Horror films are designed to frighten and panic, to invoke our hidden worst fears, often in a terrifying, shocking finale. The earliest horror films were Gothic in style - that means that they were usually set in spooky old mansions, castles, dark and shadowy locales.
The main character of these films were the "unknown", human, supernatural creatures like vampires, devils, ghosts, monsters, demons, evil spirits, werewolves to the unseen presence of evil. The first horror movie, was only about two minutes long created by the French filmmaker Georges Melies "The Devil's Castle"(Le Manoir du Diable) (1896) which contained some elements of later vampire films.
The most influential of the early films was "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari"(Das Kabinet des Doktor Cligari) (1919) the Germany's silent expressionistic landmark classic. IN the early 1900's the German film Der Golem was the first horror-themed film which achieved great success. In the early 1930's Universal Studios created a modern film genre and brought to the screen the successful movies like "Dracula", "Frankenstein" and "The Mummy".
In the late 50's horror movies became a lot gorier as the technical side of cinematography became cheaper. Early 60's saw the release of two films which close the gap between the subject and the viewer. One was "Peeping Tom" and the other was "Psycho", both films rather use human monsters rather than supernatural ones to scare the audience.
"The Exorcist" (1973) broke all records for a horror film, after that in 1975 "Jaws" became the highest grossing film ever. Horror movies turned to self-mocking irony and downright parody in the 1990's when the teenagers in "Scream" often made a reference to the history of horror movies.
There is argument that horror films are socially and morally irresponsible, and they even influence to some people to imitate the brutal methods of the killers portrayed on the screen.
Anyway horror films have the opposite effect on normal people - sick minds will commit crimes anyway. When we watch horror films we encounter our secret fears, share them with other viewers and eliminate the terror by facing with it.
But if you are not a movie lover or maybe you are too scared to watch a horror movie then maybe I have the right solution for you. Why do not you turn your computer on and look for some scary games on line?
Trust me you will be amazed by what you will found. There are a lots of games from creepy, horror, scary to those which are not too much scary. So choose the right one for you and enjoy playing it.
Or if you are a film lover than go ahead and take a troll through these favorite films of all time. If happens to you to hear sounds like whispering, or creepy sounds, just pay no attention to it. It is probably just the wind.
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Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Top Horror Movies, Ghost Movies
Personally I love being scared silly and a spine tingling ghost movie works for me. Of all the top horror movies genre out there like; vampires, zombies, killer tomatoes, the eerie, transparent ghoul that is floating around the room and whispering warnings to you in the dark, ghost movies are the best!
The love for a good ghost movie came about for me at a tender young age...thanks to two cousins!
It was a crisp fall day when I, at an impressionable age of eight or nine was dropped off at my grandparent's farm for a weekend stay.
My bratty two older cousins were staying there also. For sleeping, the three of us shared two feather mattress beds in the open basement of the old farmhouse.
That was where I experienced my first ghost story. In the silent darkness my cousins told me a spine tingling story that "actually" happened not too far away. A tale worthy of being one of the top horror movies ever. They began in detail, a story about a kid, my age, getting his head chopped in half with an ax by his crazy grandfather. The poor ghoulish kid with half a bloody head now roams the countryside.
I never slept a wink that night. In fact it was a good while before I slept at my grandparent's farmhouse again.
Halloween is near, enough of the vampire genre! That is why this article is about the eeriest, scariest ghost movies, twelve of them! Put in chronological order from oldest to newest and worth watching in this order. Notice how the older ghost movies were remade.
1) The Uninvited (1944)
A brother and sister move into an old seaside mansion. Bought very cheaply and came with a sinister past is now haunted.
Starring: Ray Milland, Ruth Hussey, Donald Crisp, Gail Russell.
2009 - The new ghost movie has a very different storyline. Hair standing straight scary never the less.
Starring: Emily Browning, David Strathaim, Elizabeth Banks.
2) House On Haunted Hill (1959)
Eccentric multimillionaire and his wife invite five unrelated strangers to a huge, isolated mansion. They offer 10,000 dollars to each guest if they make it through the night (12 hours). All five arrive by hearse and in the morning all five will be leaving by hearse, one-way or the other.
Starring: Vincent Price, Carol Ohmart, Richard Long.
The new 1999 movie has the same story line, slightly altered like one million dollars instead of 10,000 and of course better special effects.
Starring: Geoffrey Rush, Famke Janssen, Taye Diggs, Chris Katten.
3) 13 Ghosts (1960) Out of all the top horror movies this ghost movie is one of the best. Uncle Zorba, an occultist, wills a huge unusual house to his needy nephew Cyrus and his family. This house came with three surprises; treasure, thirteen ghosts and special goggles to see these ghosts.
Starring: Charles Herbert, Donald Woods, Jo Morrow.
2001 version has the same story line, with creative well done effects and Cyrus is the uncle's name.
Starring: Tony Shalhoub, Shannon Elizabeth, F. Murray Abraham.
4) Carnival Of Souls (1962)
A ghostly man appears through mirrors at first only to an innocent church organist. Did someone or something at the deserted carnival prompt this ghoulish image which keeps appearing to this poor girl? Even though this is a low budget movie it still merits a decent level on the fright meter.
