The Pact II (2014)

Okay, a lot of things make more sense the second time around now that I’ve actually seen the first film. Not everything, though. This film left me with about as many unanswered questions as the first. Which is okay – I don’t expect every story to be perfect, especially in horror movies. And for the most part the plot makes sense and there aren’t any obvious holes.

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The Pact (2012)

Watching this movie tonight, I realized I’d never seen it before. Which wouldn’t be worth noting except that I’d watched its sequel last year because I thought I’d already seen this one. I probably should have realized this when I didn’t recognize any of the characters or context from the original in the sequel, but nope. It took watching this in its entirety to realize I’d never watched it before.

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The Amityville Horror (2005)
I liked this movie about as much as I liked the original. Which is to say, I liked it okay. I forgot that this was another Michael Bay remake until the Platinum Dunes opening logo popped up. And in fact I almost forgot again while I was watching the film, which says something. Right up until the sex scene, which had Michael Bay written all over it. Aside from that, it’s quite tame compared to some of his other remakes. Read more...
Sinister (2012)
The nights are getting longer and it feels like these movies are too. Okay that’s not really true. I like this movie. It’s got Ethan Hawke. And a very interesting story. But I can’t say I’ll be sad to see this year end (and maybe cut back to a movie a week instead of a movie day). I do recommend this one if you’re into scary movies, though. Read more...
The Unspoken (2015)
I don’t have a lot to say about this movie either. The acting is fine, the location creepy, the music only slightly overbearing… But it lost me a bit with the ending there. It felt like the important parts of the story were all revealed in a rush in the final three minutes. Which is weird, because it’s a relatively slow-moving film up until then. Overall I liked it but it wasn’t too scary and it wasn’t too memorable. Read more...