Memories of Murder

Original title:
Salinui chueok

Written by:
Joon-ho Bong
Kwang-rim Kim

Directed by:
Joon-ho Bong

Made in:
South Korea in 2003

Actors:
Kang-ho Song .... Park, Du-man
Sang-kyung Kim .... Seo, Tae-yun
Roe-ha Kim .... Jo, Yong-gu
Jae-ho Song .... Commander Shin
Hie-bong Byeon .... Commander Gu
Seo-hie Ko .... Kwon, Kwi-ok
No-shik Park .... Baek, Kwang-ho
Hae-il Park .... Park, Hyeon-gyu
Jong-ryol Choi .... Du-man's father

Plot:
South Korea in 1986 under the military dictatorship: Two rural cops and a special detective from the capital investigate a series of brutal rape murder. Their rude measures become more desperate with each new corpse found. Based on a true case. IMDB

Review:
One of my most favorite movies. If you like foreign movies, this is definately one to see.

It is a detective movie, but there are also funny things here and there, as well.

Language is in Korean, but you should be able to find it with English subtitles. This movie may be a little harder to find, but it would definately be worth the trouble.

The plot is excellent, the ending is brillant, and the actors are believable and enjoyable.

The town detective tries desperately to save what forensic evidence they have, even though he puts every possible (innocent) suspect through torture measures to the point of confessing to the crimes. You personally have a sigh of relief when a proper detective shows up to help out with the crimes.

Definately one of the best movies I have ever seen.

Frankenhooker

Written by:
Frank Henenlotter
Robert Martin

Directed by:
Frank Henenlotter

Made in:
USA in 1990

Actors:
James Lorinz .... Jeffrey Franken
Joanne Ritchie .... Mrs. Shelley
Patty Mullen .... Elizabeth Shelley
J.J. Clark .... Mr. Shelley
Carissa Channing .... Dolores
Shirl Bernheim .... Elizabeths Grandmother
Judy Grafe .... Newscaster
Helmar Augustus Cooper .... Detective Anderson (as Helmar Cooper)
Louise Lasser .... Jeffreys Mother
John Zacherle .... Weatherman
Charlotte J. Helmkamp .... Honey (as Charlotte Helmkamp)
Kimberly Taylor .... Amber
Shirley Stoler .... Spike the Bartender
Joseph Gonzalez .... Zorro

Plot:
A medical school dropout loses his fiancée in a tragic lawnmower incident, and decides to bring her back. Unfortunately, he was only able to save her head, so he goes to the red light district in the city and lures prostitutes into a hotel room so he can get parts for his girlfriend. IMDB

Review:
A completely awful movie. This movie is wrong in so many ways. And it isn't one of those bad movies that you can laugh at .. it is just really, really bad.. :/ The plot is horrible, and the actors are even worse. Avoid this movie at all costs!!!

The Evil Dead

AKA:
Book of the Dead (USA) (première title)
Into the Woods (USA) (working title)
Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead (USA) (complete title)
The Evil Dead, the Ultimate Experience in Grueling Horror (USA) (closing credits title)

Written by:
Sam Raimi

Directed by:
Sam Raimi

Made in:
USA in 1981

Actors:
Bruce Campbell .... Ashly 'Ash' J. Williams
Ellen Sandweiss .... Cheryl
Hal Delrich .... Scotty
Betsy Baker .... Linda
Theresa Tilly .... Shelly (as Sarah York)

Plot:
Five friends go up to a cabin in the woods where they find unspeakable evil lurking in the forest. They find the Necronomicon and the taped translation of the text. Once the tape is played, the evil is released. One by one, the teens become deadly zombies. With only one remaining, it is up to him to survive the night and battle the evil dead. IMDB

Review:
Awesome movie!

This movie is banned in Iceland and Singapore, and was once banned in Ireland. And it has very high ratings in most countries for the uncut version of the movie. Which is really surprising to me because of how bad the effects are!! :/ :D

But this is definately a cult classic. I think they made this movie on a budget of USD 40,000!

This, I believe, was one of the first films in the UK to be labeled a "Video Nasty." Comparing this to other films I've seen, this movie is very calm and peaceful. :/ :)

But everyone should see this movie! Even though it is a horror movie, there are still funny parts. And I definately recommend watching it with commentary if at all possible.

And remember - this is a very low budget movie, if you are really good you can catch lots and lots of mistakes throughout the movie (hint for one: pay attention when they are crossing the bridge with the car).

One of my favorite movies!

The Mangler

Written by:
Stephen King (short story)
Tobe Hooper (screenplay)

Directed by:
Tobe Hooper

Made in:
USA, Australia, & South Africa in 1995

Actors:
Robert Englund .... William 'Bill' Gartley
Ted Levine .... Officer John Hunton
Daniel Matmor .... Mark Jackson
Jeremy Crutchley .... J.J.J. Pictureman/Mortician
Vanessa Pike .... Sherry Ouelette
Demetre Phillips .... George Stanner
Lisa Morris .... Lin Sue
Vera Blacker .... Mrs. Adelle Frawley
Ashley Hayden .... Annette Gillian

Plot:
When an accident involving a folding machine at an old laundry occurs, detective John Hunton decides to investigate. What he finds is the owner of the laundry, Bill Gartley. Meanwhile the folding machine has acquired a taste for the flesh of human beings, but is their more to Bill Gartley than meets the eye, and does he know what monster hides behind the machine? IMDB

Review:
Horrible, horrible movie, but I love it! :/ :)

Horrible plot, horrible ending (until the final end), but the actors do a great job I think. Robert Englund is a little creepy, and so is the photographer in the movie. :/ But this is definately a movie if you want blood, gore, and lots of nasty stuff.

