Been slacking on getting reviews up so here’s a quick handful.
Species (1995) - Remember hearing about this movie quite a bit when it came out. It was heard that this was a sexy horror movie. A story of an alien trying to reproduce and carry on its species’ legacy. Well, 24 years later I found it was on On Demand so I finally gave it a view. Sort of boring, and never really had me engaged—actually took three days for me to finish this. Nothing really memorable, don’t even remember how it ends
...maybe
1/2
High Tension (2003) - A psychological, bloody good time. Once this film gets going it doesn’t really let up until the end. One of those films, which is essentially a slasher flick, that throws in one of those “What the fuck? Huh?” plot twists towards the end that even after all these years doesn’t really add up for me but makes the film a little more dark and interesting. Recommend
1/2
Halloween (2018) - This was my second viewing and man this is an outstanding addition to the Halloween legacy. Michael is as brutal and unforgiving as he ever was and I love the whole 40 years later tie-in. Some great scenes, and good tracking shots involving Michael’s murders. Ended seems finite but also seems to leave open the possibility of a follow up film. Highly recommended. An easy
with the possibility of another 1/2 on repeated viewings.
The Descent (2005) - I find myself coming back to this one as well
@LeeVing and recommend it constantly as well. The first three quarters of the film are beautifully set up as a group of female friends goes spelunking in an unexplored cave; and as the film progresses the element of claustrophobia becomes more and more menacing. And although the film goes down a similar route that Danny Boyle’s film
Sunshine would take a few years later, I think it’s better suited and more realized in
The Descent. A top 10 2000’s horror film for me.
1/2
