One Sentence Film Reviews
Thursday, May 27
Motel Hell
Director:
Kevin Connor
IMDB:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081184
Review:
Fun and weird in the right places with some genuinely startling images.
Watch it if:
You want something that keeps throwing things at you.
And if you liked:
Bad Taste, Leatherface, The People Under the Stairs
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Director:
Timur Bekmambetov
IMDB:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1611224
Review:
A few enjoyably silly ideas swimming in mediocrity and unconvincing visual effects.
Watch it if:
You need something mildly distracting.
And if you liked:
30 Days of Night, Night Watch, Resident Evil: Retribution
Check this out:
Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter
Monday, May 17
The New Mutants
Director:
Josh Boone
IMDB:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4682266
Review:
Some interesting ideas and images let down by a by-the-numbers film-making style and some ropey performances.
Watch it if:
You want something fairly distracting but not too challenging.
And if you liked:
X-Men, The Orphanage
Check this out:
New Mutants
Spiral
Director:
Darren Lynn Bousman
IMDB:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10342730
Review:
An interesting core plot that never really grabs due to dull execution and a rushed feel.
Watch it if:
You're interested in the Saw movies.
And if you liked:
Saw
Thursday, May 13
Sleepaway Camp
Director:
Robert Hiltzik
IMDB:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086320
Review:
Enjoyable if formulaic slasher with some impressive prop-work and a genuinely shocking ending.
Watch it if:
You're ok with some very poorly aged aspects.
And if you liked:
The Burning, Friday the 13th
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