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Black Christmas (2006)
It's rated 15 for a reason. If you are older do NOT watch this rubbish film
I will not include any spoiler so that you can trust not to watch it and waste your time. Saying this, it is a huge cliché of a film so a spoiler is already known if you have seen rubbish teen slasher movies before.
My girlfriend and her friends told me it was a very scary film and her friends had males watching it too, so i will say, if you are extremely easily scared then you might find this a bit scary. If you want a good scary film to watch stay away from this film.
The plot is very, very weak and from the comments i have read you are better off watching the original. This film is full of obvious suspense and relies on the gore to make you scared. There are no twists or mysteries in this film to keep you guessing who might be the killer on the rampage. The acting is terrible and being set in the 21st century with all our cell phones and the internet makes this the more unrealistic.
I actually ended up laughing through the film, so i would consider this more of a horror comedy rather than anything else. The part that made me laugh most was the killers catchphrase "you are my family know" done in the style of papa lazarou, if you have ever seen the British dark comedy "The league of gentlemen". Had me in stitches.
Anyway, don't bother watching this as I regretted it dearly.
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Absolutely amazing! You will laugh and cry
I only need to write a few words. This film made me laugh, cry, cheer and feel warm inside. Not a lot of films are capable of doing that. The acting is brilliant and so believable. It's quite a long film, but rightfully so. You are actually left feeling like you want more. Even writing these words down makes me want to get it out and watch it again. It is always a good time to watch this film. You will not regret it.I'm actually surprised it hasn't got a full 10 stars.
To the director i would say, Thank you for making this film!
If you haven't seen it, watch it, right now. It doesn't matter what time it is...go!
seriously go now!
Paranormal Activity (2007)
Scary.... If you are 5 years old!
I won't add any spoilers so that you can read if thinking of watching it.. well, don't bother unless you are older than 5 years old. My girlfriend gets scared very easily and even she thought it was not scary at all.
The film takes way too long to build any suspense or get to any scary parts in that matter. You will sit or lie waiting and waiting and waiting thinking "when is this film going to scare me?" when it eventually gets to the juicy bits you are left saying "Is that it?!"
If you are the type of person who gets extremely frustrated at how stupid people can be in films then please don't watch this film. You will spend most of the film saying sentences starting with the words "why don't they.... You can see they tried to make an original film, but borrowed too much from the Blair witch project which is miles better than this as the acting is greater, very believable and quite scary.
I did not watch this film with expectations that it was going to be one of the scariest films i would watch, but i did expect to be a bit scared at least seeing as it's advertised as a horror. The one thing i don't understand is why oh why they have made a second film. I find it hard to believe that after this film they decided that the story must continue. So be ready to experience more moronic common sense, black and white film footage and feeling raped if you paid money to watch it.
Wicker Park (2004)
Not that bad, but full of very suspect coincidences..
Wicker Park is apparently a remake of a better french film. I can see how they probably added a few bits to try to make it better, but made it maybe not as good. Anyway, Wicker Park is full of twists and surprises, but nothing too difficult to understand although at times you are left wondering why people in this film take little regards of others. If you see it you will understand. I don't want to spoil it so won't say anything more. Altogether it was OK. The music is quite good as most of it is from bands from england which are great. An easy film to watch, but if you get the chance try to watch the french version called the apartment as i should have done. oh, and it's true about giving it a chance as the first 40 minutes seem to be a bit preposterous.
After.Life (2009)
Rubbish film full of flaws!
I can't believe some people put more than 1 star for this film. It has soooo many flaws and the director does not even explain them properly. There is no question whether the woman played by Christina Ricci was dead or alive because the director herself explains that she IS alive and we are meant to question this as we watch the film.
Here are a few flaws: Christina Ricci trashes the place she is held captive and walks over broken glass, but does not bleed from it. She takes an eternity to open a door, so long that the captor (Liam Neeson) is able to go to the local gas station, put gas in his car, pay and get in his car again and drive back. He has a magic mirror that makes Christina Ricci look like she is dead and all gaunt. You question how the hell Liam Nesson was able to get the body in the first place if she's not supposed to be dead. There are times when the drug in Christina Ricci's body is wearing off, but she never feels anything. She never gets hungry either. I could go on, but it makes me angry thinking about them all.
This film is also full of clichés and if you read the reviews by other people who didn't like it they also say the same.
If you want to see a good thriller/horror do not see this. If you want to see Christina Ricci naked for quite a lot of the film do see this. It was actually the only enjoyable part of the film.