YellowBrickRoad (2011)

By Jody. Score: 4/10

Seventy years ago, an entire town of people stopped what they were doing and walked up a mountain trail, never to be seen again. In modern day, a expidion team hikes the trail, determined to solve the mystery.

One of the Bloody-Disgusting Selcet titles (seems like there are a lot of studios jumping on the After Dark Horrorfest bandwagons - see also Dimension Extreme, Ghost House Underground, Fangoria Frightfest, etc.), "YellowBrickRoad" is a slow-cooking chronicle of a group's descent into madness and mass-hysteria. Slow cooking is a gamble, and one that this film loses.

To use a food metaphor, you can slow cook a steak or a stew, but you gotta flip it/stir it every now and agan. The reward is a nice juicy cut of fresh meat or a tender and savory bowl of stew. This film never bothers to flip us or to stir us but rathers lets us sit and sit until the final product is an overcooked, dry steak or a stew that has burned on the bottom of the pan.

It's boring is what I am saying.

Starring: Cassidy Freeman, Anessa Ramsey, and Laura Heisler
Directed by: Andy Mitton and Jesse Holland
Budget / Gross: $500K / Direct-to-DVD
IMDB Score: 4.5/10
Tomatometer: 40% critics and 30% audiences liked it

 

The Maze (2010)

By Jody. Score: 3/10

Five adults sneak into a corn maze after hours only to be picked off one-by-one. Basically, it's a run-of-the-mill slasher flick...

...and one of the most laziest and uninspired ones I've ever seen, which yet again is a major disappointment for me.Proper corn mazes (at night especially) are scary, and a breezy 80-minute slasher (this one drags on at 90 minutes) with a killer in a good costume or mask (who could pop out anytime/anywhere) would have been just what the doctor ordered this late in the season.

Instead, the killer is a petite man with a switchblade dressed in a red hoodie .The corn maze part of the narrative lasts only half the movie, at which time the narrative switches to the killer's perspective, though the narrative never gives us the courtesy of any kind of character development or exposition into the killer's motives.

The deaths are a joke. The blatantly obvious fake plastic knife is often visibly bent. The filmmakers use CGI fire (ok to be fair, you probably can't use real fire in a cornfield, but at least do a better job).  Lastly, there were little-to-no sound effects, so it seems they didn't even hire a Foley. I am surprised the film quality looked as good as it did - about the only thing done competently in this film.

Starring: a bunch of shorts actors and production assistants of shorts
Directed by: Stephen Shimek
Budget / Gross: $200K / Direct-to-DVD
IMDB Score: 3.8/10
Tomatometer: N/A critics and 15% audiences liked it

Exorcismus (2010)

By Jody. Score: 5/10

After showing signs of demonic possession, a teenage girl turns to her priest uncle after her atheist parents' attempts to cure her with science fail. Basically, this is a cookie-cutter exorcism movie that is very well-made and (mostly) well-acted, especially for a film produced by the Independent Film Channel.

In fact, for about exactly 1 hour, this is arguably the best exorcism movie made, save for "The Exorcist". Then the plot takes an out-of-nowhere u-turn and downward spirals so quickly, that all scares and credibility fly out the window resulting in generally disappointment and a weak climax.

Starring: Sophie Vasseur, Stephen Billington, and Douglas Bradley (a.k.a. "Pinhead)
Directed by: Manual Carbello
Budget / Gross: U.S. info not available. Budget was 1.5 mil Euros.
IMDB score: 5.2/10
Tomatometer: 33% critics and 22% audiences liked it.

Borderland (2007)

By Jody. Score: 7/10

Nearing graduation, three college students vacation in Mexico and find their lives in danger after they unwittingly get caught up in a drug cartel and a satanic cult that practices human sacrifice. This After Dark Horrorfest II entry is based on true events.

All the elements of a well-made horror film (suspense, action, pacing, gore, human interest, etc.) are present in perfect balance, and the production values are very solid. Rider Strong and Sean Astin are very good in their roles of the would-be human sacrifice and psychopath, respectively.

