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The Eclipse (2009) Review

April 4, 2014 by Eric S. Leave a Comment

the eclipse reviewSynopsis: An Irish town hosts its annual literature and poetry festival, and widower Michael Farr (the incomparable Ciarán Hinds) volunteers to serve as a driver for Lena Morrell (Iben Hjejle), a horror/ghost novelist who has seen ghosts since she was a child. When Farr begins to see the ghost of his father-in-law (very much alive), he begins to question his sanity.

Leslie’s Review:  Amazon lists this as a horor film. IMDB lists this as a horror film. Though it made me jump (more than once), it’s really more atmospheric than scary. I would describe it as a bittersweet ghost story about a family trying to heal after the loss of their wife and mother. I even teared up toward the end.

Though it’s not traditionally horrifying, the solid camera work gives the film a creepy vibe. From noticeably stark angles to a concentrated use of silhouettes, it’s a beautifully shot film. I don’t suppose it hurts that it was filmed on location at the Irish seaside.

Don’t get me wrong. There’s blood (copious amounts at one point), and zombie-like ghosts, but the plot and emotions of the main characters supersede the supernatural elements. My only complaint is character development. By the end, I had no questions about Farr, but I wanted to know more about Morrell’s past, more about the ghosts she sees and about why. Additionally, the antagonist, Nicholas Holden (played by the always delightful Aidan Quinn) was a run of the mill, belligerent, drunk, cheating, pompous guy. I wish his character had more depth. it’s cool that he’s terrible, but I want more motivation for his terribleness.

This film is free for Prime members right now, so if you like Ciarán Hinds and like your horror movies sans horror, give it a go. Otherwise, skip it.

Director: Conor McPherson

Origin: Ireland

This post was originally written by Leslie Shaip. You can follow her rants and movie reviews on her blog: Gallimaufry

Filed Under: British Horror Movies

Storage 24 (2012) Review

March 9, 2014 by Eric S. 1 Comment

storage 24 reviewSynopsis: An aircraft carrying classified cargo crashes near a storage facility and something escapes. Inside, Charlie (Noel Clarke) and Shelley (Antonia Campbell-Hughes) are separating their belongings after a bad break-up. When the escaped creature takes refuge in the facility and begins killing those inside, Charlie, Shelley and their friends must band together to defeat it in order to escape with their lives.

Leslie’s Review:  I’m a Whovian (you know, one of those nerds who loves Doctor Who), so when I saw that Noel Clarke starred in this film, I needed very little encouragement to watch it.

The trailer also reminded me of Attack the Block (2011), another point in its favor. What I got, however, was a kind of boring, standard creature feature that’s heavy on relationship drama.

Despite the emphasis on said relationship, most of the characters lacked any sort of depth. Usually, this is perfectly fine for a horror movie where no one lasts too long, but it didn’t get creature heavy for almost an hour.

If I’m going to spend the majority of the film with the characters, they should intrigue me, have a cool story, or develop beyond one dimension. While we do find out more about them as the film progresses, none of the revealing details make me care.

For a sci-fi, horror film, it’s a bit light on the horror. There are some cool lighting effects, and I applaud it for not relying on cheap tricks to make me jump. The creature itself looked good and was more on the scary than cheesy side, but overall, the film wasn’t as much fun as the trailer led me to believe. If you’re a Noel Clarke fan (he also wrote and produced it), give it a shot on Netflix Instant, otherwise find Attack the Block streaming somewhere.

Director: Johannes Roberts

Origin: UK

This post was originally written by Leslie Shaip. You can follow her rants and movie reviews on her blog: Gallimaufry

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Filed Under: British Horror Movies

Wither (2012) Review

December 31, 2013 by Eric S. Leave a Comment

wither reviewOriginal Title: Vittra

Synopsis: Ida and Albin are a happy couple. They set off to a cabin in the vast Swedish woodlands to have a fun holiday with their friends. But under the floorboards waits an evil from Sweden’s dark past.

