The Thing (2011)

The prequel to Carpenter’s (remake of) The Thing. When a group of a scientist find a thing buried under the ice they move it to further dissect it. After celebrating their discovery with a few drinks and laughs someone goes to get some more booze. He stops by the room with the huge block of ice with the thing in it, just to see it burst from the ice.

After he runs to alert the others it becomes a nonstop ride of trying to catch this thing, from outer space. Same premise as the other movie, the thing can mimic bodies almost exactly. It cannot mimic any defects a body has, a metal plate, cavities, fillings, etc.

The film is very fast paced and moves very quickly. There’s a lot of blood, a lot of gore, and it’s always fun to watch people in a room with flamethrowers, guns, and a killer alien who wants to eat everyone whole.

The prequel follows the original pretty well, it’s the same concept and it’s executed pretty well. Yes, we can see the thing unlike the original, yes, there’s CGI but it looked really good. The alien had teeth that had more teeth, it was a very decent looking alien.

I was really expecting this movie to suck, but I was really impressed with it. Plenty of action, lots of explosions, lots of fire, and a lot of bodies ripping in half with a vicious alien host. If you like aliens, even if you’re a huge (the) Thing fan you won’t be let down. It’s suppose to be a prequel but it does follow the original pretty closely, and if you stick around for the end credits you’ll see a lil something.

7.5/10 rotting corpses
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The Breed (2006)

A group of college kids go to a house in a remote island that belonged to two of the kid’s uncle to relax and have fun before finals. We meet the group at once, and you really can’t get more stereotypical than these characters. Within the first night they find a stray puppy, when the puppy runs away one of the girls runs off to catch it, alongside one of the guys join. When she finally catches up to the pup and calls for him a bigger, and much more aggressive dog pounces on her and ends up taking a bite. As they rush her off into the house and clean up her wounds they want to go back home, after she reassures them that she’s fine they decide to stay.

That’s when things start going awry, and when we find out that there’s more than just one angry dog on the island. The island is practically deserted from wild animals and people. When the girl who gets bit starts feeling sick and there’s a mishap with a now and arrow the group are left stranded inside a house, while a pack of dogs surround the outside of the house.

The film does pack quite a lot of action. First and foremost don’t expect to see mutant dogs, or a ton of cgi, or even werewolves, what we’re dealing with are real dogs, that have real vicious thoughts, they team up in attacks, and they are anything but friendly.

Throughout the film there’s plenty of laughs, dogs will jump through windows, into water, or attack all at once. They’re smart, which makes them extremely terrifying, and the deaths that follow are equally as funny as they ate terrifying (terrifying if you’re afraid of dog bites, which might raise the tension while watching this) but the blood/gore isn’t overdone, in fact it’s rather minimal.

The plot is there, although with a lot of holes and no real answers. What really becomes the icing to this film is Michelle Rodriguez, not only is she a babe but she seems to be the only one who could get the acting done right in the movie. She killed this role. This movie is worth a watch, even if it’s just once. It’s far from boring, will keep you entertained, and do I have to mention what a babe Michelle Rodriguez is?

The only things that would take away from this movie being a GREAT movie would be the crappy acting by the supporting class, the plot holes, and maybe some more deaths. Overall? Fun film, good laughs, and plenty of dogs for all of you dog lovers.

6.75/10 rotting corpses
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Don’t Go in the Woods (2010)

I honestly do not know where to begin with this.

Here’s what the premise of the film is: A band of indie rockers go into the woods to separate themselves from society so they can work on an album. Until someone with a sledgehammer comes to ruin the party.

Here’s what you get instead, you get a fucking musical. A MUSICAL. There’s some dialogue, and they do crank out some songs so they can work on the album. When the lead singer tells them to give up their cell phones, no drugs, booze, or girls so they can work on the music things get out of hand when their girlfriends come to the woods to party with them.

It takes 35 minutes until we see the first death. It wasn’t long, and you won’t see much for long. When the girls interrupt the music session to start partying and SINGING.

It’s not until 1 hour and 4 minutes that people actually start dying. Is there any type of plot, or any build up for the killings? None what so ever. In fact, they come out of nowhere. The death scenes aren’t done well either, some scenes you could tell that they just wanted to rush. The blood was minimal, the killings were half assed, and most importantly there was about 40 minutes worth of singing.

The ending wasn’t horrible, there was a slight twist, but by then there was no way of repairing the damage that I put my eyes and ears through. The acting wasn’t great, no one added anything important to the film, and did I mention, it was like a damn MUSICAL? Adding 10 minutes of spinning camera angles, random blood splatter, and a plot twist of an ending doesn’t make it a fucking horror movie.