Also, the "based on true events" is not abused in this film as the DVD itself states that while the events are true, the characters and their specific actions were fictionalized. This takes away the element of "there's no way anybody could know what's happening right now to tell the tale after the fact." What the filmmakers did was take what evidence was documented by Mexican police and constructed an interesting narrative of what might have happened.

One of the three main guys' acting skills needed work, and the gore was a little much in a couple of scenes (bordering torture-porn levels), but not only is this one of the best Horrorfest films, but a well-made and engaging film overall.

Starring: Brian Presley, Rider Strong, Jake Muxworthy, and Sean Astin
Directed by: Zev Berman
Budget / Gross: (info not available)
IMDB Score: 5.7/10
Tomatometer: 100% critics and 43% audiences liked it

After Dark Horrorfest II Summary

Borderland – 7/10
Crazy Eights – 2/10
The Deaths of Ian Stone – 7/10
Frontier(s) - 8/10
Lake Dead – 5/10
Mulberry St. – 4/10
Nightmare Man – 3/10
Tooth and Nail – 5/10
Unearthed – 4/10

Average Score: 5.0/10
Best Movie: Frontier(s)
Worst Movie: Crazy Eights

Highest IMDB Score: Frontier(s) (6.1/10)
Highest Critic Tomatometer: Borderland (100% liked it)
Hightest Audience Tomatometer: Frontier(s) (57% liked it)

Lowest IMDB Score: Crazy Eights (3.9/10)
Lowest Critic Tomatometer: Crazy Eights and Unearthed (0% liked it)
Lowest Audience Tomatometer: Unearthed (11% liked it)

After Dark Horrorfest I Summary

The Abandoned - 6/10
Dark Ride - 4/10
Gravedancers - 6/10
The Hamiltons - 7/10
Penny Dreadful - 3/10
Reincarnation - 7/10
Unrest - 5/10
Wicked Little Things - 6/10

Average Score: 5.5/10
Best Movie: Reincarnation
Worst Movie: Penny Dreadful

Highest IMDB Score: Reincarnation (6.1/10)
Highest Critic Tomatometer: The Gravedancers (89% liked it)
Hightest Audience Tomatometer: Reincarnation (64% liked it)

Lowest IMDB Score: Dark Ride (4.7/10)
Lowest Critic Tomatometer: Dark Ride (0% liked it)
Lowest Audience Tomatometer: Dark Ride (36% liked it)

I Spit On Your Grave (2010)

By Jody. Score: 2/10

This is a remake of the controversial 1970's exploitation flick in which a woman is raped and tortured by several men, and she returns for revenge, killing them in brutal ways.

The supposed reason films like this and Craven's "Last House on the Left" was to warn people not to let themselves get into these kind if situations, but that's a bit extreme and unnecessary as far as I'm concerned. Nowadays, I think we are a little bit more educated.

I do not need to see graphic depictions of rape to know how evil it is. In fact, there is no reason at all to watch this sick and despicable (though well made, aesthetically speaking) movie.

Starring: Sarah Butler, Jeff Branson, and Andrew Howard
Directed by: Steven R. Monroe
Budget / Gross: $1.5 mil / $92K
IMDB Score: 6.3/10 (what??????)
Tomatometer: 35% critics and 50% audiences liked it (wow.....)

The Hamiltons (2006)

By Jody. 7/10

After the death of their parents, four siblings move from town-to-town, assuming new identities, killing to survive, and feeding something they keep hidden in the basement. The story is told through the youngest sibling, Francis, as he attempts to deal his guilt and disgust for his family's actions by filtering reality though his video camera.

While easily one of the best of the After Dark Horrorfest I movies, fair warning is in order as this movie is not for everyone. The production values are low and some of the acting is over-the-top. My guess is this film is cast with primarily theatre actors (other than the opening sequence which features Brittany Daniel). That said, the opening credits show that this movie was made with the help of San Francisco Independent Cinema production company, so you know going in it is a low, low budget indie production.

