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Watching a number of "horror" movies this month.
Found a few reviews of various horror movies on Netflix that are said to be ok so the wife and I have been trying to watch one a day although we have skipped a few days.
One I did like was on HBO or Cinemax...
Insidious 3: The Last Key - I think I have liked all three of these movies. I would not say they are all great but I have liked them. This one was good, again not great, but I did like the "demon" in this one and some of the things it would do. Kind of cool and different. Plus if you liked the other two it goes into some back history of the lady in the first two.
I think the rest of these are all on Netflix. Also have to keep in mind that we have been watching these around 5pm and normally that time of day I have not been home long from work, probably have ate or eating during the movie and at that time of the day while sitting in my chair at home I find it very hard to stay awake so there are times I might nod off for a minute here and there and if the movie is really boring I might nod off longer lol.
1. The Last Shift - One lone police officer is tasked to stay the last night in an office that is closing. She is basically playing a security officer while the New office is starting and before the old one officially closes. Next thing you know she is getting strange calls, a homeless man keeps showing up, she starts seeing strange things and so on. I think it is trying to be linked to the manson family members or something but frankly it was so slow and I was so tired that I could not stay awake and the wife will normally sit through these while messing around on her phone but even she tapped out. So we never finished it. Have seen reviews where many liked it...We were not one of them.
2. Malevolent - Foreign film. Irish I think. Group of younger college age kids basically claim to be ghost hunter types that are making things up for the work/money. One girl is supposed to act like she has the gift to communicate with the dead. After a short time they find out that it is no longer pretend. Frankly neither of us gave this a chance and quit it early on. I think we both had some other stuff to do and just never got back to it. I imagine it got a little better but what we say was not that good.
3. Hold the Dark - Again...I feel asleep through a bit of it. It was kind of good and kind of bad. Just kind of weird. Basic Premise is that a woman's husband is off in the war. She lives in a rural area (alaska maybe) and belives that wolves took her son. She writes to a writer who specializes in learning about wolves to come to her house and track them down to see if he can find her son for closure or to kill the wolves. Well the husband comes back later and all kinds of weird things start happening. Some might like it. The wife said it was ok but the ending was weird.
4. Emelie - Parents with three younger children hire a new babysitter to watch their kids while they go out to celebrate their anniversary. Things start out of OK. Then things start happening and you find out the babysitter is a little off.
This movie is not really gory and not really much horror to speak of, more of a thriller but I honestly have to say that there were two scenes in this movie (bathroom and video tape) that honestly just creeped me out. It actually made me cringe both times and I turned to the wife and said something along the lines of...that (insert bad word for the girl) is blanking creepy as hell lol. It is not a bad movie as long as you realize it is not really a horror movie, like a said more of a thriller. And if you watch it you will understand the creepiness of those two scenes I mentioned...just super cringe worthy things IMO.
5. The Apostle - Newer movie on Netflix. Set in the late 1800's I think. A father gets a message that some cult group is holding his daughter for ransom. The son goes to see if he can rescue her. These people live on an island and worship a deity that they call the Goddess or her. Small community that holds many secrets. Kind of reminds you of the Village (m Nights movie) in that they are off on their own island and there are many secret things. He starts finding new things as he goes. Kind of a twisted movie as it unfolds. It is long and is a bit slow in parts but I kind of liked it. The old woman was creepy looking, her servant or guardian was creepy as well but the worst were the two men who were to be the leaders of these people. This might be one that @MichaelWinicki would like.
6. The BabySitter - Not the one I wrote about earlier. I also may have brought this up months or a year ago as I just recently watched it again. Kind of a horror, kind of comedy. I think this is from the guy who made the Chuck tv series.
Young teenage boy unsure of himself has a cool baby sitter who is always nice to him. Until he finds out some terrible secret of what she is doing after he goes to sleep. Pretty good, teenage type fun romp movie for never hearing of it and I think I liked it just as much the second time as the first. In some ways it reminds me a little of Tucker and Dale vs Evil due to it being horror but really a comedy. If you have not seen it and just want a little something different...give it a try.
