Deadly Friend (1986)

Director: Wes Craven
Cast:
Matthew Laborteaux/Paul
Kristy Swanson/Sam
Michael Sharrett/Tom
Anne Twomey/Paul's Mother

Plot: Intelligent Paul and his robot BB move to town with his sweet mother. He falls for his cute neighbor Sam, but when his robot is shot to death and Sam is accidentally killed he uses BB's data chip to put into Sam's body to revive her body. But now Sam is a lean, mean killing machine. What is a love struck boy to do?

Review:
I'm going to start off by saying I'm a big Wes Craven fan, but I've never heard of Deadly Friend. When I found it on his resume on IMDB, I was intrigued by the plot. I love horror, and I like a good romance as well. I especially love when they are combined (Let the Right One In is my favorite horror/romance yet!). Upon research I heard it is based on a pretty good novel, which I never read, so I'm going into this film with no expectations. All I wanted was a good horror/romance film. Did I get that?
Let's start off with the good first. The cast is what made it happen. Matthew Laborteaux as Paul is actually pretty good. He made his too intelligent for his own good character seem believable and was VERY likable in the role, while Michael Sharret as Tom plays his best friend. Sharret has a very good appeal to him and he added depth to his character and created a very likable friend who I wouldn't mind having as a friend. But the standout is none other than Kristy Swanson as the tragic Sam. Sam is a girl abused by her father but she is too afraid to leave him. Swanson plays her with such vulnerability and class that if I wasn't gay, I would have fallen in love with her. I really wanted to pull her out of the screen and to save her from her asshole of a father. Men like him should be locked up, tortured, and beaten for eternity so they can see if they like it!
These three characters all played off each other wonderfully and I thought Laborteaux and Swanson had a great chemistry with one another. I actually believed in their blossoming relationship. I just wanted to see them fall in love and get away. But this is a horror/romance, so something bad WILL happen. When Sam is accidentally killed by her father, it all goes to hell. I really wanted her to live and to escape from his clutches. Paul takes it upon himself to save her with BB's chip. Oh right! I forgot to mention that Paul is a young genius who has a robot he built. It sounds cheesy, but the robot was pretty cute and funny and brought smiles to my face.
The film had a GREAT build up so when the second half started, I couldn't wait to see where they would take then teenage frankenstein type love story...And this is where all my problems lie. They should've left it as a straight romance film. First of all, how come when Sam has the robot chip in her head...she all of a sudden has super human strength? It doesn't make much sense. She might have a chip in her brain, but her body is STILL human, not robotic. So the added strength brought nothing.
Then there are ALL the scenes where Craven rips off his own Nightmare on Elm Street. (When the father goes down to the basement). It is so obvious that the studio had him add in the dream sequences to bank off the VERY profitable (and perfect) Nightmare film. It's a shame, cause this film could've been great on its own. The death scenes were pretty badly done, and the gore was both unnecessary and badly done. Don't get me wrong! I LOVE gore, but this film just didn't need it! (That basketball scene - UGH!) What started off as a sweet romance film, turns into a bad horror film with a cute girl killing people who wronged her one by one. It's a shame! Becasue I KNOW there was once a good film in this! I can feel it in my bones! I can feel the studio tampering from this film. Even Craven's directing was pretty flat. Then we got the old woman and the abusive father characters who had no dimension what so ever. The father could've been even scarier if he was more realistic, and that old woman just annoyed the shit out of me. Plus what the hell were those dream sequences doing in this film?! This is NOT Nightmare on Elm Street! Stop pretending it is. But whoever lit this film did an amazing job! I will give them that!
Plus there are the dumb mistakes characters make, and some realism issues. (For example, when the doctor talks to Paul and his mother about Sam, can't he NOT do that, because they aren't family? Just saying.)
I DID love the themes of love brought up though - about how love can make people do crazy and bad things. I like how love messed up Paul's head and now he created a monster out of a beautiful person. Too bad they didn't explore these themes MUCH more.
The soundtrack was actually pretty great and reeled me into the film, even when the film was losing me.
And then we have the ending...oh god that ending...The finale was pretty dumb, when it should have been sad and poetic. That final scene was EVEN WORSE. Almost ruined the film for me!
But the film was still half a good film, that needed more development. But I blame the fuckin' studios for this! It's a damn shame cause I KNOW this was once a great film.

Overall Grade: 5/10

Blog - What I Hope for!