The focus of this film is not so much on the killings, but rather a look into the sick and twisted dynamic of a family that will do anything to survive. The latter is far scarier anyway. There is some disturbing content and taboo breaking that replace the typical horror conventions used to shock an audience. 

Starring: Corey Knauf, Samuel Child, Joseph McKelheer, and McKenzie Firgens

Directed by: The Butcher Brothers

Budget / Gross: (info not available)

IMDB Score: 5.2/10

Tomatometer: 50% critics and 40% audiences liked it

Rinne (Reincarnation) (2005)

By Jody. Score: 7/10

A serial killer massacres eleven people in a hotel. 18 years later, the ghosts of the victims haunt the set of a film production of those events. One of the cast members is the reincarnation of the murderer.

This movie comes from the director of both the American and Japanese verisons of "The Grudge 1 and 2" and is leaps and bounds better than any of those.

This movie has some of the creepiest imagery (with fantastic doll effects, old-school style - not CGI) of the After Dark Horrorfest I movies and is arguably the best from that set.

The only downside was I often struggled with being able to tell who is who. No, I'm not trying to be racist, but the film switches between present and flashes of the past, and well, the female characters do look very similar. I had to result to identifying them by their clothes. (One character wears a shirt that reads "Vanilla Fudge", so she was easier to keep track of).

This movie is a great horror movie all around and the best Asian ghost movie I've seen.

Starring: Yuka, Karina, and Kippeu Shiina (lol)

Directed by: Takashi Shimzu

Budget / Gross: (info not available)

IMDB Score: 6.1/10

Tomatometer: 66% critics and 64% audiences liked it

The Abandoned (2006)

By Jody. Score: 6/10

Long lost siblings inadvertently reunite in the abandoned Russian house they were born in. Weird crap happens. That's the best I can do for a synopsis since it took three viewings to scrape the surface of understanding exactly what is going on in this movie.

It has a very David Lynch-ian sort of narrative structure. There are time loops, weird (but cool) reverse effects, and undead doppelgangers that whatever happens to the doppelgangers, happens to the living counterparts.

As the voted "fan favorite" of the After Dark Horrorfest I, this movie scored a limited re-release in theaters, hence my three viewings. Originally not one of my favorites (or even that well-liked) of the series, I wanted to try to figure out what everyone else saw in it. The production vales are solid enough, but overall it's an acquired taste...

Starring: Anastasia Hille and Karel Roden
Directed by: Nacho Cerda
Budget / Gross: $3 mil / $1.4 mil
IMDB Score: 5.8/10
Tomatometer: 36% critics and 46% audiences liked it

Penny Dreadful (2006)

By Jody. Score: 3/10

Traumatized by a childhood car accident that killed her family, Penny (Rachel Miner) enlists the help of a psychologist to help her overcome her fear of cars. An accident results in a faceoff between Penny and a psychotic hitchhiker.

For the better part of 54 minutes, Penny is trapped alone in the car while her tormentor lurks outside. Tom Hanks has the skill to make two hours of screen time on a deserted island fly by. Ryan Reynolds too has the acting chops to engage a viewer for 70 minutes while buried underground. Rachel Miner.... not so much; her crying and screaming made just less than an hour feel like an eternity.

The elements of fear and claustrophobia are effectively conveyed; it's just too long of a movie. As a feature film, it is absolutely boring. As an episode of a weekly procedural, "Criminal Minds" for example, it would work much better. This is one of the most boring After Dark Horrorfest I films.

Starring: Rachel Miner and Mimi Rogers
Directed by: Richard Brandes

Budget / Gross: (info not available)
IMDB Score: 5.1/10
Tomatometer: 66% critics and 40% audiences liked it

The Gravedancers (2006)

By Jody. Score: 6/10

Three adults inadvertantly anger evil spirits when they dance and party over some graves after the death of their mutual friend. After weeks of mental torment and physical attacks, the trio enlist the help of a paranormal investigator.

