Thursday 17 October 2024
Wednesday 16 October 2024
Tuesday 15 October 2024
Day 14 of my 31 day horror film binge. Another one of my favourites. Event Horizon.
When you take a cast that includes Sam Neill, Laurence Fishburne, Joely Richardson, Sean Pertwee and Jason Isaacs then you know you are in for a treat. This film is one of my all time favourites. Its a sci-fi, horror set around Neptune. The synopsis is 7 years before the main part of the film a space vessel (fully manned) disappears. It then returns seven years later and no-one knows where it has been. The man who created the Event Horizon accompanies a group of space explorers who are sent to find out what happened. The Event Horizon was made to create a black hole in space but no one knows what is on the other side. So the question is not just where has it been to, its a question of what has happened to the crew and what has the ship brought back with it? Well worth a watch and an excellent story that, for me, is as good as the original Alien film. I give this a resounding 9 out of 10.
Monday 14 October 2024
Day 13 of my 31 day horror film binge. Been done before but clever. Fertile Ground
This starts with a usual synopsis. Pregnant woman miscarries. Wife and husband move to new house to begin a new life.
Where this one differs is that the house in question was once owned by the family of her husband. After being told that she can no longer have children, she is surprised to find herself pregnant. Soon ghostly apparitions and apparent accidents enter the film and we see that the house has a history and not a pleasant one. Over the years people have been murdered and others disappeared. As the situation gets worse the woman starts to see even more terrifying things. As the film speeds to the climax the ending is clever and will leave you thinking. This one is a 4 out of 10.
Saturday 12 October 2024
Day 11 of my 31 day horror film binge. Think you know what an angel is? Think again. Legion
I have seen this film several times and its a great watch. Legion is about a woman who is carrying a child that is to be humanities last hope. Mostly set in a gas station/diner in the middle of nowhere it centres on a young pregnant woman name charly who is about to find out that she carrying no ordinary baby. Lots of good, creepy special effects and quite gory in places. The story goes that god is sick of his creations and has decided to wipe out humanity and start again. He sends one of his trusted angels to kill the baby but the angel reneges and decides to save it instead. The rest of the angels led by Gabriel stage an assault on the gas station with the sole intent of killing the baby. Clever story, well written, well acted and definitely a good one for the horror fan. If you think an angel is a cute creature with only good intentions, think again. I would give this a solid 8 out of 10.
Friday 11 October 2024
Day 10 of my 31 day horror film binge. Thought this was more of a thriller than a horror but it came up under horror. The House at the end of the street.
I have seen this one once before and whilst its down as a horror, most people would class it as a well paced clever thriller. Its about a mother and daughter who move into a new neighbourhood where a couple were brutally murdered four years before by their daughter. Even though the house is supposed to be empty, the son who was living away from the family when the tragedy happened, is now living in the house. His sister was never caught for the murders and was believed to be drowned. However the son is keeping the daughter locked up in the basement as she is bran damaged from an accident that happened when she was a child. The son feels responsible and now thinks its his duty to look after his sister. The new girl falls for the son and what looks like a romance is on the cards, but all is not as it seems. Like I said its a well paced thriller with several good twists and turns. Its been done before and probably better but this is definitely worth a watch. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Max Thieriot and Elizabeth Shue. I would give it 6 out of 10.