Today I only had a chance to see two movies since ive already seen and reviewed both Flight of the Living Dead and Wrong Turn 2. Well i saw my favorite movie so far and my least favorite of the fest also.
The Entrance
The full name of the movie should have been The Entrance to Boredom. This movie just plain sucked. It was suppose to be a cool movie about a demon who possess people and plays games with them but it ended up being about some random people you dont give a damn about walking from room to room without really doing anything. Ive seen at least 10 straight to dvd horror movies this year that ive liked better. Very disappointing.
Spiral
I would looking forward to this but had some reservations on how it would turn out. This was co-directed by Adam Green (Hatchet) and by Joel David Moore who also stars in the leading role. I knew it wasnt a straight up horror movie but it was described as more of a thriller. I would describe it as a romance/drama/black thriller. The movie is very slow paced but it also flowed perfectly.
The story is basically about a weird loner painter who works at an insurance company in the day and at night has delusions and panic attacks about a women he once was in love with? The only friend he has is his womanizing playa boss at work that has been a long time friend since at least school days. That is until he meets the new girl at work played by Amber Tamblyn. Their friendship turns eventually into a relationship once she starts to break away his barriers as he opens up to her. The movie does a great job of revealing some of Joel's past and his issues with his father without ever coming out and saying it. Things start to go awry once Amber finds sketch books of other past women that Joel has sketched with the same exact poses as she does for him. The cinemotography was excellent and the jazz soundtrack fit perfectly within the mood and tone of the movie. I dont want to give anything away but there is an excellent double twist ending that had me smiling. Before the second twist I was about ready to say the movie was a failure because it first led you believe it was an ending done a million times already but once the final reveal was shown it totally redeemed itself. I really liked the movie even though i dont think it will appeal to that big of an audience. Adam and Joel did an interesting Q and A session afterwards that help explain a little bit more about the movie. I really liked this movie and it is so far my favorite. Definitely check this out whenever you get a chance.
The Entrance
The full name of the movie should have been The Entrance to Boredom. This movie just plain sucked. It was suppose to be a cool movie about a demon who possess people and plays games with them but it ended up being about some random people you dont give a damn about walking from room to room without really doing anything. Ive seen at least 10 straight to dvd horror movies this year that ive liked better. Very disappointing.
Spiral
I would looking forward to this but had some reservations on how it would turn out. This was co-directed by Adam Green (Hatchet) and by Joel David Moore who also stars in the leading role. I knew it wasnt a straight up horror movie but it was described as more of a thriller. I would describe it as a romance/drama/black thriller. The movie is very slow paced but it also flowed perfectly.
The story is basically about a weird loner painter who works at an insurance company in the day and at night has delusions and panic attacks about a women he once was in love with? The only friend he has is his womanizing playa boss at work that has been a long time friend since at least school days. That is until he meets the new girl at work played by Amber Tamblyn. Their friendship turns eventually into a relationship once she starts to break away his barriers as he opens up to her. The movie does a great job of revealing some of Joel's past and his issues with his father without ever coming out and saying it. Things start to go awry once Amber finds sketch books of other past women that Joel has sketched with the same exact poses as she does for him. The cinemotography was excellent and the jazz soundtrack fit perfectly within the mood and tone of the movie. I dont want to give anything away but there is an excellent double twist ending that had me smiling. Before the second twist I was about ready to say the movie was a failure because it first led you believe it was an ending done a million times already but once the final reveal was shown it totally redeemed itself. I really liked the movie even though i dont think it will appeal to that big of an audience. Adam and Joel did an interesting Q and A session afterwards that help explain a little bit more about the movie. I really liked this movie and it is so far my favorite. Definitely check this out whenever you get a chance.
Look closely at this pic of Amber for a pointy surprise
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