Ok, so it sounds hokey on paper, but this movie is very effective and enjoyable, and one of the best of the After Dark Horrorfest I films. Two things kept this very good film from being great. First, Dominic Percell ("Prison Break"s Lincoln Burrows) delivers an absoultely flat and monotone performance. Second, the CGI effects in the climax are actually rather hilarious - so bad they are almost good (almost).

Director Mike Mendez, who made a fake trailer for the film to get it financed, has a record of making good "bad movies". He set out to make a film that was scary without taking itself too seriously, and he has succeeded.

Starring: Dominic Percell, Clare Kramer, and Tcheky Karyo
Directed by: Mike Mendez
Budget / Gross: (info not available)
IMDB Score: 5.6/10
Tomatometer: 89% critics / 49% audiences liked it

My Soul To Take (2010)

By Jody. Score: 4/10

Seven teenagers share their birthday with the the night a serial killer, "The Reaper", is supposedly killed. Sixteen years later, the murders resume and either the killer really didn't die or his soul was passed into one of the seven children. Or his soul is split into 7 parts, one each for the seven babies born that night. It's never quite clear which.

One-time "Master of Suspense" Wes Craven's attempt to combine the "Scream" whodunit formula with the concept of a supernatural killer results in a jumbled mess of a movie that I really, really wanted to like.

Confusing giant bird metaphors, high school bullying, and multiple red herrings become overbearing in this already sloppy execution of what could have been a modern Craven Classic.

Starring: Max Theriot, John Magaro, Denzel Whitaker, and Emily Meade

Directed by: Wes Craven

Budget / Gross: $25 mil / $14.6 mil

IMDB Score: 4.6/10

Tomatometer: 9% critics and 28% audiences liked it

Wicked Little Things (2006)

By Jody. Score: 6/10

In 1919, a mine accident trapped and killed many children who were forced to work in there. Now, every night they come out from the mine to kill and eat, taking vengeance on the descendants of those who enslaved them.

I can't really figure out, are they zombies or spirits? A little of both I suppose, but it doesn't really matter. They are totally creepy with their all black eyes and insatiable appetites.

Originally intended to be a Tobe Hooper vehicle, this movie is not perfect by any standards. It does work for what it is: a great B-movie and a fresh take on the zombie genre. The one thing that stands out in my mind is that the child actors are going to need therapy after making this movie. The dismembering and eating scenes are fairly graphic.

Starring: Lori Heuring, Scout Taylor-Compton, and Chole Grace Moretz
Directed By: J.S. Cardone
Budget / Gross: (info not available)
IMDB Score: 5.0/10
Tomatometer: 40% critics and 40% audiences liked it

Dark Ride (2006)

By Jody. Score: 4/10

Six spring breakers spend the night in a funhouse where murders took place years earlier. The psycho killer returns to his old haunt for fresh victims including "The Sopranos" star Jamie-Lynn Sigler and "The Sandlot"s Patrick Renna.

This is perhaps the most disappointing After Dark Horrorfest I entry. Actually, that's being too nice. It is the most angering. Why, you ask? Because this movie has some of the best and creepy cinematography and set designs I have seen in a long time, and they are absolutely WASTED on a terrible, terrible script.. The killer, with his little porcelain boy mask, is truly frightening, and the tension builds while he is on the prowl - you never know when he is going to pop up.

Unfortunately, it is too hard to separate these very positive aspects, along with an excellent opening sequence, from the general rubbish of the rest of the film. Of the approximate 90 minute run time, maybe 35 minutes (and that's being generous) have anything going on - the rest is just a bunch of mostly unlikable and unengaging coeds flapping their gums. A hitchhiker they pick up goes on a three minute tyraid about music. Later, they spend about ten minutes revealing the exposition about the killer.

