The Fog: I am deeply sorry, but the mishmash of plots that didn't really add up were the detail that made this film sink like Titanic... The play on past and present was not well presented, and the only good scenes come at the last minutes of the film... by the way, they absolutely clash with the whole movie. The ghost story was sweet but should have been either left out or made a vital part of the whole story. This is just another movie worthy of rental but not of being seen at theaters...
The Exorcism of Emily Rose: I found it a bit weak... but very realistic. The special effects are very subtle which makes them believable. And since it deals with some dark things that everyone has in the back of their minds, the simple story works... You wake up at 3:00am and you are definitely soiled! LOL The best from this year of bad bad bad live action movies...
Friday, November 04, 2005
Corpse Bride and other sweet things...
Ok, so right now you can run to theaters and watch Corpse Bride. It is the best you will get, if you are into dark humor (I know I am). For the looks of it, Chicken Little looks promising as well...
Have you noticed that the best movies are turning out to be cartoons or animations? I guess they realy allow imagination to fly... Either that or something is wrong about suspense-thieves and cops- intrigue thrillers... Stop the remake business! Be creative!
Speaking of creative, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire looks promising as well... not too kid oriented but the right amount... I think that the pg-13 brand is a bit stupid because these days we should be honest and acknowledge that kids watch worst gorish and live things on tv and video games... and it is ok with them... A pity... it should NOT be ok with the parents... But, parents are too busy working and having their own lives, right? Anyway... Thanks to Peter Jackson for the Lord of the Rings trilogy, since it opened a Pandora Box or Wonders in matters of films of fantasy. Yay!
And, finally, since I mentioned him... Kong looks much different than what I expected... and although I hate monkeys I will definitively go watch this film!
Have you noticed that the best movies are turning out to be cartoons or animations? I guess they realy allow imagination to fly... Either that or something is wrong about suspense-thieves and cops- intrigue thrillers... Stop the remake business! Be creative!
Speaking of creative, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire looks promising as well... not too kid oriented but the right amount... I think that the pg-13 brand is a bit stupid because these days we should be honest and acknowledge that kids watch worst gorish and live things on tv and video games... and it is ok with them... A pity... it should NOT be ok with the parents... But, parents are too busy working and having their own lives, right? Anyway... Thanks to Peter Jackson for the Lord of the Rings trilogy, since it opened a Pandora Box or Wonders in matters of films of fantasy. Yay!
And, finally, since I mentioned him... Kong looks much different than what I expected... and although I hate monkeys I will definitively go watch this film!
Horror movies 2006
Ok, kiddies, you should put yourselves on watch for these movies, to be released on 2006:
1) SILENT HILLl... (Yay!)
Here's the plot: Rose cannot accept the knowledge that her daughter Sharon is dying of a fatal disease. Over the protests of her husband, she flees with her child, intending to take the girl to a faith healer. On the way, she ends up driving through a portal in reality, which takes her to the eerie and deserted town of Silent Hill. Sharon disappears in Silent Hill, and Rose follows what she thinks is her daughter's silhouette all over town. It's soon clear the town is not like any place she's ever been. It's inhabited by a variety of creatures and a living darkness that descends and literally transforms everything it touches. The human inhabitants—the ones who are left—are trapped and fighting a losing battle against the Darkness. Joined by a cop named Cybil, who has been sent to bring her and Sharon back, Rose searches for her little girl while learning the history of Silent Hill and that Sharon is just a pawn in a larger game. To save her daughter, Sharon makes a deal with a demon in the form of a little girl, and allows the forces of darkness to take the town and destroy those who tried to destroy the demon.
Strays a bit from the original plot, but doesn't look so bad... We'll see how the movie turns out... I absolutely loved the PS Silent Hills series, hopefully the movie wont do to it the same damage done to Alone in the Dark... that renames crappyness!