But don't be prepared for any revelations from this movie.. it is awful. :/ :)
But still a decent time filler. :)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

AKA:
Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (USA) (complete title)

Written by:
Lewis R. Foster (story)
Sidney Buchman (screenplay)

Directed by:
Frank Capra

Made in:
USA in 1939

Actors:
Jean Arthur .... Clarissa Saunders
James Stewart .... Jefferson Smith
Claude Rains .... Sen. Joseph Harrison Paine
Edward Arnold .... Jim Taylor
Guy Kibbee .... Gov. Hubert 'Happy' Hopper
Thomas Mitchell .... Diz Moore
Eugene Pallette .... Chick McGann
Beulah Bondi .... Ma Smith
H.B. Warner .... Sen. Agnew (Senate Majority Leader)
Harry Carey .... The Vice President
Astrid Allwyn .... Susan Paine

Plot:
Naive and idealistic Jefferson Smith, leader of the Boy Rangers, is appointed on a lark by the spineless governor of his state. He is reunited with the state's senior senator--presidential hopeful and childhood hero, Senator Joseph Paine. In Washington, however, Smith discovers many of the shortcomings of the political process as his earnest goal of a national boys' camp leads to a conflict with the state political boss, Jim Taylor. Taylor first tries to corrupt Smith and then later attempts to destroy Smith through a scandal. IMDB

Review:
An amazing movie. Always has been one of my favorites. A must see for everyone!

Ringu 0: Bâsudei

AKA:
Ring Ø: Birthday

Written by:
Kôji Suzuki (short story Ring: Birthday)
Hiroshi Takahashi (screenplay)

Directed by:
Norio Tsuruta

Made in:
Japan in 2000

Actors:
Yukie Nakama .... Sadako Yamamura
Seiichi Tanabe .... Tôyama
Yoshiko Tanaka .... Shôko Miyaji
Kumiko Aso .... Etsuko Tachihara
Ryûji Mizukami .... Wataru Kuno
Takeshi Wakamatsu .... Yûsaku Shigemori
Kaoru Okunuki .... Aiko Hazuki
Daisuke Ban .... Heihachirô Ikuma
Junko Takahata .... Kaoru Arima
Masako .... Shizuko Yamamura
Masami Hashimoto .... Kiyomi
Kazue Tsunogae .... Sudô

Plot:
The prequel to the horror film Ringu, this movie provides the background story of how Sadako later became the vengeful murdering spirit. The story starts with her as a shy, somewhat withdrawn, college student who nonetheless gets involved in a drama club. The director thinks she has talent, but some of the other performers start to get jealous of the attention he gives her. Meanwhile, a reporter investigating Sadako's spiritualist mother thinks there's something very suspicious about the young woman, and arrives on campus to confront Sadako just as a series of strange deaths start sweeping through the drama club. IMDB

Review:
Definately a good movie, but like with most Asian movies, the beginning is slighly confusing, not knowing if the movie is going through many flashbacks or just one or none at all.

The Japanese and American versions of The Ring are very, very different. Almost 2 completely different stories. I can get more into that, but I'll wait until I review The Ring.

This movie is creepy, but really not until the end. The plot is okay, but not as good as the other 2 Japanese movies. This one explains a lot in the Japenese story, but I really don't think they can make a 3rd American Ring movie. I don't think the story would work, but I suppose we'll find out if they do or don't remake it.

I think the whole drama school thing is very much a filler to find out more about Sadako and what happened to her.

Language is in Japanese of course, but should be very easy to find with English subtitles.

I did really like the movie, but it isn't as good as the other two, Ringu and Ringu 2.

Horror Hospital

AKA:
Computer Killers (USA)
Doctor Bloodbath (video title)

Written by:
Antony Balch
Alan Watson

Directed by:
Antony Balch

Made in:
UK in 1973

Actors:
Michael Gough .... Dr. Christian Storm
Robin Askwith .... Jason Jones
Vanessa Shaw .... Judy Peters
Ellen Pollock .... Aunt Harris
Dennis Price .... Mr. Pollack
Skip Martin .... Frederick
Kurt Christian .... Abraham
Barbara Wendy .... Millie
Kenneth Benda .... Carter
Martin Grace .... Bike Boy
Colin Skeaping .... Bike Boy

Plot:
Jason, a member of a 1960's pop group, decides he needs a break at a country retreat. On the train he meets Judy, niece of Aunt Harris who owns the place with her husband Dr Storm and who are using the guests for surgical mind-control experiments. So while Jason and Judy are pretty quickly making out, they are just as quickly working out how to get away. IMDB

Review:
A very, very horrible movie, but that is why I love it! :D

This one is also going in "Hurly's" category, because, well, most people would probably hate this movie, but I love it. :/ :)

It is a bad, British B movie. The actors can't act and are horribly ugly. But this is why I find it so charming. It is very simple, with a decent horror plot.

