Change Your Image
amber-e95
Reviews
Z Nation (2014)
I'm a zombie lover and this is just what I want!
After watching 5 seasons of The Walking Dead and being disappointed SO often this show is such a huge breath of fresh air! It's not afraid to get gritty and dark, but then fun and cheesy in the next scene. The characters all have something different to offer, and they don't all get along like a house on fire like The Walking Dead would have us believe. They also have a target and someone guiding them, they're not just aimlessly ambling around running into disaster after disaster.
And lastly, the zombies. If they are fresh, they sprint at you. If their bodies have started deteriorating they are slow and clumsy, as far as logic in the illogical goes, it makes sense and makes for some interesting times! All in all, I'm loving it and itching for more!
The Dyatlov Pass Incident (2013)
Pleasantly surprised! Not perfect but kept me intrigued the whole way.
This is one of the best 'horror' movies I have seen in a long while, the tension building was great. Dropping in creepy tips one at a time really kept my interest building and they didn't make the awful mistake of having all sorts of absurd sh#t hit the fan all at once.
I liked the time portal twist, it added something fresh to the ending and actually had an ending rather than just leaving everything dangling in the air... I do have some issues with it which I won't drone on about here, at the end of the day, it's a great watch and I loved it! Definitely check it out if you're looking for something that's not as predictable as most drivel these days and a hits the happy medium of tension building.
The Den (2013)
Could have been better.
I did enjoy this movie, don't get me wrong, there was some good tense moments and on the whole it's a pretty smart way to go about their sinister desires. I know if someone sent me a video depicting someone being murdered I would think it was someone's idea of a sick joke... But there's also too many moments in this film where I wanted to whack them round the head myself! Under no circumstances, would a pregnant woman living alone, after just receiving a call from their friend screaming at them to get out the house, upon hearing clattering somewhere in the house go and look for the perpetrator!! Having experienced pregnancy myself, I can tell you that every instinct in your body would scream at you to get the f#ck out of there. There were a few more incidents like this that frustrated me beyond belief and the ending reminded me of a techno version of Hostel but all in all, not a bad watch if you're looking for a mild horror to watch alone one evening :)
The Following (2013)
I wanted to like this so bad, but...
Now, I've given it a 5 because despite its flaws, it has a good cast who do their best with what they're given and at times it can be entertaining. But, one guy living on death row would not be able to orchestrate so much chaos even with his many happy helpers. But lets say that part is plausible, with the FBI and many police departments working to stop him and his cult, is it REALLY possible that they would get it so wrong, so consistently?! I find myself rolling my eyes a fair amount while watching this, I'm about halfway through the second season and about to throw in the towel with it. It's a true shame, because this could have been a seriously great show. One, MAYBE two, very tense and thrilling seasons would have done the plot and Kevin Bacon justice...
Contracted (2013)
God this film is awful.
I'm not even finished watching this film and I'm thoroughly disappointed... I had high hopes based on the description but seriously. A girl wakes up to blood gushing out of her and doesn't think "uhh maybe I should go to the f#cking hospital", nope, she sticks a tampon in and goes to work. Not a single character in this movie possess any form of sympathy, understanding or even just simple logic. A woman sees her daughter throwing up BLOOD and shouts "are you pregnant?" As a mother I can categorically say that a, it is not normal at any point to throw up blood during a pregnancy and b, if I found my child looking like utter crap throwing up blood I would be hysterical on the phone for an ambulance.
I can't fathom how this is going to end and at this point I am only watching out of shear curiosity. I can't stand a single one of the characters, especially the leading lady, at this point I hope gets the obvious death she deserves because she really is thick as pig sh#t.