I celebrated the start of this year, watching some horror movies. None of them were spectacular, but none of them were that horrible either.
1) Charlie Charlie: An internet urban legend, becomes
the premise of this movie that borders on comedy. The weakest point
of this movie is the shoddy special effects. We are made to believe,
that the characters in the movie are threatened and frightened by a
wavy electric blue light that follows them.
2) A Room to Die for: Looking for a disturbing, gory
movie? The search ends here. A broke young couple moves into a room
leased by an elderly couple who have malicious intentions. What are
they? They want a child. And that means, they kill everyone who comes
in their path and manipulate couples into breaking up. Too many
cringe-worthy moments and kind of reminded me of ‘Don't Breathe’.
3) The Axe Murders of Villisca: This is actually not a
terrible movie. I was surprised by the decent plot and the acting was
pretty good as well. Basically three teenagers visit a house where
the infamous unsolved axe murders have taken place. Once inside, they
discover that evil is still lurking within its walls.
4) Clinical: This could have actually been a decent
thriller had it not been for the slow paced proceedings. Also, the
twist about the psychiatrist’s new patient becomes obvious within
the first few minutes after his entry. The events that unfold in this
movie could have been gripping, instead they feel lackluster.
Basically a psychiatrist is attacked by one of her unstable patients
and needs therapy herself. What she doesn’t know, is that months
later, her attacker has killed herself but someone stills wants the
doctor to pay for the mistakes she made.
5) Dead Story: Here’s
another tale of a house haunted by an unsolved mystery. Turns out,
even after no one bought the house in years, a young couple thinks it
is the perfect opportunity to start life anew. Of course, there is
also a meddling mother-in-law who makes life difficult for the
couple, but it is the ghost that plays tricks on the wife that leads
her on a murderous path.
The
movie takes too much time with details and not enough developing the
story on why the ghost wants the wife. Nevertheless, it is one of
those horror movies that has a pacy narrative that keeps you watching
till the end, even if the final scene is a bit cheesy.
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