Transformers Revenge Of The Fallen Review

Ok, guys. I understand this is a horror site but, hell its my site so I will post what I want. And today we loaded up like the Griswold family and went off to the Stadium 14. Saw the latest in the Transformers saga. Now for me. I warn you. I am a product of the 80's. I was 8 years old when Transformers hit the scene. So I am ALL about this shit. I will say this. To this day I miss the bashing of Michael Bay. People hate on that mf worse than Rob Zombie. Which is saying alot. But, Bay knows one thing. How to make a great summer blockbuster action flick. Flash forward to Fallen. Now, I have to admit with the title I some what expected an Empire Strikes Back or Dark Knight ending where we're left with a cliffhanger. But, we didn't get it. But, oh well. Its a great family oriented action flick. That made me a 8 year old again sitting right next to my 8 year old. Now thats freaking cool guys. Now, if you don't like big large scale action flicks like Transformers, Bad Boys, I Am Legend, Con Air then you need not freaking go. Why go so you can just bash Michael Bay? People bash and you continue to pay? So wtf. Anyway, this time we have Sam (Shia) and his gal played by Megan Fox (wow) thrown smack dab in the middle of another battle with Megatron and his band of Decepts. Several amazing battles ensure including one where you realize Optimus Prime is one bad angry sob.
It of course has some great one liners from everybody involved. I was slightly annoyed by the two twin autobots but, they dropped a line about being ninjas so I ate that shit up like crack. Megatron and Starscream are back making you realize in true Darth Vader to the Emperor fashion that there is a larger evil at work. Oh crap. Let the battle begin. Anyway, again if you don't like action flicks. Don't go. If you do. Rock on. You will love this. I give it 5 out of 5 axes. Another future dvd edition to the collection. Wonderful

Drag Me To Hell Movie Review

Drag Me To Hell Movie Review

Well, we waited a long time for Sam Raimi to do another horror movie. And well. Maybe he should've called one Mr. Campbell and made Evil Dead 4. God, I was fired up for this. About 3 months ago. And then as time passed I started getting this nervous feeling that this was going to be some water downed supernatural horror movie. And it was. This followed a young bank loan officer played by Alison Lohman. Basically an old gyspy woman came in to the bank for a loan extension. And Alison is bucking up for a promotion so she refuses due to her manager saying she can not make tough decisions. Well, the gyspy woman has a sense of anger and curses the young woman's huh. Button. And gives it back to her. Well, from there all kinds of wanna be scares take place. I am open about the fact that I do not care for supernatural horror. However, some good ones have been done. Evil Dead 2. Amityville Horror. Exorcist. And usually anything to do with actual hell is creepy. That being said. Some of the scenes just came across as cheesy. The anvil to the head seemed a little cartoonish in a Wiley E. Coyote sort of way. Justin Long was good as always but, he can do much better. Think we might have been better off if Long was the one in danger. The ending I have to admit was predictable but, pretty good. So it was not all lost. I guess maybe it would have been hard to live up to the expectations of most Raimi fans. If your looking for something to just floor you in this then you will be disappointed. I would like like to see Raimi take a run at a slasher flick. Some how I think he might be able to write something twisted. But, in a year thats seen Friday the 13th, Last House on the Left, My Bloody Valentine 3D, Splinter, and Dead Snow. This would be basically my 6th best horror movie of the year out of those choices. And we have not even made H2 or The Final Destination. So yikes. And I am not sure it would even make the top 10 by the end of the year. There has been some serious great horror indy horror movies in the last few months. As Dead Snow was certainly along the lines of something that would've been great for Raimi's comeback. Sadly, you will not see anything of that quality or fun with Drag Me To Hell. Guess, it did Drag Me Through Hell for a hour and a half. 2.0 out of 5.0 axes. 1.0 for Justin Long. 1.0 for the ending. Unfortunately, it takes more than 10 good minutes to earn a better score from me.

