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Autopsy Report: The Best & Worst Horror Films of '08
Source:Ryan Rotten, Managing Editor
December 21, 2008
The 2008 Autopsy Report is a month-long look at the year in horror. An unflinching and frank examination of the genre's accomplishments, lapses, trends and random (or, rampant) stupidity in the big screen, television and direct-to-DVD world. This weekly series will sift through the detritus of the last twelve months and see what worked and what didn't, why and why not.
THE TOP TEN BEST OF 2008
A vivid intersection of tradition, the supernatural, smart storytelling and amusing twists, Trick 'r Treat isn't just a love letter to those who love Halloween and horror, it's a full-blown carnival of devilish delights. Ringleader Michael Dougherty, here making one of the most impressive directorial debuts of his generation, rolls out the pumpkins, zombies, werewolves, vampires and even a deadly lollipop-wielding masked imp. He puts a fresh spin on this cavalcade of ghouls and reinvigorates the dying form of horror anthology storytelling. Read my full review here.
Terror comes in ages 12 and under in this UK import, the celluloid equivalent of birth control. Have a loved one itchin' drop some brood? Take them to see this film, then ask them if "starting a family" is something they still want in their future. Writer-director Tom Shankland here demonstrates his growth as a filmmaker in leaps and bounds since his previous effort The Killing Gene (aka Waz). The Children unleashes violent young tykes on their parents during a New Year's Eve gathering and Shankland goes to town, drumming up a cruel amount of tension and shocking attacks against the rabid runts.
A remake better than the original? I thought so. This home invasion film about two young men who terrorize a well-to-do family in their vacation home is thought-provoking, sardonic and merciless. The only film this year that made you a participant in its madness and question what you consider entertainment. Fear, frustration, amusement...Funny Games runs the emotional gamut and doesn't let up until your nerves are mashed into a viscous paste.
Art house meets mainstream in Tomas Alfredson's eccentric tale of a young bullied boy and his old vampire gal pal whose semblance is that of a twelve-year-old girl. It reinvents the tattered bloodsucker sub-genre in the way Kathryn Bigelow's Near Dark did (imagine if that whole story was about Josh Miller's Homer wooing Caleb's little sis) to haunting, sincere and macabre results. Ambiguous, cute and unsettling, this is one that sits with you a good while after its over.
A relationship on the rocks becomes a fight for survival in Bryan Bertino's back-to-the-basics horror film. Besides the pacing, which could benefit from a bit more tightening (odd to say for such an already lean exercise), everything here rings true. Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman's troubles eschew the typical Hollywood explanation and that first 4 a.m. knock at the door is downright sinister. A strong opening and gloomy ending bookend what I think will be an appreciated film in ten year's time. Read my full review here.
With a few adjustments made between the novel and the film aside, writer Scott Smith still delivers one vicious lil' ditty about American tourists quarantined in Mexico on an archeological dig where flesh-eating vines await to tear them asunder, choke them to death and get under their skin. At the forefront of The Ruins is the crumbling bond among friends, but there's something apocalyptic about the story knocking at the back door. You want to see these vacationers make it off the dig site, yet you know they could potentially infect the world with this dangerous plant. Read my full review here.
Fans of kaiju cinema may not have gotten the U.S. answer to Godzilla (it's hard to create a monster that tops the big mean 'n green lizard), still, Cloverfield was about execution and it delivered in spades. Again, another genre reinvention from 2008 that brought something new to the table without being a flat-out remake. Clever and thrilling, the film boasts some great FX and still sits well when revisited. Read my full review here.
A familiar story - in this case, a boat full of tourists fighting off a giant crocodile - but one confidently led by director Greg McLean who has put together a handsome production with beautiful photography, good performances, intense attacks and one of the best giant crocodiles I've seen put to screen. McLean defies expectations and has fun reminding us not all nature-run-amok fare has to be Sci-Fi Channel nonsense.
Someone finally takes Clive Barker seriously again. And while the results are mixed, with probably the film's greatest flaws stemming from the script, Ryuhei Kitamura has crafted an adult nightmare brimming with style. Vinnie Jones is a memorable killing machine, his methods are sensationally grotesque, even if they are aided by CG and the conclusion is pretty damn bizarre. Read my full review here.
