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1. Mulholland Dr.
2. Blue Velvet
3. Pan's Labyrinth
4. The NeverEnding Story
5. Brick
6. The Dark Knight
7. Little Children
8. The Descent
9. Doomsday
10. Big Fish
Favourite Directors
1. David Lynch
2. Tim Burton
3. Wes Craven
4. QT
5. Danny Boyle
Reviews
Urban Legends: Bloody Mary (2005)
Good Stuff
I didn't really know what to think of this movie before seeing it after loving the first and hating the second... but I watched it with an open mind and was pleasantly surprised.
It starts off very unsatisfying. The acting is terrible and the situations that some of the characters are put into are completely stupid and you'll find yourself screaming at the TV screen. But as the movie progresses, some of the deaths become quite interesting and one in particular makes your skin crawl. When you look back at some of the stupid situations and deaths, you actually quite enjoy laughing at them and wonder if they were put there for that purpose (but they probably weren't). The main character, Samantha, is very annoying sometimes as is her brother, but towards the end they become somewhat likable and you don't really want them to die as much as you did in the beginning.
The direction in the movie is sometimes really good but other times quite terrible. Some of the camera angles used are... interesting but also very distracting and the atmosphere in areas such as the graveyard and the school basement is all wrong. The soundtrack is too quiet and doesn't provide any scares at all so it doesn't really feel like a horror movie.
Apart from all the negatives, the movie was enjoyable and good to watch with some friends. I'm sure it will inspire other filmmakers to use the bloody Mary legend in their projects and maybe breath new life into the story. 8/10
Creep (2004)
Marmite
This movie, in my opinion, is one of the only decent horrors to be released in the last few years. It includes all the aspects I hope to see every time I enter the theatre to see a horror, but I usually find myself disappointed. With CREEP, I wasn't expecting much as it looked like the usual crap. Boy was I wrong, I found myself truly taken by this movie and it had one of the most cringe-worthy scenes ever (I won't spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it but boy is it sick!).
Another point I have to raise is that the movie is very much like Marmite, you'll love it or hate it. I, obviously, found myself loving it but I accept that some people wouldn't and can see why they think this.
I would recommend this to all horror fans. Not all will like it, but I sure did and hope some other people do as well.