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When a Stranger Calls (2006)
not that bad of a movie
The differences between this movie and it's original are pretty vast. Disregarding which one is best, I don't understand the kind-of low ratings this one has.
About the original WHEN A STRANGER CALLS, Of course everyone thinks highly of it because it's the original and everything, but I mean, comparing it to other horror flicks from that time, it's probably one of the worst of the bunch, I mean, don't get me wrong, it's a good horror movie, but I think that what gives it that tick is the slam-bangin' beginning, which has you on the edge of your seat the entire time, and the ending part which is not as good as the beginning, but it's pretty eerie all the same. That movie started with a great bang, and kinda raises one's expectations for it to be as good as it's beginning, and it's kind of a letdown, the whole detective-searches-for-the-escaped-lunatic part is just boring, with no suspense and no twist what so ever. And, as good as the first part of the movie was, it doesn't compensate for the overall tiredness of the rest of the flick.
About this one, Although not having the upside of being an original and failing in having the fall-down-from-your-seat start, this movie grabs you tight (not extremely but enough to make you kind of shiver) and barely lets go. Grant it, it doesn't have much character depth, and the story could use a tune-up, and the acting wasn't the best, but you know what, it kind of worked, for a movie like this. The flaws of this movie consist in many things, the "stranger" for one, he is just that, a stranger who harasses girls. He is introduced very poorly in the beginning when we only hear the babysitter and the calls, and his background is never brought up once, (we find out that he is responsible for 15 murders, and stalking women, etc.). The house wasn't that creepy, (it was too modern) and the fact that the action revolved all around that same place, is just tiresome. Also, the family had a housekeeper, why in hell do they need a babysitter? The facts that the kids stayed alive in this one was somewhat ridiculous, I mean, don't get me wrong, but I think that she would be more scarred and didn't know what to do if she entered their room and found it filled with blood from the kids. The phone calls weren't nearly as creepy as the original calls. Also, in this one it's suggested that the killer also murdered his victims with his own hands, but it just seems that he strangles them. In the original he ripped them open, and I think that that worked a lot better.
All in all, this movie, although it's flaws and not being as great as the original, I don't get why it only has 4,7 stars of rating here, it was a pretty well constructed flick that doesn't try to be anything else than what it is.
The Simpsons: The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson (1997)
one of the best
I've watched this episode at least 20 times and I never get sick of it. It's got everything that one misses when watching the simpsons of today (although, I must confess, from mid-season 20 to this day, it has been improving it's writing quality). First of all, the plot is engaging and overall well written. The fact that Homer hates NY and has to go there to pick up his car is just fall-down-to-your-knees funny. The story of the rest of the family, is engaging, at best, not being, of course, the backbone of the episode. That part is left for the Homer storyline, and very wheel done, I might add. Homer's freak out towards everything in NY is the funniest thing here, you will smile hundreds of times and laugh out loud another couple of times. I don't give this episode a perfect 10 because I think it has some of the "wtf" moments we have nowadays (like the biker guy that was stuck to the back of that car that screamed at homer)
None the less, this is by far one of my favorite episodes of the simpsons of all time. I just wish that the writing skills that were so brilliantly put here, could be inserted in the simpsons new episodes, if not for at least let it go out with a bang.
Jason X (2001)
stupidest idea ever
I can't believe that some people actually enjoyed this movie, I mean, it's the biggest load of crap I have ever seen in my entire life, and I have seen my share of horrible horror movies.
When I first watched "Jason goes to hell", I thought to myself: if I ignore that it's part of the Friday the 13th saga, this movie isn't so bad, it's stupid yes, but it can kind of be entertaining.
Now, as far as Jason X is concerned, you can pretend that it's a completely new idea, with a completely new serial killer and it still it's preposterous.
The simple notion of having Jason go to space is ridiculous, I mean really, how many of us think of the space as scary? Granted, alien was an awesome movie, but it was a horror movie with a creature FROM space, not a serial killer that hides in the woods and used to chop off teenagers that smoked pot and had 'round the clock sex (good old times, sigh) that's suddenly shipped off to space.
As for the contents of the movie, the acting is totally lame, (it kind of looks like some bad TV movie acting), the sets are incredibly badly built, and what the hell was that? Uber Jason? When I saw that I couldn't believe my eyes..Jason is freakin' terminator now? Fighting a robot chick (or whatever)? The doctor who got frozen with him was the worst female lead in a horror movie of all time, the rest of the remaining characters, god, i just wanted to dress myself as Jason and kill them all myself. they were so annoying, you just want to watch them die. And if the whole freaking world knows how dangerous Jason Vorhees is, WHY IN HELL WOULD SOMEOME WANT TO KEEP HIM ALIVE? Because he's a god damned zombie? Come on, get real..
This movie just seems to be a stern of ludicrous ideas and an attempt to revitalize the Friday the 13th saga, which, imo, killed it instead. I am a huge Friday the 13th fan, but this movie is really horrible.
I don't advise anyone to waste their time in this piece of crap, unless you want to rip out your eyeballs so you don't have to watch (which I almost did).
Seriously, don't waste your time with this one, just not worth it, at all.