Terminator Salvation Movie Review

Ok, so now I get to review one of my most anticipated movies in a long time. I like anything that gives me the feeling of old school times. Friday the 13th, Batman, Starwars, etc. The Terminator film series is one that I hold near and dear to my heart. Well, that leads us to the newest Terminator entry called Terminator Salvation. We have Christian Bale as John Connor, Sam Worthington as Marcus Wright, and Anton Yelchin as Kyle Reese. Now, I was worried about how Reese and Connor would be portrayed. When I tell you that Yelchin is spot on to Michael Biehn's character its almost scary. Facial expressions, movements, and laying dialog is dead on. And Bale delivers his usual strong commanding performance. I've read some reviews regarding Bale seeming too hard for this role. Really? How is the leader of the resistance supposed to act. Sam Worthington is quickly marching his way to being the next big thing. Hard to believe this guy had a bit part in the croc thriller "Rogue" course, hell he stole the scenes he was in even in that. Now there are plenty of nods toward the previous films and it stays true to the story line of the 3 other movies. But, folks this is not your normal popcorn Terminator movie. The general feel of this movie is of a very realistic raw environment that has been destroyed. The characters are complex and deep. And there are several fan boy nods to make any Terminator fan happy. I won't ruin it for you by spoilers but, this movie should get a best picture nomination even though these movies never do. It was a real epic movie with larger than life effects but, it was more realistic that some of the previous Terminators if you ask me. This will be a must own on dvd and hell I may go see it again on the big screen. So far. Its the best movie of the year. And honestly and it may seem insane but, I consider this movie to be the gem of the Terminator series. The effects are grand but, some how come across as being raw and gritty. You feel real emotion from the characters. I give this movie 5 out of 5 axes.

Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines Movie Review

Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines Movie Review

Ok, so here's the review for the 3rd Terminator in the famous trilogy as part of the lead up toward the release of Terminator Salvation. It follows the path laid down from James Cameron. Now, unlike alot of people of I found this movie to be quite entertaining. Now for any of us to really think it was going to be as good as the previous two. Well, now come on. And to follow T2. Which is probably in the top 10 greatest action movies ever. It centers on John Connor and his continued escape from a new Terminator. Who happens to be a extremely hot female actress named Kristanna Loken as the T-X. Which is essentially the T-1000 Terminator that Robert Patrick made famous souped up. And we have Arnold reprising his famous role of The Terminator this time as the protecter of John Connor like the previous one. Now, I found this Terminator to not be as deep as the previous ones however, it was a damn good action movie. And it did have several interesting points. Like the fact that Judgement Day did not get stopped. And the introduction of Katherine Brewster who will appear in the next film. And I find Nick Stahl to be light years a better actor that Edward Furlong ever thought of being. Now some of the action in this movie played a little too much like a 80's action movie but, thats ok consider The Terminator is a product of the 80's to begin with. Anyway, some of the effects were very good and the director opted for some old school effects in alot of places where CGI would have taken over. And frankly thats a good thing. There is too much CGI in movies these days. There was never a way for this to match T2. It wasn't going to happen. But, I think some of dirt this movie takes is from fanboys frankly. Some of the things I've read around the net is about oh they didn't match this right with this etc. Jesus, if your breaking shit down to that point. Just keep watching Harry Potter movies. Because you have no business venturing outside of your apartment. Really? Anyway, sorry. Claire Danes is always solid. Arnold continues his nice one liners making any actual Arnold fan happy. Now, I have a issue. I am sorry but, I would have rather seen a bad ass action star play the other Terminator. Anyway, this is a extremely enjoyable popcorn action movie that leads us down a solid path that would be Terminator Salvation. And the ending was tremendous with Judgement Day actually happening. It was frankly unexpected and that made it great. I give this 4.0 out of 5 axes. And is of course a must own.

