Beth’s Top 5 And Bottom 5 Films For 2008!

BETH’S BOTTOM 5

5. THE HAPPENING - The trailer looked amazing! It was written and directed by the great M. Night Shyamalan. It even had Markie Mark!…But even with all these things, this film left me wanting to do what the characters in the movie were doing…kill myself. You would think that since it was an M. Night Syhamalan film it’d have this amazing twist right!? WRONG! Aside from waiting for things to get really interesting (which never happened) all I wanted to do was Knock Mark Whalburg out for being such a douche bag, bad actor and get my money back for wasting my time at the theatre! The best part about going to see this was the popcorn…and the guys jumping off the roof in the film cause that was gory as hell, but that’s it! Read more …

Shutter (2004) (Thai) - Poster, Synopsis, Review, Trailer

Directors:Banjong Pisanthanakun and Parkpoom Wongpoom
Genre:Fantasy / Horror / Mystery
Cast: Ananda Everingham, Natthaweeranuch Thongmee, Achita Sikamana, Unnop Chanpaibool, Chachchaya Chalemphol, Samruay Jaratjaroonpong, Abhijati ‘Meuk’ Jusakul, Binn Kitchacho, Jitrada Korsangvichal, Panitan Mavichak, Sivagorn Muttamara
Runtime: 97 min / Hong Kong:93 min (DVD version)
Country: Thailand
Language: Thai
Color: Color

SYNOPSIS

In Bangkok, after celebrating a drinking party with his closest friends, the photographer Tun (Ananda Everingham) and his girlfriend Jane (Natthaweeranuch Thongmee) have a car accident on the road, with Jane hitting a girl. Tun does not allow her to help the girl and they ran away leaving the girl lying on the road. When Tun reveals his latest pictures, he finds some mysterious shadows, while the couple is systematically haunted by the ghost of the girl.

Tun investigates and finds that the victim was his former shy and weird girlfriend Natre (Achita Sikamana), who studied with him in the college. Later Jane discloses deep and hidden secrets about the relationship of Natre, Tun and his friends. Read more …

Recycle (Gwai Wik) (2006) (Chinese) - Poster, Synopsis, Review, Trailer

Directed by: Oxide Pang Chun and Danny Pang
Genre: Fantasy / Horror / Mystery
Cast: Angelica Lee, Lawrence Chou, Siu-Ming Lau, Qiqi Zeng
Country: Hong Kong/Thailand
Running Time: 108 minutes.
Language: Madarin/Cantonese
Also known as:Gwai wik
IMDb link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0498311/

SYNOPSIS

A successful young writer working on her highly anticipated sophomore novel struggles with a crippling case of writer’s block. Isolating herself inside her apartment in a desperate attempt to regain her inspiration, she gradually loses her grip on reality as the bizarre world of her unfinished book comes to life before her eyes.

REVIEW

One of my favorite horror movies to date is the Pang Brother’s The Eye, which told the story of a blind woman getting a corneal transplant through a donor. Unfortunately for her Read more …

SAW 5, Poster, Pic, Trailer and Synopsis: Release Date: October 24, 2008

Release Date: October 24, 2008
Director: David Hackl
Writer: Marcus Dunstan, Patrick Melton
Starring: Julie Benz Tobin Bell Scott Patterson Costas Mandylor Mark Rolston Betsy Russell Samantha Lemole Meagan Good Laura Gordon Greg Bryk Carlo Rota
Studio: Lionsgate

SYNOPSIS

In the fifth installment of the popular SAW franchise, Hoffman is seemingly the last person alive to carry on the Jigsaw legacy.

But when his secret is threatened, Hoffman must go on the hunt to eliminate all loose ends.

Coment: By MrDisgusting

With Lionsgate’s Saw V arriving in theaters everywhere this Friday, we’ve got a super post for you guys to try and get yourself out of (it’s not gonna happen!).

