May 13, 2010
Something I’ve noticed as of late that popular horror film icons are popular due solely to oversaturation. Had Jason Voorhees been relegated to three, maybe four films, would his status as horror icon par excellence be as lauded as it is? The same can be said for Freddy Krueger, Michael Meyers, and a whole slew [...]
Filed under: humor - list
Tags: « Danvers State Hospital • Dog Soldiers • event horizon • humor • list • Ravenous • Robert Carlyle • Session 9 • the human condition »
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February 2, 2010
Wherein myself and Brian Salisbury of Film School Rejects / Hollywood.com / HorrorSquad.com debate the relative merits of Neil Marshall’s debut feature, Dog Soldiers.
Filed under: dead wrong
Tags: « Brian Salisbury • dead wrong • debate • Dog Soldiers • Neil Marshall • Podcast »
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July 25, 2008
I have not seen the first three films by Alexandre Aja, though I suspect most have not. His magnum opus might be considered Haute Tension had the script not degraded into a cheap M. Night Shayamalan rip-off, rendering the first half of the movie completely implausible and utterly stupid. Though this made the film absolutely [...]
Filed under: Rant
Tags: « A Nightmare on Elm Street • Alexandre Aja • Asian horror • bad klan metaphors • cinematography • cliches • Dark Water • Dog Soldiers • horor • Last House on the Left • Mirrors • Neil Marshall • Piranha 3-D • Pulse • Rant • soundtracks • splat pack • suspense • The Descent • the french • The Grudge • The Hills Have Eyes • Wes Craven »
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