It is a standard horror film convention for the characters to do the obviously wrong thing, but this film deals that out in spades. So much so, that there's far more frustration than joy in watching this film.

Starring: Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Patrick Renna, and Jennifer Tisdale (Ashley's sister)
Directed By: Craig Singer
Budget / Gross: (info not available)
IMDB Score: 4.7/10
Tomatometer: 0% critics and 36% audiences liked it

Unrest (2006)

By Jody. Score: 5/10

Four medical students are tormented by an evil spirit, and the haunting may be related to the female cadaver that they are dissecting in their anatomy class. Despite the skepticism of her male compatriots, Allison, the sole female of the group, is determined to "solve the mystery" and find out the identity of the cadaver and why she has self-inflicted wounds. A selection from the After Dark Horrorfest I, this film’s gimmick is the use of real human cadavers in some scenes.

This film is competently shot and put together. The characters are fairly standard (the lead girl, the sensitive guy, the obnoxious douche bag and the reserved one). The use of cold, drab colors and overtones are effective. Allison’s vulnerability and the questioning of her values and beliefs come through in Corri English’s performance.

However, everything about this movie is forced: music (persistent, obnoxious tribal chanting in some scenes), sound effects, character interactions, dialogue -  everything. The general plot itself is fine, but a dialogue overhaul and a little fact-checking could have done wonders. The use of the real cadavers neither adds nor takes anything away from the film.

This is an average supernatural chiller that plays out very similar to an episode of Scooby Doo, though not nearly as fun.

Starring: Corri English, Scot Davis, Jay Jablonksi, and Joshua Alba (brother of Jessica)

Directed By: Jason Todd Ispon

Budget / Gross: $2.5 mil / (n/a)

IMDB score: 5.2/10

Tomatometer: 33% critics and 41% audiences liked it

Chain Letter (2010)

By Jody. Score: 1/10

A serial killer uses chains in creative ways to kill off those who do not forward his chain letter. Not a bad concept, honestly. This movie is not associated with Christopher Pike's novel of the same name, which is more of an "I Know What You Did Last Summer" story.

The nugget of a promising concept is consumed by shoddy filmmaking and a terrible script. The choppy editing looks like it was done by a first-year film student. The kills are interesting and gory enough, but here again is another preachy movie. This film is a running commentary on how there is too much technology, and we are losing all of our privacy to the Internet, Twitter, Facebook, etc. That may be true, but I don't need a slasher movie to cram this point down my throat.

That isn't the biggest problem, however. This movie has no third act or climax. Seriuosly. A major character uncovers some major expostion, which would typically lead to a showdown with the killer. Nope. All of that is skipped and cuts right to that characters death scene, with no explanaition of what happened in between. Basically, it is an unfinished move and a waste of the viewers time. No wonder it was pulled from theaters after just one week.

Starring: Nikki Reed, Keith David, Brad Dourif, and Charles Fleischer
Directed by: Deon Taylor
Budget / Gross: $5 mil / $138K
IMDB Score: 3.9/10
Tomatometer: 25% critics and 19% audiences liked it

Dream House (2011)

By Jody. Score: 4/10

All I keep hearing about is the supposed "trailer assassination" (in which a film's box office is hurt either by too much given away or misleading information is implied by the film's trailer). It is true, I was left scratching my head as to why such a big reveal was given away in the trailer. 

However, it doesn't matter. This movie is already unengaging and not scary in the slightest. If it were as good as say, "The Sixth Sense", the trailer spoliers wouldn't matter. People would come anyway. It's boring, predictable, and emotionally flat. Very suprising for a director whose filmography includes so many Oscar-nominated films. 

Starring: Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz, and Naomi Watts

Directed by: Jim Sheridan

Budget / Gross: $55 mil / $14 mil+ (still in theaters)

IMDB Score: 5.5/10

Tomatometer: 8% critics and 42% audiences liked it

Monsters (2010)

By Jody. Score: 6/10

A NASA space probe returns to earth with some unwelcome visitors that grow into giant tentacled creatures, resulting in the majority of Mexico being quarantined. Two Americans must journey through the quarantined zone to get home.

