Scary Stories (from a Dark Allie)

This is a reasonably interesting take on an old story, but it’s too ambitious for its format.

I really liked this addition to the franchise. I liked that it serves as a sequel (in fact, it starts directly after the events of the original) while also providing some interesting and relevant background to the original.

Here’s a Michael Bay remake I can get behind. Sure, that’s mostly because I wouldn’t have realized Michael Bay had anything to do with this if I hadn’t looked it up, but still.

I don’t have too much to say about this one either. I like Tobe Hooper, and this is definitely the film that put him in the spotlight, but it’s also definitely not his best film.

I was excited to see this one finally available on Amazon Prime Video, but a little disappointed now that I’ve actually seen it.

The hype was definitely better than the movie on this one.

I like this one quite a bit, though I have very little to say about it.

Today being the birthday of one of my favorite people, I decided this movie would be a good choice. Note that the honor is in the title only and not the content. And perhaps also in how much I liked this movie. Because I like it quite a bit.

Wow, this movie was bad. Laughably bad, but not so bad it’s funny or so bad it’s good – it’s really bad. I was lured by the promise of Mischa Barton and Rebecca De Mornay in it, and they were in it all right – but it was still bad.

I like this one, though definitely more for the cast than the scare factor.

Honestly, I think the only reason they went the horror direction is so they had a (reasonably) good reason to keep Christina Ricci naked on a table for most of the film. Not that I’m complaining.

I would rate this movie at four out of five just for the acting in it. I try not to use the word “superb” lightly, but I feel like everyone in this film just did a superb job.

I always liked this one, though its PG rating is a bit deceiving (it’s another from before the PG-13 rating existed).

Wow. This is a stupid addition to the “let’s play a game” genre. And I mean stupid.

I’m feeling better tonight, finally. Getting over this cold or sinus infection or something.

Anyway, this movie wasn’t so bad. I definitely was able to sit through these with much less trouble than the last few Saw movies.

And the very end? I guess I should have seen that one coming. Well done.