Here is a short blog - Hello everyone! As many horror fans know Resident Evil 4: Afterlife is upon us in two days. I am a HUGE fan of the video game series. They're the only video games I can play non stop. But I also adore the first film. I know a LOT of people hate it, but I love it anyhow. I thought it was a fun flick with a great heroine in Milla Jovovich and some fun (even if they were TOO underdeveloped) soldier characters. The action and the scares were present and the zombies looked badass.
Then we had the first sequel. The trailer kicked ALL sorts of ass and I honestly couldn't wait for it. I thought it was going to be even BETTER than the first film...and then I saw it. My dreams were crushed and my hopes fell. It was shit! What did they do? The direction was horrible, the soundtrack sucked, and the zombies were barely there. The action scenes were badly shot and even the acting was pretty mediocre. Although the saving grace was Sienna Guillory as Jill Valentine. She really was PERFECTION in the role and got EVERYTHING that made Jill in the game. She was the reason I bought the film on dvd.
The I saw the trailer for the Resident Evil: Extinction! Claire Redfield was being introduce, who is my favorite character from the games and was being played by great actress Ali Larter. The trailer rocked; could it possibly be the film to make up for the second film...uhhh...not exactly. First and foremost it WAS an improvement. The direction was better and so were the characters and action scenes. But it still wasn't that great. I just didn't give a damn about anyone, except for Alice. Even with her, that was to an extent.
And now here we are again, with Resident Evil: Afterlife. The trailers rock, but will i be let down again is the question. I was let down big time by 2 and 3. So my wish is for this film to fix the series and to be as good as the first film. PLEASE! I need another good resident evil film.

Martyrs - Xavier Dolan

Here is another sexy man of Horror - Xavier Dolan. He had a very small role in Martyrs as Antoine, the young son of the family who meets the brutal end of a shotgun. Great scene...and great looking! =D
What is he doing now?!

The Sexy Men of Hostel

Here are the sexy men that star in Hostel. The one all the way to the right who plays Josh, now he sure is a cutie =D

Xavier Samuel

Since he has done Road Kill and has The Loved Ones coming out (one day), I can now post a picture of my future ex-husband Xavier Samuel. I mean he is now part of the horror genre after all ;)

Back off, he is mine! =D

Frozen (2010)

Director: Adam Green
Cast:
Emma Bell/Parker
Shawn Ashmore/Lynch
Kevin Zegers/Dan

Plot: Three friends are stuck on a chairlift as a blizzard is supposed to roll on in. No one will be there for the next week. Can they survive?

Review:
I was supposed to see this film back in February when it first came out. I loved the trailer and I'm a big fan of Adam Green and Shawn Ashmore. When no theatre by me was playing this film I was devastated. So this has been a LONG wait to get to see this film. Was it worth it?
YOU BET YOUR ASS! I had really high expectations and this film met them AND then some. I honestly wasn't expecting the film to be THIS good. Adam Green has proved to us with this film, that he isn't a one hit wonder. Hatchet wasn't just a good fluke. Between this, Hatchet, and Spiral, Green really has a lot of talent and might be the savior of the horror genre in America. He really proved to us that he can do any type of horror film given to him - whether it be a fun and gory slasher, a psychological thriller, or a survival thriller that takes place in one place the entire film.
What is amazing is how the film never once gets boring, even though every scene is on the chair lift. That is the beauty about having a great director and an equally great script. The script is smart and gave us three very likable and well developed characters that I found myself rooting for. I honestly wanted them all to make it out alive. I grew attached to them and wanted to hang out with them. My favorite would be Parker (Perfectly played by Emma Bell, more on her later). She was adorable and sweet and cute, and is the type of girl any guy would dream to have. Her boyfriend Dan (Kevin Zegers) is cute and cool and they had some good scenes together, but it is Lynch (Shawn Ashmore) who steals the show. He plays the pothead best friend of Dan and was the cause of a few smiles to my face.
What really worked about this film, is they so easily could've given us cliched melodrama or stock characters, but Green wrote a wonderful script with developed characters and legit drama. Dan and Lynch used to be best friends, but ever since Parker came into their life they don't see much of each other anymore and Lynch feels replaced. But they don't play Parker as a bitch. They play her as a genuine sweetheart who actually feels bad and Lynch does like her, and Dan is torn between the two. It's the relationships between these three that kept invested in the film.
But without the right actors, the film wouldn't have worked. The whole film is basically these three people. Shawn Ashmore is a dreadfully underrated actor and is a favorite of mine so he was great in the role. Kevin Zegers was good as Dan. But it is Emma Bell who blew me away. Color me impressed. She really gave a brilliant performance for a horror film and at one crucial scene even got me to tear up because of her emotion. It seems like Bell really gave it her all in this performance, and I hope to see WAY more of this actress in the future. (I got my wish - She is the female lead in Final Destination 5).
Adam Green's directing is impeccable and he really ties into the claustrophobia and the fear in this film. I was on the edge of my seat and I got genuinely terrified through this film. It was very tense and I honestly had NO idea who would survive or if anyone would for that matter! This was a film where I could see everyone dying, so I was always on the verge of having a heart attack. Green gave a very mature direction and it is very different from the feeling of Hatchet. I also must give him props for no CGI and no soundstage. Everything is shot in the bitter cold on a real chair lift. It really added to the realism and made me shiver down to my bones. The score to the film was beautiful and reeled me in deeper and really complimented the film perfectly. I actually want to own this film.
Plus we get a nifty cameo by Kane Hodder and in the end we have a GREAT horror film, and what may now be my favorite horror film of 2010, if NOT my favorite film of 2010 period. I adored the film!

