Frankenweenie

D: Alright, we are dusting off a classic! A Tim Burton classic. Yes, his old short film from long ago (can't remember the date) is revamped and put on the big screen. Epic!
It's the story of a boy who looses his best friend, Sparky the dog. Devastated by the loss, Victor (that's the boys name..duh) digs his friend up and attempts to bring him back from the dead. Which he does. This sets off a chain of events that would be hilarious, heart warming, and creepy.
Now I saw the original version of this movie. The live action short that was I think great. And it was fun comparing the two. The animation was awesome, the story was awesome...it was all just awesome!! Plus it was in black and white. Now that's a classic horror movie move. Made it even better I think.
Conclusion...SEE IT! And I'm not just saying this because I'm a Tim Burton fan..which I am but that's besides the point. Its really good. Its a creepy heartwarming story that will make you love your pet even more. And may I suggest something? See the first version first. Can't really appreciate this one without seeing its roots. Now if you will excuse me, I'm going to see if I can reanimate this gator head....Its alive!! AND IT BIT ME!!


N: Every boys dream. A personal home science lab and his best friend Sparky. This flick hosts a corky bunch  of characters that bring to life the ultimate classic. Through the course of the movie Victor faces a devastating loss and to reclaim his best friend he turns into a mad scientist. Against all odds he draws upon the power of lighting....but in the course of his obsession a group of strange characters steal Victors blue prints and turn a small quiet town into a town full of ravishing monsters that wreak havoc and now Victor must become the  one to stop the menacing creatures. Its a Tim Burton classic that all should not miss out on. Even though this is an updated version it still holds that artistic art direction and still casts a  beautiful quality.   If you don't like stop animation then I fee that something is dreadfully wrong with you.

Sinister

D: Ladies and Gentle kids! We welcome you to our theater of horrors. This week we bring you a movie of terror, fear, dread, and...hold on let me check my thesaurus...ah! Fright!! We bring you fresh from the theater, Sinister.
A tale of a family who moves into a house where grisly murders took place (tell me something new). The father, a writer is looking for a story, comes across a box filled with old home movies that reveal a most disturbing and gruesome horror. One that will shake his very being and place him and his family in a never ending curse.
Ok, got the jest of it? Alrighty then. now my thoughts. Ahem...I thought this movie was excellent. Yes, yes, the moving into a house were people got murdered is so cliche it makes you think yawn. Been there seen that. But as the movie goes on you learn more and more about the family, the murders that took place, and even when to just say...done! And as things take a more and more sinister turn for the worse (pun intended), you are wondering up till the end 'how the far-fignewton is this going to get resolved'? This movie has it all. Creepy kids, a demon guy, ugly murders, and yes..loud music that make you jump. So I would recommend it. In fact go see it. And if there are teeny boppers there, you will get a good laugh! Cause they jump at anything. Ha! Look at that one! She is hiding her face...you can't hide from him sweety, he is right behind you...BOO!


N: You really want to know what the scary part of this movie is?  Its the similarity between the writer Ellision (played by Ethan Hawk) and myself. I as well tend to get so caught up in my work...locking myself away in the office like Ellison we keep pouring the whisky. Neglect the ones we love and become so obsessive with our work until we are thrown into a hysterical nightmare that turns us against everyone.Though I have been caught in my own hunting's it has not been as bad as what I had just seen in this movie. But enough about my personal reflections. Lets get dive further into the blood soaked horror. Lets settle in. Find a comfortable seat. Make sure you've got your popcorn and be prepared to be confronted the ghostly undead and a masked stranger that is pulling all of the strings. The obsessive writer Ellison stumbles upon another gritty murder story that he must solve in order to reclaim his lost fame as a true crime writer. Thus, after Ellison and his family move into a house once owned by a family that had been murdered he discovers movie reels that  reveal ghastly murders and as he continues to watch the footage connecting the dots; the sinister ghosts rise from the depths to attack Ellison. Yet in the end the true murder is invalid and once again history repeats itself. Shoot I hope I did not give it away. Though I do hope I painted a welcoming picture for you and enticed you to watch this flick.

The Broken

N: Drawing more on a thriller based theme; yet this feature film still falls into the allurement of horror genres. No doubt broken shatters the stage with a twisted hemorrhaging of confusion and compelling fear that strikes at you with a vengeance. Alas as Gina in the aftermath of a car crash must put the pieces back together in order to solve a mystery she finds herself agaisnt everyone that she had ever known. A tangled chain reaction that will leave your heart pumping.

