The Poltergeist (2015) - Disappointing Remake

Unfortunately I must inform any of those who have not seen this film that it was a disappointment. After having mixed expectations about this film, I went to the cinema thinking it would probably be a disaster but hoping it would be decent. I am a huge fan of the original and it is one of my favorite horrors, therefore I was interested in seeing what it would be like. Whilst it wasn't utterly dreadful, I must say that I was not impressed. Across the web it receives fairly low ratings:

• IMDB - 5.1/10
• Rotten Tomatoes - 32%
• Metacritic - 47%

In my opinion, I would say that the IMDB has an accurate score for this film, and perhaps Metacritic are close to my opinion however to be completely honest I believe Rotten Tomatoes are criticizing too heavily.

The film is directed by Gil Kenan and follows a similar plot to the original, lasting 93 minutes. A young family is visited by ghosts in their home. At first the ghosts appear friendly, moving objects around the house to the amusement of everyone, then they turn nasty and start to terrorize the family before they "kidnap" the youngest daughter.

As expected, the plot is very similar to the original and unfortunately had few strong features. One thing that I must admit that was fairly impressive were the camera angles. Some scenes were shot at angles which allowed the audience to question whether there was something waiting behind a character or not which I found quite thrilling. Another positive aspect was the suspense level. Although I didn't find it very scary, I thought the suspense was there. There were plenty of scenes with dead silence which made it incredibly eerie at times.

Although I've mentioned few positive aspects about this film, I must say that the negative aspects unfortunately outweigh the strengths. This film plot is almost identical to the original which is disappointing as you would expect at least a few small changes. Another thing that I was disappointed by was the clown which appeared way too many times in the trailer, yet it was only in the film for no more than 20 minutes. After watching the trailer, I was excited to seeing the creepy clown a lot however we rarely seen it after a few occurrences. I also thought that it was very unrealistic near the end. When the house was being completely trashed up I thought it was really bizarre how none of the neighbors were outside curious and terrified of the wreckage of the house. Was it just me or did you all think this? Another minor negative aspect I encountered was that I felt it was a bit slow. Even when it did speed up I felt as though the film was very short and overall I expected a bit better.

Whilst I clearly knew that it would never beat the original, I was optimistic in that it may be an average modern horror but I was wrong. I was disappointed with this remake as I really enjoyed the original and so I would not recommend you to watch this ahead of other popular modern horrors such as Insidious and Sinister.

Overall Rating - 5.2/10

Disturbia (2007) - Thrilling mystery horror

Before I watched this film I was looking forward to it because Shia LaBeouf was in the cast. After seeing Transformers in 2007, I adored Shia LaBeouf as an actor and decided to see what other films he was in.

The Eye (2008) - Creepy supernatural horror

Looking at the ratings this film receives across the web would certainly put you off watching this film. It is a really creepy film in my opinion filled with a massive ton of absolutely non-predictable jump-scares. When you think about it, how cool but also terrifying would it be to have an eye that allowed you to see supernatural things?

Five reasons why I believe the Poltergeist remake will fail.

Across the web, I have noticed there has been a growing hype about the new Poltergeist remake coming in Summer 2015. A lot of people are saying it'll be as creepy as the classic in the 80's and it could be better than the original, whilst others are saying it may ruin the classic 80's film. For me, I think the remake will be unsuccessful and I believe that it will be nowhere near as good as the original. Here are some of my reasons:

Hostel Part 3 (2011) - Very gruesome film!

After watching part 2, all of my hopes and expectations in this trilogy were gone. The second part was promising until the comedy began which for me, doesn't fit with horror nowadays. However, the third part of Hostel was surprisingly decent. It follows a similar plot although, it is based in Vegas and revolves around a group of guys again rather than girls.

Hostel : Part 2 (2007) - Gruesome horror

Before I watched this, the thought immediately struck me that this film could have potential since the first was half decent. Thinking positively, ignoring any possible negative sights, I watched it right through to the end. There were some fantastic, gore filled scenes which made me shiver and cringe. However at the same time, the positives unfortunately didn't outweigh the negatives.

The Woman In Black 2 : Angel of Death (2015)

The first review of 2015 has come, and I have decided to pick a new film for everyone, to give you all a modern recommendation. The Guardian has believed this film to be "inferior" although at the same time, an "effective sequel". With ratings varying everywhere, and reviews glowing negative and positive everywhere across the web, I'd recommend this film everyday for a horror fan, however I can't say it was any better than it's predecessor.

