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First movie: Texas Chainsaw 3d.
First thing to note: This movie is related to the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre movies, not the Michael Bay produced remakes. It starts out with a flashback to the ending of the first one, expands on it, then jumps about 20 years later where it takes place. While the movie itself is probably the second best of the franchise (with the first being the obvious best, and the rest all sucking) it's still not that good a movie.
If you're a fan of the original, you probably wont care for it much, as it does really screw with the characterization of Leatherface into something an antihero. There aren't any really memorable kills, but there is a rather fun fencing between Leatherface wielding his chainsaw, and some other guy with a tire iron. There's also cameos by Marilyn Burns, John Dugan and Gunnar Hansen.
If you're looking for a movie to watch and don't have anything else to watch, maybe give it a shot, but I wouldn't advise going out of your way to see it.
Second Movie: Mama.
This movie actually surprised me. I should have known better, since Guillermo del Toro was one of the producers, but still. It's definitely one of the better modern horror movies, right up there with Insidious, and to a lesser degree Sinister. While the trailers would have you believe that the children are the trouble/antagonists of the movie, you learn pretty quickly that it's not the case.
It's a pretty solid ghost/haunting story, but what really sets it apart is the characters. Jessica Chastain (known for her role in Zero Dark Thirty, and a supporting roll in The Help) quickly evolves from a somewhat unsympathetic rocker girl into a very sympathetic mother figure, dating Jamie Lannister (or rather the actor that plays him in a different roll). The real stars though are the two young girls that steal every scene they're in as sympathetic victims, as the horror events that take place don't just threaten the lives and safety of the adults, but the children as well. Something that, in my opinion, seems to be missing from a lot of modern horror. By putting the children in danger, it really puts you off your guard as to who is really at risk, and that gives this movie a very large step above a lot of other horror movies.
It's not the most original movie, but what it does it does in a pretty original way. You'll definitely pick up conventions borrowed (stolen?) from classic horror movies, but despite of or because of them, this movie is definitely a good watch.
I wont give away the ending, but if you're a fan of horror, this is definitely the first must-see spook film of the year.
Movie Three: Warm Bodies.
I know what you're thinking. I was thinking it too at first. A supernatural romance movie? Must be a bloody Twilight ripoff. Well, I'm going to tell you right now, put that shit out of your head, because it's not. This movie is leaps and bounds easily the best supernatural romance movie of the modern age. Unlike that shitfest Twilight, all the other movies that try to be what Twilight is, and what movies will no doubt follow to moisten the withers of teenage girls, this movie is also a comedy, and it does it well.
What makes movies like Twilight so bad, is they take themselves seriously. This movie doesn't do that. It is actively aware of the fact that the premis is ridiculous, and it uses that for comedy. This is really the kind of movie that men and women can enjoy together. The romance is real, the zombies are real, and because it's not taking itself seriously, the comedy is real.
There are two kinds of zombies in this movie, the recently departed called corpses, and the too far gone called bonies (like I said, it knows it's a silly movie). The main character, R is a corpse, and because corpses can't really talk, the first third or so of the movie is told from his internal monologue. It does follow the somewhat standard romcom structure of boy meets girl, boy falls in love with girl, girl starts to like boy, boy does something incredibly stupid (which actually happens early on in the movie, because R eats the chicks boyfriend), girl leaves, boy does another completely stupid thing to get girl back, good guys win bad guys lose. But with the introduction of the zombie element, it works on a new level.
It's not the best zomcom out there (Shaun of the Dead in my opinion) and I wont call this a must-see movie, because it's not really for everyone. But it is a solid comedy, a decent romance, and an okay zombie flick. Smash those things together, and you've got a pretty good movie. Maybe go see it on a date night.
First thing to note: This movie is related to the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre movies, not the Michael Bay produced remakes. It starts out with a flashback to the ending of the first one, expands on it, then jumps about 20 years later where it takes place. While the movie itself is probably the second best of the franchise (with the first being the obvious best, and the rest all sucking) it's still not that good a movie.
If you're a fan of the original, you probably wont care for it much, as it does really screw with the characterization of Leatherface into something an antihero. There aren't any really memorable kills, but there is a rather fun fencing between Leatherface wielding his chainsaw, and some other guy with a tire iron. There's also cameos by Marilyn Burns, John Dugan and Gunnar Hansen.
If you're looking for a movie to watch and don't have anything else to watch, maybe give it a shot, but I wouldn't advise going out of your way to see it.
Second Movie: Mama.
This movie actually surprised me. I should have known better, since Guillermo del Toro was one of the producers, but still. It's definitely one of the better modern horror movies, right up there with Insidious, and to a lesser degree Sinister. While the trailers would have you believe that the children are the trouble/antagonists of the movie, you learn pretty quickly that it's not the case.
It's a pretty solid ghost/haunting story, but what really sets it apart is the characters. Jessica Chastain (known for her role in Zero Dark Thirty, and a supporting roll in The Help) quickly evolves from a somewhat unsympathetic rocker girl into a very sympathetic mother figure, dating Jamie Lannister (or rather the actor that plays him in a different roll). The real stars though are the two young girls that steal every scene they're in as sympathetic victims, as the horror events that take place don't just threaten the lives and safety of the adults, but the children as well. Something that, in my opinion, seems to be missing from a lot of modern horror. By putting the children in danger, it really puts you off your guard as to who is really at risk, and that gives this movie a very large step above a lot of other horror movies.
It's not the most original movie, but what it does it does in a pretty original way. You'll definitely pick up conventions borrowed (stolen?) from classic horror movies, but despite of or because of them, this movie is definitely a good watch.
I wont give away the ending, but if you're a fan of horror, this is definitely the first must-see spook film of the year.
Movie Three: Warm Bodies.
I know what you're thinking. I was thinking it too at first. A supernatural romance movie? Must be a bloody Twilight ripoff. Well, I'm going to tell you right now, put that shit out of your head, because it's not. This movie is leaps and bounds easily the best supernatural romance movie of the modern age. Unlike that shitfest Twilight, all the other movies that try to be what Twilight is, and what movies will no doubt follow to moisten the withers of teenage girls, this movie is also a comedy, and it does it well.
What makes movies like Twilight so bad, is they take themselves seriously. This movie doesn't do that. It is actively aware of the fact that the premis is ridiculous, and it uses that for comedy. This is really the kind of movie that men and women can enjoy together. The romance is real, the zombies are real, and because it's not taking itself seriously, the comedy is real.
There are two kinds of zombies in this movie, the recently departed called corpses, and the too far gone called bonies (like I said, it knows it's a silly movie). The main character, R is a corpse, and because corpses can't really talk, the first third or so of the movie is told from his internal monologue. It does follow the somewhat standard romcom structure of boy meets girl, boy falls in love with girl, girl starts to like boy, boy does something incredibly stupid (which actually happens early on in the movie, because R eats the chicks boyfriend), girl leaves, boy does another completely stupid thing to get girl back, good guys win bad guys lose. But with the introduction of the zombie element, it works on a new level.
It's not the best zomcom out there (Shaun of the Dead in my opinion) and I wont call this a must-see movie, because it's not really for everyone. But it is a solid comedy, a decent romance, and an okay zombie flick. Smash those things together, and you've got a pretty good movie. Maybe go see it on a date night.