Starring: Candace Hilligoss, Frances Feist, Sidney Berger.
1998 version was much more brutal with a not so funny circus clown.
Starring: Bobbie Phillips, Shawnee Smith.
5) The Haunting (1963)
An old mansion called Hill House gives paranormal proof to Dr. Markway and his invited guests. The good story line made this a spooky movie.
Starring: Julie Harris, Richard Johnson, Claire Bloom.
1999 movie has the same story line only its Dr. Marrow, a high standard cast and great movie magic.
Starring: Liam Neeson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Owen Wilson, Lili Taylor.
6) The Fog (1980)
One hundred years ago a ship carrying lepers purposely crashed drowning all on board. Now the ghoulish lepers are back for revenge and coming through the fog. John Carpenter can certainly put together a great ghost movie, not only once but twice.
Starring: Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, John Houseman.
2005- Very similar to the 1980 version but with better effects. Mr. Carpenter has also become more successful in the last twenty five years.
Starring: Tom Welling, Maggie Grace, Selma Blair.
7) Witchboard (1986)
College students start playing with an Ouija board that becomes evil. Meanwhile they were all thinking it was the spirit of a nice ten year old boy.
Starring: Todd Allen, Tawny Kitaen, Clare Bristol.
8) The Sixth Sense (1999)
In this subtle ghost movie, nine-year old Cole Sear can see, hear and talk to dead people right after they pass on. Dr. Crowe, a child psychologist tries to help Cole with these...hallucinations. I love movies that have a good twist ending and this is one of them. Definitely one of the top horror movies.
Starring: Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette.
9) The St. Francisville Experiment (1999)
In a little town in Louisianna is a known haunted house. The house is haunted by the ghosts of slaves who died enduring horrible torture.Four people are unprepared for the horrors that are about to occur.
Starring: Tim Baldini, Madison Charap, Paul Palmer.
10) What Lies Beneath (2000)
The wife of an university scientist begins to see apparitions. Her husband thinks that she is nuts until he sees the images for himself. Now, they must both uncover the truth and find out what lies beneath.
Starring: Michelle Pfeiffer, Katharine Towne, James Remar.
11) Ghost Ship (2002)
This is a 'better get ready to hang on to something' ghost movie. I would consider this as one of the top horror movies. A 1962 elite passenger ship was suddenly found floating adrift by a salvage crew, forty years later. Old, rusted, deserted, full of gold and ghosts.
Starring: Gabriel Byrne, Julianna Margulies, Ron Eldard, Isaiah Washington.
12) The Ring (2002)
A strange video tape with eerie footage that seems to kill the viewer in seven days. Seconds after the video ends, a phone call, one week later you die a horrible death. Originally a 1998 Japanese film called 'Ringu". I had to add this flick to the top horror movies list.
Starring: Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, David Dorfman, Jane Alexander.
You want to be frightened this Halloween season? My recommendation for a great scary ghost movie is any one of these twelve films. They are all worthy to be on the 'top horror movies' list.
So after the costumed kids are done ringing your doorbell and threatening you for treats, grab a pillow to hang on to, turn off all the lights and put on one of these scary movies. Great way to end Halloween.
Happy Halloween, Cinema Serge.
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The love for a good ghost movie came about for me at a tender young age...thanks to two cousins!
It was a crisp fall day when I, at an impressionable age of eight or nine was dropped off at my grandparent's farm for a weekend stay.
My bratty two older cousins were staying there also. For sleeping, the three of us shared two feather mattress beds in the open basement of the old farmhouse.
That was where I experienced my first ghost story. In the silent darkness my cousins told me a spine tingling story that "actually" happened not too far away. A tale worthy of being one of the top horror movies ever. They began in detail, a story about a kid, my age, getting his head chopped in half with an ax by his crazy grandfather. The poor ghoulish kid with half a bloody head now roams the countryside.
I never slept a wink that night. In fact it was a good while before I slept at my grandparent's farmhouse again.
Halloween is near, enough of the vampire genre! That is why this article is about the eeriest, scariest ghost movies, twelve of them! Put in chronological order from oldest to newest and worth watching in this order. Notice how the older ghost movies were remade.
1) The Uninvited (1944)
A brother and sister move into an old seaside mansion. Bought very cheaply and came with a sinister past is now haunted.
Starring: Ray Milland, Ruth Hussey, Donald Crisp, Gail Russell.
2009 - The new ghost movie has a very different storyline. Hair standing straight scary never the less.
Starring: Emily Browning, David Strathaim, Elizabeth Banks.
2) House On Haunted Hill (1959)
Eccentric multimillionaire and his wife invite five unrelated strangers to a huge, isolated mansion. They offer 10,000 dollars to each guest if they make it through the night (12 hours). All five arrive by hearse and in the morning all five will be leaving by hearse, one-way or the other.
Starring: Vincent Price, Carol Ohmart, Richard Long.
The new 1999 movie has the same story line, slightly altered like one million dollars instead of 10,000 and of course better special effects.
Starring: Geoffrey Rush, Famke Janssen, Taye Diggs, Chris Katten.
