James, Richard, and I got together for our annual "It is close to Halloween and we need to watch some horror movies" day. Richard made taco soup and we had plenty of other snacks. Last year we watched 1402 and Slither both really good. This year we watched a mixed bunch.
First was The Happening
This one was okay. The twist in this movie is that there is no twist. It was an okay movie. A little slow and sappy, but it was okay.
Sweeny Todd was horrid. It was slow. I don't know if the songs weren't any good or if the actors just couldn't sing them, but they were unengaging. Once the blood started flowing, it looked really fake.
This one was a lot of fun. I mean it was completely unrealistic and kind of insults your intelligence, but as long as you turn off the science part of your brain, it rocked. Lots of good old fashioned violence. It was a lot like road warriors and the crew actually refrenced this in the extra features. Just a fun movie.
This one was fun also. I found myself quoting lines from the Zombie Survival Guide even though it was a vampire movie. A lot of the stuff works for both situations. That book will change your life. I have not read the graphic novel this movie was based on so I can't compare, but the movie was good. Lots of fun yelling at the TV that the characters were being idiots.
