Movie 5 of 2009: Candy Stripers

Movie Description:

A group of small town college students find themselves trapped in a
hospital overrun by beautiful candy stripers whose bodies have been
taken over by aliens hell-bent on breeding & leaving a bloody trail
of carnage.

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My Opinion:

Please take my advice and do NOT watch this movie! Oh my god this was horrible!!! I enjoyed making fun of it, but that was about the only enjoyment I got out of this movie. There was never an explanation of what kind of "alien" or whatever had infected the candy stripers and the "solution" of how to kill them was the STUPIDEST things I ever heard of as I really argued the reasoning behind it! DUMB... DUMB... DUMB MOVIE!!! I'm sure glad I got this one for only like $2-3 'cause if I'd spent anymore than that I'd be REALLY pissed! Hell... THAT was more than it was worth!

Movie 4 of 2009: My Bloody Valentine 3-D

Movie Description:

Tom returns to his hometown on the tenth anniversary of the Valentine's
night massacre that claimed the lives of 22 people. Instead of a
homecoming, however, Tom finds himself suspected of committing the
murders, and it seems like his old flame is the only one will believes
he's innocent.

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My Opinion:

Very cool movie! Definitely needs to be seen in 3-D though so go see it in the theater while it's still there. I haven't seen the original movie of this one and I know a lot of people say that remakes sucks, but... I had nothing to compare it to. I thought it was a great movie, despite the sucky FX in the first huge murder scene. After that the FX picked up and it didn't look like health class dummies lying around. LOL!!! The movie kept twisting around and had me confused as to who the actual killer was up until the end so they did a really good job with the storyline. I will probably pick this one up on DVD when it comes out, even though I still think it is much better in 3-D than it will be in regular format.

Movie 3 of 2009: The Orphanage

Movie Description:

The former orphan Laura raises her adopted son Simón with her husband
Carlos in an old house and former orphanage where she was raised. Simón
is HIV positive and tells Laura that he has five invisible friends, and
she believes they are fruit of his imagination. Laura decides to reopen
an orphanage for handicapped children in the location and during the
opening party, Simón calls her to show the little cabin of his friend
Tomás. The busy Laura does not gives much attention to her son; then
she sees a mysterious masked boy and Simón vanishes. Laura feels the
presence of other persons in the house and months later, the desperate
Laura invites a team of parapsychologists to try to unravel the mystery.

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My Opinion:

I really, really liked this movie!!! I didn't really find it scary, but it definitly was extremely intense and deep. I could see where some people could find some creep factors to it though and some people that don't handle horror movies well might find it scary as well. I highly recommend this movie though. It is in Spanish so you have to read subtitles throughout, but definitely not a huge deal IMO. Check it out!

Movie 2 of 2009: Doomsday

Movie Description:

A lethal virus spreads throughout the British isles,infecting millions
and killing hundreds of thousands. To contain the threat, acting
authorities brutally quarantine the country as it succumbs to fear and
chaos. The quarantine is successful. Three decades later, the Reaper
virus violently resurfaces in a major city. An elite group of
specialists, including Eden Sinclair, is urgently dispatched into the
still-quarantined country to retrieve a cure by any means necessary.
Shut off from the rest of the world, the unit must battle through a
landscape that has become a waking nightmare.

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My Opinion:

This wasn't really my kind of movie, yet I still enjoyed it. There were some cool action scenes and a couple fun chase scenes, especially the one towards the end. I think the best parts of the movie, IMO, were the ones when the punks were in the movie. The rest seemed a bit more slow to me. Worth checking out if you enjoy action flicks for sure.

Movie 1 of 2009: The Strangers

Movie Description:

The horrifying events that took place in
the Hoyt family's vacation home at 1801 Clark Road on February 11,
2005, are still not entirely known. Champagne. Rose petals.
Candlelight. It was supposed to be a night of celebration for Kristen
McKay (Liv Tyler) and James Hoyt (Scott Speedman). But after leaving a
friend's wedding reception and returning to the house, everything had
collapsed for the happy couple. Then came a 4 a.m. knock on the door
and a haunting voice.



Is Tamara here?



Writer/director Bryan Bertino explores our most universal fears in The
Strangers, a terrifying suspense thriller about a couple whose remote
getaway becomes a place of terror when masked strangers invade. The
confrontation forces Kristen and James to go far beyond what they
thought themselves capable of if they hope to survive.

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My Opinion:

Overall this was a really good movie. It kept me tense through a lot of it waiting to see where the bad guys were going to pop up next. The whole movie had a "creepy" feel to it and the strange compilation of music throughout the movie was disturbing at times.

I did laugh at a few things about the movie though and cracked some jokes throughout so it could've been taken light-hearted at times... or it could just be the fact that these movies never seem to scare me. (despite the fact I think I jumped 3 times throughout the movie... LOL!!!)

There was one thing that really bugged me about the movie. Early on the lead female put on a dress/nightgown type outfit... then she changed into jeans and a shirt a while later, but at the end... somehow she magically was back into the dress/nightgown again. I guess it was a bit of a goof-up when the movie was made, but it seemed like a rather large mistake.

All in all I do recommend this movie to others as it did keep me interested throughout and there were a few mildly scary moments (hence me jumping!).

Movie 42 of 2008: Silent Night, Deadly Night

Movie Description:

Traumatized by his parents' Christmas eve rape and murder, little Billy Chapman is brutalized by sadistic orphanage nus. When a grown-up Billy is forced to dress as jolly St. Nick, he goes on a yuletide rampage to punish the naughty. Santa Claus is coming to town... and this time he's got an axe! Robert Brian Wilson an Linnea Quigley star in this jaw-dropping horror hit that a nation of angry mothers still can't stop!

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My Opinion:

This movie may have to be a new Christmas tradition for me!!! I had never seen this before and watched it Christmas night. What a fun Christmas horror film! It wasn't too gory, but definitely made you think twice about Santa Claus. I always knew he was one creepy dude. Of course, I s'pose if Santa really DID punish the naughty I'd have been killed loooooooong ago! LOL!!! For any horror fans that are looking for a fun Christmas flick, definitely give this one a watch. It might be a bit campy, but it's fun!

Movie 41 of 2008: Love Actually

Movie Description:

Everywhere you look, love is causing chaos. From the bachelor Prime Minister of the United Kingdom who, on his first day at 10 Downing Street, falls in love with the girl who brings him his tea, to a hopeless sandwich delivery guy who doesn't think he has a chance with the girls in the U.K., so he heads for Wisconsin. From aging rock stars, to a stony headmistress, to a monolingual Portuguese housemaid--love arrives in many forms, shapes and sizes. Here, ten separate--but intertwining--stories of love all lead up to a big climax on Christmas Eve, proving that love is the driving force in all of these people's lives.

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My Opinion:

Time and time again I've been told that I NEED to see this movie, so... I finally gave in and bought it and watched it. It definitely wasn't my favorite movie of all time, but was a great movie and one I'd watch again. It also was the tearjerker that I was warned about. I related to several of the characters in various ways throughout the film as I've been there, done that throughout past relationships as I'm sure many people have. It was a good (or bad) Christmas film to watch depending on how you look at it. I was already feeling kinda down Christmas Eve night when I watched it and this probably pushed me a bit more over the edge, but I'm not sorry that I watched it. I recommend it to anyone that enjoys a good romantic comedy film. There are some laughs in the film as well as all the romance so it's not JUST a "chick flick".