Camp Hell (2009)

Genre: Horror

Average Netflix Rating: 2.5 Stars

Synopsis: Each summer at Camp Hope, a priest (Bruce Davison) leads the campers in religious training. But this year, the normally safe retreat turns horrifying when the priest accidentally brings something evil with him into the deep woods. Now, the teenagers attending must battle the devil in a fight for both their souls and their lives. Jesse Eisenberg, Dana Delany, Spencer Treat Clark and Andrew McCarthy star in this psychological thriller.

There are 3 kinds of movies that truly scare me to the bone, aliens, weather, and religious fanatics. I have always been bothered by the stories of people doing insane things in the name of their god or what ever they believe in. It's always extra creepy Bc these people believe deep inside that the things they are doing, they are doing for the right reasons. So when I heard about this movie I was amped to be chilled watching these adults manipulate and destroy the minds of a bunch of impressionable kids at a religious summer camp. Then throw in Jesse Eisenberg and I'm all in with my chips... and I would have gone home broke. Jesse is in the movie for about 6 minutes, certainly not enough to get top billing. Don't even get me started with the actual movie - it's terrible. Horrible. Boring. Miserable. Stupid. Awful. I wanted to like this movie, there were moments that creeped in every so often that made me think this movie was going to get better (demons awaking Bc of premarital sex at camp!!!! Eck!!), then it was 3 steps backwards again. Is there really a demon? Is this a cult? What happened all those years ago? All really great questions that NEVER GET ANSWERED... Stay away...

Where should I put it in my Q? Dont bother... Even if it's on cable, I'd tell you to change the channel...

LINK: http://movies.netflix.com/Movie/Camp-Hell/70127019

The Thing (1982)

Genre: Sci-Fi Horror

Average Netflix Rating: 3.8 stars

Synopsis: Scientists working in Antarctica are forced to abandon their research after a helicopter crashes near their camp, bringing a lone dog into their midst. But the plot thickens when the otherworldly canine changes form in the middle of the night. As it turns out, the dog is a shape-shifting alien that can attack animals -- and unsuspecting humans. Kurt Russell stars in this creepy John Carpenter-directed remake of the 1950s classic.

When you read the synopsis, you might roll you eyes at how stupid it sounds... but it's in my top 10 favorite horror movies and easily my all time favorite "monster" movie. Horror legend John Carpenter remakes an old 50s movie for the new horror craze of the 80s and it was intense, gory and quite in your face for it's time. I don't generally find monster movies scary but this one did get under my skin. Not only do you get the usual monster movie fun of seeing something "otherworldly" killing off people - but you get the slasher vibe the 80s horror movies were famous for. Who's infected? Who's lying? Who is the killer?? It's bloody and gory without being over the top and I remember being terrified as a kid when a certain mans best friend face rips open like a bloody tulip (and it has one of the best JUMP scares of any horror movie)... What really makes me recommend this movie??? It has 100% stood the test of time. The special effects are all real - there's no bad CGI moments that take you out of the picture. I will say the ending reminded me a little of IT - where once you see what has been terrorizing them your a little bit disappointed - but the journey is well worth one little complaint. And who doesn't love Kurt Russel in has hey-day???

Where should you put it in your Q? If you like horror movies, right to the top spot...

LINK: http://movies.netflix.com/Movie/The-Thing/1038926

Insidious (2011)

Genre: Horror

Average Netflix Rating: 4 Stars

Synopsis: After moving into a new home, Josh (Patrick Wilson) and his wife Renai (Rose Byrne) confront terrifying tribulations when their son Dalton (Ty Simpkins) falls into a coma and his body starts to attract malevolent forces from a mysterious netherworld. But when the family decides to move again, hoping to leave the evil spirits behind, they realize that their problems are just beginning. James Wan (Saw) directs.

