Contested Bodies: Pregnancy, Childrearing, and Slavery in Jamaica
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It is often thought that slaveholders only began to show an interest in female slaves' reproductive...
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Kevin Phillipson (10021 KP) rated The Final Girls (2015) in Movies
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Jack Frost (1997)
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After an accident that left murderer Jack Frost dead in genetic material the vengeful killer returns...
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Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out! (1989)
4.3
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The Santa-suited killer Ricky Caldwell targets a blind clairvoyant teenager named Laura while she...
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Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 (1987)
7.3
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Ricky Caldwell, the brother of the Santa-themed murderer Billy, recalls the murders to his...
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Friday the 13th Part III (1982)
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Having survived his injuries, Jason Voorhees takes refuge at a cabin near Crystal Lake, where he...
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Sarah (7798 KP) rated Scream (1996) in Movies
Nov 1, 2018
I love this film because of how it pokes so much fun at your stereotypical slasher films, not least because Sidney isn’t your average damsel in distress and is a very strong protagonist. All of the characters in fact are well developed, likeable and well acted, but I have to admit, my favourites would either have to be Randy or Stu as they’re both highly entertaining. The references to other horror films bring an entirely different spin and completely modernises the slasher genre. This is such a slick, fun and surprisingly unpredictable film that keeps you guessing right to the end. It’s fairly gory and the large amount of humour doesn’t detract from the fact that this is still a horror film. It may not be massively scary, but it’s still very creepy and delivers some classic horror lines alongside an iconic villain in Ghostface. There’s not many films that could get away with killing off their most famous star in the opening scene, and I think anyone watching this for the first time now would still be shocked at this.
Without a doubt, my all time favourite horror film.
Nick Beaty (70 KP) rated Happy Death Day 2U (2019) in Movies
Dec 19, 2019 (Updated Dec 19, 2019)
For me it felt like the movie lost it's way early on. Where Happy Death Day knew exactly what it was (very much a comedy slasher) This time out we lose the slasher aspect after about 15 minutes for a more scientific take on events, trying to explain what caused the Groundhog Day effect in the first film.
The writing felt lazier this time around, with the multiverse angle being used for the millionth time and some of the dialogue and jokes coming across as cringe worthy and incredibly corny in places.
Overall it's no big surprise that they tried to cash in on the first movie but for me sometimes less is more and on this occasion, I think I'd prefer to remember Happy Death Day as the comedy slasher it was supposed to be in the first place.