3) 13 Ghosts (1960) Out of all the top horror movies this ghost movie is one of the best. Uncle Zorba, an occultist, wills a huge unusual house to his needy nephew Cyrus and his family. This house came with three surprises; treasure, thirteen ghosts and special goggles to see these ghosts.
Starring: Charles Herbert, Donald Woods, Jo Morrow.
2001 version has the same story line, with creative well done effects and Cyrus is the uncle's name.
Starring: Tony Shalhoub, Shannon Elizabeth, F. Murray Abraham.
4) Carnival Of Souls (1962)
A ghostly man appears through mirrors at first only to an innocent church organist. Did someone or something at the deserted carnival prompt this ghoulish image which keeps appearing to this poor girl? Even though this is a low budget movie it still merits a decent level on the fright meter.
Starring: Candace Hilligoss, Frances Feist, Sidney Berger.
1998 version was much more brutal with a not so funny circus clown.
Starring: Bobbie Phillips, Shawnee Smith.
5) The Haunting (1963)
An old mansion called Hill House gives paranormal proof to Dr. Markway and his invited guests. The good story line made this a spooky movie.
Starring: Julie Harris, Richard Johnson, Claire Bloom.
1999 movie has the same story line only its Dr. Marrow, a high standard cast and great movie magic.
Starring: Liam Neeson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Owen Wilson, Lili Taylor.
6) The Fog (1980)
One hundred years ago a ship carrying lepers purposely crashed drowning all on board. Now the ghoulish lepers are back for revenge and coming through the fog. John Carpenter can certainly put together a great ghost movie, not only once but twice.
Starring: Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, John Houseman.
2005- Very similar to the 1980 version but with better effects. Mr. Carpenter has also become more successful in the last twenty five years.
Starring: Tom Welling, Maggie Grace, Selma Blair.
7) Witchboard (1986)
College students start playing with an Ouija board that becomes evil. Meanwhile they were all thinking it was the spirit of a nice ten year old boy.
Starring: Todd Allen, Tawny Kitaen, Clare Bristol.
8) The Sixth Sense (1999)
In this subtle ghost movie, nine-year old Cole Sear can see, hear and talk to dead people right after they pass on. Dr. Crowe, a child psychologist tries to help Cole with these...hallucinations. I love movies that have a good twist ending and this is one of them. Definitely one of the top horror movies.
Starring: Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette.
9) The St. Francisville Experiment (1999)
In a little town in Louisianna is a known haunted house. The house is haunted by the ghosts of slaves who died enduring horrible torture.Four people are unprepared for the horrors that are about to occur.
Starring: Tim Baldini, Madison Charap, Paul Palmer.
10) What Lies Beneath (2000)
The wife of an university scientist begins to see apparitions. Her husband thinks that she is nuts until he sees the images for himself. Now, they must both uncover the truth and find out what lies beneath.
Starring: Michelle Pfeiffer, Katharine Towne, James Remar.
11) Ghost Ship (2002)
This is a 'better get ready to hang on to something' ghost movie. I would consider this as one of the top horror movies. A 1962 elite passenger ship was suddenly found floating adrift by a salvage crew, forty years later. Old, rusted, deserted, full of gold and ghosts.
Starring: Gabriel Byrne, Julianna Margulies, Ron Eldard, Isaiah Washington.
12) The Ring (2002)
A strange video tape with eerie footage that seems to kill the viewer in seven days. Seconds after the video ends, a phone call, one week later you die a horrible death. Originally a 1998 Japanese film called 'Ringu". I had to add this flick to the top horror movies list.
Starring: Naomi Watts, Martin Henderson, David Dorfman, Jane Alexander.
You want to be frightened this Halloween season? My recommendation for a great scary ghost movie is any one of these twelve films. They are all worthy to be on the 'top horror movies' list.
So after the costumed kids are done ringing your doorbell and threatening you for treats, grab a pillow to hang on to, turn off all the lights and put on one of these scary movies. Great way to end Halloween.
Happy Halloween, Cinema Serge.
I am a freelance writer on subjects of interest, mostly in the cinematic world. Researched projects by delving deep into all film genres and movie productions of old and new. See all the colorful views and comments at: http://moviesanddownloadgalore.com
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Is Blockbuster the Best? Online DVD Rental Review
It's a name that will forever be synonymous with DVD rental, and Blockbuster wisely chose to branch out into an online service in 2002. Online DVD rental from Blockbuster has developed significantly, and the introduction of a subscription service in 2004 greatly improved the service.
Blockbuster online is home to around 65,000 titles, which is pretty impressive, and there are plenty of pre-owned games and movies to purchase for a ridiculously low price. Whilst the website is not overly pleasing in an aesthetic sense, it does the job and is user-friendly. The Blockbuster Blog is reasonably informative and entertaining, although the format looks a little rushed.
Blockbuster customers can enjoy a fairly swift DVD turnaround thanks to 1st class postage, but this is still a lot slower than going into a store and picking the latest non-linear bloodbath from Tarantino off the shelf. Blockbuster does promote 'No Late Fess', which is always a positive, and the bonus discs (if applicable) will also be included. Blockbuster boasts a unique selling point - Blockbuster exclusives. Popular past exclusives include the Willis-led action vehicle Surrogates, brain-eating bonanza Zombieland and heart-wrenching masterpiece Changeling with Angelina Jolie. These films are available from Blockbuster first, but do eventually see general release.