I wanted to love this movie... I think I wanted to love this movie so much that I actually ruined it for myself. I set the bar way too high. Overall, it is a pretty scary movie, actually it's VERY scary at some points - there were many parts that were genuinely creepy. There is a scene in the trailer that really creeped me out, and in the movie actually got me to "jump", the first hour is tense and rooted in such a reality that even mundane things like characters looking out a window or just sitting in bed reading have you on the edge of your seat Bc your expecting something to happen. The first hour is great, above average horror fun. Then for some reason in the last 30 mins the film makers take everything that you loved and flip it upside-down... Everything is different in the last act - it feels like a different movie... Different setting, different atmosphere, I'll even go so far is to say the last act looked cheap with bad lighting and scary fog (can someone tell me why fog is scary??) AND then the big reveal of what's haunting the house - really?? REALLY?? It really is to bad Bc the glimpses you get earlier in the film are truly scary but as a whole entity it was laughable... and then based on the writers past movies he's done you know there's some sort of twist coming... and its predictable and LAME! Overall the movie isn't bad - the first hour is engrossing and well done. I personally think the end was bad enough the drag this whole movie down... 

Where should you put it in your Q? If your a hardcore horror movie fun add it to your Q but just leave it at the bottom - if your just an average person looking to be creeped out then put it towards the top (you'll probably be much less critical)

LINK: http://movies.netflix.com/Movie/Insidious/70142542

Antichrist (2009)

Genre: Thriller

Average Netflix Rating: 2.8 Stars

Synopsis: After their child dies, a therapist (Willem Dafoe) and his wife (Charlotte Gainsbourg) flee to their cabin in the woods, where they hope to mend their emotional wounds. But the grief-stricken couple watches their troubles multiply when very strange things begin to happen. Acclaimed Danish auteur Lars von Trier divides this tale into multiple narratives, revealing a surreal, horrific psychological adventure about the evils of nature, humanity and desire.

This is going to be short and easy. I NEVER want to watch 1 minute of this movie again. The opening scene sets up this crazy edgy beatiful movie. The opening act is pure geniius, from the music, to the black and white, to the emotional sucker punch it throws at you as you watch the death of this child - then act 2 starts... It's almost too boring to watch... I wanted to be invested in these people but I was annoyed at what a different direction the movie was taking, but I hung in there - and then act 3 started. Just thinking of what was put on film makes me want to perform a lobotomy on myself to forget - There were 2 scenes in the finale that were so visually scaring to me, just writing this is making me quiver. I can't even bring myself to type what they were. I can't even tell you how the movie really ended Bc I was so scarred by what I saw I mentally checked out. This is a horrible, disgusting, vile, unflinching, did I say vile? Piece of filth...

Where should you put it in you Q? At the top, so we can get all the copies from Netflix and BURN them...

LINK: http://movies.netflix.com/Movie/Antichrist/70117549

Forget Me Not (2009)

Genre: Horror

Average Netflix Rating: 2.9 Stars

Synopsis: A party-filled graduation weekend turns into a nightmare for popular class president Sandy Channing (Carly Schroeder) when her friends begin to vanish one by one. Soon Sandy discovers they have awakened the vengeful spirit of a girl they mistreated years ago. Now she must work to resolve the dark mysteries of her past before she and all her friends become unwilling victims in this bloody horror flick.

A perfectly average horror movie, except for one really good underlying idea. An unbelievably attractive group of seniors celebrate their graduation by revisiting a childhood game they used to play in their local cemetery. But this time their innocent game (creepy hide-n-seek) awakens some sort of vengeful entity. It's to bad the synopsis tells you about the "girl they mistreated", knowing that definitely ruins some of the suspense. The deaths are nothing special and the acting is on par for what you would expect. What works really well is some creative writing that keeps you interested despite the films mediocrity. When someone dies, they are completely wiped from the memories and lives of our characters. So after each death memories, relationships, physical surroundings, etc all change. It keeps things interesting and it's an idea I hadn't seen done before but at the same time I felt they could have put more into it. The finale ties up all the pieces but I will admit, I didn't really "get" the last 30 seconds. Not a bad way for horror fans to kill 90 mins...

Where should you put it in your Netflix Q? Leave it at the bottom...

LINK:http://movies.netflix.com/Movie/Forget-Me-Not/70120535