One of the great movies of the last few years, it’s well-worth your time if you want to laugh intermittently while being scared sh*tless.Īnother movie that took the term viral marketing to another level, Cloverfield is one of the main flicks that was able to be a found-footage movie that was still exhilarating and enjoyable, while also putting the viewer in very tense situations. Five unsuspecting college students go away for a weekend, and that’s where you become unable to guess what’s coming next. Equal parts comedy, horror, and science fiction, Goddard's film works so well because it uses lessons of the past in making a film that transcends easy taglines. Released only a few years ago, this is easily one of the most original ideas to enter the world of horror in recent memory.
All the victims make the typical mistakes, and while you hope everyone survives, you are also wanting to watch a freakishly large snake gobble people up. Take one part early Jennifer Lopez, one part would-be actor Ice Cube, add a giant-ass snake, and you have Anaconda. The premise is simple and absurd enough that it’s easy to enjoy it while never taking it too seriously. Now, this movie isn’t going to end up being hailed as an all-time great creature feature, but it sure is entertaining. You watch a man evolve into a wonderfully violent beast, and while you feel his pain after you see what trouble he’s caused, the movie is able to make you laugh in subtle, very English ways. A man, his friend, and various others are forced to confront the once-outrageous notion that werewolves are actually beings that exist. Strong performances by Sigourney Weaver and others also don’t hurt the film, making it something that’s as beautiful to watch as it is frightening to envision.Īn early memory of my movie-watching life revolved around this movie, set in London. The creature itself, called the Xenomorph, is still one of the most terrifying things moviegoers have ever seen. What’s great about this movie is how well Scott and his ensemble cast are able to make a science fiction horror film that is essentially a Gothic horror-feeling film. One of the best horror movies of all time begins our list. Over the next 20 entries, we won’t be tackling modern killers, or deranged humans gone off the deep end, but rather movie monsters that sometimes leap through the screen in search of blood. This year, to get into the fun of the dark season, Where Y'at is giving you a list of fun, sometimes scary, sometimes outrageous Halloween films. Given the cartoonish absurdity, I might need to see more episodes, if there are any, to get a better feel for the show.Scary movies and Halloween go better together than almost any other holiday and entertainment medium I can think of. Maybe an Older Gregg, who also looks like a cenobite in a trash bag. In this case, Wilfred is The Wail, an absurd and creepy amphibious being that reminded me of Old Gregg from the British show The Mighty Boosh, but slightly more serious and mystic.
It echoes Wilfred, the show where Elijah Wood talked to a man in a dog suit who was also somehow his neighbor’s real dog.
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At times, I enjoyed how the episodes skewered TV and superhero tropes, but I’m not sure I understood the overall intent. The opening plays like a pastoral Eraserhead, but the film becomes a dark fairy tale about the difficulties of sharing a life with someone else.īeached is presented as three episodes of an Adult Swim-style TV show, though I don’t know if that is because it’s going to be a show or is a commentary on television story structure. She brings it home to her husband, Guido, who is annoyed about the bizarre offspring his wife has not only brought home, but now pampers like a baby. Flor, a countrywoman, plucks a newborn growth she names “Gurumelo” from among mushrooms in the forest.
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