Let Me In

This is not the typical Vampire film. I know it seems like I review loads of vamp films, but it's not my fault. Vamps are hot right now, so you can't swing a sharpened stick without hitting one in the heart. Let Me In just happens to be a remake of a Swedish film called "Let the Right One In", and though the Swedish version is as well reviewed as a film can be, this one is also very much liked by everyone. The story is as old as time, but the details in Let Me In are very well thought out. It was so much fun to watch and see how this vampire would be different from others we know. Sure, the same things usually apply with all Vamps, but the things that change are what keep me interested in seeing every, well every Rated R film, in the blood sucking genre. I think Vampires dumbed down to PG-13 or less is an injustice to what this breed represents. Instinctual slaughter and no remorse is what we wanna see. Am I wrong? Abby is our Vamp in this film, and though she is only 12, she still needs to be feared. She rarely goes out, and until absolutely necessary, she doesn't hunt. She has a Father figure that brings her the nourishment she needs. Almost to say she has a conscience, but I thing it is way smarter than that. It is about survival. If people begin dying in gruesome fashion, then the public will change. They will begin to hunt whatever it is that has been doing this and that could be bad for her, so she lets her "father" take care of her. When she meets a boy about her age, we don't know who is worse off. He hates his life. Constant bullying is pushing him to the brink,  but when he meets Abby, things get better. He finally has something to look forward to. The story is told in such a way that we don't know her intentions for the boy. Does she just want a friend, or is it something deeper. This is a fantastic take on the immortal beings we have read about for decades and I think you will all enjoy it. I'm all in to watch and read the Swedish version as soon as I get a chance.


NBM rates Let Me In - Phenomenal

Underworld Awakening

So finally Selene (Beckinsale) is back. After 6 years without our favorite patent leather clad neck sucker, she is finally back. Truth be told, I had no idea what this installment was even about when I bought my ticket. I didn't really care. Underworld is a Vampire/Lycan institution in film. They may not be the best rated films in the genre, but they are definitely the most enjoyable. This is technically the 4th in the franchise, but only the 3rd with Selene, and I was curious where the story would go. What we get with Awakening is a fresh new story with nearly all new players. The first two films followed the blood feud between the Vampires and Lycans, but this film involves human 100%. Humans discovered the undead and werewolves and decided to wipe them from existence. When Selene is captured and held for some time in cryo, she is freed with no idea of what hew world had become. 

What she awakens to is horrifying. She must now figure out her next play and from here the film is very predictable. Just because I say that doesn't really mean I expected a "think piece" with this film. I got exactly what I expected and for fans of this franchise, you will enjoy it. With that said I must continue to harp on 3D. NO, I didn't watch it in "Crap Dimension", but what still drives me nuts are those scenes obviously shot for the 3D experience that have no bearing on the film, and honestly it seems like a waste of time to put those scenes in our 2D faces. Floating embers seems to be 3D's #1 ally. If I wanted to see realistic floating embers, I would build a fire and stir it up vigorously. The very cool aspect behind Awakening are the downward spiral of the Lycan race. We get see how they have become sewer rats for lack of a better term, but then we also get to see a Lycan unlike any other. Before we know it the Lycans and Vamps are at it again, but why? What do they want? This is what Selene must find out, and then  she must plan her next move.

The CG is very well done, and the choreographed fight scenes are second to none. I will continue to watch each and every Underworld they decide to make as I am a fan. I did like the first Underworld and Evolution better than Awakening, but it still is a very fun film that to me was bloodier than any of these previous installments.

