Monday, November 13, 2006
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Nacho Libre
Hated it. Struggling to think of something nice to say. Jack Black is Nacho Libre, a friar who moonlights as a wrestler to raise money for an orphanage. It's a comedy that's not funny,with farting noises thrown in to try and make the audience laugh but fails miserably. No matter how bad a movie is, I make myself sit through it till the end. But not this time, I just couldn't do it. Bad writing,bad acting....just BAD!
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
An American Haunting
I thought that the star power involved (Sissy Spacek,Donald Sutherland) guaranteed this would be a great film. I couldn't have been more wrong. An American Haunting is allegedly based upon the true story of the Bell witch from the 1800's, suppossedly the only documented case of a haunting killing someone. This has been proven untrue,about as believeable as what was said about the Blair witch. Remeber that? This movie is boring and uninteresting,relying on loud noises and music to entice fear. The explanation,or climax, of the film is so ridiculous,and possibly one of the worst films I have seen in a long time.
Slither
Alright, I admit it. I really liked Slither. It is funny,and gross,and throughly enjoyable. Cheesy,with goofy lines. If you like scifi/comedy/horror movies such as Eight Legged Freaks,then you will enjoy this film also. It starts with a meteor falling from the sky,and an idiot named Grant(played by Michael Rooker),poking at it with a stick. This "thing" launches out of it,lodging in his chest. Grant begins to mutate into...something. Slimy,lots of extra teeth,rotting flesh,tentacles-just to name a few of the changes he endures. The townfolks he attacks become zombies,and the battle begins with the few surviving humans. The film takes a while to build up steam,but overall it is definitely worthwhile.