for your halloween viewing consideration : [rec] yo self, [rec] series

10/31/2013 by alaundre

Spanish horror series. The first one is better known in the US as Quarantine (The dvd cover for REC says “the movie that inspired Quarantine”, but is it really inspired when it’s a direct English language remake?). Now, if you’ve seen Quarantine, then REC is virtually the same…except better in a lot of ways (pacing, visually more realistic, a more claustrophobic feel etc). REC2 is the direct sequel, happening immediately after the end of the first REC, it’s best if […]

Categories: materialism, seen • Tags: cinema, cult movies, dvd, foreign film, halloween, horror films, horror movies, movies, popcorn night, video

i wanted repulsion for xmas

01/02/2013 by alaundre

– and got my wish! also really love the cover design by Steve Chow

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Cronos

12/31/2012 by alaundre

Got this from my christmas wishlist. I only remember seeing a few parts of it back when it first came out when my aunt rented it. Very nice take on the vampire genre. This is Guillermo Del Toro‘s very first feature film. Cover and liner art by Hellboy creator, Mike Mignola . The blu ray also included Del Toro’s giallo-style student short film “Geometria”. Since i’m a fan of giallo/euro horror/suspense/thrillers, it’s a very fun send off of the genre. […]

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blu ray weekend

08/20/2012 by alaundre

the last 2, one was on sale and the other i had a $10 gift certificate…the others are ones that i have not seen in theatres nor have a dvd copy of ( i did see The Raid on limited release ) . I liked this one better than West’s previous movie The House of The Devil (although I prefer how House ends than Innkeepers). the trailer makes it much scarier than it is . Late to the party on […]

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it’s a vampire!

03/27/2010 by alaundre

i have an affinity for the old Hammer Films

Categories: seen • Tags: classic movies, cult movies, horror films, movies