A dirt cheap trial period, regularly satisfied customers and a brand name recognised globally all help to put the Blockbuster cat amongst the online DVD rental pigeons. Blockbuster may not be the outright best, but it is a reliable choice with plenty to offer.
You can receive a 14 day blockbuster DVD rental trial but don't forget to compare dvd rental packages online before you sign up.
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Blockbuster online is home to around 65,000 titles, which is pretty impressive, and there are plenty of pre-owned games and movies to purchase for a ridiculously low price. Whilst the website is not overly pleasing in an aesthetic sense, it does the job and is user-friendly. The Blockbuster Blog is reasonably informative and entertaining, although the format looks a little rushed.
Blockbuster customers can enjoy a fairly swift DVD turnaround thanks to 1st class postage, but this is still a lot slower than going into a store and picking the latest non-linear bloodbath from Tarantino off the shelf. Blockbuster does promote 'No Late Fess', which is always a positive, and the bonus discs (if applicable) will also be included. Blockbuster boasts a unique selling point - Blockbuster exclusives. Popular past exclusives include the Willis-led action vehicle Surrogates, brain-eating bonanza Zombieland and heart-wrenching masterpiece Changeling with Angelina Jolie. These films are available from Blockbuster first, but do eventually see general release.
A dirt cheap trial period, regularly satisfied customers and a brand name recognised globally all help to put the Blockbuster cat amongst the online DVD rental pigeons. Blockbuster may not be the outright best, but it is a reliable choice with plenty to offer.
You can receive a 14 day blockbuster DVD rental trial but don't forget to compare dvd rental packages online before you sign up.
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A Guy's List of the Best Horror Films in Recent Years
A lot of people are not fans of horror movies. Violence, squeamish material, possessed people, zombies, ghosts and suspenseful moments turn them off. I am not one of these people. After taking a class in college on horror movies, I began to love them.
If you are looking to get into horror movies it is tough to sift through all the bad ones. Here are some scary movies that are worth seeing.
If you have never seen the first Saw movie, you may find it enjoyable whether or not you are a fan of horror films. Sure, you may have to look away a few times due to excessive gore, but anyone can appreciate the plot line and twists of this movie. Put it this way, there is a reason it has had 6 sequels made.
Another great horror film that was the surprise hit of 2009 was paranormal activity. Recorded in the first person point of view, using only a camcorder, this film supposedly had a $15,000 budget and grossed over $100 million. Not too bad huh? The sequel comes out later this year.
While it achieved very little acclaim at the box office, I thoroughly enjoyed Zombieland. Starring Woody Harrelson and Jesse Eisenberg, Zombieland came out in 2009 and was both scary and hilarious. Now this is a great movie for someone who does not like horror movies to watch. Woody keeps it funny while the zombies provide enough gore to satisfy horror fans.
The Descent is another movie that may not have necessarily done well at the box office, but still achieved somewhat of a cult following after it was put on DVD. This movie truly made me uncomfortable and combines elements of gore and claustrophobia.
The best horror movie that I have seen in recent memory is Drag Me To Hell. This is a great movie for someone who is not a fan of horror movies to see as well. It is over the top, funny, jump out scary and has a familiar face in Justin Long. It is good to know that Sam Raimi is no longer tied to the dwindling Spider-man franchise, because now he can get back to what he does best; make scary movies.
These are just some of the ones that are currently jumping out at me, but there are certainly more that are worth seeing. This is a good start though.
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If you are looking to get into horror movies it is tough to sift through all the bad ones. Here are some scary movies that are worth seeing.
If you have never seen the first Saw movie, you may find it enjoyable whether or not you are a fan of horror films. Sure, you may have to look away a few times due to excessive gore, but anyone can appreciate the plot line and twists of this movie. Put it this way, there is a reason it has had 6 sequels made.
Another great horror film that was the surprise hit of 2009 was paranormal activity. Recorded in the first person point of view, using only a camcorder, this film supposedly had a $15,000 budget and grossed over $100 million. Not too bad huh? The sequel comes out later this year.
While it achieved very little acclaim at the box office, I thoroughly enjoyed Zombieland. Starring Woody Harrelson and Jesse Eisenberg, Zombieland came out in 2009 and was both scary and hilarious. Now this is a great movie for someone who does not like horror movies to watch. Woody keeps it funny while the zombies provide enough gore to satisfy horror fans.
The Descent is another movie that may not have necessarily done well at the box office, but still achieved somewhat of a cult following after it was put on DVD. This movie truly made me uncomfortable and combines elements of gore and claustrophobia.
The best horror movie that I have seen in recent memory is Drag Me To Hell. This is a great movie for someone who is not a fan of horror movies to see as well. It is over the top, funny, jump out scary and has a familiar face in Justin Long. It is good to know that Sam Raimi is no longer tied to the dwindling Spider-man franchise, because now he can get back to what he does best; make scary movies.
