My friend sent me an interesting email last week: I had a long discussion with my co-workers about horror movies today at lunch. I guess it started b/c I was … Continue reading Random Thoughts: What’s in a Name?
Weekly Roundup: June 29 – July 5
And I thought I wouldn’t get a chance to watch many movies this week… I guess it’s true what they say about plans. Over the past week I somehow found … Continue reading Weekly Roundup: June 29 – July 5
Netflix Roulette: The Horde
To be completely fair, I was up late last night, I didn’t have my usual caffeinated drink this morning, and I decided to watch this movie laying supine on the … Continue reading Netflix Roulette: The Horde
Trailer: Borgman
Here’s a trailer my friend shared with me last month. The film is already out, and may not technically be a horror (it might be more than a thriller). The reason I’m sharing it with you is because I think it’s an example of a great trailer… it gives away very little about the plot (almost nothing really), but does a good job of getting tone across and piquing one’s interest. I have no idea what’s going on… all I know is I want to see this movie… and that should be the goal of a trailer.
Netflix Roulette: Neverlake
My spin of the Netflix wheel landed on Neverlake. After watching it, I’d have to say that I broke even. In general, the movie is about equal in its hits … Continue reading Netflix Roulette: Neverlake
Classics Revisited: The Exorcist
I think I saw The Exorcist when I was too young… this is not your typical I-saw-The-Exorcist-as-a-kid-and-it-scarred-me story… quite the opposite in fact. I saw the movie when I was … Continue reading Classics Revisited: The Exorcist
Netflix Roulette: Starry Eyes
When I finished watching Starry Eyes I looked down at my notebook and realized I hadn’t made a single mark on the page. This can mean one of two things. … Continue reading Netflix Roulette: Starry Eyes
Netflix Roulette: Alien Abduction
As promised, I’m back with a new post today… however, once we discuss the movie I watched, you may end up wishing I took another day off. It’s not that … Continue reading Netflix Roulette: Alien Abduction
Weekly Roundup: June 15 – 28
Third times a charm?
So, let’s end this weird with a Weekly Roundup post. As I mentioned a few posts ago, I realized I forgot to do a weekly roundup last week. Therefore, this post will cover both weeks three and four. Over the past fourteen days I watched seven movies:
- Bad Milo (2013)
- The Canal (2014)
- Donner Pass (2012)
- Friday the 13th (1980)
- Halloween (1978)
- Haunt (2013)
- The Nightmare (2015)
Of these seven movies I would only give one a hard pass (Haunt)… though, that doesn’t mean the rest were amazing… in fact, I think most fall into the second to last category:
- Worth Seeking Out (i.e. Worth Paying For): Friday the 13th (1980), and The Nightmare (2015)
- Worth Watching via Free Streaming: Halloween (1978)
- Worth Watching on an International Flight or While Doing Work: Bad Mio (2013), The Canal (2014), and Donner Pass (2013)
- Worth Avoiding and Doing Something Better with Your Time: Haunt (2013)
I’ll be back tomorrow with a new (full post). I have a bit of work to get caught up with next week… I’ve been putting this stuff off for way too long, so it may be a somewhat light week for movie watching… though, I will try to at least get a few Random Thoughts and Trailer posts up when I’m not able to watch a movie. The only solid plan for next week is that I’ll be watching The Exorcist with a group of people on Tuesday night… one member of this group claims to have never seen a horror movie… so, that should be interesting…
That’s all for now… until tomorrow…
me
Random Thoughts: “Gags”
As promised, I’m back with my second post of the day. When most people hear the word “gag” they think of laughter… of a joke, usually with some kind of … Continue reading Random Thoughts: “Gags”
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