Tag: High School
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The Final (2010) Review
Synopsis: A group of high school outcasts get revenge on the students that torment them. My Quick Review: The Final is quite similar to Truth or Die, another survival game that I watched recently, in a sense that it never really delivers on what is an exciting pitch. Here we have a bunch of school outcasts…
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A Haunting at Silver Falls Review
Synopsis: A small town is haunted by the twin daughters of a wrongfully convicted man. Young Jordan is sent down the path to who the real killer is only to find the killer is very close to her. My Quick Review: During its first few minutes, A Haunting at Silver Falls gave me a 80s horror…
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Carrie (1976) Review
Synopsis: A young, abused and timid 17-year-old girl discovers she has telekinesis, and gets pushed to the limit on the night of her school’s prom by a humiliating prank. [ from IMDb] Neoli’s Review: There’s a new Carrie movie coming out in the fall of 2013, a hopefully nice remake of Brian De Palma’s 1976…
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Ginger Snaps Review
Synopsis: (from IMDB) Two death-obsessed sisters, outcasts in their suburban neighborhood, must deal with the tragic consequences when one of them is bitten by a deadly werewolf My Quick Review: Ginger Snaps was actually a good surprise. I love the fact that the main characters are young girls when, usually, werewolf movies are all about guys…
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Stitches Review
Year: 2012 Director: Conor McMahon Summary (from IMDb): A clown comes back from the dead to haunt those who took his life during a fatal party mishap. My Short Review: I hate clowns. Maybe it’s because of reading “IT” by Stephen King (and watching the movie soon after), maybe it’s because of their creepy make-up. I…
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Ouija Board (Bunshinsaba) Review
Year: 2004 Director: Byeong-ki Ahn Summary: A supposedly chilling tale about a 30 year old curse that is brought back by 3 school girls trying to exact revenge on their bullies. My (very) Short Review: I don’t know if I’m becoming numb to those “Long haired Ghost” Asian Horror Movies but “Bunshinsaba” just did not do…
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4bia (See Prang) Review
Year: 2008 Directors: Banjong Pisanthanakun (segment “In the Middle”) Paween Purikitpanya (segment “Tit for Tat”) Yongyoot Thongkongtoon (segment “Happiness”) Parkpoom Wongpoom (segment “Last Fright”) Synopsis: An anthology with 4 stories. “Happiness” is about a lonely girl exchanging text message with what seems to be a ghost. “Tit for Tat” is about a death curse following…
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Excision Review
Year: 2012 Director: Richard Bates Jr Synopsis (from IMDb): A disturbed and delusional high school student with aspirations of a career in medicine goes to extremes to earn the approval of her controlling mother. My Short Review: I had read good reviews about this one and I really DO like the main actress, Annalynne McCord, so…