Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Movie Review: MAMA

Release Date: January 18, 2013 (USA)
 Genre: Thriller/Horror
 Movie Rating: PG-13
My Rating:10/10


Plot:
On the day that their parents die, sisters Lilly and Victoria vanish in the woods, prompting a frantic search by their Uncle Lucas and his girlfriend, Annabel. Five years later, miraculously, the girls are found alive in a decaying cabin, and Lucas and Annabel welcome them into their home. But as Annabel tries to reintroduce the children to a normal life, she finds that someone -- or something -- still wants to tuck them in at night.

     My thoughts: I wanted to say that this movie is probably my favorite scary movie of all time. Though I haven't seen a dramatic amount, from the ones I've seen, this one by far takes the medal! The acting done by everyone was great, expecially the little girls. I was very impressed with how well the children acted in this movie. 
     The thing I like about movies like this is the paranormal aspect of it. I loved certain parts of Paranormal Activity because you know that a human couldn't do some of those things, and in this movie I kind of felt the same way. There is one of the girls named Lilly, who is the youngest, she likes to see Mama, she smiles whenever Mama comes around. The other girl, Victoria, is different, she starts to get scared when Mama shows up. Now at the beginning of the movie you see both girls in a mental hospital after being "rescued" from this cabin, while they're here they are being watched over by a doctor. Before they move into the house of their uncle and his girlfriend, they arrive at this mental hospital to check on the girls, here is where they see something different about these girls, Lilly nor Victoria say much when they're in the hospital,just groans, and growls.
     It's once they get the girls home that things start changing. Victoria starts to develop a wide vocabulary, Lilly, not so much. She starts to say things like, "Victoria, Mama" whenever Mama comes to "visit". Mama really isn't shown in this movie, she's shown by objects moving, there are times towards the end where Mama makes an appearence. You know when Mama is coming because moths come out and flutter around. Victoria has never really "seen'' Mama, she needs glasses but hasnt ever owned a pair, she has no idea how horrific Mama really is until she puts her glasses on.
     This movie is SO amazing. It was well done and I'd recommend it to anyone. Just make sure you don't watch it alone.....
     

Monday, January 19, 2015

Curse of Chucky review!

After her mother's mysterious death, Nica begins to suspect that the talking, red-haired doll her visiting niece has been playing with may be the key to recent bloodshed and chaos.
Rating: R
Time: 97min
Genre: Horror, Thriller, Crime
Debut: September  24, 2013
My Rating: 4.5/5

     If you didn't know, these movies are about this doll who has been possessed by the spirit of a serial killer named Charles Lee Ray. Because his spirit is trapped in this doll, he uses it to his advantage and starts to go on a killing spree, but he always seems to stick with this one person throughout each movie, he does this because he wants to use them to put his soul into.     

      I grew up watching various Chucky movies such as, 'Child's Play 1,2,3', 'Bride of Chucky' and 'Seed of Chucky' but I feel that as the movies progressed, they seemed to get worse, and more of comidies than horror movies. This movie, however was probably the scariest in my opinion. Just the look of Chucky in this movie was enough to creep me out. This movie, by far, was the best Chucky movie out of all of the movies made in my opinion, it had enough of a creepy feeling to keep the suspence. 
     I deffinately would recommend this Chucky movie if you're going to watch one for the first time because the ending explains Chucky's whole story. It'd make sense to put this movie before the others, I don't believe you need to watch all of the movies leading up to this one to understand what's going on, this movie does it for you.

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Movie Review: Annabelle!



       

    
 Release Date: October 3, 2014
 Genre: Horror
 Movie Rating: R
My Rating: 5/10 stars


      My first post on this blog is going to be focusing on my most recently viewed horror movie which was, Annabelle. This is a prequel to the movie, The Conjuring. This movie focuses on the possessed doll, and her story.
 

Plot:
John Form has found the perfect gift for his expectant wife, Mia - a beautiful, rare vintage doll in a pure white wedding dress. But Mia's delight with Annabelle doesn't last long. On one horrific night, their home is invaded by members of a satanic cult, who violently attack the couple. Spilled blood and terror are not all they leave behind. The cultists have conjured an entity so malevolent that nothing they did will compare to the sinister conduit to the damned that is now... Annabelle.

      First off, I didn't like this movie as much as I thought I would. This move, I felt was kind of a joke. I jumped, maybe a total of two times during this movie. Some parts were scary, others I felt were lacking. The fact that this movie is based off of true events was kind of hard to believe while watching because some parts in this movie made me go. "yeah right, like a doll could do that." I felt like this movie was trying too hard to be scary, but it just turned into another "Child's Play" Chucky movie.
     If you don't know, there are people that say that there really was an Annabelle. She just didn't look anything like this doll. The doll in this movie was made to look creepy, and terrifying, but the "actual" Annabelle is a Raggedy Ann doll. The owners, Ed and Lorraine Warren, have her locked in a case in a museum and there is a sign on the front of the case saying, "Do not open". I'm guessing that maybe some events in this movie were based on reality, there are some parts though that I know were made specifically for Hollywood.
     During this movie you also find out that the spirit inside of the doll is trying so hard to find the spirit of a living human. Very similar to Charles Lee Ray in "Child's Play". The only way she can take over someone's soul is if that person gives up themself to her. There is a character that I felt was put into the story for one reason only, to prove that the couple that owns Annabelle are not alone. The woman that Mia talks to had this happen to her daughter and herself. I just feel like her character was of no relevance in the movie until the ending. 
     
   Anyways, sorry if this review was all over the place, I'm not used to posting about movies. But I actually love it. Let me know what your thoughts were on this movie.