Fright Night

1985

★★★½ Liked Watched

I really love films about vampires, but I adore 80s films about vampires! They have a certain charm to them that other vampire films lack, and it’s part of the reason that I love them so much!

I wasn’t too sure what to expect going into this as I hadn’t heard much about it (which was probably best, looking back). I loved how the plot mirrored the tv show that was featured in the film and how that was used…

Trainspotting

1996

★★★★½ Liked Watched

I’m so glad that I watched this so I never have to watch it again!

It was really good, there’s absolutely no denying that. It just grossed me out more than I care to it and I had no plans to do drugs in the future prior to watching this film, but I most certainly will NOT be doing drugs in the future after watching this film. My only knowledge of drugs comes from what we were taught in PSHE…

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

1956

★★★½ Liked Watched

One thing I really enjoyed about this was the narrative choice. I really liked how it mirrored a circular narrative and the use of a voiceover to recall the events of the film as they happened. Having the information from the opening sequence allowed me to have an idea about what was going on, while leaving the details of the event a mystery.

I loved the concept of the “no sleep” thing as it added to the tense atmosphere along…

Cruel Intentions 3

2004

½ Liked Watched

I can see why this is one of the lowest rated films in my queue.

All of the characters were insufferable and annoyed me to the point that I seriously considered turning it off and just not finishing it. There wasn’t even really a plot to it, the characters were just saying “I bet you x amount of money that you can’t get x to sleep with you within x amount of time”, then they’d complete the bet, then they…