NBM rates Underworld Awakening - Awesome

Fright Night (2011)

I will be the first to say that this movie looked ridiculous, but reviews don't lie. Especially when the critics review it so well. (75% on RT). They hate everything. Why would they tout over a remake? A remake of a horror film that stars Colin Farrell just doesn't sound that appetizing. Couple that with a film that was "made" for 3D. By that I mean, while watching it in 2D at home, the obvious shots coming toward the front of the camera being thrust into theater audiences faces just feel flat to at home DVD renters. It just seems pointless, but this review is not about my dislike for 3D. Though that hand full of shots did take away from a good film, it did not ruin it for me or my "I'll watch it, but it looks awful" wife. In the end she was more surprised than me of how much she liked it. As you know, I pretty much like anything. Her, not so much. She likes to hate things to throw it back in my face that I wasted her time. Not really, she is a good sport most of time. What is great about Fright Night is the lack of character development. When we have a short movie, in order for it to be good, we need what we crave. Action, blood, plot. Not anything about the players it necessary some time. In this film, we know all we need to know from the trailers. Unlike Disturbia, which kept us guessing, Fright Night is very cut and dry. Jerry (Farrell) is a vampire. He is not a shiny vampire, he is a killing, vampire making machine. He likes the hunt and the kill. Within 15 minutes we hear a kid talk about Jerry being a vampire, and within 20 minutes we know it's true. What I love about Vampire movies, especially in our current vampire heavy society is the myth and the lore of it all. Every vampire in film survives by a different set of rules and it always interests me to see what the film makers vampires are susceptible to. This is no different. Jerry is a run of the mill vamp. No sunlight, very fast, no reflection, yada yada yada. It does seem like the vampires in this film are a direct rip off of 30 Days of Night, but then I saw some images from the original 1985 Fright Night (Ya, I never saw it). Now that I have seen those images, I realize that so many movies rip it off. Jennifer's Body, 30 Days of Night....and so on. Our hero in this film is Charlie (Anton Yelchin). He realizes right quick to not have anything to do with Jerry, unfortunately Jerry wants to mess with him. The only person to help Charlie is the host of a stage show called Fright Night (clever), named Peter Vincent. This character is the comic relief of the film. The film is riddles with decent to great jokes in between the horror. Charlie must stop Jerry before his entire neighborhood is wiped out. He must protect his mom and his girlfriend...at all costs. The film is very entertaining to say the least and the fights between hero and villain are fantastic. I went from no hopes to thorough enjoyment.


NBM rates Fright Night (2011) - Aweso-nomenal

Scream 4

Scream 4 doesn't disappoint. With that said, if you are not a fan of the original 3 or 2 or even 1, you won't appreciate it for what it is. It is not horror at all. It's more like slasher comedy, that doesn't try to be funny. What Scream has always done well is the opening scene to kick off the film. This one disappointed me...wait, no it didn't. I love the new direction it took and though my initial impression was "Eh", my final analysis was glee. A lot of people who knew I was going to see this film at the theater were left aghast. I had to explain why this franchise meant so much to people my age when it came out in 1996. It just puts me back to that time, and the franchise has never apologized or tried to re-invent itself. It is what it is. A film that focuses on a killing spree, which follow rules of movies, and how to survive. It's another guessing game as to who is Ghostface this time around and why? I feel that if this was first film in the franchise and I was watching it at the age I am, I would hate every second of it. Instead, when it was over, my wife and I locked eyes and said, "That's a Scream film." Honestly I was expecting way more blood and guts. The 3rd film came out ten years ago, and Hollywood has gotten much more lax on what is considered "OK" for an R rated movie. I actually think the first film was more gory than this one. This one only has one visual that comes to mind as being grotesque. I like all the call backs to the original, and once again I love the "rules" of survival. I previously talked about my love for movie references inside of movies. This one goes even further. Stab is a franchise (fictional) that spawned from the exploits of Sidney from the first three films. Stab has now had 7 films. What Scream 4 does is reference real films along with this fictional series that was made because of what happened in another fictional series. It's like six degrees, but with film. It awesome. You know the story behind Ghostface and if you expect something more from this installment, don't. Sidney is on her book tour which lands her in Woodsboro, her hometown, on the anniversary of the original killings. Once she arrives the copycat Ghostface has begun another spree. She tries to protect what family she has left, but also wants it to end. I love that I finally got to see Shaun of the Dead on the big screen. At least a couple scenes anyway. A couple of casting gems showed up I didn't know were in the film. Anthony Anderson and Adam Brody are cops - partners, on night watch, and they expound on the rules even more so. They have rules about cops in films. Cops always die, unless your Bruce Willis is stated. LMAO. Their rules are hilarious and well worth the screen time they were given. Is this the film that finally kills Sidney? Will Gale still be a bitch? Will Dewey ever figure it out? Will we get some nudity? (A disappointing NO to the last one) The youngest Culkin brother finally makes it into the family business, and I gotta say, he knocks it out of the park. The cast is strong, the movie feels familiar, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. the only thing I couldn't grasp was Sidney's lack of gun power. This chick has been stalked and almost murdered for 15 years and she doesn't carry? Whaaaaat?

