Category: action

Phantoms (1998)

Written by Dean R Koontz, screen play and novel Directed by Joe Chapelle Starring Ben Affleck, Nicky Katt, Rose McGowan, Liev Schreiber, Peter O'Toole and Joanna Going Plot: Two sisters (Rose and Joanna) come to a small town to discover almost everyone's dead except for a few cops who they quickly team up with to … Continue reading Phantoms (1998) →

Below (2002)

Directed by David Twhoy.  Written by Twhoy, Darren Aronofsky and Lucas Sussman.  Starring Matthew Davis, Scott Foley, Zach Galifianakis and Bruce Greenwood. Plot: during WWII, an American submarine begins to experience strange happenings First of all, I think I should teach you an interesting term... Megalophobia.  It's the fear of overly large objects.  Ships, statues, … Continue reading Below (2002) →

Train to Busan (2016)

Written and Directed by Sang-ho Yeon Starring Yoo Gong, Soo-an Kim, Yu-mi Jung, Dong-Seok Ma, Woo-sik Choi and Sohee Plot: When a zombie virus breaks out in South Korea, a trainfull of passengers try to survive a trip from Seoul to Busan. These zombies are fast rage-like zombies, think World War Z and 28 Days … Continue reading Train to Busan (2016) →

The Darkest Hour (2011)

Directed by Chris Gorak.  Written by Jon Spaihts, Leslie Bohem and M.T. Ahern.  Starring Emile Hirsch, Olivia Thirlby, Max Minghella, Rachael Taylor and Joel Kinnaman. Plot: in Moscow, 5 young people fight an alien race that have attacked Earth While not a popular opinion, me and DJ really liked this one.  So, give it a … Continue reading The Darkest Hour (2011) →

Mimic (1997)

Directed by Guillermo del Toro.  Written by Guillermo and Matthew Robbins, based on a short story of the same name by Donald A. Wollheim.  Starring Mira Sorvino, Jeremy Northam, Josh Brolin, Norman Reedus, Charles S. Dutton and F. Murray Abraham. Plot: said simply, cockroaches begin to take over New York Said not-so-simply, the cockroaches in … Continue reading Mimic (1997) →

American Werewolf in London (1981)

Written and directed by John Landis.  Starring David Naughton, Griffin Dunne, Jenny Agutter and Frank Oz. Plot: 2 Americans in London are attacked by a werewolf and one becomes a wolf himself Here's an example of how different DJ and I can be.  He does not recommend this movie, I would own it. So, 2 … Continue reading American Werewolf in London (1981) →

Critters 3 (1991)

Written by Rupert Harvey, Barry Opper and David J. Schow Directed by Christine Peterson Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Aimee Brooks, Joseph Cousins, Don Keith Opper and Geoffrey Blake. Plot: the critters invade Los Angeles this time, but the 1991 clothing is scarier than they are. Ok so this one is not as good as the first … Continue reading Critters 3 (1991) →

Aftershock (2012)

Directed by Nicolas Lopez.  Written by Lopez, Eli Roth and Guillermo Amoedo.  Starring Eli Roth and a whole bunch of other people that I'm not sure why they said yes. Plot: after partying in Chile, a group of traveler's night gets really, really bad after an earthquake hits Okay, this might be long, but stay … Continue reading Aftershock (2012) →

Stung (2015)

Directed by Benni Diaz.  Written by Adam Aresty.  Starring Benni Diaz, Matt O'Leary, Jessica Cook, Clifton Collins Jr. and Lance Henriksen. Plot: killer wasps turn a fancy garden party goers into upper class prey First thing I should say is that this movie is nasty as hell.  Do not eat while watching.  Second thing is … Continue reading Stung (2015) →

Bait (2012)

Directed by Kimble Rendall.  Written by John Kim and Russell Mulcahy.  Starring Xavier Samuel, Julian McMahon, Sharni Vinson, Dan Wyllie, Phoebe Tonkin and Lincoln Lewis. Plot: a freak tsunami strands shoppers in an Australian supermarket with a hungry Great White shark In a supermarket, clerks, shoppers, thieves, cops and a couple who just wants to … Continue reading Bait (2012) →