicker it is, the better. My favorite scene is when the family is clustered around the table and babbling when Tommy (the only son) accidentally flings Mom’s turkey onto his little sister, Joanne. A big drama scene unfolds, where [...] Read more »
Just Friends
Yesterday, my sister-in-law and I decided to brave the Christmas Crunch and go out for a movie. She likes comedy and chick flicks, so we went to see Just Friends. The movie was about this successful hotshot (Chris) who liked to womanize because he felt he’d been jilted by a girl he’d had a crush [...] Read more »
The Fog
The previews looked decent, so I went. What surprised me was that the actress (Maggie Grace) who plays Shannon on Lost has a star role in this film as Elizabeth. I won’t delve into the plot too much, as it is a very typical ghost story with equally typical horror elements and expendable characters. I [...] Read more »