***I'd also like to add that the trailers for "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" , and a full trailer for "Super 8" precede this film and that was a great starter for my evening. Both movies look really cool.***

NBM rates Scream 4 - Awesome with flashes of Phenomenal

Scream

Hello Sydney. Those words single handedly booted the name Sydney from the list of possibles for my unborn daughter. I just can't say it without thinking of the Ghostface killer. With Scream 4 out today (I am EXCITED!! No Sarcasm here) I wanted to revisit the film that started it all. This film revolutionized Horror. It made the genre more mainstream with better stories behind pointless brutal killings. This film has one of the best, most intense opening sequences of all time, not to mention it features the lovely Drew Barrymore in what has to be her shortest role in a film to date. She is called by a weirdo. She thinks she is being punked, then we see it. The creepiest identity hider ever. Ghostface. Even creepier than Michael Myers in my opinion. Ghostface stalks her then brutally kills her, disembowels her, and hangs her carcass from a tree. Then the brilliant next scene is a sunny day at the high school with red Right Hand playing in the theaters surround sound. Awesome time to be a teenager who spends all his time in a theater, because this would turn out to be a real treat. I am always harping on the fact that I love movies that reference other movies throughout. This does exactly that. It closely follows a tight knit group of friends helmed by the virgin Sydney Prescott. Her boyfriend is Billy (Skeet Ulrich), and their BFF's are Tatum (Rose McGowen) and Stu (Matthew Lillard) who are also dating. The fifth wheel to this entourage is Randy (Jamie Kennedy). He is my favorite character, because he is the movie guy. He has his rules on how to survive a horror movie, and if you apply these rules, you too can actually survive a serial killer in your own town. This is a great aspect to this great film. So, Sydney's mother was killed some years back and the everyone in the small town all know the story. Her boyfriend at the time, Cotton Weary (A young Liev Schreiber-Love him) was tried and convicted of the murder, and is put behind bars. The real story behind the film is a guessing game. Who is the killer. Why is he killing? Will we be given the answers? Wes Craven always does a great job of showing something that makes you think one way, then disproving it less than 10 minutes later. If you were in High School when this came out, you watched, probably even multiple times as I did. I still thoroughly enjoy this first installment. I am going to watch Scream 4 tonight and am thrilled. Also this was the meeting place of Courtney Cox and her future husband David Arquette. He plays the Brother of Tatum and the local Deputy goofus named Dewey. He wants to keep everyone safe, but with Sydney being the main target of Ghostface's mission, he works double time. Gale (Cox) is a local news woman looking to break the next big story. She has a career to make and will let no one stand in her way. She has no shame, less than no shame actually. It's is a great thrill ride, and I think Wes Craven and Writer, Kevin Williamson wanted to write an ending that no one would see coming. Fooled me. Great all around. Much like this never ending franchise, I am positive the Cox-Arquette marriage will last forever and ever, Amen. If this movie hadn't been dragged down by two inferior sequels I would probably rate it higher, but for now.. 

