Freddy Vs Jason

This long awaited movie released in 2003 see's two iconic horror figures square off and instantly became a must see for fans of the two most popular slashers from the horror genre. Directed by Hong Kong film director Ronny Yu, this movie was the last in the Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street franchises before they were both rebooted. Being that Freddy and Jason are probably the most popular and successful horror franchise in America made this a instant hit and classic and definitely helped the reboot of booth characters. Myself plus many others was not disappointed as the plot, the cast and the special effects in Freddy Vs Jason were not bad. The movie starts with Freddy narrating how he came to be, to where he his now, whiles scene's from his past played in order to keep us up to date, then he reveals his plans to gain back the power he lost by enlisting the help of Jason,“I can’t come back if nobody remembers me. I can’t come back if nobody’s afraid. I had to search the bowels of Hell, but I found someone, someone who’ll make ‘em remember. He may get the blood, but I’ll get the glory, and that fear is my ticket home.” but of course things didn't go as planned for Freddy as theres only room for one mass murdering horror movie icon. The conflict begins when Jason starts acumulating more body counts than Freddy, which Freddy was not impressed with because Jason was taking all he's victims and having all the fun.


There was lots of good jumpy moments in this movie, that all good horror movies should have, which were mostly achieved through Freddy's nightmare antics with great special effects where anything can happen if and when unsuspecting victims fall asleep. This movie really shows how inventive Freddy is as he likes to play with his victims, especially girls, but Jason on the other hand, don't play, he just ends his victims life's quick and simple.



 

In a funny scene we see Kelly Rowland of Desiny's Child who plays kia in the movie make fun of and taunt Freddy, obviously before she gets her ass handed to her in a unexpected way. I did enjoy Kelly's role in this movie which was the first and last time i saw her in a movie, one that i was interested in anyway, i'm also in two minds whether she used the word 'ya'll' too much in this movie.

 

Another funny and creepy moment was when Freddy turns into what appears to be a giant bong smoking caterpillar, in order to get close to, and possess a stoners body for his own bidding, i know! weird right, but all this makes for a great entertaining watch, i mean who wouldn't like to see a giant bong smoking caterpiller hey, its not like thats something you see everyday ha ha.

Monica Keena, who played the lead female role of Lori had an ok performance and i gave her a pass probably for just being a blonde bombshell with some nice assetes, but boy did she have some one liners that made me laugh and think is she serious! like the line previously used better by Freddy "Welcome to my world, bitch!" which she screams out whiles wielding Jasons machete before decapitating Freddy.

Out of the movie i would say Freddy was the character that stole the show, which should have been obvious really because of he's outragiously animated personer and dialogues which always stands out more than anyone else, especially Jason who only had to show up and slash, and after that, slash some more.

Synopsis and trailer

Two horror icons face off in this supernatural movie. Disfigured serial killer Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund), who attacks his victims in their dreams, has lost much of his power since citizens of his town have become less afraid of him. Enlisting the help of fellow violent murderer Jason Voorhees (Ken Kirzinger), Freddy orchestrates a new killing spree. However, when the hockey-mask-wearing psychopath won't stop chopping up Freddy's intended victims, the two ghouls start to battle each other. 

Alternate Ending

This was originally meant to be the ending but was changed.

The chosen ending

The ending with Jason emerging from the bottom of the lake with Freddy's decapitated head was better in my opinion, and glad they chose to go with that instead.

 

Another alternate ending that was on the board which i found interesting, was one that involved Pinhead, another iconic horror figure from the Hellraiser movies, that would have made an interesting and sought after spin-off, but didn't get the go ahead.

 Directed by: Ronny Yu
Produced by: Sean S. Cunningham, Robert Shaye
Written by: Damian Shannon, Mark Swift
Based on Characters by: Wes Craven & Victor Miller
Starring: Ken Kirzinger, Robert Englund, Monica Keena, Kelly Rowland, Jason Ritter, Chris Marquette, Lochlyn Munro
Music by: Graeme Revell, Machine Head
Cinematography: Fred Murphy
Edited by: Mark Stevens

Production company: New Line Cinema, Crystal Lake Entertainment

Distributed by: New Line Cinema

Release dates: August 15, 2003

Running time: 1hr 39mins

A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)

This classic 1987 Hong Kong release was the first time i saw a movie of it's type, a action, horror, romantic comedy, and boy was it a work of cinematic greatness. It starts of as a funny script with lots of humour and then incorporates the martial arts sword fighting action shortly after, followed by the horror and romantic elements, with all that mixed together you get the enjoyable visual cocktail that is, A Chinese Ghost Story. This movie was so popular, it won a few awards, was followed by two sequels, an animated film, a television series, a 2011 remake and also sparked the trend of folklore ghost films in the Hong Kong film industry. A Chinese Ghost Story had some very impressive horror elements, especially one in particular, in the form of a giant tongue belonging to the 1000-year old tree demon, which is so grotesque and horrid it will make you shiver, also the spirit of the sexy suductress that lead unsuspecting men to their doom is also a nice touch, plus other spooky stuff. The fight scenes were very well choreographed, from the jumping sword fights to the use of supernatural powers, the giant tongue i mentioned earliar also as a few fight scenes. The romantic sequences work well in this movie with its comedic antics and cute aww moments between the enchanting spirit, played by Joey Wong, and the lead role, played by Hong Kong superstar Leslie Cheung. Years later, Cheung unfortunately committed suicide due to depression on 1 April 2003 by jumping off the 24th floor of a Hong Kong hotel, Cheung left behind some memorable moments as a musician and actor, including this masterpiece, A Chinese Ghost Story.