1/10 rotting corpses

1 for me being able to sit through it.

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Fright Night (2011)

This a remake to the cult classic Fright Night (1985) which was such an awesome film. This remake on the other hand… The parts that hit, definitely hit but the parts that missed… Boy did they miss.

When Charley notices that his new neighbor Jerry (Colin Farrell) only comes out at night he starts to notice that the rate of people disappearing starts to grow rapidly. When his childhood friend Ed tries to tell Charley that his neighbor is a vampire, he doesn’t believe him and leaves Ed to fend for himself.

When Charley finds out Ed was reported missing he searches a bit deeper into his neighbor’s house. What he finds there, only proves his friend’s assumption.

With Jerry knowing that Charley knows the truth there’s only one thing to do… Kill him. Now it’s up to Charley, his girlfriend, and a “vampire hunter” to put an end to Jerry’s destructive path.

If you’re looking for a modern remake of a cult classic film, look elsewhere. Colin Farrell does a decent job as a vampire, the CGI in this film is for the most part, straight garbage. Majority of the acting is dull, boring, the dialogue seems so forced. Also, not enough Evil Ed… Which loses so many points off the bat.

The few changes they made wasn’t enough. This is one of the films that you can add to the “shitty remake” pile.

Fright Night, originally wasn’t as huge as The Lost Boys, or Near Dark but it had a huge following. Sadly, this remake does nothing for the original beside smacking it on the face.

4.5/10 rotting corpses
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Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet The Wolfman (2000)

A few people have asked me if I’ve done any “children horror” films, I might have only done 1 or 2 at the least. So if you have some little monsters of your own and you want to ease them into monsters, and all the scary stuff we enjoy than look no further. When Alvin and his obsession with monsters, monster movies, and accusing everyone of being a monster get the best of him things start to go crazy. He suspects their new neighbor Mr. Lawrence Talbot (if you’re into classic monster movies you’ll know who he is) of being a werewolf. When things get out of hand Dave tries to put an end to his monster obsession by removing all of his monster toys and even removed him from a play about Dr. Jekyll. Instead Theodore is forced to take the part of the ferocious Mr. Hyde. Theodore gets bit by a “dog” and eventually starts going through changes. He’s better at sports, stands up for himself, even seems to start developing an angrier side. With the full moon approaching the day of the play it’s up to Alvin and Simon to try to stop Theodore from transforming and becoming a wolf forever.

Mild scares here for the kids, even when Theodore starts becoming a wolf he acts more like a puppy than he does a wolf. The music is pretty fun, could use a few more songs. But there’s plenty of homage to some classic monsters and monster movies here. You can leave your little monsters alone with this flick, there’s nothing that will make them hide or be afraid. If anything it’s an awesome step for them to appreciate monsters and realize how cartoony they can be.

This won’t be a rotting corpses rating since it is children’s flick.

7/10 baby coffins

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Hunter Prey (2010)

Before even talking about this film you should know a few things. If you’re looking for a sci-fi film packed with explosives, and non stop action you should look elsewhere. If you’re looking for a film that is shot incredibly well, with a very character driven performance than grab a seat, strap on your helmet, and enjoy the ride.

When an alien ship holding a dangerous prisoner crashes on a barren planet, only a few alien soldiers survive with the prisoner gone and equipped with a weapon. It is up to the soldiers to hunt the prisoner down, alive if possible. The prisoner has other plans instead. The prisoner is wanted due to the fact that he is a threat to the alien’s home planet, after they destroyed his.

With a sick game of cat and mouse, the alien soldiers try to capture the prisoner but he always seems to be one step ahead.

The film takes a few turns, and has its fair share of some interesting turn of events. When the hunter meets the prey and you get a clearer picture on the prisoner’s side of the story you might second guess your thoughts on who’s the hunter, and who’s the prey.

The movie does have action in it, although its moderate, it is very effective. Nothing over the top, but very awesome nonetheless.

Visually, the film looks like something from the 70’s. And by that I mean it looks fucking awesome. There’s not a lot of cgi used. The aliens are actually wearing suits, masks like they would have in earlier sci-fi films, and boy does it work wonders. The score throughout the movie is awesome, the plot was very well thought out. Hunter Prey worked on a very good pace, nothing was forced, nothing was extremely over the top, and it was a fresh take on a newer sci-fi flick.

Give this movie a chance if you’re into character driven plots, aliens, revenge, twists, and love 70’s themed sci-fi. It’s definitely worth a watch, and you might just find yourself feeling pretty satisfied after watching this. Take note future movie makers, cgi isn’t the way for everything. Simplicity can carry a film a long way.