NBM rates Scream - Phenomenal

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Piranha

Easily the bloodiest movie I have ever seen. If you don't like blood, real or fake, don't watch this film. The opening credits provided the audience with two things. A very special cameo by Matt Hooper (real fan boys will get that reference), followed by the absolute worst CG scenery I have ever seen. It was even bad for a TV movie, let alone a movie that went first run, did well, and had star power. It follows the same page as Jaws, with the whole, "don't go in the water", but where Jaws was taken seriously, Piranha (2D as we watched it) was laughable. Did I enjoy it? Fo Sho. What wasn't to like? The director and writers found all new ways to kill spring breakers trying to escape the tiny yet brutal teeth of a prehistoric Piranha pack that were released through an underwater earthquake. They are instinctive hunters who live on the flesh of hot twenty somethings trying to have a drunken good time. Elisabeth Shue comes out of retirement for this little gem of a movie, while Ving Rhames was just glad to get a call back. They play the local law enforcement who try and contain the amount of death once they have a clear understanding of what's happening. Adam Scott shows up to investigate the underwater quake and he and his team of divers are the ones that discover first hand the Piranha infestation, unfortunately these fish are hungry and the bright yellow suits are easy to track in the murky water. Jerry O'Connell is a dick film producer who makes a "Girls Gone Wild" type of series and he hires Elisabeth Shue's son to show them around the local hot spots for him to shoot his nudie film. The visuals of body parts and extremities wiggling about with no skin or muscle is something I have never seen, and the film did a good job of making me realize by seeing those images how badly that would probably hurt. Way worse than a paper cut I would think. I have often heard the term "blood bath", well I can tell you nothing has ever been accurately described as a blood bath unless it was this film being talked about. It's short at only an hour 22 minutes, but it's a fun watch. It's got both graphic death scenes and graphic nudity, so viewer beware. I also really liked seeing Christopher Lloyd back on screen. He did make a great 1 episode cameo for the TV series Fringe, and seeing him in Piranha really makes me wish he would take more roles.


NBM rates Piranha - Great

Shaun of the Dead

I must admit I have been chomping at the brain to write this one since the day I started the site. I have never been a huge fan of horror movies of any kind and that included zombie flicks. This film however changed everything for not only me, but the genre in general. It revolutionized comedy in such a way that films could now be categorized as comedic horror. Not only is a comedy, but British as well. That's just the icing on the cake. When A-Bomb said I have to watch Shaun of the Dead I was not at all skeptical. If he recommends it to me than that's good enough for me. I trust him with not wasting my time. Since that fateful night all those years ago, I have seen it probably 30+ times. It is one of my faves in the last 5 years and it never gets old. The way they hide the jokes in the subtlety of their specific humor is brilliant and it leaves room to catch them for the first time after multiple viewings. This story follows down and out lovable loser Shaun (Simon Pegg) and his big loser friend Ed (Nick Frost). One night after a night of partying, Shaun and Ed wake up to an epidemic of sorts. Zombification. The funny thing is Shaun goes about his morning and never pays enough attention to his surroundings to even know anything is different. When the news finally informs them of what's happening, hilarity ensues. Soon Shaun has a few things on his mind that when compiled = "His Plan". This plan involves saving his mom, ex girlfriend, and getting to a safe place. The Winchester. Possibly the greatest pub ever. I have a Winchester Tavern T shirt which I love and no one has ever complimented me on it, probably due to the lack of knowledge on their part. This is anything but a stupid comedy. Its one of the wittiest and smartest movies ever made, it just happens to be a love story....with zombies. If you are like me and didn't watch this because of it's plot, do yourself a favor and you will laugh hard each and every time you watch it. It's Shaun's time to shine and while Ed may be the biggest bumbling goof of all time, he does a good job of basking in Shaun's glory. Will Shaun survive long enough to help mankind? Or will the Zed word beings overcome? Watch and find out and enjoy the brilliance that is Shaun of the Dead.

