Friday The 13th (2009) Review

In 2009 Friday The 13th was rebooted. We got a new movie that showed how Jason became a killer, how he got the mask, etc. The story was about a group of friends who go to a cabin in the woods to party. Then theres a guy looking for his sister that disappeared around that same area, and since they are all in Jasons territory... he starts killing everyone.

I think this was the first horror movie I ever watched in theaters. As a movie it is pretty bad, but I don´t think anyone watches Friday The 13th for a good story or acting. You want to see cool kills and blood, and this movie did a good job with that. There were some really cool kills, but there were a couple that were kind of boring and unimaginative. Something that I really liked about this one though is the fact that Jason runs. He never runs in the other movies, but here it is a bit more intense since he will actually run after everyone. My biggest problem with this movie is that there was way too much sex and nudity. It´s a Friday The 13th movie so I expected that, but I felt like I was watching porn sometimes. There was just way too much sex and naked girls, and I would have preferred to get more kills rather than that.

Is this movie scary? Well... no. It might get the blood pumping, but it isn´t scary at all. There are some jump scares that got me though, but I always feel as if jump scares are the cheapest way to scare someone. Friday The 13th is just a fun, dumb movie to watch with friends. The characters really aren´t too stupid, so the movie won´t really annoy anyone. I´m giving Friday The 13th a 3/5

Dragon Ball Z: La Batalla De Los Dioses

Esta vez escribire en español, ya que es la mejor manera de expresar como me senti durante esta pelicula. Dragon Ball Z era mi serie favorita cuando estaba chiquito, asi que obviamente estaba extremadamente emocionado por ver esto. La ultima que vi fue Dragon Ball Evolution (que fue una mierda) asi que estaba feliz de que esta fuera animada.

Para resumir: La pelicula fue la monda. Asi de simple. Las peleas estuvieron la verga, dio risa, y fue de lo mejor ver a todos los personajes otra vez. El unico problema que tuve fue el final. El final fue pesimo, y hubiera preferido que terminara de otra manera.

Dragon Ball Z: La Batalla De Los Dioses fue de lo mejor. La animacion fue excelente, y fue entretenida todo el tiempo. Ojala hubieran cambiado el final, pero de resto ame esta pelicula. Ojala hagan mas de estas. Le dare a Dragon Ball Z: La Batalla De Los Dioses 4.5/5

Dark Skies Review

I knew nothing about this movie when I was going in. I had no idea what the story was and I hadn´t seen any trailers. Dark Skies is a sci-fi horror movie starring Keri Russell, and it is basically about this family and how they deal with an alien invasion. The story was actually pretty interesting, and Keri Russell did a good job. The problem is that some of the other actors tend to over do it. There are some genuinely scary moments in this film, but there are a ton of moments that end up being funny instead of scary.

Another problem with this movie is that it is full of jump scares, there were a lot of those in here. They felt forced and I would have prefered more of the actual scary scenes in the movie. This movie was definitely not as bad as it could have been, but that really isn´t saying much. This movie had some actual potential, and was scary from time to time. The problem is that sometimes it felt comedic, and all the jump scares happening every five seconds felt extremely forced.

Dark Skies is a movie that really isn´t worth watching. If you want a movie like this, you´re better off watching Signs. Not as bad as it could have been, but it still is a bad movie. I´m giving Dark Skies a 2/5 

Sinister Review

Sinister is a 2012 supernatural horror film directed by Scott Derrickson and stars Ethan Hawke. It follows a true-crime writer, played by Hawke, as he discovers a box of home movies that puts his family in danger. Sinister is one of the few movies that actually managed to scare movie. The very first shot of the movie was superb, and when I saw that shot I knew that I was about to watch a genuinely scary movie.

I´ll start off by saying that Sinister had a very cool story, which was told with the help of some video tapes. This tapes were the best part of the movie, since they were really disturbing. The tapes also had stuff hidden in them, like those "when you see it" pictures. The movie itself was also pretty scary, but there were a few cheap scares (a.k.a jump scares). The whole cast was fantastic, and managed to make the goofy parts seem very serious. When I actually think about the story I realize just how goofy it really was, but the script and the actors really manage to sell it. The boogey man is also creepy as hell, and he is what links all the tapes together.

