Calvaire

AKA The Ordeal is a belgian horror production which was recommended to me after taking an interest in french horror cinema.

I must say that I was a little disappointed with this. I felt the torture scenes were quite lacking and found myself waiting for something disgusting or sudden to happen.

Found it quite tedious and unsatisfying and I am not quite sure what the whole point was.

5

The Story Of Ricky

Continuing with the theme of gore, this kung fu flick came as a recommendation through my research.

I was a little disappointed; the scenes were very unrealistic and was laughable in many places. It was hard to take seriously.

Not bad but I did not enjoy it that much.

5

Hard Candy

Some Hollywood for a little break from the far-eastern productions.

This movie is from 2005 and once again, I did not see the twist coming. Superbly done. However, story a little far-fetched and slightly flawed.

While not gory or graphic, the movie is a psychological thriller and thus it is more mind games than anything.

Certainly one to check out; cannot understand why I missed watching this one at the cinema all those years ago!

7

Girl Hell

Psychotic sick Japanese short film here from the nineties. Bares resemblance to Mu Zan E and Visitor Q. There is also a new type of fetish which I have discovered. It is too disgusting to mention here!

Special effects were a little dated. Anyhow, twisted nevertheless.

Not for the faint hearted.

6

The Hunger Games

Whoa! I just been to see the best film of 2012!

This film had passion, guts, glory. Special effects and fight sequences were exceptional! A movie that has the ability to "move" its audience is very special. This did just that on many occasions throughout.

Jennifer Lawrence is my new best actress. She displayed the utmost elegance and professionalism. Really looking forward to this amazing trilogy.

Rock on! My first 10 in a long time!

The Vow

OK needed to watch a romcom after having my head filled up with gore and filth so this fit the bill nicely.

I'm not a huge fan of Channing Tatum but I do have a little soft spot for Rachel McAdams.

The story starts out as very cliche but a good story begins to develop. the middle of the movie is good, but unfortunately for me, the ending was a bit of a let down. Was expecting there to be a bit more magic. Instead, It was a bit of an anticlimax.

Nevertheless worth a watch if you're a fan of Rachel :-)

6

Mum and Dad

Disturbing british horror flick from 2008 which cost just £100,000 to make.

Very dark and bleak. Had a good build up although in my opinion the ending was a little bit of a let down. A few more twists would have made this a very good movie. A really twisted family to be part of.

Do check it out!

6.5

Ebola Syndrome

Another recommended CAT III shocker, but I would classify it as more of a comedy to be honest.

The movie made me laugh throughout. The villain, Kai was extremely funny. However, his willingness to do some dreadful things and lack of remorse was the most disturbing aspect for me in this film. The film was not that gory or disgusting as such. Just that his behaviour was far from normal.

It was alright, just wished it was more chilling!

5.5

Contraband

Mark Wahlberg back to doing what he does best...

The film story starts of very cliche good guy who used to be bad, being made to do bad things again due to certain circumstances. It feels as though it has been done before, but then the plot gets underway and it is quite convincing.

That said, right from the beginning, I could sense the twist and unfortunately for me, it was a bit of a let down. After watching the amount of movies that I do, intuition is a skill that I have picked up!

Wish Kate Bekinsale had more of a role in this movie.

6

Eat The Schoolgirl

I was quite intrigued by the title of this japanese film, but I was disappointed.

Got nothing to do with cannibalism! Its a very strange film. Effects were not that good. It was bearable as it was only an hour long.

Don't recommend it.

2

p.s. going to watch some hollywood for a change tonight!

Tumbling Doll Of Flesh And Blood

Fake japanese snuff film, which is totally filthy.

Made me cringe and look away, even though I knew it was not real.

Yes, you could tell the parts that were cut off were plastic, but If you got it in your head that it was real, then it is very disturbing indeed.

The ending is totally crazy, you just feel numb afterwards!

6.5

Dumplings

Stylish chinese horror film, going back to 1994.

Still following the horror theme, this one is not that gory, but the idea is twisted nevertheless.

Acting is very good, and the cinematography is very vivid. There are some unpleasant moments.

These far-eastern films do not hold anything back!

7.5

Subconscious Cruelty

Another strange movie this one.

There were 4 segments to it. I watched it through a recommendation, but I was not really impressed by it.

My experience from watching these types of movies is that the ones from the far-east are a lot more terrifying and twisted!

3

Red Room 2

Japanese gore fest.

Interesting idea, but it was quite funny as effects were not that realistic.

For me, there was only one shocking moment, but compared to what I have seen, it was still relatively tame.