An off-the-wall slasher film from Paul Andrew Williams, the man who hatched the story for The Children (see above). I don't expect everyone to get this one, but I laughed my ass off and had a blast with the skillful ways the film's killer dispensed with his prey (usually demonstrated in gory detail). Horror and comedy is always a tough mix, but some filmmakers in the UK still know how to do it right. Read my full review here.
THE TOP TEN WORST OF 2008
What a way to start out the year: With an abysmal remake of a film that was not really good to begin with. Asinine plotting, languid performances and the exorcism of a cell phone. Holy crap, what were they thinking? I wished cancer upon this film, if you needed any indication of how much I hated this tripe. Read my full review here.
Warner Home Video held an advance screening of this sequel to the sub-par Raw Feed film. I walked out after twenty minutes enraged by the film's set-up, characters and sheer stupidity (I bailed as one dolt was being tormented while he was sitting inside a portable toilet). I hear it didn't get any better. Kill this series now.
Uwe Boll attempts to make a statement about violence in society with this ripe turd that painfully opens with heartbreaking footage of real animal violence. What follows is the story of a captured serial killer who survives the electric chair, is buried alive and returns to exact revenge. He brutalizes babies, cops and women and you're left bored to tears. The centerpiece "kill" which finds Seed bashing a victim's head over and over and over in a chair with a hammer is neither shocking or scary, it's just plain stupid. Another cinematic insult from the good doctor Boll.
A film that makes lamps scary again. Sorry, a jab you'll only get if you've seen this update of the '80s slasher film that is plagued by more false scares than real ones and features a killer who runs around in a baseball cap. This is some pretty tacky stuff, kids. It's got a sharp look, but my God, the script is drivel and Nelson McCormick's direction is pedestrian.
Six minutes and forty-four seconds in, this movie takes an abrupt turn from eerie and promising to embarrassing. I actually think the film has an intriguing premise, but in M. Night Shyamalan's hands, it collapses under the weight of astonishingly bad dialogue (my favorite: "Mother of God, what kind of terrorists are these?") and a hokey subplot about love that's backed by even worse dialogue ("What color is love?" "I forgot."). I was all for the "plants strike back" scenario, I would have loved to have to have seen it through anyone's eyes but Shyamalan's.
Insulting, predictable and one of the biggest missed opportunities of the decade. No amount of references from the first film save this dim-witted sequel. Utterly forgettable and cheap-looking. Don't let anyone let you believe otherwise. Read my full review here.
Rusty Nail loses his balls and mystique, morphing from a feared trucker to a killer who's about as intimidating as your Pizza Hut delivery boy. Look, if you're going to make a sequel to a pretty decent thriller, at least try to make your lead characters as personable as the first batch of victims. Here, you want to see everyone die a quick death...because the slow torture Rusty enacts will put you to sleep.
Even on his bad days, I'll still accept Dario Argento, but this...this does not get a pass from me. Fans have waited years for the third chapter in his Three Mothers trilogy and what do we get? A convoluted plot (more convoluted than usual, I should say), witches who look like rejects from the animated series Jem, a bratty Mother of Tears (with a nice rack) and Asia Argento's protective Jedi spirit mother. Hoo-boy. Great gore, however, but then again when has Argento ever let us down in that department?
Until this point, I've been pretty lenient on the sequels. I've found something positive to embrace in all of them, but here, the stretch marks are beginning to show as the creative team struggles to keep the franchise alive with Jigsaw now long gone. The protagonist we're left with, Agent Strahm, ties the plot's puzzle pieces all too easily (talking to himself the whole time) and the "B" story - more folks being pushed through a series of brutal traps - isn't very exciting this time around. I'm allowing myself one more sequel, then it's kaput.
I had to watch this in two sittings because I found it neither funny nor intelligent in spite of all of the attempted subtle gags writer-director Jay Lee tries to imbue the film. A smile-inducing title and effective marketing push is all Zombie Strippers had going for it.
There you have it, friends. Some foreign films released in the States this year made my cut last year, so if you're wondering why they were not included above check out the best/worst of 2007 here. I'd love to see what you considered your favorites and least favorites this year, so make the most of the comments section below!