These are just some of the ones that are currently jumping out at me, but there are certainly more that are worth seeing. This is a good start though.
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Friday, October 8, 2010
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl [DVD] [2009]
Making of Vampire Girl vs Frankenstein Girl ( 65 mins) Japanese Release Day Stage Greetings with Stars & Directors. (20 mins)
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From the man (Yoshihiro Nishimura) behind the outrageousness of Tokyo Gore Police and The Machine Girl comes this crazed response to both Twilight and Let the Right One In, a film that consistently overwhelms the viewer in its sheer dementia
High school student Mizushima receives Valentines Day chocolates from the new student, Monami. Little did she know that the chocolates contained traces of Monami's vampire blood. He gets infected from eating them and Monami confesses that she wants to live with him forever as vampires. Meanwhile, Mizushima decides that he wants to fully become a vampire with Monami's help. Keiko, Mizushima's girl friend, sees the two on the school rooftop kissing and in a state of hysteria, attempts to throw Monami off the roof but falls off herself instead.
Keiko dies but her father, Kenji Furano, the mad scientist, resurrects her as Franken girl. Thus begins a deadly combat between Franken Keiko and Vampire Monami in the name of love.
As we all know, this kind of Vampire vs. Frankenstein conflict can only be solved by fighting, beating, stabbing, chewing, clawing and a showdown high atop Tokyo Tower!
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Dogtooth [Blu-ray] review
Winner of Un Certain regard at Cannes A mother and father, desperate to shelter their three children from the outside world, create a self styled utopia inside the walls of their secluded compound. The three children have never ventured outside and spend their days being educated and entertained within the limits of a strict and suppressive system concocted by their father. So far removed are they from the real world, they have their own vocabulary and believe cats to be dangerous wild man eating predators, aeroplanes flying overhead to be toys and small yellow flowers to be zombies. When the father invites a trusted outsider into their home to service his son's sexual urges, the domestic balance is disturbed and the protective bubble surrounding their lives soon implodes.
Biting satire
A word of warning - Dogtooth is a rather disturbing film resting on an uneasy mixture of comedy, satire and surrealism that is likely to provoke incomprehension and revulsion in the viewer over the course of its rather unsettling 90-odd minutes. So don't go there unless you want to be shaken up a little. Then again, that's precisely the aim of the film, to get you out of your comfort zone and confront a few unpleasant truths, and Greek director Giorgos Lanthimos ensures that there is plenty given here to think about.
The target of the film's satire isn't too difficult to identify as being that of the family unit and particularly the damage that can be inflicted upon it when the heads of the evidently dysfunctional family are shown to be somewhat disturbed individuals. Whether they belong to some kind of religious cult is never quite made clear, but the mother and father certainly entertain some unusual ideas about how to bring-up their three children, a boy and two girls of young adult age. Keeping them captive at home, they set the children unusual tasks to perform and fill their heads with misinformation about a world outside that they clearly have never experienced for themselves. The only contact with the outside world they have is with a woman that the father has engaged to assist the eldest boy with his growing sexual urges, but curiosity about what lies outside eventually overcomes the fears that have been instilled in one of the girls.
I say that it's easy to identify the family as being the subject of the film's satire, but it's necessary to look beyond that and consider what the film tells us about social conditioning, about the damaging effects of withholding truth and information, and apply that to those who also look after our interests at a higher level in determining what is good for us to know. The limitations need not necessarily even be that of some government, religious organisation or sinister authority, but rather, conditioned by years of tradition, superstition, religious beliefs and a tendency not to look too far beyond our own doorsteps, those fears of the unknown can come from within, causing a distortion of the truth and reality that can have a profound effect on society as a whole.
Such considerations are likely to come to mind much later after watching the film since they are not explored directly within the film itself. Dogtooth rather necessarily keeps within its own hermetic little universe of this particularly dysfunctional family and carries its activities through to their inevitably disturbing conclusions, but so effectively does it keep the viewer held within its twisted little view of the world, that emerging from it will inevitably lead us to consider the wider implications of our conventional view of reality.
Winner of Un Certain regard at Cannes A mother and father, desperate to shelter their three children from the outside world, create a self styled utopia inside the walls of their secluded compound. The three children have never ventured outside and spend their days being educated and entertained within the limits of a strict and suppressive system concocted by their father. So far removed are they from the real world, they have their own vocabulary and believe cats to be dangerous wild man eating predators, aeroplanes flying overhead to be toys and small yellow flowers to be zombies. When the father invites a trusted outsider into their home to service his son's sexual urges, the domestic balance is disturbed and the protective bubble surrounding their lives soon implodes.
Biting satire
A word of warning - Dogtooth is a rather disturbing film resting on an uneasy mixture of comedy, satire and surrealism that is likely to provoke incomprehension and revulsion in the viewer over the course of its rather unsettling 90-odd minutes. So don't go there unless you want to be shaken up a little. Then again, that's precisely the aim of the film, to get you out of your comfort zone and confront a few unpleasant truths, and Greek director Giorgos Lanthimos ensures that there is plenty given here to think about.