Release date: April 21, 2006 Director: Christophe Gars Cast: Radha Mitchell Sean Bean Laurie Holden Deborah Kara Unger Kim Coates Tanya Allen Jodelle Ferland
2) THE ATTIC
Browsing through the new horror movies in progress, this one got my attention as it works on the old fear that we have of attics... I think it is cool... But just because an idea is cool doesn't mean that it will be developed correctly...
The Plot: Emma has a strong aversion towards her family’s new house, especially the attic. After moving in, she becomes miserable and reclusive. The rest of her family also seems unhappy and unsettled. The situation escalates one day when Emma is in the attic alone. All of a sudden someone who looks like Emma’s identical twin sister attacks her viciously. Emma is convinced that someone or something is haunting her, and she refuses to leave her house until she can piece the puzzle together. Eventually, Emma suspects her parents of hiding skeletons in the closet from the family’s past and practicing evil wicca rituals. As the clues pile up, she discovers that she did once have a sister named Beth, who died twelve days after Emma was born. Emma realizes that this identical twin apparition may actually be Beth returning to life.
Coming on 2006 by director Mary Lambert... Please, please, PLEASE! Let it not be a teenagers-gone-psycho thriller! Please!
Cast: Elisabeth Moss, Jason Lewis, John Savage, Catherine Mary Stewart, Tom Malloy, Thomas Jay Ryan, Clark Middleton, Alexandra Daddario, Betsy Aidem, Denise Wilbanks, Tara Thompson, Lynn Marie Stetson
3) GHOST RIDER
This delicious find brings some hope to comic book fans... I collected Ghost rider ever since 7th grade. Hopefully the movie will keep the essence of Johny Blaze!
A film about Johnny Blaze, a motorcycle stuntrider who makes a pact with the devil that will allow him to avenge a wrongdoing to a loved one. By day, Blaze is a normal man, but at night he is transformed into a burning skeletal demon on wheels who hunts down those who have brought pain to the innocent.
On theaters July 11, 2006, directed by Mark Steven Johnson
The cast: Nicolas Cage (Let him save the movie!), Wes Bentley, Eva Mendes, Matt Long, Daniel Frederiksen, Laurence Breuls, Matthew Wilkinson, Donal Logue
4) UNDERWORL:EVOLUTION (ermm... this kinda sounds like X-MEN Evolution, but what the heck...)
A sequel to Underworld... I don't know what to make of it... The first movie was suppossed to be a big one and it blew on fans of White Wolve's faces! Yup, Underworld is, surprise surprise, a copycat of Vampire the Masquerade and Werewolves Apocalypse... both from White Wolf... Roleplaying fans know this company... The books are sweet, filled with drama and plots... But the movie was superficial and a bit taciturn...Anyway, hopefully the sequel will be better... After all, Saw2 was better than Saw1 (although it sucked the same way). It continues where the first left off and adds more backstory of the two families. Should be released on January 20, 2006, directed by Len Wiseman. The cast: Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Derek Jacobi, Shane Brolly, Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy, Tony Curran, Zita Görög
Information about movies comes from: www.upcominghorrormovies.com
1) SILENT HILLl... (Yay!)
Here's the plot: Rose cannot accept the knowledge that her daughter Sharon is dying of a fatal disease. Over the protests of her husband, she flees with her child, intending to take the girl to a faith healer. On the way, she ends up driving through a portal in reality, which takes her to the eerie and deserted town of Silent Hill. Sharon disappears in Silent Hill, and Rose follows what she thinks is her daughter's silhouette all over town. It's soon clear the town is not like any place she's ever been. It's inhabited by a variety of creatures and a living darkness that descends and literally transforms everything it touches. The human inhabitants—the ones who are left—are trapped and fighting a losing battle against the Darkness. Joined by a cop named Cybil, who has been sent to bring her and Sharon back, Rose searches for her little girl while learning the history of Silent Hill and that Sharon is just a pawn in a larger game. To save her daughter, Sharon makes a deal with a demon in the form of a little girl, and allows the forces of darkness to take the town and destroy those who tried to destroy the demon.