NBM rates Shaun of the Dead - A Cinematic Work of Art

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Funny Games

I've often stated that the most horrific movies are not ones about Blair Witches, Freddie Kruegger, or Michael Myers. They are in fact films like Funny Games, and The Strangers. These films do not surround paranormal or freakishly scary fictional characters that are mostly impossible to exist. They are in fact the ones that involve real people who seem normal, but inside they are evil. Imagine two boys in their early 20's ring your doorbell on your vacation home looking to borrow some eggs. They are polite and dressed in tennis attire. Would you think anything of it? They know your neighbors and supposedly the eggs are for them. You invite them in, and that's when it gets crazy. The boys, Peter and Paul, played by the brilliant Michael Pitt and Brady Corbet have a few screws loose. The home they have entered belongs to Anna and George Farber (Noami Watts and Tim Roth). Anna tries to be polite even when the boys begin to mess with her by dropping the eggs they were just given. She gives them more hoping they leave. George enters unaware of the situation and begins asking for the details. He is not treated nicely by the boys. He then asks them to leave and with the boys attitude along with a Golf club things go south very quickly for the Farbers. It is an extremely disturbing film, because of it's possible reality. Why would they do this to this family that had never met them? That is the Question the Farbers continue to ask. Because you answered the door... Terrifying. The creepiest part of the whole thing is the lack of emotion the boys carry. It's almost evil or demonic. As hostages with a small boy they are constantly trying to figure out an escape plan. Then near the end, an IMPOSSIBLE question/choice is asked of George. The ultimate nightmare for anyone. You will know if you have seen it. Once the Farbers briefly grasp the upper hand the direction of the film takes a genius turn that lots of people would hate. I enjoyed the movie, because as I said, it's the closest thing to reality for any horror film. Not much blood, just unnecessary violence and mind games.

NBM rates Funny Games - Awesome

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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

This being only 1 of 2 musicals I have ever watched, I was skeptical. The reason I watched it is Tim Burton + Johnny Depp. Those two together could play with doggie poo for 90 minutes on screen and I would watch it. Being a Depp fan I did a lot of reading about this film the months before it was released. Things like the audition of Depp having to sing, which he never had any formal training and how it was the most terrifying thing he had ever done. Things like that interest me, so naturally I was interested to see how he did. Knowing that he had not been dubbed I was amazed at the voice and talent he possesses. I know he is a musician and all that, but not even all musicians can sing, (I give nickleback as an example.) So as a musical I wasn't sure how much of the lines were gonna be in song format. Apparently all of it. I wasn't sure if I could handle following the plot in that format, but much like a subtitled film, after a while you just stop thinking about, and if it's done well it will flow right through your brain. Tim Burton does such an amazing job creating his worlds. Shot in color, but not, there is only about 5-8 minutes in bright color. It's not an actual B&W film, it is done in such a dark grey scale it is so dreary, yet perfect. The blood is very prominent, but also very digital so it's not as intrusive as a squib. It helps that the story is good as well. Benjamin Barker is the local barber who's wife is the object of The Judge's (Alan Rickman) affection. Benjamin is exiled for 15 years only to return with a new look and new name. Enter Sweeney Todd. His one objective is to get revenge on anyone involved with the ruining of his life and the suicide of his wife Lucy. His new shop is located above a meat pie bakey run by the widow Mrs. Lovett (Bonham Carter). She informs him of everything that has happened during his absence. She also helps him dispose of the bodies that begin to pile up. Sweeney eventually begins to enjoy hurting people, which displeases Mrs. Lovett. Either way the plot is great, acting is phenomenal, and the singing becomes rather catchy. I've seen it 3 times or so, and will watch bits and pieces whenever it's on.

**I'm gonna post a completely unrelated video below that is the origin of the picture on the Home Page of this blog. Enjoy.

