Lucky McKee
All Cheerleaders Die (2013)
I know it’s Easter, but instead of finding something thematically appropriate, I found this. I started watching this one expecting something silly and ridiculous, and that’s exactly what I got. It kind of reminded me of Jennifer’s Body, only not as clever, and much more focused on being sexy than on being scary.
And sure, it was kind of sexy at times. I mean, I feel like the whole plot was just thinly veiled sexual innuendo…and sometimes just blatantly sexual. The story was silly, and it had too many moving parts. Like they wanted to make fun of horror movies and romantic comedies, but kind of missed both boats.
May (2003)
It’s the first of May, so of course I had to watch this one. In fact, I waited until today to ever watch this one at all. I’ve known about it for years, and I like Angela Bettis, but somehow I never got around to this one until now. It’s pretty good!
I didn’t realize Jeremy Sisto and Anna Faris were in this one as well! So that was a pleasant surprise. I was surprised at how much I liked Anna Faris as Polly. The whole cast worked really well together, in fact. I was definitely hooked early on.
Tales of Halloween (2015)
Normally I have trouble rating anthology films. Often the segments vary in quality, tone, or entertainment value. I had no trouble rating this one, though. Five out of five, no question. Well, some questions.
The Woman (2011)
Wow. I liked this movie way more than I anticipated. I watched it in broad daylight and it was still absolutely terrifying.
The Woods (2006)
I mentioned in my post about May that I realized Lucky McKee was the director for this movie as well and that I was thinking of watching it again soon, so here it is. I vaguely remember watching this movie years ago, but there were a lot of details about the movie I didn’t remember.
Like Bruce Campbell! He doesn’t play a small part either, so I’m surprised I didn’t remember until the opening credits. He was pretty good in this movie, though he didn’t get much of a chance to show off. I did remember Patricia Clarkson and Agnes Bruckner, who were also great as Mrs. Traverse and Heather, respectively. Rachel Nichols was another familiar face, and she did just fine as Samantha.