Terminator Movie Review

Terminator Movie Review

Ok, so the 8 year old, the gf, and me are preparing for the release of Terminator Salvation by revisting the greatness that is the original Terminator trilogy. The first one we watched was the original James Cameron classic Terminator. This of course starred Arnold, Linda Hamilton, and a genre legend Michael Biehn. Now for me Michael Biehn is interesting. Always liked him and he always seemed to be one movie away from being a massive star but, it just never happened. He's been regulated since the 80's to failed TV Series and several smaller roles in various movies. Anyway, as we know James Cameron has done a ton of great movies not named Titanic (ugh). Now when you watch this movie for the most part it still holds up well to the times. It does have some stop motion effects which are a little poor now. But, for the most part the machine attack bots, and most of Arnold's make up is pretty good. Arnold was a star when this movie came out with the bodybuilding audience and with Conan fans. But, this was the breakout movie for Arnold. Leading to classic roles in Predator, Commando, The Running Man, and Raw Deal. Linda Hamilton was very different in this movie which is perfect to show her development from this film as a timid young lady to a ball busting muscle bitch in the sequel T2. There were some great action sequences in this movie and there is still something to be said for a some good shoot outs. We also have the infamous Kyle Reese and Sarah Connor love making scene. Which of course would spawn the great John Connor. However, Kyle Reese's confession of love was cheesy as hell considering he had never even met this gal. Oh well. Now, I can see giving this movie 5 axes back in the 80's. But, part of movies for me is holding up over time. It does seem alittle dated. I would take off from the original Star Wars for this same reason however, films like Empire and Jedi do hold the test of time as the effects are much better. All in all this is still a classic. With Bill Paxton having a small punk rocker role in the beginning which is great. Who knew he would become a massive star one day having his own massive blockbuster in Twister and a great little horror flick named Fraility. And now a successful and very good tv show on HBO named Big Love. Of course this is a must own. And has been part of my dvd collection for at least 5 years now. Enjoy this before the new one drops. 4.0 axes out of 5.

Star Trek 09 Movie Review

Ok, so I have to confess before I go in to this particular review. I am not in any way a Trekkie. I am however, a massive Star Wars fan. Which usually causes a bit of a vs. feeling among fans. In my honest opinion I hate most of the previous Star Trek movies. The only one I found even half enjoyable was The Wrath of Khan. And thats because of the villian. Nothing against Shatner. He's highly over the top and enjoyable. But, most of those movies lack action and bored me to tears. So pardon me if I wasn't leaping to the theater to see Star Trek but, I was somewhat interested in what a reboot might bring. Well, many Star Trek fans will hate me for this. But, who cares. Your movie was alot more Star Wars this time than Star Trek. Of course they kept all the same characters but, this time gave them real life. Kirk played by Chris Pine did a great job of bringing Captain Kirk to life. With a very Han Solo rebel without a cause feeling. Yes I said Han Solo. Lol. Its my highest respects as next to Indiana Jones is my alltime fav movie character. The movie had some really good action scenes in space and on the enemy ship. I am a Eric Bana fan but, frankly I thought he could have been much more vicious. I also appreciated a really good backstory on Captain Kirk. Giving me a reason to care about the character which in previous films I just kept thinking kill him and bring on Patrick Stewart already. Now some of the action scenes had the camera moving too fast and almost making them blurry which is a mistake I am noticing more and more these days with movies. The first Leonard Nimoy cameo seemed a little cheesy to be honest. But, the one at the end was much more rewarding I think. Simon Pegg and Karl Urban (how this guy isn't a major player yet is beyond me) also were extremely likable as Scotty and McCoy. Then comes Zachary Quinto as Spock. Hmmm.. At first I thought what the hell is Eli Roth doing playing Spock. Lol. By the end of the movie he had grown on me some. All in all. I hope they make a sequel... Which is a damn sight more than I could ever said about the originals. J.J Abrams is killer as a director. And this is a super summer flick. I give it 4.0 axes out 5.0. The subtraction comes from blurry angles on action scenes, Bana not being evil enough, and Nimoy's first cameo coming off as cheesy. I will say this will be the first Star Trek to enter my dvd collection though. Which says alot from a Star Wars fan.

