(HORROR) Oculus - 2013 ***

"Oculus' tries to be original, tries to be quirky and tries to be unique. On some levels its pretty good, and I haven't seen anything like it before. On the other hand its too much of an arty mishmash to be anything other than a mess of director s and writers trying to be too clever. The idea of a haunted/cursed mirror has been done before, but even so its never been done in this manner, and certain parts are genuinely frightening. Overall though, the two main characters are ridiculous. The girl comes across as though she's taken a hearty suck on a bong and hasn't quite come down, and the bloke doesn't fare much better. The film combines the past lives of the brother and sister with the present, as all the awful things that happened when they were younger centred around/next to the star of the show; the mirror. The mirror makes normal people do horrible things, and turn into vicious psychopaths, and will take said people 'into the parallel universe. It's all a bit complicated. Worth a watch I guess.

The Hangover III - 2013 **

It's just as well this was the last film of these comedies because I know I wouldn't of watched the next one. Same sort of routine, although really doesn't have anything to do with the last two movies. The funniest character was Chinese - says it all really. I just feel that these films were never particularly good, they just arrived on the scene at a time when America was only shelling out awful comedies, and I suppose they were a bit unique. Or rather, the first one was. The second one wasn't so much, and this one had no clue what it was doing (neither did the formless, idiotic characters). This time the group are in Las Vegas. Oh joy.

(HORROR) The Dinner Party - 2005 **

This looks amazing. Like the type of horror film you really want to see. Something utterly bizarre but horrifically simple as well. (Don't be fooled by the DVD cover because it's nothing like that). A group of friends all gather together for a meal. The host Angela is mentally unstable and adamant that tonight she will be ending her life. She also believes that her boyfriend (who is about to leave her for someone else) is equally keen to die. She thinks that she can have a farewell dinner with all  her favourite people and decides to let drop the reason for the party as she invites everyone.
For one, this is an absurd idea, as who in their right mind would want to sit back and watch either a double suicide or a suicide/murder pact take place in front of their chicken chow mein?
Secondly, Angela's best friend Maddie, seems totally oblivious to the fact that her pal may be dead by the morning, and rushes out eagerly to buy some more heroin for her so that 'she will have enough for the both of them.'
Arthouse cinema is correct, but classy it is not. It's unique, but that's as far as it goes, and the whole thing sort of melts into a bit of a despicable mess after about 1 hour.

(HORROR) The ABCs of Death - 2012 ***

My best friend brought this over for film day and I thought it sounded incredibly novel and original idea for a horror. 26 stories of death, told by 26 directors in completely different ways. Some are disgusting, others and beautiful, some are just bizarre. One in particular is the most hilarious thing I have ever seen. Some are quite long, others are about 30 seconds long. They are all unique. Worth a watch.