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No, not this. This could easily be a prequel to Lords of Salem, because both films nearly tortured me to death. The greater horror was me in bed watching it, rolling from side to side, banging my head against the wall, biting my nails, and chasing the thought in my head of why the fuck the movie wasn't over yet. An unbelievable borefest that is so hypnotically and uninterestingly filmed on top of everything else that you won't even know or know the gist of the film. France is declining year by year and the times of Inside and High Tension are probably gone. The only thing worth mentioning here was the ending, where the strange horse fell apart quite nicely, but otherwise this thing missed me by a mile. Sorry. 25%.

After the enjoyable trailer, I'm pretty annoyed at how bland and uninteresting it was. Despite the fabulous running time, the film is slow to get going, the scares are absolutely non-functional, the soundtrack is lacking, and I had headphones on. The final showdown also sucks, visually the film is lame, only Olivia Wilde makes it worth seeing the film, I could keep my eyes on her. Disappointing, glad I didn't go to the cinema. 40%

After cardiac resuscitation I am back and can write my feelings. Mad Max: Fury Road is frantic and adrenaline-fueled to the point where all other movies seem old-fashioned and incredibly slow. Intensity, insanity, extravagant ideas, filthiness, and breakneck pace are superlatives that clearly describe this film. There was absolutely no need for a more complex story here, the film has plenty to surprise you, it evokes emotion and hatred, you can't breathe during the action scenes and only wipe your brow during minor moments of calm, take a sip of Coke and before you know it you're back in suspense, stressed and dodging great 3D effects. There hasn't been a better post-apocalyptic road movie in years (I'm deliberately not mentioning the action genre because The Raid 2 is the best). 98% without a doubt. 2% off, because I was hoping that the film would be much more of a butchery as promised, but it didn't happen.

I'm quite fond of these time loop films and Welcome to Yesterday is entertainingly presented and it's a shame it doesn't make much inroads into the thriller genre. The first half is quite plodding, but once the attempt starts to work some excellent entertainment comes in, especially from the school setting, but the finale was unfortunately too cluttered and chaotic and I didn't get a very positive impression of it. Fine characters, a fine idea and fine entertainment, but the ambition was higher. 65%

Decent, though I was expecting a lot more blood and gore, it's kept fairly low key and we don't see too much of it, but even a little is plenty these days. The cast is very beautiful and sexy, from the sexy brunette stripper to the incredible goth, suicide, tattooed, nasty bitch. Robert Lasardo is a fine choice of villain, I also remember him from Autopsy in particular where he shone the most. The film also has decent visuals, good pacing, a decent final twist and a surprising ending and a dash of good gore, so a weaker four stars is in order. 70%

Wow, Demonic absolutely exceeded all my expectations and put me on my ass. The film features a fine cast, especially Frank Grillo and Maria Bello, but the other teen actors are also very decent. The film is split into two storylines and is told in flashback which suited me, both storylines have something to offer. The first one from the present has an interesting crime investigation with a perfect final twist and explanation like in Saw. The second one is a classic rip-off, but be warned, incredibly functional. The film features a lot of scares and really sneaky, evil ones that will make you twitch in bed and wish it was over. Luckily I escaped without any major injuries, but I have bruised arm from falling out of bed. Headphones are a must! I enjoyed it. 75%.

I've been looking forward to The Well since the first teaser and it came out so blandly in the end. First of all, the film rubbed horror very narrowly, it's more of a relationship drama, a couple of times it builds up to a thriller where the main character has to fight against her enemies, but the result is not impressive or effective at all, blood spurts very sparesely, the whole thing is kept at bay, it comes across as downright dystopia for teens, which is a damn shame. Fortunately I didn't suffer, it went by relatively quickly, but the film offers nothing innovative, shocking and has no scene worth seeing. 45%

No, nothing for me. There is a synonym for boring and slow films called drama, an indefinable genre with exactly what I don't like in films. The film has a really minimal lick of horror, the only thing in common is the zombie theme but no zombies, so we're back to square one. I don't even know what to praise here, Maggie is ugly and unlikeable, I didn't care if she died at the end or not. I didn't enjoy Arnie's acting too much, mentally I'm sure he was reminiscing about holding a rotary machine gun in Terminator. The atmosphere was on a similar level to that of a school room during seminar paper called “The Battle of the Intellectuals”. Really a waste of time and partial suffering for me. 1* for Arnie, the second for having successfully finished it. 40%

Out of great concern, a very pleasant surprise in the end. I was lured to the film by the positive feedback from Japan and I certainly don't regret it. The film has perfect visuals and a solid idea and theme. Parasites infect a town, choose hosts that feed on human flesh, but the main character is infected by an alien parasite in his hand instead of his brain and they become friends, ironically working together to eliminate the rest of the infected. I commend the very original monster and some impressive scenes, especially the one with the dismembered bodies of the dead schoolgirls, there's a bit of gore, but I would have liked a bit more gore, but thumbs up, I'm looking forward to the second part as well. 65%

A nod to a future sci-fi classic. A beautifully intriguing, disturbing, unpredictable and decently suspenseful intelligent thriller that throws in a decent twist in the last half hour, although I had already read the final one, but I still have a positive impression. The film may have a slower pace, but it also lures the viewer's attention with very impressive interiors and a decent soundtrack, at times almost horror-like. Too bad they didn't push the bar at least two notches higher at the end, I would have considered five stars then, still a decent hypnotic cinema experience. 80%