It's that time of year for big-time movie labels to get their fair share in of October horror movie releases. Already out this month include the hugely advertised films Let Me In, Case 39 and My Soul to Take and the widely anticipated upcoming releases Saw 3D and Paranormal Activity 2 are already stirring up commotion on the web. Here’s a take on which movies horror enthusiasts should consider spending the time and money to see, and which ones are better left to the imagination.
Case 39, directed by Christian Alvart and starring Renee Zellweger, follows social worker Emily Jenkins (Zellweger) as she struggles to save and then kill 10-year-old demon child Lilith Sullivan. The film’s opening weekend brought in an estimated $5,350,000 nationwide, but has received mostly negative reviews. According to the popular online movie review site Rotten Tomatoes, “Director Christian Alvart has a certain stylish flair, but it's wasted on Case 39's fright-less, unoriginal plot.”
My Soul to Take, also out in 3D, gained a lot of hype because of its infamous horror movie director Wes Craven. The film, similar in plot to Craven’s A Nightmare on Elms Street, just opened this past weekend and thus far has received very negative reviews. Many critics consider it Craven’s worst film yet, and movie-goers say that the plot has no sense of the teen-slasher/horror vibe that the renowned director is chiefly known for.
Let Me In, directed by Matt Reeves and based on the original 2008 Swedish film Let the Right One In, is about a young boy who forms a friendship with a mysterious vampire girl who strives off of human blood. Released the first weekend in October, it is so far the only horror movie to gain positive reviews this month. Many consider it an eerie film which successfully captures the heart of the original with enough uniqueness that allows it to stand on its own as a horror film.
Paranormal Activity frightened viewers last year with its campy feel reminiscent of 1999’s The Blair Witch Project. Trailers for the sequel look very similar to the original film, but this version involves a baby, which typically adds an extra dose of spooky. Saw 3D is set to be the final chapter of the seven series saga. Writers Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan have kept audiences screaming and cringing with their morbid scenarios and plotlines involved in the Saw films, and the 3D effects featured in the upcoming release have fans talking. The film was original rated NC-17,but was resubmitted six times in order to secure an “R” rating, so should please horror fans interested in the macabre and gruesome.
Paranormal Activity 2 is set to open nationwide October 22, and Saw 3D opens Friday, October 29.
Case 39, directed by Christian Alvart and starring Renee Zellweger, follows social worker Emily Jenkins (Zellweger) as she struggles to save and then kill 10-year-old demon child Lilith Sullivan. The film’s opening weekend brought in an estimated $5,350,000 nationwide, but has received mostly negative reviews. According to the popular online movie review site Rotten Tomatoes, “Director Christian Alvart has a certain stylish flair, but it's wasted on Case 39's fright-less, unoriginal plot.”
My Soul to Take, also out in 3D, gained a lot of hype because of its infamous horror movie director Wes Craven. The film, similar in plot to Craven’s A Nightmare on Elms Street, just opened this past weekend and thus far has received very negative reviews. Many critics consider it Craven’s worst film yet, and movie-goers say that the plot has no sense of the teen-slasher/horror vibe that the renowned director is chiefly known for.
Let Me In, directed by Matt Reeves and based on the original 2008 Swedish film Let the Right One In, is about a young boy who forms a friendship with a mysterious vampire girl who strives off of human blood. Released the first weekend in October, it is so far the only horror movie to gain positive reviews this month. Many consider it an eerie film which successfully captures the heart of the original with enough uniqueness that allows it to stand on its own as a horror film.
Paranormal Activity frightened viewers last year with its campy feel reminiscent of 1999’s The Blair Witch Project. Trailers for the sequel look very similar to the original film, but this version involves a baby, which typically adds an extra dose of spooky. Saw 3D is set to be the final chapter of the seven series saga. Writers Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan have kept audiences screaming and cringing with their morbid scenarios and plotlines involved in the Saw films, and the 3D effects featured in the upcoming release have fans talking. The film was original rated NC-17,but was resubmitted six times in order to secure an “R” rating, so should please horror fans interested in the macabre and gruesome.
Paranormal Activity 2 is set to open nationwide October 22, and Saw 3D opens Friday, October 29.
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