My Quick Review: So, this year’s Evil Dead Remake actually came from Sweden?

Wither is a gruesome movie clearly inspired by Evil Dead, with a Swedish folklore story twist. Unfortunately Wither suffers from the same problems that plagues this year’s Evil Dead Remake: plenty of gore does not necessarily make for an entertaining movie experience.

The buildup to the expected massacre is boring, most of the dialog is ludicrous (probably not helped by the subtitles) and all of the character’s decision are extremely stupid (even more so than usual for a cabin in the woods type movie).

Despite the low budget, most of the gore effects are quite impressive and add to the ick factor the same way the new Evil Dead did. But that’s about the only redeeming factor of Wither, a swedish import that fails to recapture what made the original Evil Dead such a horror classic.

My Rating: 5/10

Director: Sonny Laguna

Origin: Sweden

 

Filed Under: European Horror Movies Tagged With: Cabin in the Woods, Creepy, Demon, Foreign, Gory, Supernatural

Omnivoros (2013) Review

December 23, 2013 by Eric S. Leave a Comment

omnivoros reviewSynopsis: Marcos Vela is a prestigious gastronomic journalist who accepts the request of an independent publisher to write an article on the recent emergence of the Clandestine Restaurants. What started as a usual journalistic investigation, will turn into a terrible nightmare where no one is who seems to be and which will end in a surprising and unexpected ending.

My Quick Review: For some reason, I’m not a big fan of movies depicting cannibalism. But the 5mn introduction of Omnivoros just changed my mind.

The scene involving a young Dimos with his dying mon is disturbing in so many ways that I knew I would be in for a wild ride (and enjoying myself along the way).

Unfortunately, the rest of the movie never really holds up to this promising start.

Omnivoros beneficiates from an interesting backgorund story, the clandestine restaurants, where forbidden/dangerous meals are being eaten and I would have loved to see this story developed a bit more. We also never really know what bring this group of people to enjoy human meat (except for the host) and for those reasons, together with a messy script, Omnivoros never really manages to elevate its material.

Another weakness of the movie lies within its actors. Most of the acting feels wooden and nobody seems to have more than one expression on their faces. There are some eye candy for boobs lover but nothing impressive in terms of performance.

Omnivoros has a strong opening and an interesting conclusion, but everything else in between would have beneficiated from more polishing.

My Rating: 6/10

Filed Under: Spanish Horror Movies Tagged With: cannibal, Disturbing, Foreign, Gory, Torture

The Paranormal Diaries: Clophill (2013) Review

December 19, 2013 by Eric S. Leave a Comment

The Paranormal Diaries Clophill ReviewSynopsis: In 2010, a documentary team was assembled to investigate the legend of the Clophill witches and to try and uncover the truth behind the paranormal events. What followed during that long weekend at Clophill was a terrifying journey into the unknown.

My Quick Review: Clophill is a UK entry to the Fake documentary genre and, despite some lengthy exposure, it does the job.

While watching Clophill you feel like you’re watching one of those Ghost chasers show, and this is actually not as bad as it sounds. The documentary crew seem genuine enough and the location is an actual infamous haunted ground.

If you’re into paranormal stories based on real places/events, you should be able to enjoy Clophill and get yourself immersed in the story. And this is probably the only way you will be able to feel some jolts towards the end when there is a cresecendo in the ghostly happenings.

It’s a pity that the filmakers (who are behind the Zombie Diaries movies) felt they had to add some family scenes (in the beginning and at the end) to give the movie more meat and bring even more scares towards the end. Those scenes are the weakest and fell very staged.

The documentary part works as a creepy investigation of the paranormal and will satisfy a niche audience. For most horror fans though, the lack of scares or genuine horror will have them turn off their tv way before the movie ends.

My Rating: 5/10

Director: Michael Bartlett, Kevin Gates

Origin: UK

Filed Under: British Horror Movies Tagged With: Based on True Stories, Creepy, found footage, Ghost, Supernatural

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