Crank 2: High Voltage Movie Review

Crank 2: High Voltage Movie Review

Ok, so I understand this isn't a horror movie. But, hell this is my site. So. Blah. And I finally got to see the sequel to Crank. It finds us picking up with the adventures of our friend Chev Chelios and his Jason Voorhees like unbending rage to not die. Now you may be thinking. Wait. This mutha fucker fell out of a helicopter. Well, it just so happens he didn't bite it (thought he came close). And right after he hit the ground he got scraped off the pavement to have his organs harvested. Mainly, his heart. Just so happens Chev wakes up. But, not before these Chinese bad mutha's stole his heart to give to some mob boss. Now, I have to confess I am a massive Jason Statham fan. This mf is great in everything Snatch, Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels, The Transporter Trilogy, etc. So I went in to this pretty pumped up. Now some people say nobody would live from that fall. Well, it so happens I think actually 1 in like 10,000 people to take that kind of a fall does live. But, lets be honest. If you go in to this movie with a close mind and all its got to be by the book. Then kindly kick the movie back out of your dvd player and take it back. The Crank movies are based on a heavy metal rock out with your cock out action no holds barred ride. They aren't going to be by the book. And if they were they would suck. The action is non stop from the beginning with plenty of moments that will make you smile. And a shoot em' up ending that well is just wonderful. Lotsa of shit talking and guys and girls getting the shit shot and kicked out of them. I say get up and go see this in the theater and then immediately go to the local Hastings and buy it when it hits dvd. To add to your Crank dvd collection. Amy Smart and the wonderful Dwight Yoakam return. And Dwight is on point as a pimp mf not taking no shit washed up doctor. I give this 4.0 out of 5.0 axes. I am ashamed that people will go see shit like 17 Again or whatever and the fuck. But, not these movies. They are a hell of a ride.

X Men Origins: Wolverine Movie Review

X Men Origins: Wolverine Movie Review

I must say. I am a massive comic book/superhero movie fan. That being said to this day I say all 3 of the X Men movies were highly disappointing. Not coming close to the greatest of Superman, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, or even Spider-Man. Which I tend to believe are the upper layer of these movies. I know alot of people loved the X Men movies however, I felt there was too much confusion and cheesyness to these movies. Vinny Jones as Juggernaut? Really? Nope. And I love Vinny Jones. So I did my best to take a open mind in to seeing this movie. I like Hugh Jackman. I like Ryan Reynolds. I like Liev Schreiber (a highly underrated actor). This time we have the development of Wolverine. How he came to be. And I must say. This movie was far and away better than any of the those pieces of trash called the X Men. I think they did a really fine job with setting up Wolverine's development. And his intense fued with Sabretooth. The introduction of Deadpool on the big screen was pretty damn cool as well. And if you've seen any of the cartoons movies of the X Men with Deadpool or read the comics. Deadpool is a smart ass and Ryan Reynolds hit the mark. I felt that even though this movie had some big fight scenes and did have some CGI it seemed to be toned down at least until the end which had to have CGI to pull it off and it looked just fine. The sheer acting talent of everybody in this movie really helped with the way this movie's story played out. It had a great amount of Marvel legends in this movie which should make any fanboy piss himself. Deadpool, Gambit, Cyclops, and toward the end. A surprise. But, I won't ruin it. Overall, I say this movie is in the upper middle end of comic movies. Its in line with Spider-Man 2, the Tim Burton Batman movies, The Hulk and the reboot of the Hulk (which I liked both), Iron Man. Not strong enough or epic enough to reach in to that Upper Crust that The Dark Knight holds but, certainly a damn sight better than the other X Men movies or even The Fantastic Four (Blah).
I give it 4.0 axes out of 5.0. Definitely worth seeing. Enjoy!