Previous Autopsy Reports:
• The Best & Worst Horror Posters of 2008
• DVD Sequelitis
• Fear Itself
A vivid intersection of tradition, the supernatural, smart storytelling and amusing twists, Trick 'r Treat isn't just a love letter to those who love Halloween and horror, it's a full-blown carnival of devilish delights. Ringleader Michael Dougherty, here making one of the most impressive directorial debuts of his generation, rolls out the pumpkins, zombies, werewolves, vampires and even a deadly lollipop-wielding masked imp. He puts a fresh spin on this cavalcade of ghouls and reinvigorates the dying form of horror anthology storytelling. Read my full review here.
Terror comes in ages 12 and under in this UK import, the celluloid equivalent of birth control. Have a loved one itchin' drop some brood? Take them to see this film, then ask them if "starting a family" is something they still want in their future. Writer-director Tom Shankland here demonstrates his growth as a filmmaker in leaps and bounds since his previous effort The Killing Gene (aka Waz). The Children unleashes violent young tykes on their parents during a New Year's Eve gathering and Shankland goes to town, drumming up a cruel amount of tension and shocking attacks against the rabid runts.
A remake better than the original? I thought so. This home invasion film about two young men who terrorize a well-to-do family in their vacation home is thought-provoking, sardonic and merciless. The only film this year that made you a participant in its madness and question what you consider entertainment. Fear, frustration, amusement...Funny Games runs the emotional gamut and doesn't let up until your nerves are mashed into a viscous paste.
Art house meets mainstream in Tomas Alfredson's eccentric tale of a young bullied boy and his old vampire gal pal whose semblance is that of a twelve-year-old girl. It reinvents the tattered bloodsucker sub-genre in the way Kathryn Bigelow's Near Dark did (imagine if that whole story was about Josh Miller's Homer wooing Caleb's little sis) to haunting, sincere and macabre results. Ambiguous, cute and unsettling, this is one that sits with you a good while after its over.
A relationship on the rocks becomes a fight for survival in Bryan Bertino's back-to-the-basics horror film. Besides the pacing, which could benefit from a bit more tightening (odd to say for such an already lean exercise), everything here rings true. Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman's troubles eschew the typical Hollywood explanation and that first 4 a.m. knock at the door is downright sinister. A strong opening and gloomy ending bookend what I think will be an appreciated film in ten year's time. Read my full review here.
With a few adjustments made between the novel and the film aside, writer Scott Smith still delivers one vicious lil' ditty about American tourists quarantined in Mexico on an archeological dig where flesh-eating vines await to tear them asunder, choke them to death and get under their skin. At the forefront of The Ruins is the crumbling bond among friends, but there's something apocalyptic about the story knocking at the back door. You want to see these vacationers make it off the dig site, yet you know they could potentially infect the world with this dangerous plant. Read my full review here.
Fans of kaiju cinema may not have gotten the U.S. answer to Godzilla (it's hard to create a monster that tops the big mean 'n green lizard), still, Cloverfield was about execution and it delivered in spades. Again, another genre reinvention from 2008 that brought something new to the table without being a flat-out remake. Clever and thrilling, the film boasts some great FX and still sits well when revisited. Read my full review here.
A familiar story - in this case, a boat full of tourists fighting off a giant crocodile - but one confidently led by director Greg McLean who has put together a handsome production with beautiful photography, good performances, intense attacks and one of the best giant crocodiles I've seen put to screen. McLean defies expectations and has fun reminding us not all nature-run-amok fare has to be Sci-Fi Channel nonsense.
Someone finally takes Clive Barker seriously again. And while the results are mixed, with probably the film's greatest flaws stemming from the script, Ryuhei Kitamura has crafted an adult nightmare brimming with style. Vinnie Jones is a memorable killing machine, his methods are sensationally grotesque, even if they are aided by CG and the conclusion is pretty damn bizarre. Read my full review here.
An off-the-wall slasher film from Paul Andrew Williams, the man who hatched the story for The Children (see above). I don't expect everyone to get this one, but I laughed my ass off and had a blast with the skillful ways the film's killer dispensed with his prey (usually demonstrated in gory detail). Horror and comedy is always a tough mix, but some filmmakers in the UK still know how to do it right. Read my full review here.
What a way to start out the year: With an abysmal remake of a film that was not really good to begin with. Asinine plotting, languid performances and the exorcism of a cell phone. Holy crap, what were they thinking? I wished cancer upon this film, if you needed any indication of how much I hated this tripe. Read my full review here.