The Mothman Prophecies

D: Gather round children for it is time for another of your creepy Aunt D's tributes to a movie of unexplained events, tragedies, and omens that few would heed or believe in. This time I pay tribute to a movie that is suspenseful and intriguing. I speak of course, of....(pause for dramatic music)..The Mothman Prophecies. A tale of woe, loss, and based on true events! This mind blowing movie centers around the stories of the Mothman. For those who don't know who Mothman is...look it up on the internet.
The movie tells the story of a reporter named John who after the loss of his beloved wife ends up in the small town of West Virgina. There he learns that the people of the small town have been having strange encounters with a creature that surprisingly, his wife had seen right before she died. More and more sightings of the Mothman being are soon reported and even visions of tragedies begin to come true. All this leading up to the reason behind Mothman's purpose for being there and the eerie warning that he brings.
I love this suspenseful movie! It's different. It doesn't even need that many special effects to give you that creepy feeling. If you know about the tales of the Mothman, you yourself will enjoy this wonderful movie. And if you don't, well you will still love it. As you may have guessed, I gots it in me movie collection. Why else would I be paying tribute to it? So watch it! Or Mothman will get youuuuu....not unless I get him with a can of bug spray!

Donnie Darko

I think that every time I watch this flick that it becomes stranger and stranger each time. I feel compelled to understand, but my mind just cant wrap itself around the nightmarish scenarios that Donnie is pushed through. Its as if Donnies soul has swallowed himself and the world around him and plunged everyone and everything into an unimagined agonizing reality. A dark realty that induces my mind down a dark eerie rabbit hole.

A Haunting in Salem

N: This move at first glance has all the scares and thrills, but unfortunately in this ill-gotten haunted house horror tale virtually falls into the category a low budget B flick.
Years later a new family inhabits the house that has been scared with death and violence for so long that vengeful spirits of the dammed roam freely on these grounds and take control of the family. Leading one family member at a time to commit murderous acts until everyone has been virtually hanged...
Bad camera angles make me nauseous and low budget acting and props just make me want to bang my head against the wall. Otherwise in  retrospect this film makes me want to drink kerosene and burn myself inside out.

D: It's the D's turn now to spout out her opinion of this wacky pile of expelled bile. Oops, did I give away my feelings on this so called movie. My apologies.
Yes, as my loverly counterpart said before, this movie centers around a family that move into a old historical house in Salem, they learn that there is a curse on it, yada yada yada, blah blah blah. Ugly ghost witches and rounds of insanity. All leading up to the dramatic yet predictable conclusion that leaves you wishing you hadn't wasted over an hour of your life.
I don't need to give you my complete thoughts and feelings for this movie, cause I already did. But I'm gonna banter on anyways. If you want to waste an hour and thirty minutes of your life seeing bad acting, cruddy camera work and a ridiculous plot line. Then by all means, see this movie. But I have this to say to the movie. In the words of Hans Moleman from the Simpsons...'You took an hour and thirty minutes of my life and I want them baaack! Oh well, I'd just waste them anyways'. Just like the movie..Kazzing!


The Possesion

D: Guys and dolls, strap yourselves in, its time for us to put on our constructive criticism hats. And what movie are we reviewing? Why its a exorcism movie that has just come out in theaters. Its (drum roll please)...The Possession!
Yes sir, based on a true story, this movie pulls us into the lives of a man and his daughters. Oh, the ex is involved too. During the girl's stay at their papa's house, the youngest Emily stumbles upon a neat wooden box at a yard sale and prompts her dad to get it for her. Soon she unleashes the horror that is locked inside the box and becomes the unwilling host to a demonic entity.
Now that you got the plot, here is what I have observed. This movie is...ok. It had very few scary moments. I mean the scenes that you see with the demon version of the daughter were ok. Not thrilling but nice. The girl was nice and creepy in her possession state. And the cool thing was that it wasn't another Catholic exorcism movie. It was a Jewish exorcism movie. Kind of nice to have something different for these types of movies for a change. I mean no offense to the Catholic exorcism types but there are just so many of them that they seem to run together. What was I leading to?..oh! My conclusion...
This movie was just ok. Some good creepy moments and in a way new idea. More of a suspense movie. But I wouldn't wait in line for this one when it comes out onto video. I will say this, the next time I see a horde of moths flying around, I'm gonna calmly turn around....and run!

N: Gosh. 25 dollar movie tickets. 5 dollar small drink. 5 dollar small popcorn. I now question about who is really possessed. Perhaps the movie employees have been brainwashed into charging so much in order to scare our pocket books to death. Oh wait that's not what I'm supposed to be reporting on. I mean that's horrifying, but in regards to the movie we just watched I would have to say that in retrospect it was an ok movie. Though this movie might be based on a true story; I think that whole true story deal has sort of gone state. Though I just happen to see a segment on TV about a real Dibbuk box so I guess some girl had become possessed.
So beware that within this strange box a demonic spirit prays on the innocent soul in order to find a new host. So if you find your child talking to a Dibbuk Box late at night then your going to be in a heap of trouble. And if you want to find out how to solve your possession dilemma then catch this horror/suspense thriller, but maybe not in a theater near you.