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Horror Movies, Final installment

November 11th, 2008

The final installment… a little late.

Amityville Horror - (The OLD one, not the new one.)  I’d watched this before, but it was so much better than I remember it.  In fact, I felt it was the scariest movie that I ended up watching.  The scene at the beginning where the priest goes into the house [...]


Next-to-last Horror Movies

October 30th, 2008

Latest installment…

The Blob - Pure 60’s cheese (well, technically 1958, but close enough). Not scary, more silly than anything else. I was amazed that at one point, there was 24 minutes of no blobbing. Instead, we were shown a nearly 30 year old McQueen pretending to be a high schooler.  At least I can say [...]


More October Horror Movies

October 26th, 2008

Continuing the reviews of my house’s October horror movie film-fest:

28 Days Later - Rick told me that this was among the most realistic zombie movies ever made.  While it had a realistic look and feel, I had a problem with the unrealistic (and porous) plot line.  Of the 4 or so main characters, the supporting [...]


October Horror Movies

October 16th, 2008

My roommates and I have decided to try to watch a horror/thriller every night of October.  Unfortunately, the Red Sox and a few other distractions have prevented watching one every night, but here’s what we’ve got so far:

Nightwatch - Not a fan of this movie.  I thought that the scary parts were kinda cheap, and [...]