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Hostel (2005)
Puzzled
Perhaps because of all the hype... and all this talk about how incredibly scary and disgusting this movie is... I found this movie to be not scary at all!!! Yes, the concept is disturbing, but, visually, it didn't make my stomach turn once! I was waiting... and waiting... and waiting... for the scenes everyone was talking about and when they finally showed up, they were almost comical! I've seen WAY scarier flicks. To be honest, I even find the SAW series to be scarier than HOSTEL. Not to say the movie was terrible. It's just not at the level of horror I imagined it to be. I can't believe I was afraid to watch this flick! Maybe I've become way too desensitized. Now THAT'S scary!
A Thief in the Night (1972)
Traumatizing!
Perhaps because I was so young, innocent and BRAINWASHED when I saw it, this movie was the cause of many sleepless nights for me. I haven't seen it since I was in seventh grade at a Presbyterian school, so I am not sure what effect it would have on me now. However, I will say that it left an impression on me... and most of my friends. It did serve its purpose, at least until we were old enough and knowledgeable enough to analyze and create our own opinions. I was particularly terrified of what the newly-converted post-rapture Christians had to endure when not receiving the mark of the beast. I don't want to spoil the movie for those who haven't seen it so I will not mention details of the scenes, but I can still picture them in my head... and it's been 19 years.
Lucas (1986)
Heartwarming
I saw Lucas for the first time today... more than 20 years since it first came out. I have to admit, I'm a huge 80's fan and even though I was just a kid during the 80's I consider myself to be pretty familiar with the pop culture of the time. However, for some odd reason, I never got around to seeing Lucas. I have to say that, despite the fact that this movie is so old and I've seen movies with similar plots since, this movie still made me teary-eyed. I absolutely adored Corey Haim when I was a young girl and his role as the sweet, vulnerable, yet highly intelligent nerd gave me the fuzzies... the same way he used to when I was young. He, along with the rest of the cast (including Kerri Green, Winona Ryder, and Charlie Sheen), gave a great performance... typical of the 80's teen flicks (with an over-abundance of clichés), but, nonetheless, touching. It's definitely up there with the all time classics: Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink... and any of the flicks including the Brat Pack. Definitely worth seeing if you're in a nostalgic mood and want to revisit the old days of knee-high tube socks and head bands.
Open Water (2003)
Big Disappointment!
When I first heard about OPEN WATER, I was really excited. Being a HUGE Jaws fan, with an insatiable fascination with sharks, I couldn't wait to see the movie. Also, having heard that the movie was filmed with "real sharks", I was expecting to add this movie to my "faves" list. However, as soon as the movie started, the disappointment began. The acting was mediocre, the characters quite boring. The movie had no real setup. The scenes weren't interesting in the least. Even the "nude scene" let to absolutely nothing, making it pointless and unnecessary. Finally, after about 20 minutes, the couple makes it to the boat. I thought "FINALLY! Some action!" Well, they're left behind, blah, blah, blah... and I'm waiting to see some wonderful underwater shots of the sharks. Nothing. JAWS had better shots with Bruce the robot fish. Once they figure out they've been left behind, all they do is whine and complain... and not realistically may I add. Given the situation, one would expect a bit more hysteria. They just spend hours trying to figure out WHY and HOW they were left behind. WHO THE HELL CARES??? If I were stranded in the middle of the ocean, the HOW AND WHY wouldn't be an issue! I would just try to figure out how the hell to get back... and I'd be totally freaking out in the process. They, however, were nice and calm... playing games... amidst the sharks and the jellyfish... even taking a nap at some point. Yeah, like you'd sleep knowing there are huge fish swimming around trying to figure out what part of your body to bite off first. To be honest, halfway through the movie, I was just hoping a megalodon would just swim up and eat them... and spare me.