#2019 horror

[thelastfinalgirl]

Officer: Jesus Christ, what happened to you? Grace: In-laws

-Ready or Not. Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin (2019)

[horror-recommendations]

Haunt

It’s like the movie Hell Fest, but much better

Year: 2019

Genres: Slasher, Gore

Age rating: 16+

Warnings: Blood, violence, swearing, clowns, spiders, small spaces, domestic abuse

My score: 8/10

“On Halloween, a group of friends encounter an extreme haunted house that promises to feed on their darkest fears. The night turns deadly as they come to the horrifying realization that some nightmares are real.”

[theconjurervfx]

The Wretched (2019) dir. Brett & Drew Pierce

[frecklesandpoverty]

31 Nights of Halloween Horror 2019: Night 30

My choice for today was: The Prodigy (2019)

I rated this movie 6/10! I was pleasantly surprised by this. I was expecting your run of the mill, creepy kid is possessed movie, and that’s not what this was. I would have rated it a 7, but there was a few unexplained plot holes in the beginning of the movie, that left a few important things unanswered. Decent acting from the adults, but I was pleased with young Jackson Robert Scott. After IT, and this movie, I hope to see him in more upcoming horror movies. Decent watch if you’re sort of bored. https://www.imdb.com/list/ls095693749/

[meanwhileinfillory]

I had a mixed take on Jordan Peele’s Us when I saw it a few months ago, but I think I’ve decided I actually loved it. It’s definitely a film that stays with you and makes you think (AKA what a good film should do).

[ashleylikeshorror]

Black Christmas (2019) | Trailer

“You messed with the wrong sisters...” 

Words cannot explain how bummed this trailer for the remake of Black Christmas made me. Maybe I’m missing something? If so, please message me and fill me the fuck in because I’m so damned confused at what I just watched. 

It seems like we’re in the age of remakes and burnt out sequels that just shouldn’t exist. It sucks ass, but as long as the money keeps flowing in for these shitfest films, they’re going to keep hitting the screens like fucking member berries from South Park. “Member Black Christmasssss????” Yeah, I do. It sure as hell wasn’t what was depicted in that trailer either. 

I’m just going to cut to the chase here, spare you all (and myself) the bullshit of digging into the three production companies and Takal’s credits. This post is about the trailer, this post is about Black Christmas and how what that trailer is ISN’T Black Christmas, so let’s get to it. 

First of all - the biggest fucking no-no in the trailer... Why would you show the fucking TWIST of the movie? The school knows about the murders, and it’s some ritualistic bullshit that has to take its course at the expense of the girls every year? With strong emphasis on every word, again: why would you show the fucking twist of the movie? By doing that you’ve basically shown everyone your film before it even hit theaters. Not only that, you’ve shown us that this movie isn’t a Black Christmas remake. If anything, and I’ll be generous here, this is a reimagining of Black Christmas. 

Look at this poster. How fucking lazy. The tagline? “Slay, girls”? 

Being a woman, I absolutely understand the draw this make this about girl power. However, the original Black Christmas was frightening due to the LACK of power these women had. The absolute brilliance of the film, making it one of the most notable slashers ever, was the constant undertone of dread throughout this film as the women were helplessly picked off one by one. It’s not like they did nothing to prevent it either. The police showed little concern, wound up catching the wrong dude, so the killer is left in the house with the last surviving girl. It was bittersweet. It was tragically fantastic. It stuck with you afterwards. The 74′ Black Christmas is a film most horror junkies run back to every year, and don’t necessarily wait til Christmas to do so either. IMO, the tagline being “Slay, girls.” is a fucking slap in the face. 

Another issue I have is, there was no emotion in this trailer. No agony, no fright, no confusion (besides me), no nothing. These girls all seem pretty chill that they’re being hunted down by their school. “We can just fight back. Woohoo girl power!” No amount of girl power is going to make me not shit myself if I know someone, more than likely Cary Elwes, is tracking myself and my friends down with the intention to kill us. The trailer was as lazily composed as the poster was.  You can look in all four cardinal fuckin’ directions on this one and you’ll see the lack of effort for miles. 

I genuinely don’t know what to do with this one. It feels like a completely different movie that was simply named “Black Christmas” just so they could draw a bigger audience than what they would have. As much as I would love to see a GOOD remake of Black Christmas (sit down, 2006 remake, you’re not needed here). this new movie simply isn’t that in any way, shape, or form imaginable. If the poster, or the trailer, is any indicator of how decent that “remake” is going to be, then you all’d best save your money and stay home. 

I’m done here - mostly due to frustration and the lack of ability to organize my thoughts properly in this frustration - but I’ll leave this post with this. 

Black Christmas (1974) Trailer : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6JuJHmVsh4

With that alone, you be the judge.  

[thelastfinalgirl]

Baby Firefly.

3 from Hell. Directed by Rob Zombie (2019)

[frecklesandpoverty]

31 Nights of Halloween Horror 2019: Night 3

My pick for today was: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

I gave it 6/10. It was a fun watch, but not very scary. I understand it’s more a movie for kids, but I dunno. I was expecting more? The creatures were good, the stories were good. I dunno. It was good though.   https://www.imdb.com/list/ls095693749/