Grave Encounters (2011) - Crazy Found Footage Horror

I watched this film expecting it to be terrible, as most found footage horrors are. I was so wrong. This film is fantastic, and is a close second in my favourite two found footage horrors, just sitting behind the Blair Witch Project. I thought the setting of it in an abandoned asylum was an exceptional idea, and obviously the film succeeded as a result. I usually don't get frightened when I watch modern horrors, however this scared the crap out of me.

Hostel (2005) - Average gory horror

I'm not really a huge fan of this film although it did contain some decent horror concepts. The film is very gory at numerous points, however the torture scenes and brief and to the point. They don't go over the top, or seem unrealistic. It contains an uncomfortable element of not knowing what comes next, which definitely made me feel uneasy whilst I watched this film.

Dawn of the Dead (2004) - brilliant zombie horror

A lot of people complain about remakes nowadays, however similarly to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), this remake was incredible. I mean, most films begin with a rather boring ten minutes summarising the story line, however the first ten minutes of this film are insane. Five minutes into the film, there are already high-intensity scenes, full of shock, horror and pure gore.

War Of The Worlds (2005) - decent sci-fi thriller

I have always adored this film since the first time I seen it. I remember when I first watched it - I was absolutely terrified, being only a young boy, and I had a pillow in front of my face for the majority of the film. It's quite funny actually when I think about it. Although, I've seen it several times since then and I must admit, it's a really good thriller in my opinion.

Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013) - average action thriller

I began watching this film without expecting anything extremely good at all really. However, I had to watch it as one of my favourite fantasy tales when I was young was Hansel & Gretel. I was rather intrigued that a fantasy tale had been created into a gory thriller, and felt as though I had to see it. Not only does this film address the story,

Free Giveaway! - Follow to enter

So since my blog has developed at a fast rate in the 6 months I have owned it, I've decided to post about something different rather than a review. First of all, I would like to thank every one of my Twitter, Facebook, and Google+ followers for providing awesome support in reading my posts and also to my blogger followers who have been loyal in checking out all of my posts!

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) - Fantastic Depp!

Yes, I'm sorry to all you guys that hate horror musicals. Some people argue that musicals shouldn't even be associated with horror. I completely agree, however with the famous Johnny Depp in this film, I couldn't turn it down. After not expecting a lot from this film, I loved it. The acting was incredible, as was the gore content.

Halloween Special - Top 5 Halloween Horrors

Happy Halloween to all! I thought I'd delay my Wednesday's blog post to use more time to write an epic Top 5 list of some terrifying horrors that you should consider on Halloween. So without further ado, I'll get to the awesome list!

Awesome new horror web series! - Damnata

Once I came across the Damnata project, I was pretty interested to see how the same content is covered through comics, gaming and even now online! Basically, Damnata is a cross-platform project which merges gaming, comics, and online activity together through following the haunted life of the protagonist Elizabeth Kovacs and a unique and rich demon mythology.

Ouija (2014) - New Halloween Horror Preview

Today I'm going to compile a quick review on a horror which I am rather attracted to after watching several trailers. It has not released yet either in the UK or the US and the dates of release is as follows:

• USA - 24/10/2014
• UK - 31/10/2014

You guys might be thinking "Oh great, another ridiculous modern horror to exacerbate the horror genre!"

Carrie (2013) - no mercy...

WOW. This by far, is one of the best horrors I have seen in a long time! Believe it or not, I'm reviewing this masterpiece with no knowledge on the original film in 1976, and so perhaps the original may be better? You tell me! As you can see, it gets very decent ratings (well for a modern horror film anyway):-

• IMDB - 6/10
• Rotten Tomatoes - 49%
• Metacritic - 53%

For me, Rotten Tomatoes were harsh on this film. I felt IMDB gave Carrie an appropriate score, since it was a very successful remake to me. There were plenty of thrilling moments, and the film revolved around a brilliant story of Carrie being bullied at school.

Stalkers Shadow - creepy short horror!

I have seen many short horror films on YouTube and I'm sure most of you guys probably have as well, but this one was awesome! You'll find Stalkers Shadow on YouTube on a channel called Horror shorts - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCexaETvNqBrFXo5DHv1LpZw - and I recommend you check this video out!

My Soul To Take (2010) - really Wes Craven?

This shocker of a horror is a fine example of today's horrors and how they are such a letdown compared to your horrors from the 20th century. I would seriously recommend that no one goes near this horror as it is complete trash as the ratings below will show:-