Sure, it is really lacking in a lot of aspects, like the creepy zombie people .. :/ But it is truly only for those that are horror movie buffs. Everyone else will turn it off after 5 minutes. (I think Fredrik almost cries when I put in the movie.) :D

It has very typical "British" movie music, very much reminds me of music from Monty Python.

Go ahead, try the movie, I doubt you will like it.. :P :))

The Burbs

AKA:
Life in the Burbs (USA) (original script title)

Written by:
Dana Olsen

Directed by:
Joe Dante

Made in:
USA in 1989

Actors:
Tom Hanks .... Ray Peterson
Bruce Dern .... Mark Rumsfield
Carrie Fisher .... Carol Peterson
Rick Ducommun .... Art Weingartner
Corey Feldman .... Ricky Butler
Wendy Schaal .... Bonnie Rumsfield
Henry Gibson .... Dr. Werner Klopek
Brother Theodore .... Uncle Reuben Klopek
Courtney Gains .... Hans Klopek
Gale Gordon .... Walter Seznick

Plot:
An overstressed suburbanite and his paramilitaric neighbor struggle to prove their paranoid theory that the new family in town is a front for a cannibalistic cult. IMDB

Review:
A hilarious movie! One of Tom Hank's best. Not a very serious movie, but it has a great cast. One of the funniest comedies I've ever seen, and one of my most favorite films. There are some great lines, and the acting is SO over the top, everything is incredibly exaggerated, and it just makes the movie so much better! I definately recommend this movie, and it deserves a:

The Last House on Dead End Street

Original title:
The Fun House

AKA:
At the Hour of Our Death (USA)
The Cuckoo Clocks of Hell (USA) (longer version)
The Last House on Dead End Street

Written by:
Roger Michael Watkins

Directed by:
Roger Michael Watkins

Made in:
USA in 1977

Actors:
Roger Michael Watkins .... Terry Hawkins (as Steven Morrison)
Ken Fisher .... Ken Hardy/Ken Fisher/2nd assistant foreman at abattoir (as Dennis Crawford)
Bill Schlageter .... Bill Drexel/Cameraman (as Lawrence Bornman)
Kathy Curtin .... Kathy Hughes/Shorter murderess (as Janet Sorley)
Paul M. Jensen .... Blind man/SUNY College at Oneonta building custodian (as Paul Phillips)
Pat Canestro .... Patricia Kuhn/Taller murderess/Deer hoof fly girl (as Elaine Norcross)
Steve Sweet .... Steve Randall/Steve Boley/Sweet/'Mr. Moneybags'/Porn producer (as Alex Kregar)
Edward E. Pixley .... Jim Palmer/Ed/Porn director/Nancy's husband (as Franklin Statz)
Nancy Vrooman .... Nancy Palmer/Jim or Ed's wife (as Barbara Amunsen)
Suzie Neumeyer .... Suzie Knowles/Branded girl (as Geraldine Saunders)
Ken Rouse .... Hunchbacked whipper (as Ronald Cooper)

Plot:
After serving 1 year in jail a guy decides to repay the society by making some snuff-films. Four people are captured, tied up and held as material for his project. One by one they are killed in scenes for the camera. A woman has her limbs sawn of while he keep her concious. Another victim is killed by a power drill. IMDB

Review:
**Warning**
This movie is NOT for everyone. It is a wannabe snuff film. It is very violent and really has no plot besides killing people. This is why it is going in a special category review, specifically for "Hurly's" movies. The only title I know it by is The Last House on Dead End Street, but this is a cut version, much less intense than the other, longer, versions. It is a movie about a guy who makes snuff films. I like the movie, but once again, I am a little demented when it comes to horror movies.

But anyways, The Cuckoo Clocks of Hell is supposed to be the full length version. The movie was made to be 175 minutes, released in 1973, but retracted because it was too gruesome, and rereleased as The Last House on Dead End Street in 1977, cut down to only 77 minutes. Unfortunately, I don't think it is longer possible to find the version The Cuckoo Clocks of Hell. The plot in The Last House on Dead End Street might not make much sense when you watch it, well, because it is less than ½ the movie it was intended to be. So, the plot is a little sketchy, but I don't think the original really had much of a plot to begin with. The cut version, being very much pieced together, created rumors that the movie really was a snuff film, and was sold underground. But rumors die hard, even after the DVD release.

This movie is banned in Canada (Ontario) and Australia.

But please, don't watch this movie unless you are into movies like, Cannibal Holocaust, and Guinea Pig.

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Written by:
Richard O'Brien (play)
Jim Sharman

Directed by:
Jim Sharman

Made in:
UK & USA in 1975

Actors:
Tim Curry .... Dr. Frank-N-Furter
Susan Sarandon .... Janet Weiss
Barry Bostwick .... Brad Majors
Richard O'Brien .... Riff Raff
Patricia Quinn .... Magenta
Nell Campbell .... Columbia (as Little Nell)
Jonathan Adams .... Dr. Everett Von Scott (A Rival Scientist)
Peter Hinwood .... Rocky Horror
Meat Loaf .... Eddie (as Meatloaf)
Charles Gray .... The Criminologist

Plot:
A newly engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must pay a call to the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-N-Furter.

