OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening October 19, 2007 BIG BUDGET FILMS 30 Days of Night (R for profanity and
graphic horror violence) Josh Hartnett and Melissa George head an ensemble cast in this high attrition - rate horror flick about a sheriff who, with the help of his estranged wife, confronts a horde of bloodthirsty vampires that descend on a tiny Alaskan town during the pitch black month when the sun slips beneath the horizon.
Pandorum (R for profanity and
graphic horror violence) Sci - fi horror flick about a couple of stranded astronauts (Dennis Quaid and Ben Foster) with amnesia who gradually realize they're no longer alone on their spaceship and that the survival of mankind is dependent upon them.
Army of Darkness: Collector's Edition (Blu - ray) Details: 1992, Scream Factory Rated:
graphic horror violence, disturbing images, language The lowdown: A three - disc set featuring the theatrical version, Sam Raimi's director's cut and an international cut in this funny and bloody third chapter of the «Evil Dead» trilogy.
Not exact matches
R (for sequences of strong bloody
horror violence and gore,
graphic nudity, sexual content, language and some drug use)
Stage Fright (R for profanity, sexual references and
graphic violence) High body - count
horror flick set at a snobby drama camp terrorized by a bloodthirsty slasher who hates musical theater.
Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead (R for profanity, sexual references,
graphic violence and pervasive gore)
Horror sequel finds Norway invaded by another battalion of nasty Nazi zombies.
This is a film that will have you leaving the cinema both quoting lines of dialogue and recalling with
horror graphic images of
violence.
Zombeavers (R for gory
violence, crude humor,
graphic sexuality, gratuitous nudity and pervasive profanity) High attrition - rate,
horror comedy about a group of college kids whose plans for a wild weekend of debauchery at a riverside cabin is ruined by the arrival of a horde of bloodthirsty zombie beavers.
The Genetic Opera (R for profanity, sexuality, drug use,
graphic violence and gore) Sci - fi
horror flick, set in 2056, about an enterprising biotech company which turns from savior to monster during a planetary epidemic when it begins repossessing transplanted organs from patients who can't pay their medical bills.
(In French and English with subtitles) Let the Right One in (R for profanity, nudity, disturbing images and
graphic violence)
Horror flick about 12 year - old boy (Kare Hedebrant) who exacts revenge on his bullies with the help of his beautiful next - door neighbor (Lina Leandersson), a girl his age who just happens to be a bloodthirsty vampire.
Thirst (R for
graphic violence, disturbing images, nudity,
graphic sexuality and
violence)
Horror flick about a priest (Kang - ho sang) who is accidentally turned into a vampire after a medical procedure goes horribly wrong.
Night of the Demons (R for sexuality, nudity, drug use, profanity and
graphic violence) Grisly remake of the 1998, high attrition - rate
horror flick about a decadent Halloween party at a haunted house in New Orleans where teenaged revelers suddenly find themselves stalked by bloodthirsty demons.
The first (and probably the best)
horror film from master Mario Bava works as both an homage to the Universal monster classics and an early harbinger of the
graphic violence that would eventually become a large part of Italian
horror cinema.
There are several
graphic moments of brutal
violence — you will see things done to the human head that you don't often see in a mainstream
horror film — but one of the most affecting moments of
violence wisely happens off - screen and with little fanfare (such as swelling music) to accompany it.
Parents should know that this is a
horror film with theme of racism and exploitation, extended peril and
violence including gun, choking, and bloody,
graphic, and explicit medical images and sounds, characters injured and killed, suicide, references to sad loss of a parent, some strong language including racist epithets, sexual references and a non-explicit situation, and smoking.
Aftershock (R for rape, profanity, nudity, drug use and
graphic violence) Harrowing
horror flick, set in Chile, about a half - dozen tourists» (Eli Roth, Ariel Levy, Nicolas Martinez, Lorenza Izzo, Natasha Yarovenko and Andrea Osvart) ordeal trying to survive the chaos and collapse of civilization in the aftermath of an 8.8 magnitude earthquake.
Knock Knock (R for nudity, profanity, disturbing
violence and
graphic sexuality) Home alone
horror flick about a happily married man (Keanu Reeves) who comes to regret allowing a couple of stranded damsels - in - distress (Lorenza Izzo and Ana de Armas) enter the house while his wife (Ignacia Allamand) was away for the weekend.
There is
violence here that is
graphic and unforgiving but much like more tame tellings of love fought for, this is told in a manner that is detrimental to the characters and leaves them digging deep within themselves to find the strength to carry on despite the
horrors they have witnessed along the way.
The Purge: Election Year (R for profanity and disturbing,
graphic violence) Third episode in the
horror franchise finds a U.S. presidential candidate (Elizabeth Mitchell) and her bodyguard (Frank Grillo) on the run from government operatives during The Purge because of her campaign promise to discontinue the gruesome annual ritual.
The
violence is so brief yet
graphic that by the time the
horror of what you have seen sinks in, the scene has already moved on.
It Follows (R for sexuality, profanity,
graphic nudity and disturbing
violence)
Horror thriller about a 19 year - old (Maika Moore) who finds herself plagued by an evil curse following a one - night stand with a demonic date (Jake Weary) harboring a hidden agenda.
Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (R for
violence, gore, sexuality,
graphic nudity and pervasive profanity)
Horror comedy revolving around a trio of BFF boy scouts (Tye Sheridan, Logan Miller and Joey Morgan) who join forces to save their hometown during an invasion by a horde of zombies.
Jacob Unrated but contains
graphic violence and language Available on DVD and Blu - ray Local Houston area film maker Larry Wade Carrell writes, directs and stars in this terrific little indie
horror B - movie about a mentally disturbed man (Dylan Horne) who goes on a killing spree when a tragedy occurs with his loving young niece (Grace Powell).
The remaining extras concern the film's publicity assault, and from these elements, it's easy to see why «Halloween» is still considered a slasher film — the heightened fear and
graphic violence are heavily implied - but the carefully paced tension and eerie mood are what makes the film endure as a
horror classic.
Works I won't proofread:
Horror, erotica, or works containing offensive scenes such as
graphic sex, abuse, and / or
violence.
The more
graphic the
violence, the more emotionally detached I become from the
horrors unfolding on the screen, the exact opposite effect a good movie should have.
Warning: Outlast Trinity contains intense
violence, gore,
graphic sexual content and strong language, but is the best fantasy
horror game pack that'll scare you to death.