Found a few reviews of various horror movies on Netflix that are said to be ok so the wife and I have been trying to watch one a day although we have skipped a few days.
One I did like was on HBO or Cinemax...
Insidious 3: The Last Key - I think I have liked all three of these movies. I would not say they are all great but I have liked them. This one was good, again not great, but I did like the "demon" in this one and some of the things it would do. Kind of cool and different. Plus if you liked the other two it goes into some back history of the lady in the first two.
I think the rest of these are all on Netflix. Also have to keep in mind that we have been watching these around 5pm and normally that time of day I have not been home long from work, probably have ate or eating during the movie and at that time of the day while sitting in my chair at home I find it very hard to stay awake so there are times I might nod off for a minute here and there and if the movie is really boring I might nod off longer lol.
1. The Last Shift - One lone police officer is tasked to stay the last night in an office that is closing. She is basically playing a security officer while the New office is starting and before the old one officially closes. Next thing you know she is getting strange calls, a homeless man keeps showing up, she starts seeing strange things and so on. I think it is trying to be linked to the manson family members or something but frankly it was so slow and I was so tired that I could not stay awake and the wife will normally sit through these while messing around on her phone but even she tapped out. So we never finished it. Have seen reviews where many liked it...We were not one of them.
2. Malevolent - Foreign film. Irish I think. Group of younger college age kids basically claim to be ghost hunter types that are making things up for the work/money. One girl is supposed to act like she has the gift to communicate with the dead. After a short time they find out that it is no longer pretend. Frankly neither of us gave this a chance and quit it early on. I think we both had some other stuff to do and just never got back to it. I imagine it got a little better but what we say was not that good.
3. Hold the Dark - Again...I feel asleep through a bit of it. It was kind of good and kind of bad. Just kind of weird. Basic Premise is that a woman's husband is off in the war. She lives in a rural area (alaska maybe) and belives that wolves took her son. She writes to a writer who specializes in learning about wolves to come to her house and track them down to see if he can find her son for closure or to kill the wolves. Well the husband comes back later and all kinds of weird things start happening. Some might like it. The wife said it was ok but the ending was weird.
4. Emelie - Parents with three younger children hire a new babysitter to watch their kids while they go out to celebrate their anniversary. Things start out of OK. Then things start happening and you find out the babysitter is a little off.
This movie is not really gory and not really much horror to speak of, more of a thriller but I honestly have to say that there were two scenes in this movie (bathroom and video tape) that honestly just creeped me out. It actually made me cringe both times and I turned to the wife and said something along the lines of...that (insert bad word for the girl) is blanking creepy as hell lol. It is not a bad movie as long as you realize it is not really a horror movie, like a said more of a thriller. And if you watch it you will understand the creepiness of those two scenes I mentioned...just super cringe worthy things IMO.
5. The Apostle - Newer movie on Netflix. Set in the late 1800's I think. A father gets a message that some cult group is holding his daughter for ransom. The son goes to see if he can rescue her. These people live on an island and worship a deity that they call the Goddess or her. Small community that holds many secrets. Kind of reminds you of the Village (m Nights movie) in that they are off on their own island and there are many secret things. He starts finding new things as he goes. Kind of a twisted movie as it unfolds. It is long and is a bit slow in parts but I kind of liked it. The old woman was creepy looking, her servant or guardian was creepy as well but the worst were the two men who were to be the leaders of these people. This might be one that @MichaelWinicki would like.
6. The BabySitter - Not the one I wrote about earlier. I also may have brought this up months or a year ago as I just recently watched it again. Kind of a horror, kind of comedy. I think this is from the guy who made the Chuck tv series.
Young teenage boy unsure of himself has a cool baby sitter who is always nice to him. Until he finds out some terrible secret of what she is doing after he goes to sleep. Pretty good, teenage type fun romp movie for never hearing of it and I think I liked it just as much the second time as the first. In some ways it reminds me a little of Tucker and Dale vs Evil due to it being horror but really a comedy. If you have not seen it and just want a little something different...give it a try.
