ThanksKilling (2009)

ThanksKilling (2009) 

Actors:

Natasha Cordova,
Lindsey Anderson & Lance Predmore

Director:

 Jordan Downey 

Run time:

70 minutes

Plot:

While on their way home for Thanksgiving break, five college kids run afoul of a homicidal turkey that wants them dead. As the cursed bird hunts them down one by one, the survivors scramble to find a way to defeat the possessed creature.  

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Review:

This one starts off bad and gets worse. If you love funny, campy horror this is the ultimate  movie for you. I like campy horror but this movie was too much for me. The first thing you see is a close-up of a naked breast. Acting for the lack of a better term sucked. I've seen better movies from high schoolers projects.

Top 10 Horror Heart Throbs

Top 10 Horror Heart Throbs

This is my personal Top 10 Horror Heart Throbs, Based on Actor and Character they play.

 

 10. Patrick Wilson as Josh Lambert in Insidious 1 & 2

 

 

9. Ryan Reynolds as George Lutz in Amityville Horror

8. Kurt Russell as R.J. MacReady in The Thing

7. Eric Mabius as Matt in Resident Evil

6. Jensen Ackles as Jake Gray in DeVour

 

5. Gary Oldman as Dracula in Dracula

4. Jeff Goldblum as Seth Brundle in The Fly

3. Karl Urban as Black Hat in Priest

2. Luke Goss as Nomak in Blade 2

1. Luke Evans as Driver in No One Lives 

Kiss of the Damned (2012)

 Kiss of the Damned (2012) 

Actors: 

Joséphine de La Baume &
Milo Ventimiglia

Director:

 Xan Cassavetes

Runtime:

97 mins

Plot:

 The vampire Djuna resists the advances of Paolo, but soon gives in to their passion. When her trouble-making sister unexpectedly comes to visit, Djuna's love is threatened, and the whole vampire community becomes endangered.

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Review:

First let's start by saying this is a Romance Horror that has been underrated. This is about a mortal man that falls for a vampire elite chic (this ain't like Twilight). This is a perfect date night movie for those who love vampires! It's hot and steamy, it also takes you back to when vampires were of romance and dark desires. There is a lot of sexuality and some violence in this movie. 

if you are looking for a vampire movie that's not necessarily a horror movie but definitely steamy this is your movie to watch.

 

Dog Soldiers (2002)

 Dog Soldiers (2002) 

Actors:

Sean Pertwee, Kevin McKidd & Laim Cunningham

Director:

Neil Marshall

Runtime: 1 h 45 min

Plot: 

A routine military exercise turns into a nightmare in the Scotland wilderness.

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Review:

 Just Another Werewolf Flick? Think again!

Dog Soldiers should be on every horror movie must see list. I cannot say enough about this movie. Most everyone I know loves this movie.

I would call this an action horror. No running thru the woods with a werewolf chasing you, straight out action in a limited space (farm house), only you and your wits to beat the creaures. Dog Soldiers is considered a cult classic and for good reason.

 

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012) 

Actors:

Benjamin Walker, Rufus Sewell & Dominic Cooper

Director:

Timur Bekmanbetov

Runtime:

1 h 45 min

Plot:

At the age of 9, Abraham Lincoln witnesses his mother being killed by a vampire, Jack Barts. Some 10 years later, he unsuccessfully tries to eliminate Barts but in the process makes the acquaintance of Henry Sturgess (Dominic Cooper) who teaches him how to fight and what is required to kill a vampire. The quid pro quo is that Abe will kill only those vampires that Henry directs him to. Abe (Benjamin Walker) relocates to Springfield where he gets a job as a store clerk while he studies the law and kills vampires by night. He also meets and eventually marries the pretty Mary Todd. Many years later as President of the United States, he comes to realize that vampires are fighting with the Confederate forces. As a result he mounts his own campaign to defeat them.  

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Review:

Okay, I admit it I put off watching this one for a few years. To me just the title alone sounded stupid to me. I was wrong (don't judge a book by its cover). The story is solid, action is on point (more than most horror) & the actors are great, not to mention the special effects. I cannot say alot about this movie without spoilers so I will just highly recommend this to all movie enthusiasts out there.

An American Werewolf in Paris (1997)

 An American Werewolf in Paris (1997) 

Actors:

Tom Everett, Julie Delpy & Vince Vieluf

Director:

Anthony Waller

Runtime:
1 h 45 min

Plot:

An American man unwittingly gets involved with French werewolves who have developed a serum allowing them to transform at will.

Trailer:

 Review:

Typical boy in foreign country meets and falls for girl, girl pushes him away & boy doesn't listen story with a werewolf twist. 

There are a few comical relief moments in this movie. This is techincally a sequal to "American werewolf in London" but to me its more of  rewrite. This doesn't make it a bad movie and is fairly good on its own. I also wouldn't really label it as a horror either.

Sleepless Nights (2002)

Sleepless Nights (2002)

Actors:

Matthew Thomas, Duke York & Bart Shatto

Director:

William Hopkins

Run Time: 1h 44 mins

Plot:

Supreme vampire Lord Malgaard executes his evil plan to reduce mankind to a race of unwilling blood donors! Dr. Sloane is leading the war, but then his assistant, Christan Grey, is bitten. Grey discovers to destroy the enemy, you must first join them.

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Review:

The story line was there, the acting not so good and I was thinking the budget was non-existent for this movie. Special effects are well laughable to be honest. I would not recommend seeing this to anyone.

Wolves (2014)

Wolves (2014)

Actors:

Jason Momoa, Lucas Till & Merritt Patterson

Director:

David Hayter

Run Time: 91 Minutes

Plot:

The coming-of-age story of Cayden Richards. Forced to hit the road after the murder of his parents, Cayden wanders, lost, without purpose... Until he meets a certifiable lunatic named Wild Joe, who sets him on a path to the ominous town of Lupine Ridge, to hunt down the truths of his history. But in the end, who's really hunting whom?   

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Review:

This movie starts off slow but if you continue to watch you get a reward. After the first 15 or so minutes the plot and story pick up and the wolves make themselves known. Jason Momoa makes one hell of a bad guy Lycan, as he is best playing bad guys. Lucas Till plays a convincing young man who is looking for answers and comes into his own.

This is a throwback to old style movies, no cgi. It has the traditional wolfman feel makeup wise, no long snout and looks like a half man half wolf instead of an overgrown wolf on two legs. This movie was made old school and very well at that.

The problem today is that people want action and blood right from the get go in todays movies and will miss alot of good movies if you cannot sit thru a horror if it starts slow. One of the best low budget movies of this decade. I highly recommend watching Wolves.