"Monsters" is a true experiment in guerrilla filmmaking. This film was shot for $15K with post production and special effects done by director Gareth Edwards on his laptop. Knowing this, for what it is, it's a fascinating study in independent filmmaking. That said, the synopsis in the first paragraph is misleading. The poster is misleading. Honestly, even the title is misleading.

There are two schools of thought on this film. The first is to unabashedly praise it for doing so much with so little. Then there are the people who want to turn the film into a political statement to make Americans look like evil war mongerers. "Who are the real 'monsters' of the story?" is supposedly what the director is trying to potray under the guise of a monster movie according to other reviews, message boards, etc.

The second school of thought is to dismiss it as an incredibly boring disappointment because there are very few (and far bewteen scenes) that contain the monsters. A monster movie is promised, but a slow cooking love story is delivered.

To be truthful, both camps are right. It's incredible and inspiring what one can accomplish with $15K. On the other hand, it is boring and has a dragging pace at times with unnecessary setup for creature attack sequences that too often turned out to be false alarms.

Starring: Scoot McNairy and Whitney Able
Directed by: Gareth Edwards
Budget/Gross: $15K / $237K
IMDB Score: 6.4/10
Tomatometer: 71% critics and 49% audiences liked it

31Days, 31Films 2011 Edition by Greg

Here it is, that time again. October, a season of change, Halloween fun and 31 films of Horror/Halloween-esque content in 31 days. Along with Jody, the focus is on quality with a 6 cumulative rating and 16 of the films being new/unseen first viewing. With a personal twist this year, I'm going to stay with the 90's. Atleast majority, but not all.

*1 - Frankenstein Unbound (1990) 5/10
2 - Bram Stokers Dracula (1992) 7/10
*3 - Joyride (1997) 3/10
*4 - Blood & Donuts (1995) 6/10
*5 - Wizard of Gore (1970) 2/10
*6 - The Addiction (1995) 6/10
*7 - Tucker & Dale vs. Evil (2010) 7/10
*8 - Igor (2008) 4/10
9 - Thinner (1996) 6/10
10 - Monster House (2006) 8/10
*11 - Red State (2011) 7/10
12 - So I Married An Axe Murderer  (1993) 6/10
13 - Idle Hands (1999) 7/10
*14 - Stephen Kings IT (1990) 5/10
15 - John Carpenter's The Thing (1982) 9/10
*16 - Quarantine (2008) 7/10
17 - Hocus Pocus (1993) 6/10
*18 - Sweeney Todd (2008) 8/10
*19 - Candyman (1992) 7/10
20 - Fido (2006) 8/10
*21 - Jacob's Ladder (1990) 7/10
*22 - Pinocchio's Revenge (1996) 2/10
23 - Ravenous (1999) 6/10
24 - Scream (1996) 9/10
25 - I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) 7/10
26 - Scream 2 (1997) 7/10
*27 - Dead Alive (1992) 6/10
28 - Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) 8/10
29 - Urban Legend (1998) 6/10
30 - Scary Movie (2000) 6/10
31 - Slither (2006) 6/10
*32 - Ernest Scared Stupid (1991) 3/10
33 - Halloween (1978) 10/10
34 - Halloween II (1980) 8/10
35 - Halloween H20 (1998) 7/10
36 - Trick R Treat (2007) 9/10

Average Total Rating -  6.42
New films watched - 16
* Some are classics, just never fully watched, just researched for pop culture purposes.
Best New - Sweeney Todd 8/10
Best Overall  - Halloween (1978) 10/10
Worst New and Overall - Pinocchio's Revenge 2/10

Already planning for next year. Organization this year helped, so next year's will be better. I always enjoy a theme week. This year was Scream and a few direct clones, with the parody thrown in for fun. I'll try to top my 36, but that was a fluke. I had oodles of extra time the final two weekends, plus films kept getting added.