Strays a bit from the original plot, but doesn't look so bad... We'll see how the movie turns out... I absolutely loved the PS Silent Hills series, hopefully the movie wont do to it the same damage done to Alone in the Dark... that renames crappyness!
Release date: April 21, 2006 Director: Christophe Gars Cast: Radha Mitchell Sean Bean Laurie Holden Deborah Kara Unger Kim Coates Tanya Allen Jodelle Ferland
2) THE ATTIC
Browsing through the new horror movies in progress, this one got my attention as it works on the old fear that we have of attics... I think it is cool... But just because an idea is cool doesn't mean that it will be developed correctly...
The Plot: Emma has a strong aversion towards her family’s new house, especially the attic. After moving in, she becomes miserable and reclusive. The rest of her family also seems unhappy and unsettled. The situation escalates one day when Emma is in the attic alone. All of a sudden someone who looks like Emma’s identical twin sister attacks her viciously. Emma is convinced that someone or something is haunting her, and she refuses to leave her house until she can piece the puzzle together. Eventually, Emma suspects her parents of hiding skeletons in the closet from the family’s past and practicing evil wicca rituals. As the clues pile up, she discovers that she did once have a sister named Beth, who died twelve days after Emma was born. Emma realizes that this identical twin apparition may actually be Beth returning to life.
Coming on 2006 by director Mary Lambert... Please, please, PLEASE! Let it not be a teenagers-gone-psycho thriller! Please!
Cast: Elisabeth Moss, Jason Lewis, John Savage, Catherine Mary Stewart, Tom Malloy, Thomas Jay Ryan, Clark Middleton, Alexandra Daddario, Betsy Aidem, Denise Wilbanks, Tara Thompson, Lynn Marie Stetson
3) GHOST RIDER
This delicious find brings some hope to comic book fans... I collected Ghost rider ever since 7th grade. Hopefully the movie will keep the essence of Johny Blaze!
A film about Johnny Blaze, a motorcycle stuntrider who makes a pact with the devil that will allow him to avenge a wrongdoing to a loved one. By day, Blaze is a normal man, but at night he is transformed into a burning skeletal demon on wheels who hunts down those who have brought pain to the innocent.
On theaters July 11, 2006, directed by Mark Steven Johnson
The cast: Nicolas Cage (Let him save the movie!), Wes Bentley, Eva Mendes, Matt Long, Daniel Frederiksen, Laurence Breuls, Matthew Wilkinson, Donal Logue
4) UNDERWORL:EVOLUTION (ermm... this kinda sounds like X-MEN Evolution, but what the heck...)
A sequel to Underworld... I don't know what to make of it... The first movie was suppossed to be a big one and it blew on fans of White Wolve's faces! Yup, Underworld is, surprise surprise, a copycat of Vampire the Masquerade and Werewolves Apocalypse... both from White Wolf... Roleplaying fans know this company... The books are sweet, filled with drama and plots... But the movie was superficial and a bit taciturn...Anyway, hopefully the sequel will be better... After all, Saw2 was better than Saw1 (although it sucked the same way). It continues where the first left off and adds more backstory of the two families. Should be released on January 20, 2006, directed by Len Wiseman. The cast: Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Derek Jacobi, Shane Brolly, Michael Sheen, Bill Nighy, Tony Curran, Zita Görög
Information about movies comes from: www.upcominghorrormovies.com
Wednesday, July 27, 2005
BLOOD RAYNE's PREQUELLLLLL
This looks GOOOOOOODDDDDD!
A half human and half vampre called Rayne, who was raised and trained by a secret agency to hunt down supernatural threats around the globe. In this prequel to the game (set in the 18th century) she'll make an attempt to overthrow her father, Kagan -- king of all vampires.
A half human and half vampre called Rayne, who was raised and trained by a secret agency to hunt down supernatural threats around the globe. In this prequel to the game (set in the 18th century) she'll make an attempt to overthrow her father, Kagan -- king of all vampires.
Horror movies to check...