After Janet accepts Brad's marriage proposal, the happy couple drive away from Denton, Ohio, only to get lost in the rain. They stumble upon the castle of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a transvestite who is holding the annual convention of visitors from the planet Transsexual. Frank-N-Furter unveils his creation, a young man named Rocky Horror, who fears the doctor and rejects his sexual advances. When Frank-N-Furter announces that he is returning to the galaxy Transylvania, Riff Raff the butler and Magenta the maid declare that they have plans of their own. IMDB

Review:
This is one of my most favorite movies of all time. The first time I saw it I was a little freaked out (not expecting what I saw), but it is really a movie. The songs are great, the actors do such a good job. I've never seen the stage performance, but I can't believe that it would be better than the movie. Great songs to sing along with, and if Fredrik is really unlucky, I'll end up quoting the whole movie while we watch it. :D

Spaceballs

Written by:
Mel Brooks
Thomas Meehan

Directed by:
Mel Brooks

Made in:
USA in 1987

Actors:
Mel Brooks .... President Skroob/Yogurt
Rick Moranis .... Dark Helmet
Bill Pullman .... Lone Starr
Daphne Zuniga .... Princess Vespa
John Candy .... Barfolemew 'Barf'
George Wyner .... Colonel Sandurz
Joan Rivers .... Dot Matrix (voice)
Dick Van Patten .... King Roland

Plot:
Planet Spaceball's President Scroob sends Lord Dark Helmet to steal Planet Druidia's abundant supply of air to replenish their own, and only Lone Starr can stop them.

King Roland of the planet Druidia is trying to marry his daughter Princess Vespa (Daphne Zuniga) to Prince Valium, but Vespa is kidnapped by the evil race of the Spaceballs. The Spaceballs ask Roland a tremendous ransom: all the air of Druidia (you see, the air of Spaceball had serious pollution problems...). The King decides to offer a generous amount of money to a space rogue, Lone Star, to persuade him to save Vespa. What follows is the parody of a _LOT_ of famous SF movies. IMDB

Review:
A classic movie, I'm sure there aren't many who haven't seen it. A good parody of Star Wars, you'll laugh the whole way through the movie. Very good movie for a rainy day.

Slaughterhouse

AKA:
Bacon Bits (USA) (syndication title)

Written by:
Rick Roessler

Directed by:
Rick Roessler

Made in:
USA in 1987

Actors:
Joe B. Barton .... Buddy Bacon
Don Barrett .... Lester Bacon
Sherry Leigh .... Liz Borden (as Sherry Bendorf)
Bill Brinsfield .... Tom Sanford
Jason Collier .... Ronnie
Dave Fogel .... Disc Jockey
Jeff Grossi .... Buzz
Hank Gum .... Herb
Linda Harris .... Barbara
Jane Higginson .... Annie
Joel Hoffman .... Kevin
William Houck .... Sheriff Borden
Courtney Lercara .... Michele
Tom Normand .... Ernie
Lee Robinson .... Harold Murdock

Plot:
Owner of a closed down slaughterhouse sets his retarded psychopathic son on the people who want to take his land away and the unlucky teens that decided to party there. IMDB

Review:
Lots of bad actors in this movie! But it really isn't that bad, even though the high school students are in their 30's. The ending is good, and there is plenty of brutal murders. A good movie to make fun of, but still a decent horror movie.

Carrie

Written by:
Stephen King (novel)
Lawrence D. Cohen (screenplay)

Directed by:
Brian De Palma

Made in:
USA in 1976

Actors:
Sissy Spacek .... Carrie White
Piper Laurie .... Margaret White
Amy Irving .... Sue Snell
William Katt .... Tommy Ross
Betty Buckley .... Miss Collins
Nancy Allen .... Chris Hargensen
John Travolta .... Billy Nolan

Plot:
The school wallflower and the brunt of her classmates' jokes, Carrie's revenge is the focus of this tense and stylish horror film. This is the film that made Sissy Spacek a star and featured John Travolta and Amy Irving in their first important screen roles.

Review:
Another horror movie that I grew up watching. This is a classic, and another movie that most everyone has seen. If you haven't, make sure you do! Nothing less than:

(National Lampoon's) Christmas Vacation

AKA:
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
National Lampoon's Winter Holiday (UK)

Written by:
John Hughes

Directed by:
Jeremiah S. Chechik

Made in:
USA in 1989

Actors:
Chevy Chase .... Clark Wilhelm Griswold, Jr.
Beverly D'Angelo .... Ellen Griswold
Juliette Lewis .... Audrey Griswold
Johnny Galecki .... Russell 'Rusty' Griswold

Plot:
The Griswold family's plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster.