OVERALL GRADE: 10/10

Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)

Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Cast:
Gary Oldman/Dracula
Winona Ryder/Mina
Anthony Hopkins/Van Helsing
Keanu Reeves/Jonathan Harker
Sadie Frost/Lucy

Plot: This version of Dracula is closely based on Bram Stoker's classic novel of the same name. A young lawyer (Jonathan Harker) is assigned to a gloomy village in the mists of eastern Europe. He is captured and imprisoned by the undead vampire Dracula, who travels to London, inspired by a photograph of Harker's betrothed, Mina Murray. In Britain, Dracula begins a reign of seduction and terror, draining the life from Mina's closest friend, Lucy Westenra. Lucy's friends gather together to try to drive Dracula away. (IMDB)

Review:
Let me start with saying that this is one of my all time favorite vampire movies. And before you ask, yes I prefer this over the 1931 Dracula film as well. I will have to re watch the original and then review that one as well one day. But this review isn't about that film, it's about the 1992 film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, and what a film that is.
Lately I've been finding my self drawn to Gothic horror films that take place in older times (Interview with a Vampire is another film I've had a knack for lately). This film is beautifully shot and has a morbid gothic feel to it. I'm watching this film again right now, and I'm especially wooed by the weirdness factor that this film has going on. One of my favorite scenes in the film is when Harker is in the castle alone with Dracula and he cuts himself shaving and the title character takes the razor licks the blood. This scene along with many others enticed me.
I also loved the way they dealt with sexuality. It was both gratuitous but classy at the same time. I don't know how to describe it, but it really worked for the film. (Straight men will love the scene with Monica Bellucci as a naked bride). The violence was also on display. It wasn't overdone but it helped the film along. I loved the way Coppola handled all of these aspects. He added a certain grace to it.
The soundtrack was loud and gothic and worked for me and complimented the film perfectly and drew me more into this somber and creepy film.
But the most important is the character of Dracula himself. The film could've either been made or broken with a bad casting decision. Thankfully they casted a brilliant Gary Oldman in the role. I'm a BIG fan of this man's work and he is a favorite of mine, so it's nice to see him in a starring role. He blew the role out of the water. He humanized the character of Dracula without taking away his creepiness. The man is sympathetic but is still scary as fuck. He is enticing (my new favorite word) and deadly. He is sad and lonely and heartbroken but has a thirst for blood. Oldman really blew each facet of his character out of the park.
Which brings me to the other characters. This was one of my bigger flaws with the original film. Other than Dracula I didn't care much for the other characters. In this film, they casted a great Winona Ryder as Mina. She was beautiful and innocent as the lovely creature that Dracula has his eyes set on. I ADORED the subplot between Dracula and Mina. It was the heart of the film for me. She was drawn to him and scared of him at the same time. The other actor that stole the show was Anthony Hopkins. He has limited screen time as the legendary Van Helsing, but with what he got he really worked. Sadie Frost as Lucy also worked very well. At first I thought I was going to find her annoying, but she grew on me, and by the end I actually was feeling for her character. I also loved her three suitors.
Then we have Keanu Reeves...Honestly I'm not a fan. Sometimes he's good, sometimes he's not. He was OKAY in this film. He was definitely the weak link of the cast in my eyes. He just didn't have any charisma and didn't pull me into the part. I feel they could've casted someone better suited for the role. He didn't have much chemistry with Ryder and their love story (in general) didn't pull me in very much. But that one is more of a fault of the script. I actually felt MORE for the love between Dracula and Mina. They had more chemistry and I actually cared more for them then I did for Mina and Jonathan. My final nitpick is just that; it actually annoyed me how the vampires in this film can walk in the sunlight. It's no biggie, because they're still scary blood-thirsty monsters, but I prefer my vampires to burst into flames in sunlight. At least they don't sparkle...
But overall, I adore this film and almost everything about it. It's a brilliant film in my opinion and one of the best vampire films out there.

