RATING: 4/5
In this 1963, who done it film, Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn star together a movie that keeps you guessing who did what and who has it, but they don't know what "it" is.
This movie was well written and kept you guessing the whole time. Not only was it a question of who is who, but the movie had many one-liners and scenes that were so absurd that I found myself laughing, especially the funeral scene. The acting was better than I expected it to be, as you know me and issues with classics. I truly believe that Cary Grant would have made a great Bond.
I also liked seeing Walter Matthau as a bad guy (spoiler alert)... This was a really good movie and definitely a recommendation!

RATING: 4/5
I particularly am not a fan classics, never have been... Maybe they are too simple, maybe my brain needs more stimulation, I'm not sure; but on our classic movie weekend, we started out with "What Ever Happened To Baby Jane". I chose this movie based on the actresses I had heard of and the description on NetFlix.
I wasn't hideously bored out of my mind on the story of two sisters, both celebrities, who are living together as their careers took turns in wrong directions. One's a washed up drunk wanting to revitalize her career, but can't because she is taking care of her more famous and talented sister, who was injured in car accident.
One of the things that I always found so annoying in the classic films is that the acting always seems so forced, fake and over dramatic... this movie started like that until we got to our leading ladies, who are some of the best actresses of all time. Bette Davis did a brilliant performance of the sister gone mad, as did Joan Crawford, the crippled sister.
Although the movie left me with no closure, I actually did enjoy the movie; although there were times I wanted to turn it off, I had to see where it ended.

RATING: 3/5
Starting out very similar to "Disclosure", a married corporate business man is sexually harassed by a temporary secretary, who becomes obsessed with him and his life. She creates this fantasy life, documenting accounts of a secret love affair for over six months before acting on her obsession. Once she has dug her fingers into him, she sets out to destroy his marriage, but the wife is not going down without a fight.
It is a story that has been done, again and again, but for some reason you can't turn it off. Maybe it is the fact that Beyonce is so believable as a overprotective wife and mother, she is gonna fight for what is hers. Although silly, the final fight scene is reminiscent of "War Of The Roses" where the whole house will be totally destroyed before someone goes down for the final count, and we know it isn't going to be the "good" wife.
It took a lot of down time to get to the suspense, but the cat fight at the end is well worth it.

RATING: 2.5/5
Nine Dead started out with a good premise of nine people kidnapped and stuck in a room and they had to figure out how they are connected and why they are actually there. Almost like a who-done-it, but with a twist. Every ten minutes if they can not figure it out, someone will be killed. As the clock strikes, another dies until they finally figure it out.
Yes, they figure it out... the guy removes his mask and it is the lamest excuse I had ever heard. But the twist comes afterward with the tables turned and Melissa Joan Hart freaks out and give us our nine dead. No suspense, no true thriller on our hands. It was just a movie that was there. I was waiting for something more than never came.

RATING: 3.5/5
Reminiscent of Hostel and other movies that kill off crazy teenagers when they jump into random vehicles with people they don't know and automatically trust them, this makes for some bloody good fun.
In this "cut them up" film, four teens find themselves separated from their group and accept a ride on a train from a beautiful Russian woman. While on the train, slowly their friends start disappearing and the "good" ones go snooping and find their friends have been sliced and diced for organ transplants on the train. It is a save yourself and what is left of your group in this head turning semi-slasher flick.
This movie is perfect for those horror fans who love to see blood and people being opened up right on the screen, as they didn't seem to hold back on the gore. Though the movie's premise has been done, and done and done... it is always a favorite to see stupid kids, do stupid things and get it in the end and classic good girl, always comes out alive.

RATING: 3/5
Taking us back to the late 70′s, Rollercoaster is everything a 70′s thriller should be, cheesy chiller music, no special effects, dummies instead of humans, and a story that takes a really long time to tell.
Throughout the movie, I could see how coasters have evolved over time, starting where the guy placed his bomb on a smaller wooden coaster that was a manual start and stop, and ending with our bomber trying to take down the newest of the new, which was the Revolution at Magic Mountain. Growing up in southern California, this ride was a part of my childhood but I am glad I never watched this as a kid or I would have been traumatized and would have never rode this.
Overall, this movie had a decent storyline, but lots of down time and the high speed intensity lacked to make this a true thriller, but it was fun to go back and enjoy a good film from the 70′s.

RATING: 1.5/5
Can I get that 70 minutes back of my life??? Found on Netflix in the Gay & Lesbian streaming section, the premise of the movie had promise but failed as a small theater group from Seattle with probably only a camcorder and a script filmed this movie about Gay Zombies.
In the movie, a group of "confirmed bachelors" met up at a summer lake house for drinks and some show tunes and get invaded by other "confirmed bachelors" who got stung by a mosquito and turned into flesh eating queer zombies who will break out into a choreographed dance number if a good tune comes on the radio, especially one that is being held over one's head in an all out "Say Anything" moment.
Stereotypes galore, I don't think this movie was to be taken seriously. Laughing at the absurd jokes and writing, this was beyond bad. The film, which apparently got many official mentions at various local film festivals looks more like a good you tube video than a bad film.
Overall, the movie per description on NetFlix was captivating, the movie wasn't... although I could not turn away from this little film that didn't.