Hey ok well this is my first blog so I've no idea how this is going to turn out, complete sucess or disaster, just read and find out I guess.
Well today is Valentines day, the holiday created by card companies to sell more cards, a day loved by women (when they aren't stressing out about what to wear or if they haven't got a date) and a day most men would forget if it wasn't for their nagging spouses dropping many hints about what they want... so you get them an iron
lol ok im kidding, everyone has their v day traditions whether its spending it with someone you've spent it with for years, someone you've only just met (in some cases) or spending it with someone different each year, or just crying in the corner. Me I have a different tradition, as many people know in the past I proffesed until blue in the face that I dont believe in love, unfortunatly since this time last year I have fell twice, once for someone who unfortunatly things could never work with, the second with a friend- or so I thought was a friend who made me actually believe he cared then used me and chucked me away n lied constantly and I then found out another supposed friend who i'd stuck up for when everyone was against them had betrayed me in a major way. So its back to my first and one true love.
Horror Films
They make your heart race, make you laugh and are something you can curl up on the sofa at home with and enjoy a brillent night in or out at the cinema with.
So every single V day since I can remember I've picked out some really gorey films, mostly as an up yours to the day itself, but also because I simply love horror <3 and films as a whole. And sat down for the day to watch them.
Today I've only had time for 2 films, one last night but i was kinda tired so ended up falling asleep during it so woke up and watched it again, of course begining the day with My Bloody Valentine (2009), I must say I've seen this film a fair few times and love it every time.
A brillent cast, Jamie King (Sarah), Kerr Smith (Axell) and OMG hotness <3 Jensen Ackles, its not just the fact that he is absolutely GORGUES but he is actually my favourite actor overall, in this film he plays Tom Hanniger and does give a good performance however lacks the emotion and enthusiasm he shows in Supernatural as Dean Winchester.
The film was shot in 3D one of the first feature films in this latest wave of 3D mentalness to have been, however it was actually shot in 3D not digitally converted into 3D afterwards like soo many of the films that are comming out now, after shooting 3D conversion? PISS OFF it looks rubbish and is just a gimmick to get more money from cinema goers, the way I see it if a film is in 2D, 3D heck if in a few years there's projectors making characters run round in your living room it doesn't matter, ok it may look cool but really its about the story, how a film draws you in and if the director knows what their doing, particularly in horror its the least story driven genre there is more about scaring audiences. So what about this film, well the 3D elements are actually pretty good I will admit, the blood flying at the screen etc may make the weaker people feel rather sick though not me I find it hillarious and brillent to see all the gore comming out of the screen at you I find the 3D in this film just draws me into the film more and for some people the jump scares would be pretty dam cool in this film, axes comming out here there n everywhere at you.
The film itself has some good scares in there, least when I sat in the cinema, yes i still remember the release date, 16th january 2009 the audience found it rather shocking the gore etc however I found myself sitting there rather happily only jumping at one point in the story and tbh became really scared near the start of a film i DONT like it when there is a death or any gore concerning eyes so it did actually rattle me, something a film doesn't often do, however failed to keep me gripped throughout. However saying this it was a good film and a film several people I know jumped at or were grossed out by.
I did find myself wondering who the killer was, I considered the actual killer for a fair amount of time in the film but eventually discounted that person until right at the end again, I failed to account for a fair while that it was a re-make and multiple personality may have been a possibility however I discounted the idea as it doesnt really happen in modern horror/slashers- dw i wont spoil it for those that haven't seen it.
Overall it would suit fans of the slasher genre, its a typical example of one, enough blood and gore to keep most people happy but there is some story to it also not just completly mindless killings, however though it is pretty good it wont ever go down in slasher history, unless for being the first I've known of in 3D in cinema.
The second film I've seen today was another slasher infact, the sequal to Adam Green's Hatchet a brillent film by a then virtually unknown filmmaker who I now consider to be a god, casting Kane Hodder, and a cameo by Tony Todd and Robert Englund some of the biggest names in horror also including a pretty dam good cast of lesser known actors/actresses including one of my personal favourites Mercades MCnab, well done whoever cast her, seriously a completly blonde bimbo type character is one of the main elements in a good horror, and one as ballsy and brillent as Mercades Mcnab, wow XD x brillence. The first has a bit of storyline in it however you kinda feel like kicking the lead character for going into the swamp in the first place, take for example if there was an abandoned house down your street if someone tells you that if you go in there you will get killed by some random dude with a massive weapon would you go in?.....hmm ok fair enough, I suppose I might out of curiosity to, but why in horrors do people allways do the stupid thing? Like in MBV I found myself soo angry at Sarah and Megan's characters for investigating the noise n not just getting the hell out of the place.
Anyway enough about MBV and enough about Hatchet 1, this is about Hatchet 2 now.
Can I just say:
OH
MY
GAWDDDDDD
I FRIGGIN LOVED IT XD
opening where it left off, though Tamara Feldman somehow transformed into Danielle Harris, hmm there was a lot of debate on the net before the films release whether this was a good or bad decision hmm its a difficult decision, hmm it seems as though Danielle is made of much stronger stuff than Tamara playing Mary Beth however you would think she would be a little more scared etc of Victor Crowley than she was, but Tamara gets kind of annoying in the first one all quiet n shy at first then just a crying wreck so I think its better that we have a stronger female lead in this however she could have played it a little bit more emotionally rather than an angry child character, but Danielle Harris has been dubbed scream queen by many on the net so I can't really knock her performance much.
However I am really REALLY thrilled that Reverand Zombie played by the master that is Tony Todd has a much bigger part in this film than the small rather insignificant cameo he had in the first film, though it does make me wonder was this cameo just to pave way to the apperance of the character in a sequeal? Tony Todd's character is definatly a dominant and creepy one, someone you would want on your side in the creepy swamp however someone I'd personally be more scared of than of Victor Crowley himself! (the killer). A brillent addition to the cast in this film is Colton Dunn in his first big role, WHAT a find! I found myself laughing my head off at his performance, Adam Green certainly has a sense of humour in his films particularly with Colton playing Vernon in this film. The on-screen chemistary between him and Tony Todd is pre-hapes the funniest thing I've ever seen in any horror film to date, mocking the character of the legend that is Tony Todd, not many directors would have the bollox to tbh (Tony Todd im sure is an amazing guy -one who I cant wait to meet- he will be at Expo this year and im SOO going to meet him, but he aint half scary in his horror film roles, even when he isn't a villan!
The film has a lot more storyline than the first which is a good thing, its logical, suspenceful and brillence overall, there seems to be a little less action than most horrors overall but the story draws you in soo much I really dont mind too much about the horror itself its just such an interesting story, something too uncommon in the genre.
However there is still enough gore to satisfy me and almost every horror fan infact, ok its not buckets of blood non-stop but there is some brillent violent inventive deaths in this, it makes a change from your normal run of the mill stabby stabby or bitey bitey horrors, its a whack whack of a hatchet and voom voom of a chainsaw and crack of jaws breaking and sound of necks snapping off, its just brillent overall, some of the most original kills I've ever seen, and i watch a LOT of horror films (state the obvious much?)
Ok some people probably think I've just went overkill on this blog entry, truth is im kinda skimming a bit, I dont expect many people have actually read all of this, or any of it but if you have then leave me a message on here or something so I know what you think :) x
Right im off now, need to end this day properly, time for Scream me thinks <3
Happy Bloody Valentines people! X
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