Dead Alive movie review

Dead Alive movie review

Ok, so we have what many believe is a horror classic in Dead Alive directed by the now Spielberg like famous Peter Jackson. Well, I must say I love zombie movies. Dawn of the Dead (original or remake), 28 Days and Months Later, Day of the Dead (original). Then we have the zombie movies that like to have some comedic elements. Hmmmm. I really loved Shaun of the Dead. But, honestly I like Simon Pegg movies and I believe it had nothing to do with zombies as to the reason I enjoyed it. I am a much bigger fan of serious zombie movies. Ones with a nice amount of gore and serious in your face zombies. I must say I was disappointed in this movie after hearing so much about it. It was like watching Gremlins with zombies. Which is fine. If I'm watching with Gremlins with Gremlins. But, this is zombies and even though I got a chuckle out of the little baby dead zombie laughing and running around. It just got old pretty fast. There was some great gore but, it was that old school gore that almost looked way to fake to keep trying to use it. Now, I would love to see someone remake this and make it serious. That would be a serious flick. It had some extremely cool and original gore moments but, it did not save this movie for me. It was just trying to be damn goofy for my taste. Sorry horror fans. Its a decent one time watch but, after a while it just got on my damn nerves. I give 2.5 out of 5 axes.

The Children Movie Review

The Children Movie Review

Ok, so I got around to seeing The Children. Mind you going in to this I was all fired up for what was supposed to be a horrific affair involving evil little kids murdering their parents. This movie has been getting unreal reviews. So imagine my surprise to find this movie was fucking terrible. Maybe, in all fairness its the fact that these little kids did not scare me one fucking bit. I just kept thinking will somebody get a belt and bust their little ass? Sorry guys but, my folks did believe in whipping my ass. And it worked. I actually can not believe that people are loving this movie. It was a UK pic. Which I have no issues with some of my favorite horror movies are from the UK. I just wasted a hour and half of life I will never ever get back. It involves a Xmas get together between rich relatives that are smug and wanting to home school their children. And their the "we don't spank our children types". The only likable character was Casey who ends up killing off most of the kids until the end when her mom finally shows up with a nice car ramming kills. Some body said "their is plenty of gore in this one!" Really? Where in the hell was it. Some blood does not make for gore. If you need a more definition watch Hostel. Or Saw. Or something besides this hunk of crap. Anyway, for no apparent reason kids start offing the parents (which frankly I didn't care much for so fuck em'). And that does not make for a good horror film when you do not care about characters living or dieing. The children wasn't particularly scary. This film was directed by Tom Shankland wasn't particularly terrible far as direction and the acting wasn't bad. I think my issue was story. It just was not rattling to me in anyway. The children weren't scary or maybe the concept of them killing wasn't scary. Either way this film did not work for me. I'm glad I've at least seen it to even out the "great reviews" its gotten because frankly, for indie horror give me Splinter for the 3rd time now. 1 ax out of 5. The 1 is for the camera being in focus. lol.

Laid To Rest My Review

Laid To Rest My Review

Wow. Rarely, does a movie come around that I have been so torn on when wanting to do a review. This is a movie that in the horror world is getting much pub. And frankly, it comes so close to being a good slasher movie that its sad when it just falls short. Now the first half of this movie is almost painful to watch. Bobbi Sue Luther was just unwatchable in playing a girl thats lost her memory. And I mean terrible and she pretty much ruined this movie for me. However, Kevin Gage is strong as Tucker who is sorta the hero figure in this movie and to me almost saves the entire film. Kevin Gage to me plays alot of likable characters in movies even when he plays a jerk off. Which surprisely he does not do in this movie. I kept waiting for him to become a redneck jerk off and he never does. Which is tremendous. Now Chromeskull.... Hmmm... I'm sorry there was nothing scary about this shiny skull on a guys face. Now if they could've made it with a dirty raw look. Maybe. I will say this. The movie has some wonderful kills. And the gore is off the charts. Robert Hall did a decent job with directing but, the story was so bad. I mean nobody had a fucking phone? We emailed 911? What the fuck? That was just laughable. Horror genre legend Richard Lynch does a cameo as a funeral home owner and is good in the entire 30 seconds he's on screen. Too bad. I liked his character and he had some potential. Sadly in the end. This movie falls short of being good. And its sad. The gore is wonderful and nasty. But, Bobbi Sue Luther's acting is so terrible along with a story that seemed thrown together at the last minute just kills this movie. I give it 1.5 axes. 1 axe for gore and .5 for Kevin Gage's performance. Worth a rent when it comes out April 21st. On the cheap rack.

