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Was There Really a Carter Simms?

divinemsjunebug — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 04:11:41 GMT

This was a movie about a skeptical ghost hunter that was offered $5,000 to investigate a home for paranormal activity. She also had a cameraman and a journalist and a crazy religous nutcase in the house with her. You know in the beginning of the movie that she is going to die (so there are no spoilers here).

If you enjoy Ghost Hunters, etc. you will like this movie. It actually had a few really good goosebump moments to it. I really liked it. The question is, is it based on a semi-true story? I don't think it is, I think its a lot like the Blair Witch Project (although no shakey cameras to make you sick), but some of the credits make you think it is real because it says that her footage is some of the best paranormal footage ever recorded and that the Masterson house is on the top 10 list of the most haunted homes in America. I came across a site that people were discussing this issue. Most people thought it was made up, but a few said it was really based on an actual person that died during an investigation. Having done a little ghost hunting myself I think it would be easy to die during an investigation because it's completely dark and you can easily fall and break your neck. But I did some searching for it on the internet and could not find any stories, if there was something where someone died a mysterious death??? It would be in a million news reports. Anyway, it was a pretty good movie and I recommend it.

Ghostly Revenge?

divinemsjunebug — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 05:18:04 GMT

Okay, this is a Great Korean film. Good plot, great acting, lots of scary moments, good twists. The woman that plays the lead detective is tough but also vulnerable. There were a few things that didn't make sense to me at first, but when I went back to watch it again, I knew what was going on. Anyway, if you like Asian horror movies this has all the creepy elements (long flowing black hair cascading from ceilings, red bloody eyes with a pure white face, lots of suspense) plus a few interesting surprises. IT was very good and I really recommend it.

This really wasn't a remake

divinemsjunebug — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:48:16 GMT

This really wasn't a remake of the original movie since the story lines and the killers were pretty different. Prom Night and killing and slashing was the only thing they had in common. Anyway, it was the usual kind of slasher film but at least in this one there was a motive and a mission to the killing. I don't know why they didn't go for an R Rating and really pump this movie up, I know they probably wanted more high school kids to go and see it, but I think it could have been a lot bloodier (even though I don't like a lot of gore, I just thought the killings were too clean). I thought the acting was pretty good, Brittany Snow did a great job. I probably won't add this to my dvd collection but I didn't think it was a bad movie...

Crystal Skulls

divinemsjunebug — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:07:23 GMT

I've always been fascinated by the crystal skulls that have been found all over the world and really enjoyed watching several documentaries on it - I even think there was an Unsolved Mysteries story about them too. I can honestly say that I liked the documentaries much better than this movie. Now, I'm not saying it wasn't a fun movie, I was just disappointed a lot actually. It had such potential to be better!!! I don't know how, maybe a whole different story, maybe a different ending, maybe a more mystical approach? But it just wasn't what I was expecting. I wish Karen Allen and Harrison Ford would have had more airtime together and wish they would have got to bicker more which would have led to an incredible kiss...but it didn't happen that way. I also thought some of the lines were so corny. Cate Blanchett looked fabulous with her little black bobbed haircut and of course, her acting is always great no matter what she is in...ALL in ALL, it was a fun movie, just don't think about things and it was okay.

This is a "so bad it's good" kind of movie

divinemsjunebug — Sun, 25 May 2008 23:35:33 GMT

This movie had a lot of very bad moments. Of course there is the beautiful woman with the heaving cleavage running around, her twin egyptian corpse who just lays there half naked and a severed hand that crawls around with an enormous (platic looking) ruby ring. It actually had some great suspense and the acting wasn't bad at all.

Reaped

divinemsjunebug — Sun, 25 May 2008 23:30:44 GMT

As a lot of you know, I'm not the best writer when it comes to writing Reviews, but I just like to say what I feel.

I think the Reaping was a really good movie. I think it could have been better but I really enjoyed it. It had a pretty good story and a nice unexpected ending. I thought Hillary Swank did a great job (of course she usually always does even in her days of Sometimes they come Back Again) she's a great actor. I probably wouldn't characterize this as a horror movie, more like a mystery, but it had a lot of suspense and a creepy little girl (and scary religious people in a way). It kept me interested through the movie to see what was going to happen next...

Face

divinemsjunebug — Sun, 25 May 2008 23:22:44 GMT

This was a pretty good movie with a nice twist ending. It's also a bit of a sad love story. I do have to say that I got the characters mixed up a few times, probably from the translation, so I watched it a second time and it made a lot more sense. There were a few things that didn't make sense that they just put in for the "scare" factor. I thought the acting was really good and it is definately worth watching!

Family Love

divinemsjunebug — Sat, 03 May 2008 01:05:15 GMT

This was definately a gorey slasher film. It really wasn't too bad at all (story wise). But of course it has the typical stereo type for certain people and it was bloody as all get out. I still can't believe that Richard Lynch was in it for about the last 15 minutes or so. Anyway, it was a cute little gorey movie with a few funny moments and a little suspense here and there.

Slaughter is right

divinemsjunebug — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:37:55 GMT

The opening scenes of this movie were pretty gorey and brutal but it was a pretty good story. There were some very creepy and chilling moments in the movie, I completely forgot I was reading subtitles. If you are not a fan of a LOT of blood and gore then don't rent this movie.

Train pass from hell

divinemsjunebug — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:07:51 GMT

If you find a train pass on the ground, please leave it alone...this movie had a lot of chills and thrills. Of course the signature long black hair coming out of the shadows with the pure white face and some very startling scenes. A cursed train pass makes people turn into zombies to kill. I thought most of this movie was pretty good - there were some very long sappy scenes at times and the effects were a little cartoonish AND to tell you the truth the ending was confusing. But I did like the ambiance of the movie and I really liked some of the scenes on the train tracks.