What the hell, local cinema chain, this movie came out in 2009. Anyway, I felt like being scared and I was sure The Green Hornet (2011) wouldn't do.
Teenager Dane (Chris Massoglia) and his little brother Lucas (Nathan Gamble) move into a small town where their single mom, Susan (Teri Polo), is trying to land a job. Whilst their mom's away during the day, the brothers horse around, make their acquaintance with next-door hottie Julie (Haley Bennett), and discover a dark hole in their basement.
Now, this isn't exactly The Exorcist (1973), but it's real in that it's aware of what it's not, and realness goes a long way. Plus, it has an evil clown doll that raised the hair on my arms.
And that's real too.
(Running time: 92 minutes)
Sunday 6 February 2011
Friday 4 February 2011
So I saw 'Altitude'
Whoever dreamed up this movie probably asked himself this question: what if you had a giant squid up in the clouds? In all fairness, that's a *great* question.
Canadian teens Sara (Jessica Lowndes), Mel (Julianna Guill), Cory (Ryan Donowho), Bruce (Landon Liboiron), and Sal (Jake Weary) decide to go to see Coldplay but, this being Canada, the quickest way to get to the gig is by air. And so that's what they do, in a twin engine airplane.
Sara (the mature one) pilots, though her friends don't put much trust in her skills. She assures them all is fine but loses the plot anyhow when the skies turn unfriendly.
Inside the claustrophobic cabin personalities get amplified and Sal (douche), who has been chugging away beers, decides to act up, upsets his girlfriend Mel (chick) in the process, and gets to find out that his buddy Cory (sensitive guitar player) has feelings for Mel while Bruce (the silent one) freaks everybody out as he's hit by a pang of angst.
And this all even before the squid gets to make its appearance.
Now, it'd be easy to dismiss the movie as Cloverfield (2008) on a budget except that it's just as good if not even better. Let's just say that it has whetted my appetite for Monsters (2010) of which I've learned about only recently.
(Running time: 90 minutes)
Canadian teens Sara (Jessica Lowndes), Mel (Julianna Guill), Cory (Ryan Donowho), Bruce (Landon Liboiron), and Sal (Jake Weary) decide to go to see Coldplay but, this being Canada, the quickest way to get to the gig is by air. And so that's what they do, in a twin engine airplane.
Sara (the mature one) pilots, though her friends don't put much trust in her skills. She assures them all is fine but loses the plot anyhow when the skies turn unfriendly.
Inside the claustrophobic cabin personalities get amplified and Sal (douche), who has been chugging away beers, decides to act up, upsets his girlfriend Mel (chick) in the process, and gets to find out that his buddy Cory (sensitive guitar player) has feelings for Mel while Bruce (the silent one) freaks everybody out as he's hit by a pang of angst.
And this all even before the squid gets to make its appearance.
Now, it'd be easy to dismiss the movie as Cloverfield (2008) on a budget except that it's just as good if not even better. Let's just say that it has whetted my appetite for Monsters (2010) of which I've learned about only recently.
(Running time: 90 minutes)
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