 NBM rates Sweeney Todd - Phenomenal

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Daybreakers



Welcome back from the week of Turkey binging. Hope all is well. Tonight I wanna talk about Daybreakers. I know most of you are probably thinking I have an unhealthy obsession with Vampires, considering they are the subject of more posts, than any other specific type of film. It's untrue. I do like them, but the one's I dwell on are usually a little different than most. This film surprised the hell out of me with it's originality and smooth transition through the plot. I also love what they do with the Vampire community. What I enjoy are story lines that essentially turn the way we have been taught about certain things on it's ear. That's what this movie does. In this movie Vampires are not only socially accepted, but they actually have taken over, and it's the humans that are cast out. Not only cast out, but they are captured and harvested as food for the Vampers. Bad turns to worse when the lead Hemotologist Edward (Ethan Hawke), is having trouble manufacturing a sustainable food source for the dying Vamp population, since the human population is quickly depleting. The one thing that sets him apart from the rest is his desire to not only find a new source, but also to find a cure for them. This latter fact upsets the leaders as they have no want to go back to being human. Hawke does such a good job with his character, and he is constantly trying to reason with the higher ups. To no avail, he ends up helping some humans escape the Vamp patrol. This is where he learns very interesting things that changes everything. Great story. New Vamp "rules", and a brilliant twist of fate. I thoroughly enjoyed Daybreakers and would definitely watch it again.

NBM rates Daybreakers - Awesome

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Frailty

One of the great twisted movies of all time. This movie revolves around a family of three during the sixties. A Father, Bill Paxton, raising his two young sons, Fenton and Adam. What I don't like about this film is the fact it is sold in the "Horror" section of the video stores, and that is how it gets classified. I don't particularly care for horror movies, which is why I didn't see this film for a long time. Once I did watch it, I was perturbed I had waited as long as I did. It is absolutely genius. One day while at work as a mechanic, Dad (Paxton) has a vision of the angel of death turning the will of God over to him. He truly is a disturbed man, that feels he can best serve his family by doing what the angel has told him. He is so convinced, he immediately tells his boys of what's to come. Fenton is the older of the two boys. He is probably around 12 and has major issues with what his Father has proclaimed. Adam, 7 or so, is much more impressionable, and believes his Father's every word. This causes him and Fenton to argue a lot. Adam asks certain questions of his father. Such as, How will you know it's a demon. They call their victims, Demons. Dad has very few answers for the boys at first, but he is quite certain, when God calls, there will be no mistaken it. God will provide him with the tools necessary to do his new line of work, Destroying Demons. Dad is given two specific tools chosen by God to help his new Earthly angel. He has also informed his boys that if they tell anyone, someone could really get hurt. He doesn't want his killing spree ruined by his snot nosed little brats. Fenton is completely lost about his Dad's mentality. He really feels he has lost his marbles. Fenton tries to explain to him that the "Demons" are just people. His Father will not hear of it. He tries to work Fenton, very laboriously I might add, into believing what they are doin is good and just. Doesn't work to well. It would be a very trying time in any ones family. You know what they say? "The Family that slays together, stays together." (I just made that up right now. Pretty impressive, huh?) One of my all time favorite movies, and if the "Horror" title turned you off all those years ago, you have to trust me. It's not horrific in the least. I would classify it as a Thriller.



NBM rates Frailty - Phenomenal




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Underworld: Evolution

The Underworld trilogy is great because of it's originality, and it was well known before the Twilight craze ever plagued us. This, the second in the trilogy, is the poorest rated on RT. I rather enjoyed this film for its back and forth, somewhat origin story of the vampires and werewolves of this world. Brilliantly dark and usually rainy, it delivers a sense of uncomfortableness which made it more intense. The Underworld series is a better look at what Vamps are suppose to be. Ruthless killers, super sexy, classy dead people, who continue to advance in their own society. The beginning of the story flashes back to the story of Marcus and William. Marcus is the original Vampire, whereas his brother, William, is the original Werewolf. Their father is also talked about and makes an appearance. He is the original immortal. This film takes place exactly where the first one leaves off, and streams into the new story perfectly. The first film gave us Michael, who eventually becomes one of the coolest looking hybrids (Half Vamp, half Lycan) ever. Even cooler looking than the Cadillac Escalade Hybrid. When Marcus is awoken from his 100 year slumber, he has also become a hybrid. A much more devilish hybrid than his cousin Michael. Marcus' #1 objective is to free his brother from the prison the other elder Vamps banished him to. He wants to rule to earth with his brother at his side. Selene and Michael know they must stop him and with great fight scenes and an opening for a third film involving Selene, it wraps up beautifully. I do not get why these 3 films have been rated so poorly, but I like all of them in the same realm. Always fun to watch, I anticipate the fourth film which is slated for a 2011 release and will return Kate Beckinsale to the role of Selene. I have seen 2 of the 3 in the theater and I will watch the next run there also. Vampires who use automatic weapons. Can it get any better than that? How about Kate Beckinsale in super tight black patent leather. I think, yes.