OVERALL GRADE: 9/10

Blood: The Last Vampire (2009)

Director: Chris Nahon
Cast:
Gianna Jun/Saya
Allison Miller/Alice
Liam Cunningham/Michael Harrison
Koyuki/Onigen

Plot: Saya, a kickass Japanese school girl fights vampires and demons in her school girl outfit and with her trusty samurai sword.

Review:
Have you ever wondered what it was like to get raped? No? Well you're about to find out with this film. I'm a HUGE fan of the 2000 anime of the same name. It was only 45 minutes long was bad ass with great action and one of the coolest heroines ever. So when I heard they were doing a live action film, saying I was stoked was an UNDERSTATEMENT. I couldn't fuckin' wait! I saw the trailer and it looked awesome!
Well I finally got around to seeing the film a few days ago. After the opening scene, which was pretty nifty, I was like this might not be too bad...but then the movie kept on going and I felt like crying in shame at how bad this film was. Everything that made the anime awesome was missing. The action set pieces ranged from mediocre to actually kinda cool to shitty. Mistake number one right there. The action wasn't all that thrilling except for maybe one or two scenes. I was bored for most of the film. That should NOT be the feeling during a gory action film with samurai swords and awesome vampires. I should NOT be bored!
You must be asking well if there is gore, it can't be all that bad. Well you're wrong. Wait till you see the gore in this film. This film might single handily have the WORST CGI I've ever seen. They never heard of the less is more rule. They use CGI for everything from the demons (which look corny and fake and took me out of the film) to the blood. That blood, oh wow! The blood was done so badly it didn't even LOOK like blood. It looked like black goobs that shot out of the body. What the hell?! Are you serious movie? BLOOD IS RED! Can't you get ONE thing right? At first I let that go, thinking maybe that is what demon blood is like...then when humans began to bleed like that...that is when I knew it was ALL bad.
I don't even remember the soundtrack or the score, so I guess it wasn't HORRIBLE, but it wasn't memorable and some of the editing got on my nerves. They needed a new editor.
Most of acting was bad, or it might have JUST been the bad writer. I couldn't decide if this was a case of bad actors or bad dialogue and script. I will be the nice guy for this review and blame it on the latter.
Then we had the character of Alice. Why was she hear again? No seriously...Why?! She added absolutely nothing to the film...like AT ALL! She could have been written out or killed off and the movie wouldn't have changed ONE BIT! Plus her character was annoying and she took away screen time from Saya, you know our main character. I didn't care about this Alice chick. I wanted to see Saya kicking ass! I don't care about this girl. And why was EVERYONE out to kill her? This film had a knack for either OVER-explaining or UNDER-explaining. With the character of Alice it was the latter. In the words of the GREAT Nostalgia Critic: "EXPLAIN MOVIE EXPLAIN!"
Along with her we got MANY other pointless characters that took away from the action and our main character. Again, why were so many of these characters needed? All I wanted was Saya.
Which brings me to the main woman herself, Saya. Did they at least do her right. I am VERY proud to say she is the ONE saving grace of the film. She was beautiful and perfectly captured the character of the anime. She really knew how to kick that ass (even if I couldn't TOTALLY buy her as an action heroine, but I let that one go). I was having fun when ever her character was on screen. Saya is just a great character and Gianna Jun was great as her and saved the movie from being a TOTAL disaster.
Plus I liked some of the directing and the film had an overall glossy look to it that I appreciated. And not ALL the action scenes were terrible. There was one with Saya versus a WHOLE lotta vampires outside the bar that actually got me to perk up and got me invested in the scene.
But overall, this film was akin to getting raped up the ass...with a sandpapery broom stick. yeah...that is what this film was like O_o. I'll stick to the anime.