The Curse of El Charro
About four college girls who are terrorized by the spirit of El Charro, an evil 18th-century land baron who slaughtered the family of a young woman who had spurned his romantic advances. One of the coeds is apparently a reincarnation of the old object of his desire, leading El Charro’s ghost to commit a bloody rampage.
The Cave
A group of expert cave explorers who go for a deep sea ocean dive to explore a cave. While on the expedition, the cave collapses, leaving the team stranded. By the time they are discovered, they have all mysteriously mutated into primeval beings.
Skeleton Key
The film centers on a caretaker (Hudson) working with an elderly couple in their New Orleans home, which happens to have mysterious goings-on.
The Nun
A torturous nun is murdered by a group of girls in a boarding school and 17-year-later her vengeful spirit decides to kill off the girls one by one. The remaining girls reunite and visit the old boarding school in attempt to somehow put a stop to the nun's madness.
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
A true story, the case of Michel is well known among those who study exorcisms. In 1976, the Catholic Church officially recognized the demonic possession of an 18-year-old German college freshman. During her exorcism, the young woman died, and a priest stood trial for causing her death.
The Fog
Set in a Northern California town near where a ship sank about 100 years earlier under mysterious circumstances in a thick, eerie fog. The ghosts of the deceased mariners return from their watery graves to seek revenge.
-Source: www.upcominghorrormovies.com
About four college girls who are terrorized by the spirit of El Charro, an evil 18th-century land baron who slaughtered the family of a young woman who had spurned his romantic advances. One of the coeds is apparently a reincarnation of the old object of his desire, leading El Charro’s ghost to commit a bloody rampage.
The Cave
A group of expert cave explorers who go for a deep sea ocean dive to explore a cave. While on the expedition, the cave collapses, leaving the team stranded. By the time they are discovered, they have all mysteriously mutated into primeval beings.
Skeleton Key
The film centers on a caretaker (Hudson) working with an elderly couple in their New Orleans home, which happens to have mysterious goings-on.
The Nun
A torturous nun is murdered by a group of girls in a boarding school and 17-year-later her vengeful spirit decides to kill off the girls one by one. The remaining girls reunite and visit the old boarding school in attempt to somehow put a stop to the nun's madness.
The Exorcism of Emily Rose
A true story, the case of Michel is well known among those who study exorcisms. In 1976, the Catholic Church officially recognized the demonic possession of an 18-year-old German college freshman. During her exorcism, the young woman died, and a priest stood trial for causing her death.
The Fog
Set in a Northern California town near where a ship sank about 100 years earlier under mysterious circumstances in a thick, eerie fog. The ghosts of the deceased mariners return from their watery graves to seek revenge.
-Source: www.upcominghorrormovies.com
Sunday, July 24, 2005
Summer of Helplessness
Seems that there is a contest in the movie industry to see who achieves the highest level of hopelessness and helplessness in the movies... War of the Worlds was not such a big deal in matters of script, but keeps you on the edge in matters of visual hopelessness. I mean, nowhere to run to baby, nowhere to hide! And then comes The Island, keeping you on the edge when you realize the Tylenol pill society of boys and girls is in reality a cloning factory... where the clones are coming alive on their own and so... they are as close to being a human as some humans I know...You feel for the clones, because they have nowhere to run to, nowhere to hide... But then... Ah! A good movie has all the elements, not just eye candy. What War of the Worlds failed to do was giving a heart to its storyline which was very straightforward and lame. The Island touches you deep inside, with a reality than even with eye candy, you come to accept and acknowledge.
What's next?
What's next?
Wednesday, July 20, 2005
"Jesus Christ, Vampire Hunter"
A canadian movie, Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter is turning some heads and making some people think... Cool, huh? The real superhero of all times!
Dracula as a Christian hero...
Was Dracula a Christian hero? Interesting article. And it is true. Yes, the original person in which Bram Stoker based his Dracula character was in high standard within the Church... A dream to some but a nightmare to others. You can also say, iron fist on velvet glove... well, not so velvetty, the impalements are nothing but barbaric but quite effective against the enemies...
