Directed by Abel Ferrara. Written by Stuart Gordon, Dennis Paoli, Nicholas St. John, Raymod Cistheri and Larry Cohen. Starring Gabrielle Anwar, Meg Tilly, Christine Elise, R. Lee Ermey and Forest Whitaker.
Plot: a teenager (Anwar) and her family move to a military base where the soldiers are acting strangely and everyone is claiming that their loved ones aren’t really their loved ones
Unlike the first two films, this movie centers around a teenage girl. And in this, as in life often times, the kids are smarter than the adults. It’s like The Breakfast Club said, when you get old, your heart dies.
When Gabrielle moves to this military base, creepy things start happening almost immediately. Including, but not limited to, body snatching and an intense relationship she starts with a man after only 3 hours of knowing him. It’s honestly the most absurd game of Never Have I Ever we’ve ever seen on film.
But in reference to the actually body snatching, it was annoying. The screaming is shrill and ineffective. No upset like the 78 version, just hate. And at one point Gabrielle has a whole alien body set up, but the still manage to bring the real her back. That should have been impossible.
Forest Whitaker goes off as usual. He likes going off in movies. Getting his scream on. Meg Tilly overacts or underacts depending on the situation, but never just…. acts. She does give us boobs though, and we thank her for that. The end was kind of ambiguous as it turns out. I saw optimism, believing that they had to have gotten help. DJ does not agree and believes they were all alone. Decide for yourself. We do recommend watching it, if only to compare it to the other films.
I suppose I could list my favorite movies here, but instead I'll give you a strange glimpse into what makes me TaraRomero.
1. I met George Romero. He was the kindest and sweetest man. He talked to me for longer than he should have with the line getting longer. He also held my hand. And when he noticed the ladybug I have tattooed on my wrist, he said he liked it and asked me it's name. Till then, it had not had a name. Now, I call him George.
2. I love stickers. All stickers. I just adore them. I even ask for stickers for Christmas! As a matter of fact, the birthday that just past, every member of my immediate family gave me sticker packs as gifts. Affordable and extremely appreciated.
3. I have never put much stock in astrology or horoscopes, but I LOVE the magic of the MBTI. Omg. I am an INFP and it actually sounds just like me. Introverted mostly. Creative always. Heart before head and not the most logical. Totally me! For better or worse.
4. It's no surprise I count horror so high up on the list of things that make me, me. However, it's so within my soul that I was part of the Horror Club in college. Interesting bunch. And even took a Horror Lit class as an elective. I got an A.
5. Coffee always makes me happy. Always. I'm particularly fond of caramel macchiatos. But I'll drink black coffee if it's the only thing available.
6. I hate shock for the sake of shock and endings that depress me. I always mention the movies Within (2016) and the Eli Roth produced, written and starred in, Aftershock (2012), as proof of this distate I have. I abhor the idea that just because I like horror, some people think I'd actually praise a movie that lets you think the "Final Girl" just made it through the night, only to slap her in the face with a tsunami.
7. We are big time animal people. I mean, if I could, I'd have an elephant, a bear, a zebra, a penguin, an otter and a meerkat, living with me. Seriously though. We have 2 dogs right now and 2 cats. Both cats we picked up when they each came to our front door hungry. And both dogs we got from 2 different sets of neighbors. Both who, unfortunately, don't know how to care for pets long-term. But they're happy and healthy now!!
8. Revisiting my love of horror, one of the above cats, my cat, is a little black guy named Church. Because Pet Sematary. His middle name is even Pascow. To give credit where credit's due, the name was DJ's idea. But he loves horror too!
9. I'm big into art. Along with movie posters and an Anne Frank quote, I have some actual paintings on my wall. I really think Dali paints beautifully when he wants to. And if I don't get to see Michaelangelo's Pieta in person some day, I will be very disappointed.
10. Lastly, I find Emily Dickinson's poetry intriguing. I took an elective course about her as well. But do you know I injected horror even there? I was given a poem to dissect and I picked one on death, of course. Then, I researched old "Death Photos" and even printed out copies for everyone in the class. They were so interested in looking at them that it stopped them from all looking at me, and I was able to deal quite well with my stage fright. Haha
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