The film is pretty scary and disturbing, but there are some cheap scares here and there. The music is great and the lighting is always spot on, building even more tension throughout the whole movie. The ending is very twisted and disturbing too, but as I said if you start to think too much about it... it is pretty goofy. I am going to give Sinister a 4.5/5

Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D Season 1 Episode 2 "0-8-4" Review

The new episode of Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D is here, and I was actually surprised by it. I was expecting the show to go with a villain of the week format. That means that every week they would have to battle a new supervillain and that would be it. This is not the case. In this episode the team has to go to Peru and retrieve a 0-8-4 which is basically an unknow object (like a particular hammer they found). The show still has awesome references to the movie, and the characters are starting to develop and to form relationships with each other,

The action was better this time around, although there was one implausibility that kind of bothered me and seemed a bit too goofy. The main story for the season is starting to take shape, but the best thing was the final scene. I wasn´t expecting it at all and i just loved it. I hope that we see more scenes like that in the future.

Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D is getting better, and I am really excited to see what´s next. The show is definitely on the right track, and I hope we get some more direct connections to the movies rather than just references. I am giving this episode a 4.5/5

The Cabin In The Woods Review

October is finally here, so I wanted to write a review every day for a horror film. I want to start off with one of my favorite movies of all time: The Cabin In The Woods. It is written by Joss Whedon (AWESOME) and directed by Drew Goddard. Chris Hemsworth plays the lead, and the film is a horror/comedy film. It takes the horror movie genre and deconstructs it to it´s core. All of the stupid cliches are made fun of here, but not in a Scary Movie type of way, but in an extremely smart type of way.

The movie portrays five friends who travel to a remote cabin for a holiday and become victims of a seemingly stereotypical horror movie plot while being observed via hidden cameras by mysterious office workers. You have the jock, the hottie, the cutie, the stoner, and the smart guy are all here. All of the cliches are here, as are all the monsters ever invented. The movie grabs all the cliches, characters, and monsters from horror movies and puts them together in one very smart film. It´s funny when it needs to be, and scary when it needs to be too. The cast is great, giving excellent performances and they look to be having fun as well. The film is HUGELY entertaining, and I wasn´t bored once. 

I highly recommend this movie to anyone, it is extremely smart and very entertaining. Great writing, great acting, great directing, great EVERYTHING. I love this movie and The Cabin In The Woods definitely gets a 5/5.

Elysium Review

Elysium is the spiritual follow up to District 9. It is directed by Neil Blomkamp and features Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, and Sharlto Copley. The plot of the film is as follows: In the future Earth is overpopulated, poluted, and really not the best place to be. People get sick all the time, the law is very strict, and it basically sucks. Meanwhile the rich people live in Elysium. Elysium is a place in space where there is no poverty, war, or sickness. So Matt Damon is on a quest to get up to Elysium (for reasons I won´t spoil) and there are people after him because of this.

So I was very excited for Elysium. I loved District 9, so I couldn´t wait for Blomkamps next film. Elysium surely is great, but isn´t as amazing as District 9. I´ll start with the positives now. The script is very well written, and while District 9 tackled issues like racism, this one tackles issues like healthcare and equality head on. The visual effects are amazing, and the film has some really awesome shots too. Matt Damon is great in the role, but Sharlto Copley just stole the show. He plays the villain Krueger, and this guy is menacing... very menacing. Every time he is on screen you just feel that this guy is just insane, and you just feel the evilness of the character. Jodie Foster on the other hand wasn´t really that good. Her character was kind of annoying, and she has this weird accent throughout the movie that I hated. Her lines are lip synced too, and it is very noticeable. The action scenes are really cool, but there is some slight use of shaky cam. I really wish that they hadn´t used it.

Even though I excpected Elysium to be better, I still really enjoyed this movie. Neil Blomkamp is a great director and I can´t wait for his next film. I still have some issues with the movie, but they are minor and don´t detract too much from the experience. I´m giving Elysium a 4/5.