It's Christmas time and the Griswolds are preparing for a family seasonal celebration, but things never run smoothly for Clark, his wife Ellen and their two kids. Clark's continual bad luck is worsened by his obnoxious family guests, but he manages to keep going knowing that his Christmas bonus is due soon. IMDB

Review:
A hilarious movie! If you have every had "one of those" holidays where everything goes wrong? Well, this movie will share that pain and suffering! Everything from uninvited guests and worrying about your Christmas bonus. This National Lampoon is one of my favorites. Definately deserves:

The Lost Boys

Written by:
Jeffrey Boam
Janice Fischer

Directed by:
Joel Schumacher

Made in:
USA in 1987

Actors:
Jason Patric .... Michael Emerson
Corey Haim .... Sam Emerson
Dianne Wiest .... Lucy Emerson
Barnard Hughes .... Grandpa
Edward Herrmann .... Max
Kiefer Sutherland .... David
Jami Gertz .... Star
Corey Feldman .... Edgar Frog
Jamison Newlander .... Alan Frog

Plot:
After moving to a new town, two brothers are convinced that the area is frequented by vampires.

Financial troubles force a recent divorcee and her teenage sons Mike and Sam to settle down with her father in the California town of Santa Carla. At first, Sam laughs off rumours he hears about vampires who inhabit the small town. But after Mike meets a beautiful girl at the local amusement park, he begins to exhibit the classic signs of vampirism. Fearing for his own safety, Sam recruits two young vampire hunters to save his brother by finding and destroying the head vampire. IMDB

Review:
I doubt there is anyone who has never seen this movie. The infamous rice as maggots? Yuck! Used to creep me out when I was little. Definately not to be taken seriously, but with a cast of great actors. Sometimes funny, sometimes nasty, but a good movie! Deserves a:

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Written by:
Charlie Kaufman
Michel Gondry

Directed by:
Michel Gondry

Made in:
USA in 2004

Actors:
Jim Carrey .... Joel Barish
Kate Winslet .... Clementine Kruczynski

Plot:
A couple (Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet) undergo a procedure to erase each other from their memories when their relationship turns sour, but it is only through the process of loss that they discover what they had to begin with. IMDB

Review:
An incredible movie. This one blew me away. It started out very slow and boring, and I wanted to turn it off, but I am very glad that I kept watching. The confusing start comes to make sense, and you see how complicated and well written this movie is. I would definately recommend this movie to everyone. A serious Jim Carrey movie, and a great role for a great actress, Kate Winslet. Carrey and Winslet work great together and really make this a superb and memorable movie. It deserves no less than a:

Friday the 13th

AKA:
A Long Night at Camp Blood (USA) (working title)

Written by:
Victor Miller

Directed by:
Sean S. Cunningham

Made in:
USA in 1980

Actors:
Betsy Palmer .... Mrs. Pamela Voorhees
Adrienne King .... Alice Hardy
Harry Crosby .... Bill
Laurie Bartram .... Brenda (as Laurie Bartham)
Jeannine Taylor .... Marcie Cunningham
Kevin Bacon .... Jack Burrell
Mark Nelson .... Ned Rubenstein
Robbi Morgan .... Annie

Plot:
A young boy named Jason drowns in a camp lake. Eleven years later, counselors at the camp are systematically slaughtered. Could it be Jason back from his watery grave?

Twenty-two years ago a small boy drowned while attending a summer camp on Crystal Lake. The camp was shut down soon after the incident but has recently been re-opened by a young couple. The local residents have not yet recovered from the tragedy, and they warn the young counselors not to stay. While preparing the camp for the summer season the kids begin to disappear, one by one, as a murderer attempts to stop the rebirth of Camp Crystal Lake. IMDB

Review:
A decent scary movie, and one of Kevin Bacon's first roles. Some horrible acting, but a classic horror movie. A good, classic horror movie. But I am going to give it a:

Terror Train

AKA:
Monstre du train, Le (Canada: French title)
Train of Terror

Written by:
T.Y. Drake

Directed by:
Roger Spottiswoode

Made in:
Canada & USA in 1980

Actors:
Ben Johnson .... Carne, Train Conductor
Jamie Lee Curtis .... Alana Maxwell
Hart Bochner .... Doc Manley
David Copperfield .... Ken, The Magician
Derek McKinnon .... Kenny Hampson
Sandee Currie .... Mitchy

Plot:
A masked killer targets six college kids responsible for a prank gone wrong years earlier and whom are currently throwing a large New Year's Eve costume party aboard a moving train.

A college fraternaty prank goes bad and student ends up in the mental ward. Four years later, it's graduation time, and the members of the fraternity decide to have a costume party aboard a train trip to celebrate thier graduation. Unknowingly to them, a killer has slipped aboard, wacking them off one by one, disguised in the costumes of the victims. IMDB

Review:
One of my favorite movies, of all time. I grew up watching this movie, as well as many other bad 80's movies. And once again Jamie Lee is my favorite actress, the Queen of scream. Of course there is bad acting, but at least these are med school students, so the age of the actors actually works in this movie! It was very difficult to find a copy of this movie, my mom had to order it for me in the US, so we were lucky to get a DVD version, which I think they have stopped making. A good, classic, horror movie from the 80's. A good movie, with some classic Jamie Lee Curtis screaming. Young David Copperfield is actually in the movie!, providing magic tricks for the guests.