OVERALL GRADE: 4/10

Piranha 3D (2010)

Director: Alexandre Aja
Cast:
Elisabeth Shue/Julie
Steven R. McQueen/Jake
Adam Scott/Novak
Kelly Brook/Danni
Ving Rhames/Fallon
Jerry O'Connell/Derrick
Jessica Szohr/Kelly
Christopher Lloyd/Goodman

Plot: Dumb college kids on spring break are being eaten by killer prehistoric piranha. It is up to hot-to-trot Sheriff Julie and her teenage son Jake to stop these killer fish.

Review:
I love gore. Let me restate: I love me some BLOODY BLOODY VIOLENCE =D Hell yeah! This film gave us enough gore to satisfy AND then some! =D
This was a fun film, nothing more and nothing less and it didn't pretend to be anything else! This film was like being on spring break and was the perfect way to end my summer. This and Scott Pilgrim was the most fun I had in theatres ALL summer! Piranha 3D wasn't original and was pretty predictable but it didn't bother me even when I knew what was going to happen next. I was too busy having a good time to care.
The set up was pretty nifty with the spring break and I actually liked a majority of the characters. Usually I would complain about lack of character development, but this film didn't need it. All I needed were some likable characters played by good actors and I was good. That is exactly what we got. Elisabeth Shue as Sheriff Julie is still gorgeous and was great in the film. She really bulked up and got buff for the role. I've never seen her so badass before. Then we got the equally gorgeous Adam Scott playing against type as the cool action scientist hero who got me to have a crush on him. Ving Rhames is ALWAYS awesome and the GORGEOUS Kelly Brook stole my gay heart as Danni, a wild wild girl. She quickly became my favorite and was mighty fine! But it was Jerry O'Connell who stole the movie. He played a seedy director and he had fun with the role! I've never been a fan of his, but he was freakin' AWESOME in this role! But my biggest surprises were the two teen lovebirds Jake and Kelly. Steven R. McQueen and Jessica Szohr were both pretty good and likable. Their subplot was pretty predictable and has been done COUNTLESS times before. He's a hot hip nerd who is in love with the popular cute girl. She obviously likes him but he doesn't see it. It has a very been there-done that quality but for some reason I still couldn't help but get into it. They had great chemistry and I couldn't stop saying aw at some of their moments.
For the straight guys in the audience (which is what the film was aimed at), they'll LOVE the countless nudity from pretty much almost every woman in this film including the drop dead beautiful Kelly Brook. You guys will LOVE the "underwater ballet."
But don't worry the ladies and us gay dudes also get some nice loving from all the hot shirtless guys and we even get to see a couple bare asses. My favorite guy would have to be McQueen as Jake. He was my type =]
Which brings me to my favorite part THE GORE! This is a film where it is all about the red stuff and I was NOT disappointed. Going in I was afraid it'll be all CGI, but THANKFULLY the gore was done MOSTLY practically. YES!!! It was astounding and beautiful. The piranhas were done CGi, but they WORKED. I'm a HATER of CGI, but these piranhas looked awesome! They did great work creating them.
The spring break attack on the teens was a scene for the BOOKS!!! And I cannot wait for the director's cut (if there is one) because I definitely noticed scenes that were not in the film that were in the trailer (I was So looking forward to the jet ski scene with Adam Scott where it flips).
Alex Aja has really been becoming my favorite director and this film is just BEAUTIFUL to look at. He treats every film as art and is the MOST ballsy guy working in Hollywood now! I can't wait to see his next horror film. The cinematography was gorgeous and I just wanted to be on Spring Break there. And Alex Aja was EVEN able to get a LOT of suspense and tension out of this film which is usually absent from horror films of this ilk.
Plus there are the cameos! Richard Dreyfuss plays his character from Jaws, and my mouth FELL open once he came onto the screen and Christopher Lloyd had fun with the role and chewed the scenery and I had a blast watching him. (Plus it made me laugh how he had a random piranha fossil with him).
I can't stop raving about this film. But I do have some issues. First of all, why were those two kids in the film? I could have done with out them. They got on my nerves BIG time! Plus Elisabeth Shue really was badass in this film, but I wanted MORE of her. I felt like they didn't give her a total a lot to do. Plus there was some of the stupid character moves, but this is a horror film so I let it go, and I don't even remember the score...but I did like the techno music I'm not gonna lie.
In the end, I had a BLAST with the film. The gore, the fun characters, the gore, the directing, the GORE! Plus you had some AMAZING stunt set pieces, great tension and suspense, and you got my favorite horror film of the year right along with Shutter Island.