The target of the film's satire isn't too difficult to identify as being that of the family unit and particularly the damage that can be inflicted upon it when the heads of the evidently dysfunctional family are shown to be somewhat disturbed individuals. Whether they belong to some kind of religious cult is never quite made clear, but the mother and father certainly entertain some unusual ideas about how to bring-up their three children, a boy and two girls of young adult age. Keeping them captive at home, they set the children unusual tasks to perform and fill their heads with misinformation about a world outside that they clearly have never experienced for themselves. The only contact with the outside world they have is with a woman that the father has engaged to assist the eldest boy with his growing sexual urges, but curiosity about what lies outside eventually overcomes the fears that have been instilled in one of the girls.
I say that it's easy to identify the family as being the subject of the film's satire, but it's necessary to look beyond that and consider what the film tells us about social conditioning, about the damaging effects of withholding truth and information, and apply that to those who also look after our interests at a higher level in determining what is good for us to know. The limitations need not necessarily even be that of some government, religious organisation or sinister authority, but rather, conditioned by years of tradition, superstition, religious beliefs and a tendency not to look too far beyond our own doorsteps, those fears of the unknown can come from within, causing a distortion of the truth and reality that can have a profound effect on society as a whole.
Such considerations are likely to come to mind much later after watching the film since they are not explored directly within the film itself. Dogtooth rather necessarily keeps within its own hermetic little universe of this particularly dysfunctional family and carries its activities through to their inevitably disturbing conclusions, but so effectively does it keep the viewer held within its twisted little view of the world, that emerging from it will inevitably lead us to consider the wider implications of our conventional view of reality.
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New Releases at Blockbuster
I enjoy renting my movies online, which is why I've put together this list of new releases at Blockbuster. If you're already a member, this should serve as a handy guide to the latest available films. And if you're still stuck in the ancient days of renting movies from a brick-and-mortar store, hopefully you'll see the light and join us in the modern age.
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) - The legendary slasher franchise gets a reboot courtesy of the guys from Platinum Dunes. When teens in the town of Springwood begin to die one by one, they discover a disturbing secret that goes all the way back their childhoods. Meanwhile, the disfigured Freddy Krueger (Jackie Earle Haley) stalks them in their dreams with lethal intent.
The Karate Kid (2010) - This remake of the '80s classic stars Jaden Smith (son of Will and Jada) as a 12-year-old who moves with his mother from Detroit to Beijing, China. Small and totally out of place, he soon becomes the target of bullies. But all that changes when he meets maintenance man Mr. Han (Jackie Chan) and begins to learn kung fu.
Splice (2010) - A pair of scientists (Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley) blend human DNA with that of other animals, and they soon bring a new lifeform into the world. Given the name Dren ("nerd" backwards), the curious new species grows at a rapid rate and soon begins to demonstrate an unhealthy interest in human sexuality. Chaos and death ensue.
30 Days of Night: Dark Days (2010) - A sequel to the 2007 horror flick 30 Days of Night, this direct-to-DVD film is also adapted from the comic book series by Steve Niles. A year after the brutal vampire attack on Barrow, Alaska, a widowed survivor named Stella (now played by Mia Kirshner) joins a group of hunters in order to get revenge on the bloodsucking fiends responsible.
The Human Centipede (First Sequence) (2010) - A mad German doctor (Dieter Laser) has an obsession with joining creatures and making them share a single digestive system. After he kidnaps two American girls and a Japanese tourist, he gets to work on his latest experiment. The three unlucky victims are connected mouth-to-anus in an unspeakable mockery of a centipede. As the doctor tries to get them to perform tricks, the desperate trio must seek to escape. Highly disturbing, although much of the most graphic content occurs off-camera.
The Secret of Kells (2009) - An animated tale set in the ninth century, the film would receive a 2010 Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature. As Viking raiders threaten the land, a young Irish boy (voice of Evan McGuire) must help a master artist complete an elaborate book. But to do so, he'll have to face his own fears, not to mention an evil snake god. Luckily, he gets help from a pale faerie spirit named Aisling (Christen Mooney). Drawing heavily from Celtic mythology, it's been called "one of the greatest hand drawn independent animated movies of all time."
Frozen (2010) - While trying to get in some extra skiing before a snowstorm hits, three friends (Emma Bell, Kevin Zegers, and Shawn Ashmore) wind up stranded on a ski lift. Facing the prospect of being trapped there over the weekend, the trio must come up with a plan of escape. Meanwhile, some wolves down below are getting hungry. During screenings of this horror flick, some audience members were reported to have fainted from the unrelenting tension.
For more new releases at Blockbuster, you can go right to the source. They add new films to their library every week, and it now numbers close to 100,000 titles.
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A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) - The legendary slasher franchise gets a reboot courtesy of the guys from Platinum Dunes. When teens in the town of Springwood begin to die one by one, they discover a disturbing secret that goes all the way back their childhoods. Meanwhile, the disfigured Freddy Krueger (Jackie Earle Haley) stalks them in their dreams with lethal intent.
The Karate Kid (2010) - This remake of the '80s classic stars Jaden Smith (son of Will and Jada) as a 12-year-old who moves with his mother from Detroit to Beijing, China. Small and totally out of place, he soon becomes the target of bullies. But all that changes when he meets maintenance man Mr. Han (Jackie Chan) and begins to learn kung fu.
