11-19-2009, 04:23 AM
Everyone was saying what a great movie this was, so i put it at the top of my list on netflix, it arrived today, I put my daughters down for a nap and couldn't wait to watch it. Don't get me wrong I didn't hate it, but I was expecting something new, not just a weak Creepshow rip off with some Quentin Tarantino story mixes. It was like a movie I would sneak my girlfriend into when I was 14 years old. Sam and the lack of CGI were the only redeeming qualities about this movie. What I was thinking through the whole movie was, "bubblegum horror", or horror for teens, and that is fine, young people need to see horror too. The Ring, I Know What You Did Last Summer, The Grudge, Prom Night remake and all the other PG-13 movies that have sprung up like mushrooms in so many piles of cow dung lately. But come on guys we are better than that, as far as horror fans go, I think of us as the "go to guys" if you are looking for something cool and different (Leslie Vernon, The Hills Run Red or High Tension). I think that maybe we are so starved for something new and fresh that we will latch ourselves on to the first thing that comes along that is not a remake. I know it is rated R, but why, because of 1 set of boobs. Not trying to piss anyone off, I know everyone has an opinion, but I could not help but to express mine about this movie. I carve my pumpkin every year watching the original Halloween and I thought that maybe I would have something new to watch just in case that i got tired of Halloween (HA!) and wanted to change things up. I don't mind though, I have been watching Halloween on Halloween night for years now and it never gets old. Just my opinion. Let me know why you liked it so much, because i really wanted this to be a cool movie, one that I could take to the firehall and say "You guys have got to see this". Maybe I missed something. I am an open minded guy, throw your opinion at me and see if you can sway me away from the feeling that this movie gave me. It was like listening to a whiny Blink 182 or Good Charlotte "my daddy didn't hug me enough" CD, too much sugar and not enough meat (I apologize if you are a fan). I am looking for Slayer, Pantera, or Hatebreed horror movies. Is anyone out there on the NIGHTOWL forums like minded or am I all alone on this?Mike