GO SEE IT!

OVERALL GRADE: 9/10

High Tension (2004)

Director: Alexandre Aja
Cast:
Cecile De France/Marie
Maiwenn Le Besco/Alex
Philippe Nahon/The Killer

Plot: Two college girls (hehe, yeah right) are traveling to a secluded house in the middle of nowhere to visit Alex's family to have some nice study time. But when a raving psycho killer butches Alex's family and kidnaps her it is up to Marie to chase after the killer to save her best friend. Will she get to her friend in time or pay for it big time.

Review:
Warning: This review will be mostly gushing! This IS my all time favorite movie. So don't expect too much criticism, if any at all.
Now that that is out of the way. I still remember watching this film in 2005 (or was it 2004). I was 14 and this was towards the earlier stages of my obsession with horror films. I remember getting into all the old horror films from the 70s and 80s and I worked my way through the ENTIRE horror section at Blockbuster, until there was nothing left. But sadly there weren't too many horror films in theatres (well good ones). Then this French film came out of nowhere to bitch slap me across the face, kick me in the balls, and spank me until I called my Mommy.
This film IS an exercise on suspense and tension. From the first frame until the final second (those final frames were AMAZING) I was on the edge of my seat praying that the two girls survive. I was biting my nails in anticipation. Alexandre Aja started off on the right foot by giving us two likable women to root for. Marie was intelligent and was bad ass. Alex was more of a crier...but she spent most of the movie chained up in a van, so can you really blame her? Once the chains came off, she became a fighter as well. The tension was jacked up because I WANTED these girls to survive. I cared about them.
Then we have the killer. He was one scary fucker! He legit terrified me in an old pervert kind of way. I wound't want my worst enemy around this man...okay that is a lie. I'd send them into the back of his van in a heartbeat.
What set this slasher apart from others as well is how it isn't just dumb teens running through the woods (although I DO love those films). It's a family that is being slaughtered so that jacks of the stakes as well. They even have the balls to kill a child. I love Alex Aja. I think I want him to marry me...just saying. He must have HUGE balls to make a film like this.
Speaking of the Aja, his directing was...mind blowing. The film FELT like it was from the 70s. It was gritty, disturbing, and not since John Carpenter has a man been able to generate so much suspense and tension. I think this film almost gave me a heart attack by the end.
The deaths were brutal, violent, gory, and bloody as hell! The movie was messy! That's a good thing! Not many films can balance gore and suspense. They either go for the scares or the gore. This film went for both and it MORE than succeeded! The gore actually HELPED the movie.
To go along with the three amazing characters, we got three amazing actors. Phillipe Nahon (sorry if I spelled that wrong) was terrifying as the Killer, while Maiwenn was heartbreaking as Alex. I really felt for her and would never want to go through what she went through. But the actor to impress me most would have to be Cecile De France. She reached so many emotional levels that many actors/actresses in horror couldn't pull off and she reached them. She wasn't the MOST developed character, but she was so easy to root for and she is one of my favorite heroines. Plus she ain't bad to look at.
Anything else I can say? What about the soundtrack! One word: Brilliant. This is the movie that also introduced me to my favorite band, Muse. The score was brilliant and helped add towards the tension. I really wish this was released on CD. I'd buy it!
To wrap this all in a nice bow, we got a bloody and scary as fuck horror/slasher film with a likable heroine and great scares.
But I just want to note one thing. Many people do not like the ending. I'm NOT one of those people. I love the ending, because it elevates it from a simple slasher film. It becomes something more psychological and I love this film, ending and all.
If I had to REALLY nitpick, the guys were NOT that great looking. There wasn't one in sight. Couldn't they have given Alex another brother, maybe a cute one...in his mid to late twenties or so...with a great body and glasses =P lol JK The dudes and lesbians got a GREAT looking heroine in Marie, but the ladies and us gay dudes get shite. But that is just nitpicking. Eye candy doesn't make a good movie.
Again, I LOVE this movie! It's a blast from beginning to end and is scary as hell. If you want to be scared, I say watch this French masterpiece (yes I called it a masterpiece, sue me!).

OVERALL GRADE: 10/10