All Very Scary

The cinema experience (at home)

Mon, 12 May 2008 00:47:00 +0000

I have to say, horror is better on the big screen.

Which works out great when you have a huge soundsystem and a projector to have your own big screen cinema experience in your lounge :D.

To be honest, it's fairly cheap to do. I picked up the projector for �400, the sound system for about �500, the DVD player cost me �120 and then there are the cables which maybe cost me �80 lets say (yeah, I know, those are some expensive cables but stuff like VGA and speakon cables for the lengths you need are).

End cost, just over �1,000 which isn't too bad. You'll spend that on a big screen TV.

I Am Legend

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:55:00 +0000

The opinions are in and I Am Legend is getting good write-ups.

It's a film made by Will Smith though. Luckily Will Smith is amazing so that's not really a problem.

Meanwhile Movie Steak are reporting that Warner Bros have already purchased rights for the sequel.

Archives are up

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:27:22 +0000

The archives have been saying "coming soon" for quite a while now but they have finally been replaced by actual browsable archives categories by month. Enjoy!

Rob Zombie's Halloween arrives

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 13:24:22 +0000

Friday saw Rob Zombie's remake of Halloween arrive. I haven't seen the first impressions or box offices figures yet but it will be interesting to see what kind of write-up it gets.

Silent Hill 5

Sun, 09 Sep 2007 13:00:22 +0000

Details of the next installment of the Silent Hill saga are finally starting to emerge.

It's aim to be more interactive from what I call tell - it's using the Havoc physics engine and mobs will respond to things like you making loads of noise by knocking loads of stuff over.

It will also feature a whole new plot and should be out early next year.

Jurassic Park DVD sale

Sun, 02 Sep 2007 11:48:22 +0000

Tesco are currently selling Jurassic Park on DVD for �3! It's one of their while stocks last bargains so I had no choice but to pick up a copy really.

Cherry Falls

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 12:37:22 +0000

Cherry Falls aired on BBC2 the other day and I got two responses.

The first friend I spoke to about it explained she had been kept up all night because it was really scary.

The second friend I spoke to about it explained it was one of the funniest films he had ever seen.

That amused me :p.

The Craft DVD

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 22:47:22 +0000

The most interesting thing about this DVD is that it is the "collectors edition" and yet I've never actually need a non-collectors edition of it.

Still, it's a kickass movie and one which I was glad to re-watch. It tells the story of Sarah who gets involved in a covern at her new school and things get a bit crazy, especially when she wants out.

The DVD is also sporting director's commentary (though I cannot yet comment on how interesting it is) and a few d eleted scenes and of course, a making of documentary.

Charmed magazine launches

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 11:25:22 +0000

A new magazine about Charmed has just launched in the UK. It's one of those get a DVD with every issue and a predictably high price tag too.

So while I'm not suggesting everyone regularly shells out �8 for it, it might be worth getting the much reduced "let us sucker you in" issue at �3 just for the DVD.

Silent Hill is scary

Thu, 21 Dec 2006 11:23:22 +0000

I renew my belief that Silent Hill is a damn scary movie. It really is.