Top 5 Movies for the Halloween

Happy Halloween! This is the perfect time to watch horror movies right? If you don’t have anything to watch yet, maybe you can take in consideration the following movies that I bet will give you the creeps this Halloween season:

1.   The Evil Dead (2013) – the original Evil Dead series might be too old-school for you so I suggest the latest Evil Dead movie. This is one of the best horror films for me so far. It is about a group of friends who are in a remote cabin where they accidentally discover the Book of Dead and read few notes that triggers the evil forces living in the area.

      

    Evil Dead (2013) Review

2.   V/H/S 2 (2013) – not the first V/H/S movie ok? The second installment is far more gruesome than the first. This movie will give you every horror creatures that will scare you. There are ghost, zombies, demons and aliens. Prepared to be thrilled. I promise you that.

    V/H/S 2 (2013) Review

3.   The Human Centipede 2 (2011) – gruesome. This movie is better than the first movie. If you have the guts, you can watch it. If you don’t, beware. This is a perfect horror movie that will turn your stomach upside down. There will be blood, and scenes that might force you to close your eyes. It is about a Human Centipede die-hard fan who tries to create his very own human centipede.

   The Human Centipede 2 (2011) Review

4.   Deliver us From Evil (2014) – this movie is very good at many levels. It has the action that is paired with thrills. This movie will make you cling at the edge of your seat and give you Goosebumps. The story is about a cop, who is an atheist, solving a case that is far damned than the most evil cases he have ever handled.

   

    Deliver Us From Evil (2014) Review

5.   The Purge: Anarchy (2014) – prepare yourself. You might find it too scary to go outside, especially at night, after watching this film. This will give you the paranoia of what if it happens in real life? It is about the annual purge, the holiday where people are given the freedom to unleash the evil inside them by committing crimes that are legal for 12 hours.

The Purge: Anarchy (2014) Review

Alien Abduction (2014): Nonsense Stereotype

I love movies and documentaries about aliens. After I’ve seen the trailer of Alien Abduction, it quite convinced me that I should watch it. And yes I did. I did it with full enthusiasm and excitement. But at the end, it was disappointing.

I love how the beginning of the movies, the first half I guess. It gives me more excitement and I want to dig in more about the story. I have questions in my mind like why these aliens abduct people and what are they are going to do with them. Unfortunately, these questions are not answered. The plot is too simple and nonsense.

There was a family hiking in the mountains, they got lost, found a tunnel where their first encounter happen. Of course they try to escape but they were not able to do that. They meet someone living in the woods, and they vanished one by one. That is the whole story. And for me, it was nonsense and stereotype for an alien movie. I bet I can do that story on my own.

The movie might be able to give me the shock, because some scenes are really intended to shock you, but it fails to leave a mark. It was forgettable. The concept is nice but it fails to elaborate and give more depth to the story. The ending is also hilarious. So, the last family member (the youngest child I guess) were abducted and brought to the spaceship. The aliens find his camera and throw it back to earth. The funny thing is that the spaceship is already in the outer space but the cam lands on earth and still recording. Even grade-schoolers will find this WTF? Maybe the writers doesn’t know much about science.

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Monster (2003): Great Evil Presentation

I’m not aware of the crimes of Aileen Wuornos at all. This movie is the first thing that I’ve seen narrating her story. It was a sad and thrilling story. I love it especially because it happens in real life. I think that monster reveals the evil that is happening in the real world.

 

First, I would like to give a big hand to Charlize Theron in her performance. I can’t remember any movie of her that I’ve watched. I can say that this one is the most remarkable for me. She did great and she makes me believe in her portrayal. I feel every emotion that she delivers. She is a truly amazing actress.

Let’s go back to the movie. It was so great that it makes me think deep down about the cruelty of life, the materialistic needs of people, and the evil that I can agree present in reality. The movie was able to capture my empathy towards Aileen. Even though she was guilty of the crimes, the movie didn’t make me hate her. After watching it, my sympathy is really for Aileen. I believe that her crimes are the result of the love she have for her girlfriend and the trauma from the incident that almost kills her. In that case, I feel bad for her.

If there is someone that I hate, it was her girlfriend Selby. She is the true evil for me. After all the things Aileen did for her, she ended up putting her on jail. I guess she did that to free herself from the crime. She was selfish and ungrateful.

I can’t say anything bad about the movie. Maybe the only thing that I found missing is the extended ending, the trial of the case. I want to know more about what happens then. But, I still love the movie. I’ll just do some research about the trials.

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Antisocial (2013): Hilarious, but it isn't Comedy

This movie is so hilarious. I actually laugh several times while I’m watching it. But the problem is it is not really made to be a comedy. It supposed to be under the Horror, Sci-Fi and Thriller genre. For that, it an epic fail for me.

The concept is crazy, but not crazy good. It is about the apocalypse where people are transformed to zombies by the virus transmitted via the social media “The Social Redroom.” How pathetic. This is not really effective. The use of social media in this movie fails so bad that it wasn’t worth the try.

