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Showing posts with label halloween. Show all posts
Showing posts with label halloween. Show all posts
Monday, 4 February 2013
ParaNorman (2012) - Chris Butler and Sam Fell
I saw this back in October 2012, just before Hallowe'en, and I enjoyed. However, on repeat viewing, I realised it was a bit cliche and the animation was a bit lacklustre. It sort of reminded me of a Scooby Doo movie from my childhood. Other than that, it was still OK. Not great, but OK. I noticed Anna Kendrick was in it this time, but other than that, not much new. It's that kind of humour and stroy telling where every piece of information and/or comedy has to be pointed out and walked through. I realise it's a kid's film, but some films manage to bridge that gap to adult humour quite well. As for ParaNorman, not for me.
Monday, 14 January 2013
SPOILERS Halloween (2007) - Rob Zombie SPOILERS
Before I write this review, I'd like to get one thing clear: I know it's not THE original! Right, to business...
This film was good, it did what it was meant to. I liked the early life of Michael Myers, it made him more human, and therefore more brutal, when he grew up and started killing every fucker, even the nice guy, played by Danny Trejo; that part shocked me! I liked the gore too, and how different that was from the original, directed by John Carpenter.
As good as John Carpenter's seems to be, I've never really been enthralled by it. Sure, it's worth watching, but only for the countless other films it spawned, as well as the copycat outfits kids wear on Halloween. (I don't even think most of the kids are old enough to watch the film.) What I really can't seem to get a hold of, is a DVD copy of Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) - Tommy Lee Wallace, but it never comes into work (I work in a DVD store, by the way) and I haven't ever seen it in HMV (probably won't ever, if the news is to be believed). Even though reviews I've seen haven't been great, scoring 4.1 on IMDb, I think it'd be more interesting than another Michael Myers killing frenzy.
Anyway, watching this purely as a viewer, I'd give it an OK rating, not a blockbuster or piece of art, but certainly a film to make us think twice about the original from 1978.
This film was good, it did what it was meant to. I liked the early life of Michael Myers, it made him more human, and therefore more brutal, when he grew up and started killing every fucker, even the nice guy, played by Danny Trejo; that part shocked me! I liked the gore too, and how different that was from the original, directed by John Carpenter.
As good as John Carpenter's seems to be, I've never really been enthralled by it. Sure, it's worth watching, but only for the countless other films it spawned, as well as the copycat outfits kids wear on Halloween. (I don't even think most of the kids are old enough to watch the film.) What I really can't seem to get a hold of, is a DVD copy of Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) - Tommy Lee Wallace, but it never comes into work (I work in a DVD store, by the way) and I haven't ever seen it in HMV (probably won't ever, if the news is to be believed). Even though reviews I've seen haven't been great, scoring 4.1 on IMDb, I think it'd be more interesting than another Michael Myers killing frenzy.
Anyway, watching this purely as a viewer, I'd give it an OK rating, not a blockbuster or piece of art, but certainly a film to make us think twice about the original from 1978.
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