(National Lampoon's) European Vacation

Written by:
John Hughes
Robert Klane

Directed by:
Amy Heckerling

Made in:
USA in 1985

Actors:
Chevy Chase .... Clark Wilhelm Griswold, Jr.
Beverly D'Angelo .... Ellen Griswold
Dana Hill .... Audrey Griswold
Jason Lively .... Russell 'Rusty' Griswold

Plot:
The Griswalds win a vacation tour across Europe where the usual havoc ensues. IMDB

Review:
I don't like this one as well as I like the first movie, and not as much as I like the Christmas Vacation movie, either. This one and the Las Vegas movie probably rate the same with me. It is still entertaining, though! Even though it has a lot of bad stereotypes about Europe and Europeans. It has its funny moments, though. :) Not that bad of a movie, but not the best one, either. It deserves a:

Blazing Saddles

AKA:
Black Bart (USA) (working title)

Written by:
Andrew Bergman (story)
Mel Brooks (screenplay)

Directed by:
Mel Brooks

Made in:
USA in 1974

Actors:
Cleavon Little .... Bart
Gene Wilder .... Jim (The Waco Kid)
Slim Pickens .... Taggart
David Huddleston .... Olson Johnson
Liam Dunn .... Rev. Johnson
Alex Karras .... Mongo
John Hillerman .... Howard Johnson
George Furth .... Van Johnson
Jack Starrett .... Gabby Johnson (as Claude Ennis Starrett Jr.)
Mel Brooks .... Gov. William J. LePetomaine/Indian chief/World War I aviator in badmen lineup)
Harvey Korman .... Hedley Lamarr
Madeline Kahn .... Lili Von Shtupp

Plot:
To ruin a western town, a corrupt political boss appoints a black sheriff, who promptly becomes his most formidable adversary.

The Ultimate Western Spoof. A town where everyone seems to be named Johnson is in the way of the railroad. In order to grab their land, Hedley Lemar, a politically connected nasty person, sends in his henchmen to make the town unlivable. After the sheriff is killed, the town demands a new sheriff from the Governor. Hedley convinces him to send the town the first Black sheriff in the west. Bart is a sophisticated urbanite who will have some difficulty winning over the townspeople. IMDB

Review:
A classic! Hilarious movie, great actors. Nothing more needs to be said!

Shaun of the Dead

AKA:
Tea-Time of the Dead (UK) (working title)

Written by:
Simon Pegg
Edgar Wright

Directed by:
Edgar Wright

Made in:
UK in 2004

Actors:
Simon Pegg .... Shaun
Kate Ashfield .... Liz
Nick Frost .... Ed
Lucy Davis .... Dianne
Dylan Moran .... David
Nicola Cunningham .... Mary

Plot:
A man decides to turn his moribund life around by winning back his ex-girlfriend, reconciling his relationship with his mother and dealing with an entire community that has returned from the dead to eat the living. IMDB

Review:
A hilarious movie! A great parody of other zombie movies, especially Night of the Living Dead. "They're coming to get you Barbra!" The movie is great. Especially with how long it takes the main character to realize that there are zombies. Some very good acting and very funny lines. A very good movie.

Ghostbusters

Written by:
Dan Aykroyd
Harold Ramis

Directed by:
Ivan Reitman

Made in:
USA in 1984

Actors:
Bill Murray .... Dr. Peter Venkman
Dan Aykroyd .... Dr. Raymond Stantz
Sigourney Weaver .... Dana Barrett
Harold Ramis .... Dr. Egon Spengler
Rick Moranis .... Louis Tully
Annie Potts .... Janine Melnitz

Plot:
Three unemployed parapsychology professors set up shop as a unique ghost removal service. IMDB

Review:
A very silly, fun movie, especially for children. Always good for a rainy day.

Office Space

AKA:
Cubiculos de la oficina (USA: Spanish title)

Written by:
Mike Judge

Directed by:
Mike Judge

Made in:
USA in 1999

Actors:
Ron Livingston .... Peter Gibbons
Jennifer Aniston .... Joanna
Ajay Naidu .... Samir Nagheenanajar
David Herman .... Michael Bolton
Gary Cole .... Bill Lumbergh
Stephen Root .... Milton Waddams
Richard Riehle .... Tom Smykowski

Plot:
Comedic tale of company workers who hate their jobs and decide to rebel against their greedy boss.

Peter Gibbons, thanks to a hypnotic suggestion, decides not to go to work at the same time his company is laying people off. When layoffs affect his two best friends, they conspire to plant a virus that will embezzle money from the company into their account.

Peter Gibbons just can't seem to catch a break. His girlfriend is cheating on him, he has an obnoxious neighbor, and he's completely miserable with his job as a small cog in a company called Initech. Then he visits a hypnotherapist, who dies just after putting Peter into a state of complete bliss. Free of worrying about making a living, he no longer feels the need to keep his job, just as the company is going through a massive downsizing. However, his new attitude only makes him more valuable in the company's eyes, and his friends Michael and Samir are fired instead. Together, they scheme to plant a virus inside Initech's computer system that will pull money into their own account. IMDB

Review:
One of the best, funniest movies I have ever seen! The entire movie is funny, but there are specific parts that are.. hilarious. Like, the rap singing in the beginning, the trouble with names, flare, and the printer/fax machine. Everyone needs to see this movie. The actors do such a great job. "Riiigght...." This is a movie you definately need to see.