Splice (2010) - A pair of scientists (Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley) blend human DNA with that of other animals, and they soon bring a new lifeform into the world. Given the name Dren ("nerd" backwards), the curious new species grows at a rapid rate and soon begins to demonstrate an unhealthy interest in human sexuality. Chaos and death ensue.
30 Days of Night: Dark Days (2010) - A sequel to the 2007 horror flick 30 Days of Night, this direct-to-DVD film is also adapted from the comic book series by Steve Niles. A year after the brutal vampire attack on Barrow, Alaska, a widowed survivor named Stella (now played by Mia Kirshner) joins a group of hunters in order to get revenge on the bloodsucking fiends responsible.
The Human Centipede (First Sequence) (2010) - A mad German doctor (Dieter Laser) has an obsession with joining creatures and making them share a single digestive system. After he kidnaps two American girls and a Japanese tourist, he gets to work on his latest experiment. The three unlucky victims are connected mouth-to-anus in an unspeakable mockery of a centipede. As the doctor tries to get them to perform tricks, the desperate trio must seek to escape. Highly disturbing, although much of the most graphic content occurs off-camera.
The Secret of Kells (2009) - An animated tale set in the ninth century, the film would receive a 2010 Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature. As Viking raiders threaten the land, a young Irish boy (voice of Evan McGuire) must help a master artist complete an elaborate book. But to do so, he'll have to face his own fears, not to mention an evil snake god. Luckily, he gets help from a pale faerie spirit named Aisling (Christen Mooney). Drawing heavily from Celtic mythology, it's been called "one of the greatest hand drawn independent animated movies of all time."
Frozen (2010) - While trying to get in some extra skiing before a snowstorm hits, three friends (Emma Bell, Kevin Zegers, and Shawn Ashmore) wind up stranded on a ski lift. Facing the prospect of being trapped there over the weekend, the trio must come up with a plan of escape. Meanwhile, some wolves down below are getting hungry. During screenings of this horror flick, some audience members were reported to have fainted from the unrelenting tension.
For more new releases at Blockbuster, you can go right to the source. They add new films to their library every week, and it now numbers close to 100,000 titles.
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Movies Are Sources of Emotions
Movies are popular all over the world. The popularity among the people has a million of reasons particularly the ones regarding entertainment, showcasing talent, showing people cultures, stories they never ever had heard of or seen before.
Movies are source of emotions. They depict sadness, drama, comedy, action, horror, literature etc. before movies were made people used to pass on stories to their younger generations by the means of telling stories, these stories used to pass on from generation to generation but then came photographs like a great man said a single photograph can say a million words they were a great source of information and people loved them very much but as human nature doesn't satisfy easily it has hunger for more and more thus movies were born.
The fact you may not be aware of is that the first movie got it's inspiration from a book with similar pictures on each page but with slight deformations when a child was playing with that book a man noticed the movement the drawn body was making thus he concluded that if in a short time period many pictures were made to pass in front of our eyes, we are unable to differentiate the pictures and it appeared to us as if there was a live movement in front of us.
Then the revolution started and it grew like forest fire and in no time the whole world became victim to this sweet thing called movies.
Then movie stars came to be looked upon as god n goddesses. I would like to cite examples of great movies like the ones of Charlie-Chaplin which made even the worst sufferer laugh till he/she cried, then there were the movies of Bruce-lee and Jackie Chan who inspired a lot if young fellows to take up self-defense classes, then came movies about real incidents like pearl harbor and titanic which made people aware of truth. Then again movies regarding aliens and after life e.g. extra terrestrials, exorcists offered a great deal of knowledge. Till date movies continue to win our hearts and entertain us, thus a world without movies is unimaginable.
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Movies are source of emotions. They depict sadness, drama, comedy, action, horror, literature etc. before movies were made people used to pass on stories to their younger generations by the means of telling stories, these stories used to pass on from generation to generation but then came photographs like a great man said a single photograph can say a million words they were a great source of information and people loved them very much but as human nature doesn't satisfy easily it has hunger for more and more thus movies were born.
The fact you may not be aware of is that the first movie got it's inspiration from a book with similar pictures on each page but with slight deformations when a child was playing with that book a man noticed the movement the drawn body was making thus he concluded that if in a short time period many pictures were made to pass in front of our eyes, we are unable to differentiate the pictures and it appeared to us as if there was a live movement in front of us.
Then the revolution started and it grew like forest fire and in no time the whole world became victim to this sweet thing called movies.
Then movie stars came to be looked upon as god n goddesses. I would like to cite examples of great movies like the ones of Charlie-Chaplin which made even the worst sufferer laugh till he/she cried, then there were the movies of Bruce-lee and Jackie Chan who inspired a lot if young fellows to take up self-defense classes, then came movies about real incidents like pearl harbor and titanic which made people aware of truth. Then again movies regarding aliens and after life e.g. extra terrestrials, exorcists offered a great deal of knowledge. Till date movies continue to win our hearts and entertain us, thus a world without movies is unimaginable.