Tuesday, July 19, 2005
Theme Parks rides' accidents
It is an interesting thing that no tragedies had happenned for a while within the Disney realms at Orlando, Fl… Yet after I went there on my so-called vacation getaway two children’s deaths have occurred: One on Mission:Space, the other in Tower of Terror. Seems like my black cloud left a small fragment of its evilness over there… It’s interesting, though… I loved Universal Studios, but their attractions are more adult-oriented and more adrenaline pumping… Yet it was these two Disney rides the ones that tolled for those lives… I think that parent’s common sense had a lot to do with that as well. Those are not the right rides for small children. Period. But… as my stepmom would say… Some people have “mojones atravesados en el cerebro”.
If you would like to check rides accidents at theme parks and the like, the stories behind the regulations and opinions from experts, go to Ride Accidents and amuse yourself with the raw facts.
If you would like to check rides accidents at theme parks and the like, the stories behind the regulations and opinions from experts, go to Ride Accidents and amuse yourself with the raw facts.
On comic book prices...
Damn! I remember everything! I remember everything as if it happenned only yesterday! I was barely 12 and I once pay 75 cents for a comic book from DC... LOL I was baffled when I read the price tag for a similar comic book... on today's world... $2.99 Wow! I know, inflation and everything else... plus the years thank-u-very-much... but it is appaling! And kids still buy them as I did years ago... I remember I would spend my whole allowance on comic books... $10 box. In today's world such a feat would be an expense of $30 to $50 box, if you buy wisely. And the down part is that the art may be better, but the storylines are repetitive and dull... Whatever happenned to feeding the imagination? Oh, I forget, today's society is not about imagination but about instant visual gratification. Excuse my ignorant remark...
Marvel is a complete recycling of old storylines... DC Comics offers a better menu, some old, some new... The Vertigo line has some little delights, but it was a BIG mistake to finish off The Sandman. Between The sandman, Black Orchid, Swamp Thing and Detective Comics, plus the ocational appearances of the Demon, that was a delight...
The good old times... And I am not that old, mind ye, punks! Only 32 and counting. Ugh!
Marvel is a complete recycling of old storylines... DC Comics offers a better menu, some old, some new... The Vertigo line has some little delights, but it was a BIG mistake to finish off The Sandman. Between The sandman, Black Orchid, Swamp Thing and Detective Comics, plus the ocational appearances of the Demon, that was a delight...
The good old times... And I am not that old, mind ye, punks! Only 32 and counting. Ugh!
DC's Neverwhere
Read about this comic book series from the Vertigo line... Absolutely loved Door. Interesting plot, of course its a spin off of a story written by Neil Gaiman... He rules! The London undergorund where this new London breathes (an eerie London where the imagination can run wild, as characters reminiscent of the Sandman appear on every corner).
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
Silent Hill, Night Living Dead 5
Silent Hill is on filming process... the father of the missing girl was changed to mother, but everything else seems the same. Hopefully, the movie will keep the feeling of the game.
Night of the Living Dead 5 is in process as well. I guess this year is the Zombie revival!
Night of the Living Dead 5 is in process as well. I guess this year is the Zombie revival!
New game, stopped
As usual, we find new players, and something big happens. Groundel was to throw Forgotten Realms 2nded and he did for 3 sessions. Then a personal cataclysm happenned, and the games halted. We dont know if they will happen again. Got to see Demo to give him his Draconomicon and Steven to get my Players Handbook back. The game will not be resumed anytime soon.
Monday, July 11, 2005
WELCOME to the HIVEzineLAIR
The Lair of the HiveQueen was my first website, and it has undergone many changes. One thing remains basic: black backgrounds and greenish things that are reminiscents of the Aliens trilogy. I've always loved Aliens, so... this is my way of letting the world know. Anyway, here I should list things of interest for sci-fi and fantasy fans, as well as things related to my other hobbies (horror, cats, dragons, roleplaying games). So... Until next.
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