8/10 rotting corpses
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Also, shouts to Danny for recommending the film!

PROMETHEUS [2012]

Prometheus, a prequel to Ridley Scott’s ALIEN . The film starts off with a group of scientist who find cave findings and hieroglyphics with a strange pattern of lights. Flash forward a few years a crew of people [two of the scientist from the findings are included] wake up from a cryogenic sleep [Just like in Alien]. They hope to find a species of aliens said to live in a galaxy similar to ours. With it’s own life source, and it’s own sun. LV-223

The thought of this planet is that the aliens that live there are our actual creators. The crew sets out to find proof of their existence, to see if we come from them, and if we do, why?

As the crew ventures into the planet the suspense starts to settle in. The atmosphere was captured perfectly, dark, damp, and eerie. They find something, that could answer some of mankind’s questions. The movie is shot well, the planet looks awesome, and a lot better than I expected. I was expecting your typical sci-fi “planet”. Lot’s of rock and sand, and no depth. But what you get here is nothing like that. On the exterior, the planet looks desolate, but once they enter further into the planet we get layers, and some incredible visuals. 

The movie doesn’t pick up right away, Ridley does a great job setting up the atmosphere, keeping you waiting for it to all come down. When it does, it comes with a wrath, and fury. Maybe the answers they were looking for wasn’t worth the trip to ask. What would happen when your beliefs are questioned, when you finally find a source to every question imaginable, and what if then, the things you believed in the most were to turn on you. This film takes the creators and makes them the destroyer. 

If you’re looking for a good horror sci-fi film, look no further. This movie has the whole package. Atmosphere, suspense, science fiction, and terror. The acting was on point, the escalation between the characters, the tension, and the build up was all awesome. 

I was hoping to see some type of homage to ALIEN. I did, and it ruled. 

Go watch Prometheus, and keep your mouth closed. [You’ll see]. The film did have some cliche moments, but what sci-fi flick nowadays doesn’t? But overall Ridley Scott did not disappoint. 

7.75/10 rotting corpses
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PHASE 7 [2011]

This movie was recommended by one of our followers, [Danny].

Firstly, this film is in spanish [Argentinean] if you speak spanish you can get through most of the film without a problem, subtitles are available too. Good, now we have that out of the way. 

This film focuses on a few characters, Coco, Pipi, and Horacio. We start off with Coco, and Pipi [a young couple, with a baby on the way] arguing in a supermarket, as they pay for their items a flood of people rush through the store. Too busy to notice during their fighting, the two of them head home [we see a small spread of violence by the time they go home] they notice nothing, and head upstairs to their apartment. As Coco and his wife are unpacking the groceries he hears a commotion coming from downstairs. As he meets up with his neighbors, sees the front doors are locked and men are outside in suits, talking about a quarantine. 

I won’t lie I was skeptical at first because of the premise of the film. I was hoping if anything, it’ll be similar to [rec]. Boy was I wrong. What we have here is a film that paints a picture, a real picture. What would happen if a group of people in a small apartment complex was quarantined and had no contact or any idea of what was happening. This flick doesn’t drag out, but it is not done in a fast pace. There’s a real good character development between the characters. 

Coco, the lazy husband. Pipi, the busy pregnant housewife. Horacio, the crazy neighbor who has a hazard suit, and guns. A group of neighbors who want to kill each other off due to all the paranoia going on in the building. There is some blood and gore, and it’s not the best but it does the trick. The sound effects add a sci-fi feel to the flick, as well as some good suspense. The acting is pretty on point, and there’s only a few cuss words. 

The movie works on it’s own pace, and while there’s a few scenes that are quick and pretty intense the majority of the film is a set up for those intense scenes. There’s no creepy monster here, the ending was good, if you can sit through subtitles, and don’t mind a movie with not much action but a fair amount of build up, give this a watch!

I like what the movie brings to the table, a realistic outlook on what would happen if an apartment would go under quarantine. How soon and how bad paranoia will strike, and how people can snap, or come together. The movie also hints at the new world order. 

-7/10 rotting corpses
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2-Headed Shark Attack (2012)

This film opens up with a group of dudes in a boat and two girls water skiing, and right off the bat a giant two headed shark

Then we’re introduced to a boat filled with college kids (Brooke Hogan included), their professor, and his wife (The one and only Carmen Electra).

When their boat gets hit by the two headed shark and the propellor gets fucked up they end up stranded… BUT! With luck (kinda) they are stranded not too far from an island. As the kids and professor head towards the island (his wife, two crew members, and a crew member that knows how to fix the ship) stay behind.

As they venture into the island they find old shacks, a chapel, and one of the students find a gun.

