The Hidden Gem:Frontiere(s) (2008)
The Master says:"
The French have more than made their presence felt in the horror genre over the course of this decade, and
Frontiere(s) is one example of why they're so damned good at it. It's as much disturbing and unsettling as it is overtly violent and bloody, with all of those elements present and used to great effect.
Neo Nazi's living in the French countryside and trying to start a new master race using such building blocks as rape and torture... those crazy Krauts! I still say that the table saw scene is one of my favorite horror scenes in recent memory... love it!"
The Train Wreck: Shutter (2008)
The Master says:"If this movie was named
Shitter, at least they would have gotten the title right. As remakes go, this one was just painfully bad.
Pacey from
Dawson's Creek? The guy has the emotional range of a potato... Seriously, sit and watch a potato for 90 minutes, and it's almost the same thing, except that the potato is more believable when it emotes. That's not to mention the lame jump scares, slow pacing, and lack of atmosphere of the film itself. Again we get more lame
PG-13 fare that suckers teens into the theater, takes their money, and then laughs in their faces. Could
Hollywood at least stick to making crappy movies that suck on their own, and leave good foreign films alone instead of remaking them? Watch the original, save yourself the pain."
The Master says:"The French have more than made their presence felt in the horror genre over the course of this decade, and Frontiere(s) is one example of why they're so damned good at it. It's as much disturbing and unsettling as it is overtly violent and bloody, with all of those elements present and used to great effect. Neo Nazi's living in the French countryside and trying to start a new master race using such building blocks as rape and torture... those crazy Krauts! I still say that the table saw scene is one of my favorite horror scenes in recent memory... love it!"