The Cable Guy

Written by:
Lou Holtz Jr.

Directed by:
Ben Stiller

Made in:
USA in 1996

Actors:
Jim Carrey .... The Cable Guy
Matthew Broderick .... Steven M. Kovacs
Leslie Mann .... Robin Harris
Jack Black .... Rick

Plot:
One man wants free cable while his strangely possesive cable guy wants a new friend.

Steven Kovak has been kicked out of his apartment by his girlfriend. Steven has a new apartment, and decides to slip the cable guy (Chip) $50 for free cable. Steven then fakes an interest in Chip's line of work. However Chip takes this to heart trying to become Steven's best bud. When Steven no longer wants to be Chips friend the man who can do it all goes on an all out assault to ruin Steven's life. In the backdrop is the delicate sub-plot of the trial of a former kid star for murdering his brother. IMDB

Review:
A very funny movie, there are some funny scenes. A good comedy for a rainy day. We'll give it:

Prom Night

Written by:
William Gray (screenplay)
Robert Guza Jr.

Directed by:
Paul Lynch

Made in:
Canada in 1980

Actors:
Leslie Nielsen .... Mr. Hammond
Jamie Lee Curtis .... Kim Hammond
Casey Stevens .... Nick McBride
Anne-Marie Martin .... Wendy Richards

Plot:
A masked killer stalks four teens responsible for the accidential death of a child six years earlier at their high school's senior prom.

A little girl is accidently killed playing a game with other kids in an old deserted schoolhouse. The kids swear to silence, but someone saw them do it. Six years later, the same kids are anticipating the senior Prom and the night of their life. However, that shadow from the tress - the one who saw their deed - has chosen this night to seek revenge. It is going to be a Prom no one will forget. IMDB

Review:
A classic horror movie. Jamie Lee is one of my favorite actresses, so I am partial to anything she does. Most people would probably find the movie medicore, but this is one of my favorites. There is some okay acting, even though the actors are all in their 30's playing high school students. I grew up watching this movie, and many other bad horror movies like it, I'm going to have to give it an:

Old School

Written by:
Court Crandall
Todd Phillips

Directed by:
Todd Phillips

Made in:
USA in 2003

Actors:
Luke Wilson .... Mitch Martin
Will Ferrell .... Frank Ricard
Vince Vaughn .... Bernard 'Beanie' Campbell
Jeremy Piven .... Dean Gordon "Cheese" Pritchard

Plot:
Mitch, Frank and Beanie are disillusioned with their personal lives begining when Mitch's nymphomanic girlfriend, Heidi, cheats on him, then former party animal Frank gets married, but unwilling to get go of his wild life, and Beanie is a family man seeking to reclaim his wild and crazy youth. Beanie suggests that they form their own fraternity in Mitch's new house on a college campus to re-live their glory days by bringing together a variety of misfit college students, losers, middle-aged and elderly retirees as their new friends and later try to avoid being evicted by the new Dean of Students, Pritchard, whom still holds a personal grudge against all three of them. IMDB

Review:
This movie is.. horrible. It isn't funny. It is a bunch of actors who used to be funny, trying to still be funny, with a script geared for a much younger generation. The only funny thing is the newly married friend trying to give away non-wanted wedding presents. It is a wanna-be bad-80's-classic. The movie tries too hard and fails miserably. It deserves:

Fucking Åmål

AKA:
Show Me Love (Canada: English title) (UK) (USA) (cable TV title)

Written by:
Lukas Moodysson

Directed by:
Lukas Moodysson

Made in:
Sweden in 1998

Actors:
Alexandra Dahlström .... Elin Olsson
Rebecka Liljeberg .... Agnes

Plot:
Two teenage girls in small-town Sweden. Elin is beautiful, popular, and bored with life. Agnes is friendless, sad, and secretly in love with Elin.

Åmål is a small insignificant town where nothing ever happens, where the latest trends are out of date when they get there. Young Elin has a bit of a bad reputation when it comes to guys, but the fact is that she has never done *it*. Another girl in her school, Agnes, is in love with her but is too shy to do anything about it. For different reasons, Elin ends up at Agnes' birthday party as the only guest. They have a girl's night out together but after that Elin desperately avoids Agnes, refusing to even consider her own homosexuality. IMDB

Review:
There aren't that many good Swedish movies, but this one was even up for an Oscar. Yesterday was the first time I heard of the "Show Me Love" title, used for English speaking countries. It is called "Fucking" Åmål because of how much everyone hates living in this town. (Which is funny, because Fredrik and I love the town and wouldn't mind living there!) :/ :) It is a small town, not that far from the summerhouse, and we have been there many, many times. Even my parents have been there once. But this is a good movie. It is a love story, a - difficult love story for the two confused girls. Language is Swedish, and I'm sure it exists with English subtitles, if not even dubbed. But this is a very good movie.

