Author: Jaimes Palacio
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Harpoon: Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre (2009)
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Read more: Harpoon: Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre (2009)This Icelandic film was a much better movie than the title suggested. In fact, the title was a lurid and stupid one. The original title was closer to the truth as it was promoted in Iceland as “Tryllir“, meaning something between Thriller and Horror. More a Thriller than a straight up slasher film, Harpoon was…
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You’re Next (2011)
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Read more: You’re Next (2011)Is You’re Next (2011) a good film? Yes! It is very well made. Should anyone see this film? If you are into cut above average horror, yes! Did you, Jaimes Palacio, personally enjoy it? [crickets] Well, did you ? (I’m thinking… I’m thinking…) Here is the thing. I don’t get scared film wise. I get…
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Cockney’s vs. Zombies (2012)
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Read more: Cockney’s vs. Zombies (2012)Bumbling bank robbers get more than they bargained for when the heist goes awry. While escaping with hostages, they discover that London has been overtaken by zombies. This is a wonderfully cheeky concept that works well in this movie. This film has stylistic flashbacks and jump cuts reminiscent of LOCK, STOCK & TWO SMOKING BARRELS,…
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Dead Snow 2-Red Vs Dead (2014)
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Read more: Dead Snow 2-Red Vs Dead (2014)Obviously, this is a sequel to DEAD SNOW, a movie about Nazi Zombies coming to life (or un-death) and killing a group of friends. DS2 brings everyone up to speed in the 5 minute prologue and we learn that DS’s hero accidentally killed his girlfriend with an ax; had to chop of his arm because,…
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The Dark Tower: Sorry Stephen King, you are just wrong.
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Read more: The Dark Tower: Sorry Stephen King, you are just wrong.In regards to THE DARK TOWER, I think that Stephen King is becoming more deluded and less picky as he grows older. The author, who hated the film adaptation of THE SHINING, (he had some good points) has, incredibly, given the recent dim and dismal adaptation his blessing. This, from a man who called THE…
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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014)
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Read more: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (2014)ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY (2014): It’s hard to figure out what demographic the film makers were aiming for. With a script that includes penis jokes, stripper jokes, poop jokes, and sex jokes, it is hardly appropriate for children. On the other hand, it is simply too brain dead for…
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The Fast and the Furious, is it out of control?
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Read more: The Fast and the Furious, is it out of control?EDITORS NOTE: The Fast and the Furious, is it out of control? The Fast and the Furious started harmlessly enough, but has now grown into quite a franchise, for better or worse. This franchise has been mostly ignored by Ruthless, maybe because of the worse, or maybe because we are just lazy. We do have…