Synopsis and trailer

  

In this martial arts film, Ning Choi-san (Leslie Cheung), a traveling tax collector, takes shelter for the night in an abandoned temple. When he meets the lovely maiden Nip Siu-sin (Joey Wong), Ning immediately falls for her. Unfortunately, Ning later discovers that she is a ghost who is forced to serve a cruel demon, and he resolves to save her from the evil spirit. Enlisting the aid of Taoist warrior Yin Chik-hsia (Ma Wu), Ning ventures into a supernatural realm to save Nip's soul. 

Directed by: Ching Siu-tung
Produced by: Tsui Hark
Screenplay by: Yun Kai-chi
Story by: Pu Songling
Starring: Leslie Cheung, Joey Wong, Wu Ma
Music by: Romeo Diaz, James Wong, David Wu
Cinematography: Poon Hang-sang, Tom Lau, Sander Lee, Horace Wong
Edited by: Cinema City Production Co. Ltd. Editing Unit
Production company: Film Workshop, Cinema City
Distributed by: Media Asia (previous) Fortune Star (current), Hong Kong Legends (UK), Metropolitan Films (FR)
Release dates: 18 July 1987
Running time: 1hr 38mins

I Spit On Your Grave (1978)

This 1978 cult classic revenge movie see's a woman exact her vengeance on four men that brutally raped her, this is not for the faint hearted of moviegoers, as the rape scene's in this film was one of the most brutal of all time and got banned in several countries. 'I Spit on Your Grave' was originally released as 'Day Of The Woman', and later found fame after being re-named and re-released. Written, directed and edited by the Israeli film director Meir Zarchi, 'I Spit On Your Grave' is very original for the horror genre it fits into, with the way its shot, which created an authentic feel in which the scenarios play out in a realistic way plus the simple story line works because it intertwines sex and violence very well along with a shock value that catches the audience. The writer and director said he was inspired to make the film after helping a young woman who had been raped. He said he, a friend, and his daughter were driving by a park when they saw a young woman crawl, bloodied and naked, out of the bushes. A remake of this movie came out in 2010 and was well directed with a good cast that do a good job in bringing it back for a new audience, so its worth a watch, but i still prefer the original for its more realistic scenes and revenge methods used. Many have described this movie as disturbing, maybe so but that does not take away from it being an original classic.

Yes this movie does have its fair share of nudity and sex scenes to say the least, as it features the longest rape scene in film history, roughly about 25 minutes.

Synopsis and trailer

After a young writer Jennifer Hills (Camille Keaton) is brutally raped and left for dead by four men, she systematically hunts them down one by one to exact a terrible vengeance.

Director Meir Zarchi talks about the process of finding the lead role of Jennifer, played by Camille Keaton, who is distantly related to Buster Keaton, the famous silent-film comedian from the 40's - 60's. Zarchi was also married to Camille, shortly after the movie was made.

 

The director of the remake Steven R. Monroe talks about the original movie and his remake, which came out in 2010 and a part 2 in 2013.

Directed by: Meir Zarchi
Produced by: Meir Zarchi, Joseph Zbeda
Written by: Meir Zarchi
Starring: Camille Keaton, Eron Tabor, Richard Pace, Anthony Nichols, Gunter Kleemann, Alexis Magnotti

Cinematography: Nouri Haviv
Edited by: Meir Zarchi, Spiro Carras (re-edit)

Production company: Cinemagic Pictures

Distributed by: Cinemagic

Release dates: November 22, 1978 (USA)
Running time: 1hr 41mins

Attack On Titan

Attack On Titan is a Japanese manga (comic) that dates back to 2009, The story is set in a world where humanity lives inside cities surrounded by enormous walls as defence against the Titans, gigantic, humanoid creatures that eat humans. A television anime adaptation came out in 2013, after only the first series, plans went ahead to make the feature lenght movie, like many other people, i enjoyed the first series of the anime show and was eagerly anticipating the second. When news of the movie came out i was pleasently surprised and although changes were made to the story and main characters, the movie still stuck with the core elements of the original while introducing us to new characters and ideas, which works for me, and something that does not change in true manga action fashion is the gore, so yes expect a lot of gore. The movie was released on 1 August 2015 and went straight to number-one on its opening in Japan, followed by a second part, Attack On Titan: End Of The World, to be released on 19 September 2015, also a second series of the anime version as been confirmed for 2016, so theres quiet a few things to look foward to with this great franchise.

Synopsis and trailer

            

                 Military faction emblems for guards of the city

Trainee Squard,  Garrison Corps,  Survey Corps,  Military Police,

Over one hundred years ago before the story begins, giant humanoid creatures called Titans appeared and nearly wiped out humanity by devouring and feasting on them. What remains of humanity now resides within three enormous concreet walls: the outermost is Wall Maria, the middle wall is Wall Rosé and the innermost is Wall Sina, with three military factions inside these walls, humanity has lived in peace for one hundred years with many people growing up never seeing a Titan. This all changed when one day, a giant 60-meter tall Titan mysteriously appears and breaches the outer wall of the Shiganshina district, a town at Wall Maria, allowing the smaller Titans to invade the district then the carnage begins all over again, humanities only hope are the brave men and women in the military who are trained to kill the giant monsters. A young man in particular by the name of Eren, stood up to the task, along with two of his friends Mikasa and Armin, they join the militery to bring the battle to the Titans.

Second trailer

(Female lead role)

(Male lead role)

  

Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

Duration: 1hr 30mins

Director: Shinji Higuchi
Screenplay: Tomohiro Machiyama, Yuusuke Watanabe
Original creator: Hajime Isayama
Character Design: Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, Kouji Tajima, Takayuki Takeya 
Art Director: Takeshi Shimizu
Director of Photography: Shouji Ehara

Release date: Part 1, 1 August 2015, Part 2, 19 September 2015.