After being quiet for months,I'm now back (although not with a BANG...lol...).As we all know,it's the last week of October and that can only mean one thing....Halloween is here!!In the past few years we have been treated with great horror movies opening on the Halloween weekend.And this year is no different....
Horror movie fans are going to get one amazing October if all the Hollywood magic goes down as planned with two major features being released which will likely rock the box office in a heavy way. Both Saw VII 3D, the continuation of one of the biggest grossing and longest running modern horror series facing off against last year’s major slayer of demonic possession, Paranormal Activity. Film critics will likely be quick to dash both films since they do not tend to be kind to the darlings of the horror genre, but that likely will not dissuade fans who love a good sequel from their favorite scary franchises. This seventh installment of the highly popular Saw franchise is almost guaranteed to bring in big money for the companies and has become a very bankable cinematic endeavor.
SAW literally assaults moviegoers’ senses with its over-the-top, gruesome scenes, and probably spawned the term for the genre, “torture porn.” Lions Gate continues to attack us with these offerings, one a year since 2004. Why? Because they’re cheap to make and people turn out in droves to see them.
If you are not a 'torture porn' fan then check out last weekend’s fright fest “Paranormal Activity 2,” which hooked audiences and critics alike, scoring a cool $41.5 million at the box office, $6.3 million of that just from Thursday midnight showings. That’s a record for a three-day horror film opening, just in case you were wondering.
It also garnered solid reviews from critics, many of whom said that while it wasn’t as novel or as terrifying as its predecessor, it had its moments… and plenty of them.
Paranormal Activity 2 is directed by a new director to the horror genre, Tod “Kip” Williams who is known for his previous work on The Adventures of Sebastian Cole and The Door in the Floor. The original Paranormal Activity was shot on a very low budget and was something of a massive hit for audiences after the online campaign to bring it out in theaters proved to be successful. It was shot for $15,000 but it grossed nearly $200 million across the globe. This will be a very tough act to follow, but the coffers should be filled with enough money to give it a good shot at taking down Saw VII 3D this year during the prime horror season.
And while “Saw”’s baddie Jigsaw and a disembodied malevolent spirit might catch some viewers’ fancy, I’m also hooked on punk badass Lisbeth Salander, the protagonist of Stieg Larsson’s Millenium Trilogy that includes “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” “The Girl Who Played with Fire” and, now, “The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest.”
Talk about a scary character! Lisbeth, played in the Swedish movies by actress Noomi Rapace , might just be able to hold her own against “Lamb”’s Hannibal Lecter. Just reading the scene in “Dragon Tattoo” in which Lisbeth exacts revenge on a man who tortures and rapes her gave me the chills and I’d love to see it on the big screen.
But, of course, it’s a good news-bad news situation. The third installment of these Swedish imports is coming to American theaters in limited release.
That's all I got for you folks......Have a great/spooky Halloween Week ......hahahaha(evil laugh).....!!!!
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