NBM rates Underworld : Evolution - Phenomenal

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Jennifer's Body

Jennifer's Body blew me away. It was funny, sexy, and quite original. I had little expectation for this film due to the awful publicity it got during it's release. Within the first 20 minutes, I was in it to win it, whatever that means. The narration by Needy (Amanda Seyfried) at the beginning is brilliant, and as the movie goes along it's just clever. It really showed that Megan Fox can act, and with J.K. Simmons playing a teacher who has a hook for a hand, which was never explained, it really rounded out nicely. Dubbed Horror, I really think it falls short of that term. If Scream is considered Horror, than Jennifer's Body is correct, but Scream is really horrific.? I would probably classify both these films as High School confusion with students trying new things, Murder. The story was told and directed very well. It was original and I think for Diablo Cody coming fresh off of writing the huge hit Juno, she really did a good job not falling back into writing the same story with new characters like so many writers do, I'm looking at you Guy Ritchie. Still love you though. With Jennifer giving up the details of why she has begun killing boys right at the half way point, I was wondering if it could maintain the momentum. It did. Amanda Seyfried comes off as paranoid, but it is real. The guy who played her boyfriend was awesome. He is a Super cool dude in every sense of the word. Not popularity wise, but mentally. He also had one funniest lines in the whole movie. I don't necessarily find Seyfried attractive, but she is quite a good actress. The film wasn't all that bloody, except for a couple of images throughout, it really wasn't hard to watch. I knew it had something special going for it when we watched the first half on Wednesday night and wasn't able to finish it til tonight. For two straight days it took over my mind. I was constantly thinking about where it was leading. I wanted to finish it and confirm to myself how good it really was. At the same time it had a good possibility of being half of a great movie, and half of a mediocre movie. It ended up be a great film through and through. Definitely.  worth watching.

NBM rates Jennifer's Body - Awesome

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Tremors

Valentine and Earl Bassett

When trying to figure out what movie I wanted to review first, I tried to think of a movie I have literally seen hundreds of times, both edited and non. I first watched Tremors as a television edited Saturday night feature on USA network, I think. We taped it that night and my brother and I wore that VHS completely out and we watched it so many times, to this day I can still substitute all the cursing with the TV edited version of slang that really didn't make any sense. This movie is so quotable, yet, I don't think it ever reached "Cult" status like I feel it should've. What a great cast of characters. Val and Earl may be the greatest duo in a perilous situation ever. It was Reba's big breakthrough in the entertainment industry. Lets be honest, If she had never fought graboids, I feel her music would have gone unnoticed. And then there's Burt (Michael Gross) who actually says "Mother Humper" , which leads to Val saying it 2 more times, in a row. Any movie that says Mother Humper 3 times is a big winner in my book. All in all, most of the patrons of Perfection, population 14, don't make it to the end of the film, but the one shining note is that at least 50% of the minority characters in the film survive. Walter Chang was not as lucky as Miguel. Miguel , I feel, got to live because he contributed at least one good idea to the survival of the group "Let them follow him around, if they like that noise". All Chang was concerned with was "the damn name!" Nester didn't get high enough and Fred's sheep just weren't filling enough to the graboids, Edgar only has one jacket and he was the first to realise, Graboids aren't afraid of Winchester rifles.
I give the movie Tremors a rating of: Phenomenal


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