Rahul Sarangi is a content writer and writes on a plethora of subjects, themes and keywords. feel free to comment him on newseo.phalanx@gmail.com
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A Brief History of Bollywood Horror Movies
Bollywood has dabbled with the horror genre and has come up with some pretty good movies through the decades. From making unique movies, to depending on gore and risque sequences to finally understanding what horror is all about; the scream market in India has definitely matured. Here is a brief history of Bollywood Horror movies.
The first Indian horror movie was made by Kamal Amrohi, and starred Ashok Kumar and Madhubala. Named 'Mahal', which can be translated into 'Palace' in English, the movie was based on reincarnation - a concept that is well entrenched into the Indian mindset. This movie is supposed to be ground breaking one for Bollywood and is known to have launched many a career. Ashok Kumar, Madhubala and the singer Lata Mangeshkar owe much of their superstardom to Mahal.
The sixties and the seventies saw some pretty good Bollywood horror movies, and most of them spoke about reincarnation, haunted houses etc. This genre was studded with superhit movies like Gumnaam (without a name), Bees Saal Baad (Twenty Years Hence) and of course, Madhumati.
All this changed with Rajkumar Kohli's Nagin (The Female Snake) in 1976, which once again changed the very concept of Bollywood horror movies. This star studded movie was a box office hit, which made way for Jaani Dushman (Nemesis) by Rajkumar Kohli.
The horror genre became slapstick and a lucrative one, and the intelligent stories like Madhumati and Bees Saal Baad were replaced with template movies, wherein a couple or a group of youngsters would have to camp in a old mansion, only to find that it is haunted. This was the staple of Ramsay Brothers, who made quite a few movies on the premise. The Ramsay Brothers were the staple of the horror genre for at least a decade, and many of their movies, like Veerana (The Desolate Area), Purana Mandir (Old Temple) and Do Gaz Zameen Ke Neeche (Beneath the Ground) have a cult following even today in the DVD market.
However, the Indian audience became mature enough to reject slapstick and risqu by the nineties, and the Ramsay brand of horror had a dwindling following - and it was then that a little known director named Ram Gopal Varma changed the way Bollywood horror movies were made. His Raat (The Night) was one of the few Indian horror movies that did not have the by now cliched paper mache makeup, or the squirting of blood, etc. His 'Raat' was one of the few atmosphere horror movies and is still considered to be one of the best horror movies ever made.
Ram Gopal Varma later on made several movies in the horror and crime genre and has achieved mixed success in his movies. However, even today, people consider him to be a horror film maker first and a crime saga maker second.
The horror film genre has been around in Bollywood since the past three decades now. The entire concept has been commented upon in the Shah Rukh Khan starrer, Om Shanti Om.
Roy S writes for Friday Freak, where he offers first hand and unique Bollywood movie reviews. Visit the site today to buy the best Bollywood Horror Movies today.
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The first Indian horror movie was made by Kamal Amrohi, and starred Ashok Kumar and Madhubala. Named 'Mahal', which can be translated into 'Palace' in English, the movie was based on reincarnation - a concept that is well entrenched into the Indian mindset. This movie is supposed to be ground breaking one for Bollywood and is known to have launched many a career. Ashok Kumar, Madhubala and the singer Lata Mangeshkar owe much of their superstardom to Mahal.
The sixties and the seventies saw some pretty good Bollywood horror movies, and most of them spoke about reincarnation, haunted houses etc. This genre was studded with superhit movies like Gumnaam (without a name), Bees Saal Baad (Twenty Years Hence) and of course, Madhumati.
All this changed with Rajkumar Kohli's Nagin (The Female Snake) in 1976, which once again changed the very concept of Bollywood horror movies. This star studded movie was a box office hit, which made way for Jaani Dushman (Nemesis) by Rajkumar Kohli.
The horror genre became slapstick and a lucrative one, and the intelligent stories like Madhumati and Bees Saal Baad were replaced with template movies, wherein a couple or a group of youngsters would have to camp in a old mansion, only to find that it is haunted. This was the staple of Ramsay Brothers, who made quite a few movies on the premise. The Ramsay Brothers were the staple of the horror genre for at least a decade, and many of their movies, like Veerana (The Desolate Area), Purana Mandir (Old Temple) and Do Gaz Zameen Ke Neeche (Beneath the Ground) have a cult following even today in the DVD market.
However, the Indian audience became mature enough to reject slapstick and risqu by the nineties, and the Ramsay brand of horror had a dwindling following - and it was then that a little known director named Ram Gopal Varma changed the way Bollywood horror movies were made. His Raat (The Night) was one of the few Indian horror movies that did not have the by now cliched paper mache makeup, or the squirting of blood, etc. His 'Raat' was one of the few atmosphere horror movies and is still considered to be one of the best horror movies ever made.
Ram Gopal Varma later on made several movies in the horror and crime genre and has achieved mixed success in his movies. However, even today, people consider him to be a horror film maker first and a crime saga maker second.
The horror film genre has been around in Bollywood since the past three decades now. The entire concept has been commented upon in the Shah Rukh Khan starrer, Om Shanti Om.
Roy S writes for Friday Freak, where he offers first hand and unique Bollywood movie reviews. Visit the site today to buy the best Bollywood Horror Movies today.
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