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    “Don’t Answer The Phone! (1980)” movie review.

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    / December 20, 2012
    “Don't Answer the Phone!” is a bad movie. It's a really bad movie, but it's almost enjoyable in the same way that “Blood Feast” and “Troll 2” are. You just can't help laughing at it and I suppose some entertainment value is better than a bore-fest. But children, remember that the key word is 'almost'.
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    “Kwaidan (1964)” movie review

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    / April 23, 2012
    I firmly believe that enjoying a movie comes down to a balance between its objective quality and our subjective response to the film, with the percentage differing from person to person and sometimes movie to movie. Prior to watching “Kwaidan”, I was in a sour mood due to some technical difficulties surrounding my latest episode of “Critiquing the Critics”. It was ruining my entire week and I wanted to get my mind off of it. In retrospect, perhaps watching "Kwaidan" during this time was a mistake. I was not in the right state of mind to deal with something this methodically slow, which is a shame because the concept of a 'samurai ghost story' really intrigues me. Did all of this effect my enjoyment of “Kwaidan”? Possibly, as I was utterly bored while watching it.
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    “The Cabin In the Woods (2012)” movie review.

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    / April 14, 2012
    "The Cabin in the Woods" seemed like a doomed project, considering it was made in 2009, looked like it belonged in the 1990's and wasn't released until 2012. The trailers felt spoilery and overly clever. Joss Whedon might be a hero of television, but his work on the big screen never impressed me that much. Yet the positive reviews managed to win my interest over and I left the theater feeling completely satisfied. Ambitious, creative, funny, intense, clever...it's the type of genre piece that anyone will like. But it's also the type of genre piece that horror fans such as myself will love.
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    “Open Water 2: Adrift (2006)” movie review.

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    / April 12, 2012
    “Open Water 2: Adrift” apparently was written as an original story, but someone decided to turn it into a sequel to the polarizing “Open Water” in order to cash in on its success. I'd say this usually spells failure but it seems like I've been having a fair amount of luck with converted sequels as of late. “Open Water 2” is a flawed movie, but I honestly thought it was startlingly effective. It reminded me that both of these films relied almost exclusively on their emotional impact upon the viewer, so you can't just judge either of them as good or bad. I thought “Open Water 2” was a far more rewarding experience than the first film and it doesn't even have sharks!
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    “Hellraiser VII: Deader (2005)” movie review.

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    / March 27, 2012
    Whatever hopes for the franchise that had been born from “Hellraiser V: Inferno” had died a tragic death with the mundane “Hellraiser VI: Hellseeker”. I approached “Hellraiser VII: Deader” with caution because the reviews were all over the place. Some thought it was good, some thought it sucked, some thought it was on the same level of quality as its predecessor. The director had also done the previous film too, although that didn't sink my hopes because I believe it was the script that sunk the movie, not the direction. I also thought the subtitle was rather silly, but in a dull kind of way, so expectations remained low. But I opened this puzzle box to see what horrors lurked inside and honestly? I thought “Hellraiser VII: Deader” was okay.
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    “Silent House (2012)” movie review.

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    / March 19, 2012
    From the creators of "Open Water" comes "Silent House", a film that boasts to be one continuous take throughout the entire film. An intriguing concept, but it wasn't enough to win over audiences and at best, it's a polarizing film. At worst, it's just a disappointing one. The more I think about it, the more I realize that this movie is "Open Water" all over again. Like that film, it can feel real and is continuously edgy, but it's also redundant and it's more cinematic moments don't gell with its attempts to be realistic. It's not a bad film. Hell, sometimes it's even a good film, but it runs out of steam long before its 85 minute run time is up.
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    “Hellraiser V: Inferno (2000)” movie review.

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    / March 15, 2012
    “Hellraiser V: Inferno” is probably the most polarizing entry in its franchise. Regardless of its final impact, there is no denying that no one expected a lot from it. Horror was in a decline and the failure of “Hellraiser IV: Bloodline” proved that while Pinhead had an audience, he wasn't in league with Jason, Freddy or even Michael when it came to box office returns. But since money could still be made off of him, they chose to go the “Leprechaun” route and release the films direct-to-DVD. But instead of delivering a cheap(er) imitation of the previous films (like one would expect), “Hellraiser V” ended up being a tense, psychological thriller. It wasn't anything like we had seen before in the franchise and that's where opinions on this entry differ. Was the change in...everything...a good thing or a bad thing?
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    “Gone (2012)” review

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    / March 5, 2012
    Stupid, stupid MartialHorror. I'm not sure what deserves to be spat upon more. "Gone", for being about as generic as the title suggests, or myself for knowing that it would be as generic as the title suggested, yet went to see it anyway. "Gone" is one of those movies that if you watch the trailer, you could probably figure out everything that's going to happen and not often be wrong. When there is a movie like this and the execution of bland material is rather mediocre itself, why should one even bother with it?
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