Warner Home Video held an advance screening of this sequel to the sub-par Raw Feed film. I walked out after twenty minutes enraged by the film's set-up, characters and sheer stupidity (I bailed as one dolt was being tormented while he was sitting inside a portable toilet). I hear it didn't get any better. Kill this series now.
Uwe Boll attempts to make a statement about violence in society with this ripe turd that painfully opens with heartbreaking footage of real animal violence. What follows is the story of a captured serial killer who survives the electric chair, is buried alive and returns to exact revenge. He brutalizes babies, cops and women and you're left bored to tears. The centerpiece "kill" which finds Seed bashing a victim's head over and over and over in a chair with a hammer is neither shocking or scary, it's just plain stupid. Another cinematic insult from the good doctor Boll.
A film that makes lamps scary again. Sorry, a jab you'll only get if you've seen this update of the '80s slasher film that is plagued by more false scares than real ones and features a killer who runs around in a baseball cap. This is some pretty tacky stuff, kids. It's got a sharp look, but my God, the script is drivel and Nelson McCormick's direction is pedestrian.
Six minutes and forty-four seconds in, this movie takes an abrupt turn from eerie and promising to embarrassing. I actually think the film has an intriguing premise, but in M. Night Shyamalan's hands, it collapses under the weight of astonishingly bad dialogue (my favorite: "Mother of God, what kind of terrorists are these?") and a hokey subplot about love that's backed by even worse dialogue ("What color is love?" "I forgot."). I was all for the "plants strike back" scenario, I would have loved to have to have seen it through anyone's eyes but Shyamalan's.
Insulting, predictable and one of the biggest missed opportunities of the decade. No amount of references from the first film save this dim-witted sequel. Utterly forgettable and cheap-looking. Don't let anyone let you believe otherwise. Read my full review here.
Rusty Nail loses his balls and mystique, morphing from a feared trucker to a killer who's about as intimidating as your Pizza Hut delivery boy. Look, if you're going to make a sequel to a pretty decent thriller, at least try to make your lead characters as personable as the first batch of victims. Here, you want to see everyone die a quick death...because the slow torture Rusty enacts will put you to sleep.
Even on his bad days, I'll still accept Dario Argento, but this...this does not get a pass from me. Fans have waited years for the third chapter in his Three Mothers trilogy and what do we get? A convoluted plot (more convoluted than usual, I should say), witches who look like rejects from the animated series Jem, a bratty Mother of Tears (with a nice rack) and Asia Argento's protective Jedi spirit mother. Hoo-boy. Great gore, however, but then again when has Argento ever let us down in that department?
Until this point, I've been pretty lenient on the sequels. I've found something positive to embrace in all of them, but here, the stretch marks are beginning to show as the creative team struggles to keep the franchise alive with Jigsaw now long gone. The protagonist we're left with, Agent Strahm, ties the plot's puzzle pieces all too easily (talking to himself the whole time) and the "B" story - more folks being pushed through a series of brutal traps - isn't very exciting this time around. I'm allowing myself one more sequel, then it's kaput.
I had to watch this in two sittings because I found it neither funny nor intelligent in spite of all of the attempted subtle gags writer-director Jay Lee tries to imbue the film. A smile-inducing title and effective marketing push is all Zombie Strippers had going for it.
There you have it, friends. Some foreign films released in the States this year made my cut last year, so if you're wondering why they were not included above check out the best/worst of 2007 here. I'd love to see what you considered your favorites and least favorites this year, so make the most of the comments section below!
Previous Autopsy Reports:
• The Best & Worst Horror Posters of 2008
• DVD Sequelitis
• Fear Itself
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Posted by: Dr. Doc on December 22, 2008 at 13:36:58
GOD FU--ING DAMMIT I WANT TO SEE 'TRICK R TREAT'!!!!!!!!
AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Nick the hat on December 22, 2008 at 13:55:04
Note from the Cloverfield section: Not to nit-pck but Godzilla is not green, he's gray. Sorry, had to be said.
Posted by: Ryan Rotten, Managing Editor on December 22, 2008 at 14:10:44
Ha... Thanks, Nick. Gray, green. I've painted a ton of Godzilla model kits during my high school years and, to be honest, I found he fluctuated. In some films he takes on a blue-ish green. For the article above, I was just generalizing. Now I know better not to.
