sp1ti

4/10

Uugh... that didn't turn out as expected. I guess this it is partly my fault as I usually avoid details about a movie before I watch it but due to boredom hit up a review from Fangoria via IMDB anyways. I'm once again reminded that the bigger horror sites nowdays seem to be very prone to shilling... This certainly wasn't the contemporary horror masterpiece they promised: > But for many, there remained a glimmer of hope that the subgenre would find an original, engrossing story that would act as an adrenaline shot to the dying heart of the slasher. And now, that film has been found with Adam Egypt Mortimer’s SOME KIND OF HATE, which, under the right circumstances, could hit contemporary audiences with a brutal, cringe-inducing and legitimately frightening rush in the same way Freddy Krueger did over 30 years ago. The movie makes bullying it's central theme which is totally new and *contemporary*... the really misscast emo metalhead gets sent to a reform school for fighting back against his bully - disregarding the fact that this shit was recorded and that his blood is on the ground too. Rest assured that the esoteric school lead by a guru, a weird nobody and the "hot" gym teacher in the middle of the dessert isn't free of that either. Instead of doing something about the new bully the MC deceides to wish everyone dead in an abadoned cellar where that gets heard by the ghost of a girl who cut open her veins. Bla bla bla, revenge on everyone up to "I DON'T NEED YOU ANYMORE" x2... The movie unfortunatly isn't blessed with tension and you would be hard pressed to give a damn about anyone. You're left with the money shot only. The killing mechanics for this are actually not that bad but it never follows up a certain angle shown early on leaving the ghost to be a major annoyance only. I might be rather harsh on this but the social commentary is merly a plot device and the same movie wants to get empathy for a guy who dreams of crushing everyone's skull with a tank when he listens to metal (did anyone ever do that really?) and steals back his phone to impress his crush with his playlist for her of doom and death metal (she might have black hair but she was a cheerleader..).

Kamurai

0/10

Decent watch, might watch again, but can't honestly recommend. This is not a great movie, and it is impressive breaking in the sense that it takes real problems and an example of awful real places, so it's hard to get on board right away. Once the setting is established, the majority of what's good about the movie is the ridiculously gratuitous gore and violence being exacted on the horrible characters. By far, Sierra McCormick is the best actor in this movie. She does such a good job exemplifying a tragic ghost, but since all the adults are just awful, and there are only 2 decent actors out of the rest of the teens, it is a little hard to tell how good she is. Again, this is more of an elaborate survival situation, which is more of an excuse show teens getting slashed. So if that doesn't work for you, don't watch this.