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Slaughtered Vomit Dolls (2006)
Didn't think it was THAT bad
The thing that I realised about this film is that it isn't a horror film. It isn't particularly 'scarring', and yeah, some bits do seem like an excuse to show mindless gore.
But some elements I really liked. I liked how the videos of Angela's childhood were juxtaposed in such a way (for example, the child Angela talks of 'beauty' as now-Angela is putting her makeup on). There is more to this film than meets the eye. When Princess is given the guitar to play, she can't because she only has one arm. I see this as symbolic of the pressures put on young women to be what they are not. The man playing with her severed arm is mocking her for 'not being good enough', but then uses the arm to be sick himself, suggesting the hypocrisy of mankind.
This might be because i'm an English student and read FAR too much into stuff as it is, but if you look at the film as itself, instead of comparing it to other horror films, and read into it properly, you might see why I gave it a seven/ten.
The Shining (1980)
Favourite Horror Film
Absolutely brilliant. The great thing about this film is that the film's 'villain' is not a supernatural being, it is the main character himself. Out of all of Stephen King's novels, this is my favourite, and also one of my favourite films in general. The only thing that irritates me is the actress who plays Jack's wife: she seems too passive, even for that character...but that small flaw in an otherwise brilliant film is insignificant. I love the voice the boy puts on for 'Tony' as well, it's super creepy (and I'm not usually a fan of the now-cliché 'psychic kids in horrors).
Everything is perfect, and it also is parodied in the greatest Simpsons' Treehouse of Horror episode of all time, 'The Shinning'. Also, the ending is awesome, but I won't say too much about that.