I don’t know what gone in the heads of the writers of this movie. Are they desperate enough to discourage people from using social media? Scare them off to make sure that people will get paranoid about their Facebook or Twitter account? That might be right. They use something that everyone uses daily, turn it to something terrifying for the hope that people will talk about it, so the movie will be viral. That sounds a good idea, but that is not just effective at all.

People get paranoid with the movie The Truman show. Everyone thinks that they might be in a reality show and there are cameras everywhere. That movie is really effective. But Antisocial, a big NO NO! I’m glad it is antisocial because I will not really talk to it if we’re in a party.

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The Purge Anarchy (2014): As I Expected, It is Great

I waited long enough to have a copy of this movie. When I got one, I didn’t waste any time and watch it eagerly. I’m expecting too much from this film because I’m a huge fan of the first instalment. I’ve seen the trailer and it is exciting. My friends even said that it was really good. Even though my expectations are high, I’m glad that this movie goes beyond that. The Purge: Anarchy is a really great movie.

The characters are different but the concept is about the annual Purge. People are given 12 hours to do all the crimes they wanted to do. This is said to cleanse their spirit as they release their anguish they kept in the 364 days. As a result of this law, the crime rates are non-existent in those 364 days and more and more people are moving up the poverty line. That sounds good right? But that is really scary.

The whole concept of the Purge is very terrifying. That alone makes me love the movie. It scares me a lot; it feels like I can’t breathe normally when I watch it. It is full of tension and it creeps in my nerves. These are just come of the movies that make me paranoid and break my sanity. After I watch it, I’m a bit scared to go out my house because I fear that someone might kill me. Paranoia. And it was good, it means that the movie is really effective.

The story line in this second instalment was creative. It reveals more secrets about the wealthy people activities during the purge, what the purge is really all about and how the government manipulates it to reach their goals. Plot is now deeper than the first and it makes the audience more excited for the third instalment.

I can’t say anything bad about the movie. It was that so great. I even enthusiastically tell my friends who haven’t watch it yet. I’m like a crazy person who can’t get over the movie. I hope that the third instalment will be released not later than next year. I’m really looking forward to watch it.

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Earth to Echo (2014): Amazing Adventure Movie

Most of the alien movies I’ve seen are about abduction and invasion. Some were great and some are not. These are usually horror or thriller movies, but what I’ve seen last night was far beyond the stereotype alien movies most of us known. The Earth to Echo is like the movie ET were it focuses on the friendship developed between a human and an extra-terrestrial. This is the same concept of the movie Earth to Echo.

I’ve seen posters of Earth to Echo roaming Manila during its showing, but I wasn’t able to see it in the cinema or even view its trailer. So, I really don’t have any idea what it is all about. My theory after I saw the trailer is that it is a sci-fi movie about a robot. And that’s it.

To my surprise, it was way beyond what I’m thinking. It is one of greatest adventure movies I’ve seen yet. The concept is great, the story line is great, the actors are great, and the movie itself is really great.

The story is about a three best friends who goes to an adventure to discover something in the dessert miles away from their home that may be causing strange things with their phones. This is their last night together, one of them will be leaving and soon all of them will be. The area where they are leaving will be demolished because it will be used to construct a “freeway”. But they discover something that is out of this world, literally. They discover an alien and it needs their help to be fixed and create his spaceship to go back home.

Sounds exciting right? Yes it really is. While I’m watching the movie, I feel like I’m in the adventure as well. My heart beats faster with excitement and my smile is automatic every time they find some of the parts. I was very engage in the movie and I feel so much younger again. 

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Deliver Us from Evil (2014): One of the Best 2014 Horrors

Horror movies are my favorite. But among the releases the years, there are only few who stands out and one of them is Deliver Us from Evil.

At first, I wasn’t interested in the movie because my colleague tells me that it wasn’t good. I believe her, and it’s a mistake. I shouldn’t have listen to her and watch it in the cinema. But that was a couple of months ago. When I happen to have a copy, I watch it still. And I was surprised that it was way better than what I’ve been told.

Deliver Us from Evil is something that I’ve been long waited for. It was inspired by the terrifying booked by Ralph Sarchie known as Beware the Night. But let set things straight, the story line of the movies wasn’t based on actual events at all. It is completely fictional. But the character of Ralph Sarchie is true; he is a cop who happens to be a demonologist as well. He helps people with supernatural problems.

The story line is the same, he is a cop who hunted down criminals and he slowly turns to a demon hunter because of one of the cases he handles. He was an anti-Christ, but he was turned to be a believer. This gives him strength in facing the hardest and beastly criminals he has ever faced.

It gives me creeps. The tension is there and my heart beats fast at some point. It chills me to the bone, and it scares the hell out of me. I never thought that it will be this good. It will let you engage in the story as it unravels the horror gradually.