Laid to Rest Movie Review

One of our friends to Horrorhideout.Com continues to be MR over at 28Dayslateranalysis.com. He chimes in with many reviews and we like to help out the cause. So here's his review for Laid to Rest. Which I will review today myself. He is more forgiving that me. lol..


Laid To Rest Movie Review

Shuttle Movie Review

Shuttle Movie Review

Our boy MR stays busy over at 28Dayslateranalysis.Com and he's back with another quality review on "Shuttle". Writer of 2007s "Flawless," Edward Anderson sits in the director's chair for the first time in "Shuttle," a 2008 SXSW movie premiere, which is now pushing forward with an April 7, 2009 DVD release date. Check the full review from MR at the link below:

Shuttle Movie Review

Dead Snow aka Dod Sno Movie Review

Dead Snow aka Dod Sno Movie Review

For christ sakes. Once in a damn good while movies come around that make you set back and go god damn. This was it. I am a particular fan of the zombie genre. The best in my terms are Dawn of the Dead (the remake or original), both 28 Days and Weeks Later, and the original Day of the Dead. Shaun of the Dead and Army of Darkness in more comedy/horror terms. That being said Dead Snow does a little of all of the above. I must say. In a weeks time I've seen two of the best horror movies I've ever seen in Poughkeepsie Tapes and now Dead Snow. This movie centers on several folks taking a nice little vacation up in to the mountains to a cabin (Evil Dead anyone?). A unique combination of zombies, gore, a beautiful snow top mountain setting, a cabin all collide to make beautiful terror together. This is a zombie explosion of delight. Complete with evil Nazi zombies. Some unreal gore. Including a guy and a zombie hanging from a cliff by intestines. A woman waking up to being eaten alive. A guy chopping his arm off with a chainsaw straight up Bruce Campbell Evil Dead style. Balls being bitten by a zombie. Trapped under the snow escape. Frankly, this movie had just a little of everything. Even a sex scene right after a guy has taken a crap in a dirty ass outhouse. God how great is that?
These zombies are fucking mean bastards set on destruction. I must say it is beyond me that any horror zombie fan could see this movie and not love it.. There is some CGI gore but, not enough to take away from this masterpiece. This is a must own when it comes out. 5 gore infested axes out of 5.

Autopsy Movie Review

Autopsy Movie Review

It seems our boy MR is back at it at 28Dayslateranalysis.com with a nice movie review of the upcoming Autopsy. Check it out.

Autopsy Movie Review

Dawn Of The Dead (Remake) Movie Review

Dawn Of The Dead (Remake) Movie Review

Ok, here we are again for another horror movie review. This time the directorial debut of one Zack Snyder. The director that would go on to director two monster hits in 300 and Watchmen. And frankly this movie made a cool $102 million and was a real horror smash. It stars the great Ving Rhames, Sarah Polley, Jake Weber, and a really cool performance from Michael Kelly as everybodies favorite redneck asshole turned bad ass good guy before its all said and done. Now, the thing I loved about this movie is it took zombies and just put them steriods basically. They were fast moving hateful fucks in which there was no escape. It also has one of the best openings with a little girl being scary as fuck trying to eat Sarah Polley and her boyfriend. And you remember the scene where she leaps back to her feet and rushes the door. Damn. Zack really made a point to development some characters you really wanted to see live and some you couldn't wait to see die. Mix in some of the best gore of any damn movie in a long time (especially when it came out). And you had a remake that really fucking worked and basically along with 28 Days Later launched the re-birth of the zombie horror world. Throw in cameos from the original Dawn from Ken Foree and Tom Savini and this movie oozed with coolness. Not to mention one serious soundtrack with Johnny Cash and Disturbed. Not to mention the lounge hotel music of Down with the Sickness. This made this is a serious winner with me. Its a must own for any horror fan and one of my top 20 favorite horror movies of all time. And wait till the birthing scene. Oh yeah a real oh fuck moment in movie history. 5 out of 5 axes. Enjoy this masterpiece of horror goodness.

