Sinister

Ellison Oswalt (Ethan Hawke) is a true-crime author researching on his latest book about the murder of a family in a small town. He then comes across some old homemade film footage depicting the actual crime that had taken place. Little by little he starts to discover new found clues on to what had actually happen all those years ago. 

His Slipknot wallpaper always kept him company..

Well even browsing and looking for some decent pictures to post on M!D! have given me the hibbie-jeebies. This movie was an absolute scream to watch. What was mostly scary was the depiction of how the crimes were being carried out. Supernatural or not, I think the mystery surrounding the events that had taken place will have you squirming during each scene and wishing the lights will just turn itself on. I loved the way it was shot, as it teases you through every darkness in the house and lets your imagination run wild. After all, what is more scary than not knowing what to expect?

Oh dear that's not very nice

It's great to see Ethan Hawke back on the big screen after quite a while. Whatever happened to him anyways? Felt like he was doing a few tough roles (action) then suddenly he vanished. He does well in this one, playing the role of a budding author trying to write that big hit book to achieve his dream in life. The premise is relate-able and adds weight to the movie. There also isn't too much scare tactic (door slamming, cats jumping up, loud farts) in Sinister which just goes to show that you'll be actually scared by the story itself. All the elements of murder and mystery are all wrapped up into one. We thoroughly enjoyed this one and if you haven't seen it yet, do give it a go!

Ratings - 3.8/5 (M!D! Scary Choice)

The Possession

The possession is a scary ass tale about a little girl who encounters supernatural activities once she buys a mysterious box in a yard sale. The evil demon that inhibits the box then possess the little girl and all hell breaks lose. Sounds pretty familiar no?

The new make-up was a shade too light

Can I say firstly JEEPERS CREEPERS man, that was one scary ass movie! It has been a couple of weeks till we last stumbled on something worth watching. The Possession takes you on a roller coaster ride of screams, induced vomit and tears of sorrow. You need quite a number of things to make a movie scary in my opinion. It has to be the following : 1) The setting 2) The Evil 3) The Link 4) The ending. I actually think this movie has all of it.

Damn girl you better wash your mouth..

This might not be the best horror film out there, but it is relatively refreshing. The evil object in this movie is actually an evil Jewish Demon instead of the usual Catholic demonic type. It's quite subjective on what we find scary. Asian cultures seem to be scared of womanly figures with long black hair while western culture is more towards small like figures such as a child. This is the perfect combo to basically scare EVERYONE. 

Shalom Dammit! Shalom!

Okay let's sum it up. The possession is worth the watch if you're browsing through the cinema now. It should have u fearing for every dark corner in that house of yours. 

 Ratings - 3/5 (Possessed You!)

Teeth

Venue: At home again
Food: Some crackers this time with no-pulp orange juice

Okay, here's another fairly unknown movie which u guys have probably not heard about. I saw the trailer a couple of months ago and it seemed pretty interesting. I was like, whoaa i've never heard of a movie like this before! Teeth? No, not that set of teeth - this is about teeth 'down under'! :D Caught your attention now?

This movie was released last year and apparently it was a hit with the Sundance (festival) viewers. Hmmm I wonder whyy. It's a sort of dark comedy / indie movie about Dawn, a high school girl who's a bit geeky; she gives talks about 'chastinence' and 'purity' at her local chastity group while not surprisingly, still being a virgin. She tries reeeeaaal hard to suppress her sexual feelings towards this guy she likes and when they finally get on some action.. TRAGEDY strikes! haha i bet u can roughly imagine what's gonna happen. :P

My first impression of this movie was alright, i mean, i have to say its quite original - with the theme of the movie exploring about the vagina dentata myth (in english it means TOOTHED VAGINA). This movie has that whole "indie" feel to it, while its such a trend now i guess its only a matter of time before they release an indie horror movie.

"say, that's a nice set of teeth you have there"

The whole show is pretty dark, but some scenes are laughable - i'm not sure whether its intentional or not, maybe it is, but the scene (spoiler ahead!) when the gynaecologist checks out her nether regions and discovering she has teeth down there and screams out VAGINA DENTATAAA!! was quite funny. haha anyways this movie also addresses the dangers of rape and some other sexual offences quite graphically. Careful guys, u just might get your dick cut off!

So i guess this is a so-so sorta movie with a practically unknown cast, although i have to say the lead actress is quite pretty :) Give this one a try if u wanna see something totally different from the norm. If not, just wait for Iron Man, Indy Jones or The Dark Knight which is coming out sooner than you can imagine! It's May and the summer blockbuster season has officially started! Wooot!

Stars: Stuck between 2.5-3/5

Amount of times u see the leading girl nekkid: 2

Food not to eat while watching this movie: Sausages & Hot Dogs

El Orfanato (The Orphanage)

Venue: At home (DVD)
Food: Bite-size Twix and Ribena

If you're sick with crappy horror movies and lousy asian horror remakes but still want to watch a decent horror movie with good storyline, well this one might be for you. The Orphanage is a spanish movie, yes, so expect to read subtitles - unless of course you can understand Spanish like DKD hehe. This movie is executively produced by Guillermo Del Toro, if you don't know him he is the dude that did the marvellous Pan's Labyrinth late last year.

So basically, this show is about a haunted orphanage right? Yes! Are there any long haired female ghosts in the movie? Fortunately, no.

This show tells the story of Laura, who was in the orphanage when she was a child. Later on in her life, she returns to the orphanage to change it into a home for disabled children with his husband Carlos and their son, Simon. (pronounced as See-mon like timun ahaha) During her stay there in the orphanage, her son starts to play with "new friends" and Laura suspects something is not right.

To tell you more about this show would actually spoil it. Although the plot might sound cliched, it actually is very intriguing. When the story unfolds, secrets about the orphanage begin to unravel and more mysteries appear. An "incident" happens in the movie and the horror starts from there...

However, this movie is not frighteningly scary. There are some shock jolt moments, and some disturbing scenes.. but its not very "boo!" horror unlike the typical Hollywood movies. It works best as an engaging thriller. That being said, the story and drama in this show is its strongest point - and towards the end, everything fits in like a well made puzzle.

I'd definitely recommend this movie for horror junkies who's in need of a change from all the typecast horror movies out there. This is something different, it's a good movie with horror elements in it.

Stars : 3.5/5

Watch this if you liked : The Others, Dark Water, Pan's Labyrinth

The Mist

Venue - Cineleisure The Curve

Ate - Popcorn, Corn, Pepsi

Its definitely one of those film where u didn't even plan to catch a movie and you naturally have no expectation and in the end, you kinda wish you caught the romantic comedy one instead of this one.

Movie starts off with a town being "invaded" by a big ass mist after the storm the night before. Everything seems ok till they get into town, where the big ass mist has transformed into a pretty HUGE big kick ass mist. People start running for their lives claiming there are things in the mist. The movie is shot in the town's supermarket, where everyone is afraid to go outside as whatever is inside the mist, wants to have them for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Billy always thought his job kinda bites

If anything this movie should be avoided but i have to add that its from a Stephen King novel and like most adaptation, the movie version usually sucks.

Stars - 1.5/5

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