Children of the Corn: Genesis (2011)

By Jody. Score 3/10

a.k.a. Part 8 of the series that originated from a Stephen King short story (not counting the SyFy remake of the original). This time, the spirit of "he who walks behind the rows" possesses the child son of a sadistic preacher and his mail-order Russian bride, which means bad news for a young (and pregnant) married couple that find themselves stranded with car trouble.

Now normally, the creepy religious kids kill all the parents/adults in town. Anyone who has seen the other entries knows this. This time the preacher and his wife are left alive to recruit women to keep producing more "children of the corn".

Ok, I'll buy that. That's an appropriate plot for a direct-to-video 8'th entry to a franchise that has long-since jumped the shark and hasn't had a theatrical release since the second film.

The problem is that it so boring. It has a running time of 80 minutes, of which I'd estimate about 1/3 is wasted on dream sequences and "artistic visions". Billy Drago, who plays the preacher, looks off to the lower corner of the screen (very disinterestedly) and mumbles for his ENTIRE preformance. Too bad, he plays a villian well in tv's "Charmed".

The kills are very lazy, uninspired, and barely shown on screen. Overall, a pointless and unentertaining sequel.

Starring: Billy Drago and Duane Whitaker
Directed By: Joel Soisson (Dimension Films' staple direct-to-video director)
Budget/Statistics: N/A
IMDB score: 4.3/10
Tomatometer: 0% critics and 9% audiences liked it

31 Days of Halloween 2011

By Jody.

My annual ritual of watching at least (but not limited to) one horror/holiday-themed movie for every day of the month. The only rules are to watch at least 16 films I have never seen each year and to keep the average score above 6 (forces me to not watch only garbage titles).

1. Children of the Corn: Genesis (2011) 3/10
2. Monsters (2010) 6/10
3. Dream House (2011) 4/10
4. Chain Letter (2010) 1/10
5. The Gravedancers (2006) 6/10
6. My Soul To Take (2010) 4/10
7. Penny Dreadful (2006) 3/10
8. The Hamiltons (2006) 7/10
9. Reincarnation (2005) 7/10
10. Unrest (2006) 5/10
11. Dark Ride (2006) 4/10
12. Wicked Little Things (2006) 6/10
13. The Abandoned (2006) 6/10
14. Nightmare Man (2007) 3/10
15. Trollhunter (2010) 8/10
16. Quarantine 2: Terminal (2011) 6/10
17. I Spit On Your Grave (2010) 2/10
18. Frontier(s) (2007) 8/10
19. Crazy Eights (2007) 2/10
20. Unearthed (2007) 4/10
21. The Deaths of Ian Stone (2007) 7/10
22. The Thing (1982) 9/10
23. The Thing (2011) 7/10
24. Mulberry Street (2007) 4/10
25. Lake Dead (2007) 5/10
26. Borderland (2007) 7/10
27. Tooth and Nail (2007) 5/10
28. Paranormal Activity 2 (2010) 6/10
29. Red State (2011) 6/10
30. Paranormal Activity 3 (2011) 7/10
31. YellowBrickRoad (2011) 4/10
32. Exorcismus (2010) 5/10
33. The Maze (2010) 3/10
34. The Devil's Backbone (2001) 8/10
35. Mother's Day (2011) 7/10

Final Statistics:
Total Films Watched: 35 (success)
New Films Watched: 16 (success)
Average Score: 5.3/10 (fail)

Best New Movie: The Devil's Backbone
Worst New Movie: Chain Letter
Best Movie Overall: The Thing (1982)
Worst Movie Overall: Chain Letter

Due to Best Buy's incompetence and crappy return policy, I spent most of the month sans BluRay player, hence my staples (Halloween, Trick 'R Treat, Nightmare Before Christmas) do not appear on the list this year. There's always next year.

Now... on to holiday video game releases and DVR catchup.....