Cold Prey Review

Cold Prey Review

Its seems our boy MR has been a busy boy over at 28dayslateranalysis.com. This time with his review of the movie Cold Prey. Lets take a second and reflect over to his page and check it out.

Cold Prey Review

Dead in 3 Days Review

Dead in 3 Days Review

One of our friends to Horrorhideout.Com (28Dayslateranalysis.com) has posted a good review on Dead in 3 Days. Click the link to read the newest review.

Dead In 3 Days Review

Return of the Living Dead Part 2 Movie Review

Return of the Living Dead Part 2 Movie Review

Ok, kiddies we have Return of the Living Dead Part 2. I also remember seeing this one as a kid and frankly, I could remember very little about it. I will say this. I actually enjoyed this one more than the first one. This one features several returning characters from the first one in different roles ala' everybody in Rob Zombie's flicks. Which personally I don't mind but, I realize a lot of people hate this. Anyway, this movie to me was more serious than the first one but, still had a pretty big mix of comedy, horror, zombies, and campy film making. This movie features Thom Mathews and James Karen from the original as different characters however, they both get exposed to gas again and once again end with a bad turn for them. Thom Mathews is much less annoying in this sequel than in the first. James Karen is funny as hell. Also noted for having a zombie dressed in a Michael Jackson coat and a brief cameo appearance from Tar Man. This movie made a estimated $9 million which for 1988 is not bad. Anyway, this movie I thought had a notably better score and to me a better story with 3 boys discovering a canister that had fallen off the back of a truck. It just had the feel of the good old 80's horror movies that did not take themselves overly seriously. Which frankly, I enjoy. This movie is most definitely a worthy follow up to the first one. I definitely believe its worth a rent and/or a buy on a cheap rack some where. I give it 3.5 out 5 axes.

28 Weeks Later Movie Review

28 Weeks Later Movie Review

Ok, so I have been wanting to do the review for 28 Days and Weeks Later for quite some time and just haven't had the time to do it. And I figured since I was off I'd sit down. Watch' em both again and give my take. Now, I'll start with 28 Weeks Later just because its the one I grabbed first and popped in. It starts out during the time span of the first one with a group of people thats posted themselves up in hiding in a farmhouse. Nice and quite and living some what well under the conditions and circumstances. Now, this one is produced but, not directed by Danny Boyle. Its directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo which did a great job in this movie of keeping some elements of the first one which was a very raw feel in certain areas but, in some spots giving it a slicker feel. Robert Carlyle and his wife Catherine McCormack are the owners of the farmhouse in which they have a little boy show up. This little boy of course is trying to hide from the infected. Which now know there are people in the house. And that of course where this all falls apart. During the events Carlyle jumps ship and heads down river in a tremendous and gory opening sequence. Then we flash forward "28 weeks later". All is being rebuilt and citizens are being brought back in to a warzone type living situation where the US service have taken up post in a effort to keep things normal. Well, the kids of Robert Carlyle come in to join their dad and like normal kids go explore in areas they shouldn't and find their mom is still alive. Which when you watch the film you will understand what I mean. All hell later breaks loose as somebody becomes infected and the army has locked everybody in to a room to shelter them while they get control only an infected gets in to the room and infects them and they all pour out over the town. This time a doctor discovers the boy may be key to a possible cure and decides to shelter him and a US sniper setups to assist the 3 in an escape. Well, over the course of trying to exit to a safe location many members of their party drop get killed etc. Now, some will argue that this is not as good as the first. But, my feeling is its as good. There is a some great gore. Jeremy Renner is excellent in his role as the sniper and Robert Carlyle is a sob. But, some how a likable sob. It does lack the acting power of its original. There is no replacing Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson, and the highly underappreciated Christopher Eccleston. And the best part of the sequel is the ending. I believe which gives you a glimpse of the things to come. I give it 5 out of 5 axes. A must own for horror, zombie fans.