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31 Nights of Horror. Night 15: Friday the 13th

October 17, 2012 by robertforto Leave a Comment

Friday the 13th (1980 film)
Friday the 13th (1980 film) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

There are horror films that stand the test of time. They are Dracula, Nightmare on Elm Street, Alien, Psycho. But many would argue that the original Friday the 13th (1980) and its hundred (or so) sequels, is one of those. Back in the early 80s when butterfly collars were cool and speedo swimsuits, enter Kevin Bacon, were all the rage, a scary movie about a man in the woods who preys on over-sexed teenagers was sure to be a big hit.

But some 32 years later the original Friday is lame. The effects are awful. The acting is terrible and even the story is weak. Think about it; In the hour and a half of this film the viewer is taken on some sort of bizzare first person shooter-type ride where a guy off camera kills the innocent with a bevy of garden tools and sporting equipment.

I grew up on this stuff. I was fascinated by Jason and the folklore of the story and scared to death to go to summer camp. Not for the scary men in masks but the mere possibility that I might have to play strip monoply with my peers!

In a world of constant re-makes, re-issues, sequels and re-treads it is surprising thst some big named Hollywood-type named Bay, Sommers or even Rodriquez or Tarantino haven’t come out with a new version of the hcokey masked killer. One could only hope…

What is your favorite scary movie?

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31 Nights of Horror. Night 10: The Fields

October 15, 2012 by robertforto Leave a Comment

There are movies that you watch that are just so terrible that you just want it to end. I remember when I was very young my dad took me to see the movie, The Deep at the theater. It was so bad that my dad was pacing the aisles before it was halfway over.

The Fields (2011) was one such film. It was terrible. I rented this movie on a day that Redbox was giving away a free rental for the company’s 10th birthday. I thought cool, I will run over the kiosk and find something new that might fit well into the 31 Nights of Horror theme for this year. Boy was I wrong!

By halfway though I was under the blanket in my Lay-Z-Boy fast asleep and Michele and Nicole were commenting on their dislike of the movie.

I thought it had promise when I read the preview. It said it was based on true events and it did have Tara Reid, Hollywood’s ultimate party girl and famous for her sophomoric movie roles like Van Wilder and American Pie. It you are a guy you know who Tara Reid is. Don’t you…

Anyway, the fields will not show up next year on the 31 Nights of Horror list and I dare to say I will never watch it again. As far as I am concerned it fell off the deep end…

What is your favorite scary movie? 

 

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