Did It Suck Review:  3 Stars     Time: 1hr 47min‎     Rated: 14-A‎‎

The Riverton Ripper is back from the dead and he’s carrying a big knife.

Plot: My Soul to Take is a horror film written and directed by Wes Craven.  The film is the first film since Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (1994) that he both wrote and directed.  Wes Craven now brings audiences his latest suspense thriller with My Soul to Take.  In the sleepy town of Riverton, legend tells of a serial killer who swore he would return to murder the seven children born the night he died. Now, 16 years later, people are disappearing again. (Cast list here)

Did It Suck? The move has a great story line that keeps you guessing who the real killer is right up to the end.   The movie was a little disappointing for me being a Wes Craven fan.  I’m not sure what happed with his direction making this movie, so much potential, yet so mediocre. The film has all the trates I’ve known to love about Wes Craven movies yet it falls short.  Most of the jump scenes were expected and the suspense was lacking the Wes Craven edge.  The acting was good for the most part and even with the slow pace of this movie it kept the audiences attention.  Overall the movie wasn’t that bad, however, I’m going to say Wait For The DVD.

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- Dan Kersey

Did It Suck Review: 2 Stars     Time: 1hr 49min‎‎     Rated: 14-A

Don’t look now but theres a monster in that little girl.

Plot: Case 39 is a 2009 horror thriller film directed by Christian Alvart and starring Renée Zellweger, Jodelle Ferland, and Ian McShane. The film was shot in Vancouver in late 2006 and was released theatrically in the UK, European and Latin American countries on August 13, 2009. The film was initially scheduled for American cinematic release in August 2008, but was delayed twice before its final release date on October 1, 2010.  Social worker Emily Jenkins (Renée Zellweger) is assigned to investigate the family of 10-year-old Lillith Sullivan (Jodelle Ferland), as her grades have declined and an emotional rift with her parents has emerged. Emily suspects that the parents have been abusing Lillith, and proposes to her department to take the child away from her parents’ custody. Emily’s fears are confirmed when Lillith’s parents try to kill her by roasting her in the oven at their home. (more here)

Did It Suck? As much as I like Renée Zellweger, and the good short roll by Bradley Cooper, this movie sucked in the horror/thriller/suspense category.  I would categorize it as a spooky drama with very little spook.  I did like the story and camera work and the acting was fantastic by all parties, unfortunately, this film is barely worth renting, Don’t Bother.

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- Dan Kersey

Did It Suck Review: 3.5 Stars     Time: 1hr 30min‎‎     Rated: 18-A

It’s always lunch time for zombies, and this time, there having it in 3D

Plot: Resident Evil: Afterlife is a 2010 3D science-fiction action-horror film written and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson, and starring Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Kim Coates, Shawn Roberts, Spencer Locke, Boris Kodjoe, and Wentworth Miller.  After the events of Resident Evil: Extinction, the Alice clones (Milla Jovovich) attempt to kill Albert Wesker (Shawn Roberts) at his base in Japan. All the clones are killed in an explosion as Wesker escapes in an aircraft. The original Alice ambushes him, but Wesker injects her with a serum that neutralizes the T-virus in her system, eliminating her superhuman powers and making her human again.

Did It Suck? I had very mixed feelings on how to review this movie.  After seeing many 3D movies I have to say hands down it was one of the best I’ve seen in 3D.  The reason the 3D was so good is because the movie makers were using James Cameron‘s 3D Fusion Camera System.   The story was slow, dull, and lacked any real depth, however; keeping in mind that the film is following the original storyline, they did a good job with it.  Some of the action sequences were incredible moving works of art done in slow motion so you can take it all in.  What pushed me to one side of the fence over the other was the 3D and the artistic style this movie had.  At the end of it all, the 3D and beautifully done cinematography, made up for anything the movie was lacking.  For a zombie move it was  Worth a Ticket.

