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Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965) in Movies
Sep 1, 2020
Peter Cushing (2 more)
Christopher Lee
Donald Sutherland
House of Horrors
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors is a excellent british anthology film that stars two horror icons Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing. It also has Donald Sutherland in it, so thats a plus.
It was the first in a series of anthology films from Amicus and was followed by Torture Garden (1967), The House That Dripped Blood (1970), Asylum (1972), Tales from the Crypt (1972), The Vault of Horror (1973) and From Beyond the Grave (1974).
The movies was made with a budget of £105,000 and Donald Sutherland was paid £1,000 ($10,153.31 in 2018 dollars) for his performance.
The Plot: Five chilling stories are linked by the character of a strange fortune-telling doctor who predicts the bizarre deaths of five fellow passengers on a train using a pack of tarot cards.
Its a excellent anthology film.
It was the first in a series of anthology films from Amicus and was followed by Torture Garden (1967), The House That Dripped Blood (1970), Asylum (1972), Tales from the Crypt (1972), The Vault of Horror (1973) and From Beyond the Grave (1974).
The movies was made with a budget of £105,000 and Donald Sutherland was paid £1,000 ($10,153.31 in 2018 dollars) for his performance.
The Plot: Five chilling stories are linked by the character of a strange fortune-telling doctor who predicts the bizarre deaths of five fellow passengers on a train using a pack of tarot cards.
Its a excellent anthology film.
Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated What Lies Beneath (2000) in Movies
May 19, 2020
The Woman That Lies Beneath
What Lies Beneath- is a very underrated psychological horror thriller. Its a very intresting psychological thriller, that will twist your insantity until the very end of the movie. Its only downfall, its somewhat boring and slow, but the acting from both Harrison and Michelle are excellent.
The plot: It had been a year since Dr. Norman Spencer (Harrison Ford) betrayed his beautiful wife Claire (Michelle Pfeiffer). But with Claire oblivious to the truth, Norman's life and marriage seem so perfect that when Claire tells him of hearing mysterious voices and seeing a young woman's image in their home, he dismisses her terror as delusion. Claire moves closer to the truth and it becomes clear that this apparition will not be dismissed, and has come back for Dr. Spencer and his beautiful wife.
Like i said its a very underrated psychological horror thriller, that is excellent.
The plot: It had been a year since Dr. Norman Spencer (Harrison Ford) betrayed his beautiful wife Claire (Michelle Pfeiffer). But with Claire oblivious to the truth, Norman's life and marriage seem so perfect that when Claire tells him of hearing mysterious voices and seeing a young woman's image in their home, he dismisses her terror as delusion. Claire moves closer to the truth and it becomes clear that this apparition will not be dismissed, and has come back for Dr. Spencer and his beautiful wife.
Like i said its a very underrated psychological horror thriller, that is excellent.
Heather (2 KP) rated All the Bright Places in Books
Sep 26, 2017
Makes you want to keep reading (4 more)
Raises awareness of mental illness
emotional story
excellent character building
Relatable
Emotional and relatable
I loved this book. I just wanted to keep reading! fasted time I have ever read a book. It was such an emotional ride reading this and really helps the reader understand what it could be like to live with or know someone with a mental illness. So beautifully done.
Erika (17789 KP) rated Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2018) in Movies
Nov 27, 2017
Firstly, Denzel Washington did an excellent job, as did Colin Farrell. Israel is a lawyer, that stays behind in the office, building cases, while his law partner, argues the cases. The film covers a span of three weeks, and how everything changed after a single event. It was a little slow in the beginning, but it picked up, and ended the way you figured it would. Overall, a good movie.
Robz H (21 KP) rated Howl's Moving Castle (2004) in Movies
May 24, 2017
Audio available in original Japanese, but also a magnificent English dub (3 more)
An excellent adaption of a brilliant book
The music. Oh my beating heart.
English dub specific: you CANNOT go wrong with Billy Crystal.
IMO: The very best of Studio Ghibli.
Such a delightful movie. Everything about it makes me happy, or content, or understanding of the world, or takes the edge off whatever is bothering me IRL.
Hannah (27 KP) rated 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) in Movies
Jun 6, 2017
Heath Ledger! (2 more)
Cheese
Easy to watch
Feel-good teen comedy
This is a feel-good cheesey movie from the 90s and one I've seen countless times! It's funny, easy to watch and just plain cute! The cast all are excellent, especially the young JGL, and the story itself is based off a Shakespeare play!! It's fun, simple and great to watch if you want to relax. Would definitely recommend!
Clare Parrott (294 KP) rated All I Am: Drew's Story (A This Man Novella) in Books
Jul 2, 2017
More of the This Man Series (1 more)
An excellent addition to the series
Drew's Story
Aww, this was like coming home and catching up with family you haven't seen in ages. In this novella, you find out what happened in Drew's life. Also great to catch up with Jesse the peanut butter eating, very demanding, countdown starting, family man.
Sheridan (209 KP) rated The Day After Tomorrow (2004) in Movies
Jul 11, 2017
Special Effects (2 more)
Cast
Genuine Science behind it
An Enjoyable Film
A great movie. Special effects are ace, cast is excellent, and an interesting story line. The science behind this is reasonable, which makes it a pretty believable occurrence. Some of the possibilities of survival are a little bit unrealistic which let it down a little bit but other than that it was an genuinely enjoyable movie.
Hazel (2934 KP) rated For Reasons Unknown (DCI Matilda Darke, #1) in Books
Jan 12, 2018
What a great book and, hopefully, the first of a series of many involving DCI Matilda Darke and the fantastic cast of excellent supporting characters. Well written at a great and unrelenting pace, the story follows the investigation of a cold case and the, possible, link to a recent murder.
Review at <a href="https://readingstuffnthings.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/for-reasons-unknown-by-michael-wood.html">Reading Stuff 'n' Things</a>
Review at <a href="https://readingstuffnthings.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/for-reasons-unknown-by-michael-wood.html">Reading Stuff 'n' Things</a>
Sarah (7800 KP) rated Spotlight (2015) in Movies
Aug 17, 2017
Deserving Best Picture Winner
I'm so happy that this film won the Best Picture Oscar, it is by the far the best film I saw in 2015 and deserves every accolade thrown at it. It has a fantastic ensemble cast, and despite the sombre and depressing subject matter, still comes across as an excellent film. It might be difficult to watch, but it's a brilliant telling of a true story.