‘Angels and Demons’ Unreal from Top to Bottom

“Angels & Demons” upset me.

But not for the reason you may think.

The new movie, based on the Dan Brown book of the same title, is, of course, full of nonsense. But most of it I expected.

The boots, I didn’t.

I know that the Vatican didn’t grant Ron Howard and his team all of the access they wanted. But after seeing the movie, I wonder if anyone having to do with the film even went to Rome. Or, more specifically, if any women associated with the movie went to Rome. (more…)

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Tags: Angels & Demons, Ayelet Zurer, Exorcist, Georgetown, high heels
Posted May 18th 2009 at 6:25 pm in Entertainment | 1375623 Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/kjlopez/2009/05/18/angels-and-demons-unreal-from-top-down/%27Angels+and+Demons%27+Unreal+from+Top+to+Bottom2009-05-19+01%3A25%3A24Kathryn+Jean+Lopez

Review: Last House On The Left (2009)

The remake of Wes Craven’s classic 1972 low-budget gut churner gets itself into trouble almost immediately in an early sequence. Krug (Garret Dillahunt) is on his way to jail when his very own Manson Family (a wild-child girlfriend and slithering brother) spring him. But a successful escape doesn’t satisfy these sickos and rather than call it a day and run like hell, they pause to sadistically murder two police officers already injured way beyond being able to give chase. Within the first few minutes the full horror of what this vicious crew is capable of unfolds.

But the best horror unfolds slowly. This is what made the first half of the original so watchable (the second half is even better). We knew the 1972 gang was dangerous only through radio reports, but when we meet them they’re obviously twisted but also rather buffoonish. Even the girls don’t take them seriously when they’re first kidnapped. Because we haven’t seen with our own eyes what the kidnappers are truly capable of, until the final, awful moments we hold on to the idea that the girls might be let go or even outwit their captors. Unlike the remake, the visceral is emotional, not visual. The horror comes from the death of hope and the slow realization that this depraved nightmare isn’t going to end. (more…)

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Tags: Exorcist, Gratuitous Violence, last house on the left, Rape Scene, wes craven
Posted Mar 13th 2009 at 9:58 pm in Reviews | 7959833 Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2009/03/13/review-last-house-on-the-left-2009/Review%3A+Last+House+On+The+Left+%282009%292009-03-14+04%3A58%3A36John+Nolte