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- Dan Kersey

Andy’s two ¢ents …

As one of the other main reviewers for this site I have to throw in my comment!  I disagree that the story was in any way slow, dull, or lacked depth.  As Dan points out it is continuing the story from the first three movies and leaves the scene set for a 5th movie and did it very well.  By the 4th movie most franchises have completely run out of steam but this one did not, it kept me interested the entire time, no boredom here!

- Andy Hughes

Review: 1 Star     Rated: 18-A     Time: 1hr 29min

- Andy Hughes

Review:     4 Stars     Rated:     18-A

Could you survive the ultimate predator?

Plot: A group of humans find themselves parachuting into a jungle with no idea how they got there.  They quickly realise they all have one thing in common; they are soldiers of one kind or another.  They also quickly find out they are in a sort of game reserve, and they are the prey. The movie is directed by Nimród Antal, and starring Adrien Brody, Laurence Fishburne, Topher Grace, Alice Braga, Danny Trejo and Derek Mears.

Did It Suck? Predators is the third movie in the franchise, not counting the two Predator/Alien crossovers.  It isn’t really a sequel, having no direct continuation from the two original movies, but it does refer to the original Predator movie for background.  This is not an all out action movie, nor a Sci Fi, although it does combine aspects of both, and combines them well.  The characters were all very believable as soldiers, or mercenaries, with their distinct fighting styles and skills, and their overall ability to work together as a team, rather than alone, when needed.

I found the filmography very fluid and was impressed with how well the movie was directed and produced.  Even though it is not ‘edge of your seat’ stuff, and not fast paced throughout, I really felt connected with the characters as they found out what they were facing and I think a lot of that was due to the direction of the movie.

While it’s hard to beat Arnie in many cases, I think this is easily the best of the 3 Predator movies, and it was absolutely everything I wanted and hoped for in the movie when I first heard about it.  So often a movie fails to live up to its promise, but this one delivers.  This is absolutely Worth A Ticket.

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- Andy Hughes

Review:    4 Stars     Rated:     14-A

There’s a new kid on the block and she’s a little different then most kids we know because, Dren, is a scientific experiment.

Plot: Splice is a  science fiction horror film directed by Vincenzo Natali and starring Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley, who portray two young scientists and lovers who begin involving human DNA in their splicing of animal genes.  These two genetic engineers Clive Nicoli (Adrien Brody) and Elsa Kast (Sarah Polley) achieve fame by successfully splicing together the DNA of different animals, to create incredible new hybrid animals. Now they want to use human DNA in a hybrid that could revolutionize science and medicine. But when the pharmaceutical company that funds their research forbids it, Clive and Elsa secretly conduct their own experiments in the pursuit of even greater scientific discovery.

Did It Suck? This movie is extremely interesting, weird, and messed-up all at the same time.  The film is acted and directed quite well though there were a few parts that never fit together or not explained well.

- As a general rule I try not to pull movies apart looking for every flaw,  I look at each movie for it’s entertainment value.

The movie moves along well even though it is quite slow and far from suspenseful.  It does however have some jump moments and fright scenes but nothing too unexpected.  A very good movie to see and Worth a Ticket for those Sci-Fi and horror fans, but nothing will be missed seeing it on a smaller screen.  So … For everyone else, Wait for the DVD.

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- Dan Kersey

Review:     3 Stars     Rated:     R

Let the Nightmares begin, again, Freddy’s back in an all new remake of the original 1984 horror classic film.  Jackie Earle Haley plays Freddy Krueger, a villain that hunts you in your dreams.

Plot: A group of  teenagers share a common problem; they are all being stalked by Freddy Krueger, a killer who hunts them in their dreams. As long as they stay awake, they can protect one another,but, there is no escape from there nightmare killer if they fall asleep, and we all know you have to sleep eventually.

Did It Suck? As far as the acting goes in this movie, it’s quite good, and Jackie was an excellent pick to play the part of Freddy.  The special effects during the dream sequences were not bad and got the job done.  Not much of a scary movie as far as I expected this movie to be.  Some good gore moments but highly predictable and  boring, I might have jumped once.  I’m thinking this film should have been labeled a drama with frightening scenes and gore.  It was interesting to get a little better perspective into the background of our nightmare stalking foe, but this movie falls short.  It’s still worth a watch but only because it’s Freddy, save your money and Wait For The DVD.