First, if you check out BDTV, you can watch an exclusive clip from the film that features an alternate version of the now infamous neck-tie sequence, while inside you’ll find another clip featuring Strahm’s trap! In addition, we’ve got three SAW V prize packs and details on how you can get $2 off your tickets. Read on for everything SAW! Read more …

Death Jr. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and a Thing for Locked Boxes

Death Jr. is a video game for the PlayStation Portable. The PSP iteration was the very first PSP game ever shown publicly and advertised as a killer-app. It was released to fairly mediocre reviews and noted for numerous problems about the camera, gameplay and uninspiring graphics, but was praised for its Tim Burton-esque themes and quirky characters. The majority of those issues were corrected with the release of the Wii edition. Slightly more well-received was the comic book adaptation by Gary Whitta and Ted Naifeh, which includes two three-issue miniseries.

The game, movie, and comic book are about the teenage son of the Grim Reaper, named DJ. His father tried many times (all of them failed) to stop his son from creating chaos at every school he has been in. Now is DJ’s last chance. If he creates chaos one more time, he’ll be sent to military school. He meets his new friends at this school: Pandora, a girl with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and a thing for locked boxes; Stigmartha, a girl who bleeds from her hands whenever she’s nervous; Smith and Weston, conjoined twins who are very smart and conjoined at the head; The Seep, an armless, legless, foul-mouthed kid in a vat; and The Dead Guppy, a character who speaks for himself.

The friends go on a field trip to a museum, where they find a locked box that Pandora wants opened, so DJ opens it to impress her. Unfortunately, all hell breaks loose and demons run amok. It’s up to DJ to stop them, revert the town back to normal, all the while making sure dad doesn’t find out. Read more …

Vengeance (Thai) 2006, Poster, Synopsis / Plot, Vengeance Movie Trailer

Aka: Phairii phinaat paa mawrana
Year: 2006
Directed: Preaw Sirisuwan
Genre: Action/Horror/Thriller
Runtime: 99 mins
Country: Thailand
Language: Thai
Subtitles: English (idx/sub, srt)
Cast: Nattanun Jantarawetch, Chalad Na Songkhla, Sorachai Sang-aakaat, Watchara Tangkaprasert, Nattaree, Chirapat Wongpaisanlux
Imdb: Phairii phinaat paa mawrana

Synopsis / Plot

A young police officer, a local guide and his daughter follows the trail of a prison escapee, Nasor, into a mysterious forest with many hidden secrets, one of which directly relates to the death Nasor’s father at the hands of the father of the officer.

As the group ventures deeper into the forest, the eerie realm unleashes its spirits unto the intruders, killing them one by one.

Still intent on bringing Nasor to justice, the officer relentlessly pursues the criminal in a race against time and the unseen forces of the ancient forest. Read more …

Visible Secret II (Chinese) 2002, Synopsis / Plot, Poster and Trailer

Synopsis / Plot

The bliss of newlyweds Jack (Eason Chan Yik-shun) and Ching (Jo Kuk Tso-lam) is dashed when the former is critically injured one evening by a hit-and-run driver. He surprises his doctors by making a swift recovery and is soon discharged from the hospital. However, Jack now finds himself plagued with an inexplicable side effect, experiencing horrific visions of a female suicide victim every time he sneezes. This and other strange occurrences leave him wondering if the apartment he and Ching recently moved into is haunted.

On top of this, Ching is now behaving quite strangely, sitting immobile like a zombie and writing the character for “dead” hundreds of times on a piece of paper. Things quickly go from bad to much worse, as the girl begins displaying pronounced signs of possession. Unsure of what to do, Jack and old friend September (Cherrie Ying Choi-yi) follow Ching one day and discover that there is a great deal about her past that she has never revealed, including an old boyfriend who committed suicide.

Also Known As:
Cantonese: Yau ling yan gaan II: Gwai mei yan gaan
Mandarin: You ling ren jian II: Gui wei ren gian
English: Spirits Among Humans II: Ghost Flavour Among Humans
Year: 2002
Directed: Abe Kwong Man-Wai
Genre: Horror | Mystery

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