Not seen Red Room - the first in the series, but expect it to have been like this.

5

The Poughkeepsie Tapes

Horror film that I missed back in 2007, only just saw it.

Filmed in documentary style; I must say it was different and quite effective.

It was nice to be able to get a feel of the story from a different perspective; I think it added to the horror.

Not as gory and shocking, but disturbing nevertheless. They should film a sequel?

6.5

Kahaani

A break from the horror for tonight...

A Bollywood production here, but it is not your usual singing and dancing type, neither is it a love triangle, but an excellent thriller. Throughly believeable and filmed wonderfully.

A very captivating tale that grips you right from the beginning. Vidya Balan finally takes Bollywood by storm with back to back movies; The Dirty Picture was her previous offering.

If you are hesitiating about watching this, don't. Just go and see for yourself.

Bollywood is back!

9

Slaughtered Vomit Dolls

Another sick title marked off. Although this was not very appealing and infact I found extremely boring and nonsensical.

Its really not worth talking about this, so I will end here. A word of advice; stick to the Japanese made films; they are a lot more shocking that this American trash!

2

Haute Tension

High tension is this gory French production. Part of my search to find the sickest, most disturbing material I can lay my hands on. You have probably noticed from all the strange and bloody titles as of late.

An interest that started last summer, I have started to see and review some horror films.

This is an excellent movie, and will leave you gasping for oxygen.

There is an excellent twist, and took me totally by surprise. There is a further french thriller that I am waiting to watch; Frontiers from 2007. Will let you know about that one soon.

7.5

Mu Zan E

Mu Zan E is a compelling movie which is just over an hour long. It was in japanese without subtitles unfortunately, however the imagery is such, that they are not really needed.

Again some very extreme moments which are quite ugly and it just amazes me that some people can think of such twisted things.

I have seen a lot worse than this mind you, but this is quite terrifying nevertheless.

6.5

Genesis

Hauntingly beautiful movie which is just 30 minutes long.

It's a spanish film but with no dialogue. It is extremely moving and I thought it was quite sad. Camera work is intricate. Very artistic and effective. Not as gory and numbing as Aftermath which is also by the same director, silent and half an hour long.

A must for all horror fans.

8

Visitor Q

Wierd japanese film made by acclaimed director Takashe Mike.

It is indeed a very strange film about a deranged family. Some of the scenes are quite a shock, but I did not feel that disturbed by them. It is fascinating watch however. Anyway, a stranger enters their lives and changesthem completely.

Interesting!

6

Baise-Moi

French thriller about 2 women who go on the rampage after being exploited.

Quite violent but not as graphic as some films recently reviewed.

Ending was a little bit of a let down really.

Provides a few shocks, but fairly mild and tame.

5

Nekromantik

Extremely bizaare and crazy German film from 1987.

It is indeed a very strange film.

The "bad deeds" are done without a care in the world and giving the audience the feeling that whatever is being played out on screen is entirely normal - very twisted.

Watch at your own peril - some scenes are hard to stomach.

5

Grotesque

Japanese slasher movie.

Watched the uncut version. Camera work was superb and it had me suffocated.

The twist 3/4 from the end was expected, but was very cruel and shocking.

A must for all horror fans.

7

This Means War

This has actually bombed at the box office. I thought it would do quite well as trailers seemed very promising and the movie was highly publicised.

I thought Reese Witherspoon looked amazing in it and I think thats why a lot of male folk went to see the movie to be honest.

The story line is very mediocre, but there are some funny moments.

It actually was not as bad as I thought it would be.

6

The Sitter

Crazy laughs with Jonah Hill.

The films works because of the child stars in it; they were very good and its the main reason why this film was not that bad.

I was expecting poor laughs, but it was quite funny in places. Had the children not have been in it, it would have been a very average movie.

The last film with Jonah Hill being fat. Or is it?

6

Guinea Pig 2 : Flower of Flesh and Blood

Short Japanese gore film from the 1980s which is a must for die-hard horror fans.

There is plenty of it, and is very cringe-worthy. Certainly made my stomach churn.

Was hoping it would end quickly and it was just 42 minutes long. Filmed documentary-style, this brings to the screen a lot of shock.

Not for the faint-hearted.

7

The Adventures Of TinTin

Spielberg animated film that came out towards the end of 2011. Finally saw it today and was quite surprised how good it was.

Animation was superb, looked life-like. The plot and story was good; my 9 year old good understand easily!

Characters were great and was good fun to watch. Looking forward to the next adventure!

7.5