Posted by: moviewizguy on December 22, 2008 at 16:54:08
"The Happening - Guess it's all a matter of perspective, really. Even looked at as a B-movie, it's still terrible."
Yeah. I guess so.
"To all defending The Happening as a "B" film. You'll notice that only came out of Shymalan's mouth after the early negative reviews started pouring in. B movie or not, its bad. If it was done intentionally, then there isn't enough to sell it as such. It looks accidentally bad. Bad on purpose and good because of it? the Lost Skeleton of Cadavra.
The Happening is just plain bad execution."
Like I stated posts above, he told everyone that it was supposed to be a B-movie because it was one. If you think he was just saying that because he was trying to make an excuse, you think that. Go ahead and be miserable bashing that movie for the rest of your life. And it's kind of ignorant of you to say a movie will still be bad if it was meant to be another genre. If you thought "The Happening" was supposed to be a horror/thriller, of course you're going to think it's one of the worst films ever created! It doesn't take a genius to think so but if you see it as a B-movie, you'll like it a lot more but then you'll say it'll still be bad. I don't see the logic in your thinking.
And I never said it was trying to be intentionally bad. You're assuming a B-movie means a bad movie. "Grindhouse" was a B-movie and it was really brilliant. B-movies are movies you go out to enjoy and be entertained out of. Of course, I liked "The Happening" because I was entertained out of it but don't let me try to convince people to like the movie. I'll just accept their opinion.
Posted by: Jeff on December 22, 2008 at 19:23:19
Funny Games could have been good, but the stupid remote pissed me off. Why???
M. Night tries too damn hard to be avantgard. Some of his movies just need to stick to the basics. He can obviously make a great movie, but now he thinks he's pushing some sort of envelope on strange twists.
Posted by: Eric England on December 22, 2008 at 21:04:33
Did anyone read the original draft of The Happening (originally titled, The Green Effect)? Reading that is a far better way to spend your time; rather than watching the film. So much potential.. so sad..
Posted by: KHW on December 22, 2008 at 21:04:39
I enjoyed Zombie Strippers, I want a sequel.
Posted by: Bapman on December 22, 2008 at 21:59:31
I'm just glad ROGUE is on that list.
I was expecting a typical croc movie BUT this one SERIOUSLY took my breath away.
Me and Wife were so tense during the finale... we were actually sweaty.
Personally, I think ROGUE is the JAWS of crocodile movies.
I think mirror should've been in the list but then again I didn't see all the movies on the list yet... but I thought MIRROR was better than THE RUINS... but that's just me.
Posted by: joe asylo on December 22, 2008 at 23:45:22
i go by the best Cloverfield, midnight meat train, and the strangers.
Posted by: Mark on December 22, 2008 at 23:51:42
The Strangers didn't do anything for me. The whole thing was just the same old crap we had to deal with in the 80's. However, I guess the 80's is making a comeback. So why the hell not bring back the old ****ty horror movie. I won't see the sequel, unless I'm on a date or something. The girl I went with to The Strangers, seemed to think it was scary.
As for Saw V being on the worst list. I wont agree with you, but I will say it wasn't the best in the series. I really loved it, but I'm a fan. I do think there are several titles that could/should have taken its place. But it is your list not mine.
Posted by: J. Warner on December 23, 2008 at 02:11:59
I'm surprised "Quarantine" didn't make either of your lists, Ryan.
Posted by: Ryan Rotten, Managing Editor on December 23, 2008 at 03:51:59
Nah, I didn't love "Quarantine" enough to put it in the ten best, nor did I hate it. I thought it was entertaining, but nothing sensational.
Posted by: Dan on December 23, 2008 at 05:34:46
Prom Night doesn't deserve to be #4 on that list, at least put it in #9 or #10. The "Worst" list is also missing the 'April Fool's Day' remake.
Posted by: wrongturn687 on December 23, 2008 at 12:27:13
Oh ****!, Splinter deffentially belongs on the list atleast my list. I'll just say I will replace number 9 with Splinter.
New Updated List:
1. HellBoy 2: The Golden Army
2. Cloverfield
3. Midnight Meat Train
4. The Strangers
5. THe Ruins
6. Let The Right One In
7. Rogue
8. Quarantine
9. Splinter
10. Dance Of The Dead
Posted by: Hfactor on December 23, 2008 at 23:33:21
my best in no order....
Funny Games-it was cruel, funny and sick. sweet.