You can pretty much predict what happens in this, so I won’t go into insane details. The two headed shark basically has a field day with anything that goes into the water.

Acting: horrible isn’t even close to how bad it was. Some of the lines are just laughable. Example: When in open water being surrounded by the shark someone yells “RUN!”

Deaths: 15+ some funny as hell, some horrible, but they all look cheesy as fuck.

Nudity: some boobs, some kissing, that’s pretty much where it ends.

The shark: probably the worst part, I get it, the fund isn’t high and shit. But damn, the CGI looked horrible, the deaths were even CGI-ish, and when the shark was close it looked inflatable, and rubber (shark teeth shouldn’t bend…)

Overall: plenty of babes in bikinis, lots of shark time, and enough blood to tickle you inside. Is it worth a watch? It is if you know what you’re getting into. Don’t expect something well thought out, or something executed well. If you like some sci-fi mutated monsters, by all means give this a go.

Movie: 3/10 rotting corpses
Laugh factor: 5/10

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The Collector (2009)

This film kicks off right before the opening credits. A couple (drunk) stumbles into their home, as a woman heads upstairs the man stays downstairs to check out some bills and realizes the lights aren’t working. He hears his wife scream and runs upstairs, in the middle of their bed room is a box and from the inside it bangs.

After the beginning credits roll in we meet a dude name Arkin, a worker on a house that’s being remodeled. We learn that his wife is in some financial trouble, so he plans to rob the house he’s working for to get her out of the debt, and to protect his daughter.

As Arkin goes to break into the house (that should be empty) he soon realizes he’s not the only one in the house. But the other person in the house has a more violent intention, as he set booby traps all around the house. He finds the couple he works for (in pretty bad condition) they tell him to help find their daughter.

As he runs around trying to avoid traps, the killer runs around doing what he does best, collecting bodies. It becomes a race for survival, and an intense one at it!

The movie does have a fair amount of suspense that’ll leave you anxious, just waiting for something to happen.

Piano wire tied to nails, bear traps, acid, and a bunch of other goodies are used for traps.

Gore factor? Plenty. Also, not cheesy gore, there’s plenty of blood, but not to the point where it’s excessive.

Plot? Not the greatest, but there’s no need for a huge plot when there’s a killer in a house.

Deaths? Some good, some cliche, but there was some very unexpected ending.

Overall, definitely worth a watch! The movie doesn’t drag, it’s something you can sit through and enjoy. I came to a scene towards the end… I thought it was going to end there, then… BOOM. (watch and find out)

Other than a few generic torture scenes, it was a good flick.

7/10 rotting corpses
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Apollo 18 (2011)

This film is shot in a documentary style, and is a “true story” as to why no one has been to the moon since then.

Two American astronauts and a pilot head to the moon for a secret mission. As they search different areas collecting different space rocks for further analysis the camera pans out on a few rocks that appear to move.

As the two continue searching they stumble onto another ship they find that it isn’t American, and it is deserted. They soon find a dead astronaut. After some investigating, and no answers they head back to the ship. Over night as they get rest, there ends up being a lot of interference with the cameras and their flag ends up missing. When one of the astronauts goes out to take a better look he starts going crazy screaming that there is something in his suit. You get a quick glimpse of what’s in his suit, he passes out, and his friend pulls him back into the ship.

They lose contact, and the astronaut who claimed there was something in his suit realizes that he has a wound. They pull something out of the wound which doesn’t make sense. As they are running low on oxygen, no way of communicating with the main ship or Houston, the astronaut getting sicker from whatever was inside him, and their ship not being able to fly on its own. Things seem to get worse when their only option seems to be to try to get on the foreign ship to escape.

I won’t ruin what happens from them leaving one ship to the other, but this is probably where most of the action takes place. The ending is kinda messed up and you end up feeling bad for the dude. But just when you think the movie will go on just a few more minutes, it doesn’t. It ends pretty quickly, which I’ve seen some reviews complaining about the ending, if you remember this is suppose to be “found footage” than you should kind of expect it to end the way it did.

The movie itself had an awesome atmosphere to it, the documentary style shooting worked really well. The moon landscaping looked great, the lighting was on point, the plot, for what it was, was decent. Now here’s what knocked it down a bunch, the “aliens” (creatures, space things, etc.) we’re just laughable. I can’t critique it without spilling the beans as to what they look like. But I can tell you this, I love sci-fi movies, I love horror movies, and I love aliens. The creatures in this movie were just plain stupid, I was hoping it would’ve been more, or just something, I don’t know… More “alien-like”. That was a huge let down for me. The rest of the movie was great and everything, but not good enough to save it from the horrible idea of what the aliens should look like.

5/10 rotting corpses
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