- Dan Kersey

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Review:     3 Stars     Rated:     R

Therapy and medication is not going to help these folks get better.  A remake of the 1973 classic film by George A. Romero finds a way back to infect the big screen again.

Plot: A small farming town’s water supply is contaminated and causes irrational thinking and behavior among the community. We follow Sheriff David Dutton, his wife Judy, and deputy Russell Clank, as they try to escape this plagued town that the military is trying to lock down and contain.  The Crazies stars Timothy Olyphant, Radha Mitchell, and Joe Anderson, and was directed by Breck Eisner.

Did It Suck? You are either going to like this film or view it as a waste of time.  It’s a slow paced movie with a few good jump scenes and a little bit of that horror movie gore thrown in.   It wasn’t too bad for a remake, but, the in between scenes really played out the drama role in the movie and it was a little boring.  I think the main problem, for me, while watching this movie was the lack of intensity needed to keep you on the edge of your seat wondering what’s going to happen next.  I did like the film but the big screen offers very little for this movie, Wait For The DVD.

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- Dan Kersey

Review:    3.5 Stars     Rated:     R

An updated remake of the film that virtually started the whole horror film genre, while staying true to the classic look of the original move directed by George Wagner way back in 1941 (source: Wikipedia).

Plot: Lawrence Talbot (Benicio Del Toro), a haunted nobleman, is lured back to his family estate after his brother vanishes. Reunited with his estranged father, Talbot sets out to find his brother… and discovers a horrifying destiny for himself. Talbot’s childhood ended the night his mother died. After he left the sleepy Victorian hamlet of Blackmoor, he spent decades recovering and trying to forget. But when his brother’s fiancée, Gwen Conliffe, tracks him down to help find her missing love, Talbot returns home to join the search. He learns that something with brute strength and insatiable bloodlust has been killing the villagers, and that a suspicious Scotland Yard inspector named Aberline has come to investigate.

This movie was good, not great, but not bad either. The special affects, a-la An American Werewolf in London, were well done but stayed true to the original look of the classic movie, something I found very appealing in the movie. The movie also stayed centered around character and plot, relying little on special effects (also refreshing). However, there is a revelation about the middle of the movie which makes the rest of the movie virtually predictable. It has a good cast, notably Anthony Hopkins who plays his role to his usual eccentric characterization. Additionally, while the warewolf scenes are notably grotesque, there is really very little of it. Lots of jump at you shock value, but little else. If you are a horror afficiando, then this movie is worth seeing on the big screen, but if are a casual horror fan or if this movie only interests you for its cast, then Wait For The DVD.

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-Carl Constantine

Review:     1 Star     Rated:     R

Look out ! God is mad at the world and tired of all the crap we fight over,  He’s sent his Legion of angels to destroy us.

In Legion we follow the efforts of a small group of people, accompanied by an angel, stranded at a desert roadside cafe who are trying to survive the extermination of the human race when God decides he no longer has faith in man.

The opening sequence in which we see Michael, the angel, arrive is good and shows promise, but this is followed by almost 10 minutes of slow sequences.  Unfortunately this fast/slow pairing continues throughout the movie, and really detracts from the experience.  In most of the slow parts the characters are seen talking to each other, and seemingly telling each other moral stories, and I think this is the overall aim of the movie, to try to show us what will happen if we don’t all behave.  This really failed if that is what the movie makers wanted.

To add in the dislike of this movie, the action sequences are fairly dull, as are most of the characters.  The interactions of the two main angels, Michael and Gabriel, (Paul Bettany and Kevin Duand), were above par compared to the rest of the movie but that is not enough to save it.  If you’ve seen the trailer you’ve seen the best parts and should save yourself some money.  I’ll give it 1 star, just for the trailer and good marketing, but unfortunately it isn’t even worth renting, so Don’t Bother.

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-Andy Hughes