I love the whole movie. It is the only exorcist movie that was able to capture my attention and interest. I watch it from the beginning until the end with my full focus on it. It wasn’t boring like the other movies of its genre. This may be because of the perfect combination of action and horror. It is one of the best and the greatest movies I’ve seen so far.

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Neighbors (2014): it should be Neigh-bore!

After I saw the trailer of Neighbors, I was very excited to watch it. But I wasn’t able to see it on cinema so I just waited for it to be available in Blu-Ray. I didn’t buy one; I just borrow from a friend. And I’m happy because I don’t have to spend money for it, because in my opinion, it doesn’t worth it.

Zac Efron, Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne are some of the actors that I enjoyed watching the most. This is the first reason why I’m excited to see the movie. I thought it would be great because the trailer is great. But unfortunately, it wasn’t. They should have named it neigh-bores instead.

The movie is about a couple with a newborn baby who just moved in their house. At first, everything is fine until a fraternity moved in the next house. They have to deal with the unexpected difficulties that will challenge their relationship.

It was really boring. And there are moments when I choose to play zombie tsunami on my phone while I’m watching it. I don’t know. There are just scenes that will turn someone sleepy head. It wasn’t that inviting at all. The concept is great but it failed to deliver.

Yes, there are funny scenes, but I’ve already seen these in the trailer so I’m really expecting it. Aside from that, there is nothing left to surprise the audience. Very disappointing.

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The Other Woman (2014): Hilarious, Awesome and Sexy!

At first, I was not interested to watch The Other Woman at all. I didn’t even bother to watch its trailer because I thought that it wasn’t good. That proves that I am really judgemental. But there come this time when my curiosity strike when I saw that Nicki Minaj was part of the cast. I’m not her fan, I am just curious on how she plays a role in a movie.

I’m confident to say that The Other Woman is one of the best American Romantic Comedy that I’ve ever seen. It makes me laugh so hard that I was able to relive my stress without digging into ice creams, chocolates and beer. It doesn’t have a single boring scene that will make me take a look at my phone. And it was, really a very great movie.

It is hilarious. There are tons of scenes that are genuinely funny. It is Awesome. The story line was superb and I never thought of it at any moment in my life, a first in the love-triangle or shall we say love-square. It is sexy. The three leading ladies are gorgeous in their own ways.

Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann, and Kate Upton were really great in the film. They are believable and flawless. When it comes to Nicki Minaj, I don’t think that her character is necessary. In my opinion, there wouldn’t be any difference if the character of Lydia was performed by an extra instead of her enormous behind.

I wouldn’t spoil other information about the plot of the story. But I highly recommend that people should watch it – especially those who are down, stressed and have a lot of problems in life. It is a movie that wouldn’t give you any reason to frown.

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Willow Creek (2013): Super Boring

Zombies, vampires, serial killers, ghosts, werewolf, UFOs, and psychopaths, I’ve seen it all. So when I read the synopsis of the Willow Creek, I said “wow, this is interesting, a new creature of terror.” The creature I’m talking about is the Bigfoot.

Bigfoot is a tall ape-like creature that rumors to roam the forest. There are accounts of sightings but there is no strong proof yet that it really exists. This is the mission of Jim who brings along her girlfriend Kelly to look for evidence that Bigfoot really exists. They went to the Willow Creek even though they are refused to enter, and they were able to find the “creature” they are looking for.

Willow Creek have the same elements like the Blair Witch Project. The main characters are in the forest, there are strange sounds, they are documenting everything and they found what they are looking for and that is it! This is what I hate about this film, it lack originality. And the sad thing is I never really like the Blair Witch Project either. For me, these films are both Super Boring.

The climax is all that matters, it is kind of creepy but it wasn’t worth the wait. They will let you drawn in the film, and they will give you the thrills at the end – which is not terrifying at all. I wish that they are more shocking things in it than the one they have shown.

This is not a really great movie. It actually sucks. But the plot was good though. It was something new for me but it fails to impress me.

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Wicked Little Things (2006): Wicked but Not Great

Some films in the After Dark Horror Fest have great feedbacks. One of the movies that got my attention is the Wicked Little Things. It has a real nice plot and a great trailer as well. But unfortunately, these are the only things that are great about it. And the whole movie itself is not really great at all.

The concept is great, really. But the execution is a big failure. After I watch the trailer, I expected that the movie will be great. It is about a town where zombie kids are roams the area and kill people every night. Creepy, right? But unfortunately, the good plot was not transferred to the motion picture. Disappointing.

It was very rare to have a new twist and story line about zombies. And this one wastes it. It fails to scare me, get my attention or convince me to watch it eagerly. It is also saddening that they wasn’t able to do that even when they already scared me on the trailer alone.

I watch it for three times, part by part. Do you wonder why? It is because it makes me sleepy. I guess I need to cut it off here. You can still watch it though I do not advice it. We have our own preferences and it is up to yours if you will agree with mine.

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