The Strangers-fun ride, hope they dont make a sequel though. just leave it.
Day of the Dead-hear me out, actors are good, zombies are kick ass, and it kept my attention. watch it.
Saw V-i liked it, yep. It's good to know that every Halloween there is a sick horror movie. If its halloween, it must be Saw. I can dig it. that dude getting sliced in half...SICK!
After seeing all these lists i need to go see some more movies...
I think the best horror flick coming out is going to be THE UNBORN! that movie looks awesome! cant wait...but i gotta.
Posted by: Melvin on December 24, 2008 at 04:33:27
day of the dead #$%^&
Posted by: Ged on December 24, 2008 at 19:23:11
I thought Zombie Strippers was one of the best films of the year & should be in the top 10, not the bottom!
Posted by: Dale on December 25, 2008 at 00:33:54
I like the lists overall. Very glad to hear praises for THE STRANGERS and THE RUINS. Can't wait to see the top 4 films, which have all eluded me so far.
I found LOST BOYS 2 entertaining enough. Dumb fun. Didn't mind THE HAPPENING.
Not sure if STEEL TRAP is considered 2008, but that was a great little potboiler. RETURN TO SLEEPAWAY CAMP is inspired. Felt like a bad '80s horror film and that works for me.
I really despised CLOVERFIELD. Hate POV films in general. Couldn't make it through DIARY OF THE DEAD and I avoided REC. and its remake.
SEED impressed me. Felt like the kind of thing that would feature in a grindhouse today, if we still had grindhouses.
REST STOP 2 looked bad, but I think you should have watched it all in order to judge fairly. ZOMBIE STRIPPERS was the worst thing I watched from your list.
MIRRORS and MOTHER OF TEARS were my wtf? movies of the year. Didn't really hate them, but boy were they misguided.
Posted by: John on December 25, 2008 at 07:07:36
Cloverfield? You mean that shaky movie that showed three minutes of the monster in a monster movie?
That shouldn't have made the top 30.
Did an intern write this top 10 list?
Posted by: Judd on December 26, 2008 at 07:04:15
DANCE OF THE DEAD was my favorite this year.
Posted by: angelica lopez on December 27, 2008 at 15:12:29
omg dude i agree with "njxwf" what the fudge happed to THE ORPHANAGE
Posted by: Hfactor on December 27, 2008 at 19:42:11
just to be clear about my previous post...i liked the new Day of the Dead with mina suvari and ving rhimes, good stuff. also i just watched Rouge....kiiiiick ass. best croc movie out there.
Posted by: ZOMBIE4PETA on December 27, 2008 at 22:06:38
Yeah, "The Happening" was awful.
We're can you see Trick R Treat at? Is this floating around on the internet or is the DVD available?
Good review, I dont agree with all of these but most. And is that the kid from "Bad Santa"? in the trick r treat photo?
"Devils Chair" would have had to make it on to my best 10.
what?
Posted by: Anthony on December 28, 2008 at 20:06:12
Excellent! I personally enjoyed Prom Night simply because it was fun, and had style. It wasn't GOOD by any means WHATSOEVER, nor was it scary or anything... saying it was riddled with the false scares is SPOT on. But I don't think it belongs on the worst.
Cloverfield, however, was phenomenal. THAT really IS a movie people just don't get. I'm glad it was in your top list. It accomplished everything they set out to do. I am SO fine with people having the POV thing, but hey, THAT'S what they set out to do and they did it really well. That's like saying you hate a movie because you just hate that genre... it's stupid guys.
And finally, Let The Right one in is THE best Vampire movie I've ever seen. SOOOOOO happy it made the list. I wish it was more mainstream. I'm lucky enough to live near two very arthouse based theaters, but many people are being unfairly deprived.
Surprised about Trick R Treat. I didn't know it had even come out, and I thought it looked really dumb. Guess I'll need to give it a spin!
Posted by: michael allen on December 30, 2008 at 00:54:40
My top five for 2008:
1) Eden Lake
2) Let the Right One In
3) Frontier(s)
4) The Strangers
5) Midnight Meat Train (very fun movie)
Five Worst:
1) Zombies! Zombies! Zombies!
2) Scarce
3) Dead Noon
4) One Missed Call
5) Prom Night (I could not finish this one)
-Mike
http://www.28dayslateranalysis.com/
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