Directed by Jeff Wadlow. Written by Wadlow and Beau Bauman. Starring Lindy Booth, Paul James, Jared Padalecki, Sandra McCoy, Kristy Wu, Julien Morris, Jesse Janzen, Gary Cole, Ethan Cohn, Anna Deavere Smith and Jon Bon Jovi.
Plot: eight high school seniors with nothing better to do, create a ruse involving a serial killer known only as “The Wolf”, but when the game becomes real, no one believes them
So, eight snooty rich kids play this stupid game where they have to lie to each other while trying to find out who the real “wolf” is. The group does other fucked up stuff to each other, too, and when they start dying off, they don’t even trust each other anymore.
NO ONE REALLY DIES!! It was all just a set up to fuck with the new kid. Only Owen, the new kid, does actually take out the teacher, believing the death is real and that he is the perpatrator. But it turns out that it’s just little Dodger (Booth) that set the whole thing up. She even hoped he’d kill the teacher. And of course, because it’s a movie made after 2000, she gets away with it.
Lindy Booth talks like she’s in a porn movie the whole time. DJ was bored because he had predicted most of it from the start. And I was disappointed that he turned out to be right. It was poorly written. It’s been done before and better. Horrible motive (pure jealousy), crappy rules, NO Freddy Claws at all and a ridiculous story to boot.
The only things really wonderful about the movie was the cast and the effects. The rest was ludicrous. We hated it.
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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