Scary Movie

AKA:
Last Summer I Screamed Because Halloween Fell On Friday the 13th (USA) (working title)
Scream If You Know What I Did Last Halloween (USA) (working title)

Written by:
Shawn Wayans
Marlon Wayans

Directed by:
Keenen Ivory Wayans

Made in:
USA in 2000

Actors:
Carmen Electra .... Drew Decker
Dave Sheridan .... The Killer/Bodfy
Frank B. Moore .... Not Drew's Boyfriend
Giacomo Baessato .... Trick or Treater #1
Kyle Graham .... Trick or Treater #2
Leanne Santos .... Trick or Treater #3
Mark McConchie .... Drew's Dad
Karen Kruper .... Drew's Mom
Anna Faris .... Cindy Campbell
Jon Abrahams .... Bobby Prinze
Rick Ducommun .... Cindy's Dad
Regina Hall .... Brenda Meeks
Marlon Wayans .... Shorty Meeks
Shannon Elizabeth .... Buffy Gilmore

Plot:
A parody of modern horror films about a group of teenagers who are being terrorised by a serial killer. Some of the send-ups include: "Scream", "I Know What You Did Last Summer", "The Blair Witch Project", "The Sixth Sense" and "The Matrix". IMDB

Review:
Actually a pretty good movie!
Very funny and silly. Definately gets its point across. Every time I watch it, it is still just as funny.

Probably could be a little better, but comparing it to other parady movies of the time, it is pretty good.

Vi hade i alla fall tur med vädret

Written by:
Kjell-Åke Andersson
Börje Hansson

Directed by:
Kjell Sundvall

Made in:
Sweden in 1980

Actors:
Rolf Skoglund .... Gösta
Claire Wikholm .... Gun
Gunnar 'Knas' Lindkvist .... Rudolf (morfar)
Lotta Thomsen .... Lotta
Johan Öhman .... Johan

Plot:
A "typical" Swedish "Svensson" family goes on summer vacation for 4 weeks. The dad is paranoid and impatient the entire trip, the mom is quiet and passive, the daughter is sad and longing after a boy, the son always wants to go swimming, and the grandfather just wants to go fishing.

Review:
A Swedish classic. If you want to see a movie that depicts a typical Swedish summer vacation, this is the movie! :/ :) A hilarious movie. Everything that could go wrong, does go wrong. Language is in Swedish, never seen it with English subtitles, but it might exist somewhere. It deserves a:

Tale of Two Sisters

Original Title:
Janghwa, Hongryeon

Written by:
Ji-woon Kim

Directed by:
Ji-woon Kim

Made in:
South Korea in 2003

Actors:
Kap-su Kim .... Bae Moo-hyeon (Father)
Jung-ah Yum .... Eun-joo (Stepmother)
Su-jeong Lim .... Bae Soo-mi (Janghwa)
Geun-yeong Mun .... Bae Soo-yeon (Hongryeon)

Plot:
Two sisters who, after spending time in a mental institution, return to the home of their father and cruel stepmother. Once there, in addition to dealing with their stepmother's obsessive and unbalanced ways, an interfering ghost also affects their recovery. IMDB

Review:
This has to be one of the best movies I have ever seen. The movie leaves you very confused about the plot until the last couple of minutes of the movie, and then everything pulls together. It is scary - the pull-your-feet-under-the-cover scary. The scary, creepy parts are reminiscent of The Ring. Language is Korean, but you can find the movie with English subtitles.

Transylvania 6-5000

Written by:
Rudy De Luca

Directed by:
Rudy De Luca

Made in:
Yugoslavia & USA in 1985

Actors:
Jeff Goldblum .... Jack Harrison
Joseph Bologna .... Dr. Malavaqua
Ed Begley Jr. .... Gil Turner
Carol Kane .... Lupi
Jeffrey Jones .... Lepescu
John Byner .... Radu
Geena Davis .... Odette
Michael Richards .... Fejos


Plot:
Two reporters travel to a strange castle in Transylvania to investigate the apparent reappearance of Frankenstein. IMDB

Review:
A good silly movie. Definately not to be taken seriously. It is a good comedy, with some bad acting. I grew up watching this movie, so it is one of my favorites, but I will give it:

The Gift

Written by:
Billy Bob Thornton
Tom Epperson

Directed by:
Sam Raimi

Made in:
USA in 2000

Actors:
Cate Blanchett .... Annabelle 'Annie' Wilson
Giovanni Ribisi .... Buddy Cole
Keanu Reeves .... Donnie Barksdale
Katie Holmes .... Jessica King
Greg Kinnear .... Wayne Collins
Hilary Swank .... Valerie Barksdale


Plot:
When a local woman (Katie Holmes) disappears and the police can't seem to find any leads, her father (Chelcie Ross) turns to a poor young woman (Cate Blanchett) with psychic powers. Slowly she starts having visions of the woman chained and in a pond. Her visions lead to the body and the arrest of an abusive husband (Keanu Reeves), but did he really do it? Greg Kinnear is the missing woman's fiancee, Hilary Swank plays Reeve's abused wife, and Gary Cole is a sleazy attorney with ties to the missing woman. IMDB

Review:
Very good movie. I wasn't that excited about seeing this movie, but it turned out a lot better than I imagined. The acting is great, even by Keanu Reeves. Definately a movie I would see again and recommend to others.