LRA writes: It has been over ten years now since I have seen a new film from the legendary director and words cannot express how overjoyed I was when news reached me that he was finally stepping back into the directors chair once again. Despite my enthusiasm for a new film from the director my gut instinct told me to be cautious. You see, not every director is capable of recapturing what is was they once did so well back in their prime so to speak...cough...George Romero...cough. It's not that I have lost faith in my once favorite director of all time (I owned all of his films on VHS as a teenager...even the bad ones), it's that I have seen too many other favorites fall victim to trying to keep up with the times. His new film The Ward is nowhere near as awful as the last couple Romero movies but it also isn't nearly on par with his past achievements either.
ClickOnline writes: 'But not all trips to the cinema are as successful and, more often than not, its disappointment or outright rage which follows our latest journey to the movie house. With that in mind, we’re going to take a look today at some of the worst films of 2012'
I think New Year's Eve, Jack and Jill and The Three Musketeers would have been worthier candidates.
Why So Blu?:
So has John Carpenter finally made it back into the realm of full feature films or is he a bit rusty? Rusty isn’t the proper word, but he sure is back. I do think that his focus is there, because on The Ward he only served as director and nothing more. This frees him up immensely as he does not have to worry about his own script, score, etc., because other people are now in charge of that. John Carpenter’s The Ward is a well directed horror film that was desperately needed, because the current environment of horror film schlock leaves a lot to be desired. John Carpenter’s The Ward is creepy to the extreme and who really doesn’t want to see a bunch of hot girls running around getting stalked by a ghost? I do!
LRA writes: This week we take a slight departure from the summer movie madness and decided to focus on a lesser known but no lesser quality film that was just released on home video this past week which is Takashi Miike's mind blowing 13 Assassins. Discover as we did why this is a must see for everyone that considers themselves a movie lover. We also discuss some of the more recent theatrical releases such as Horrible Bosses and the first film in over ten years from legendary horror director John Carpenter, The Ward. Featured music this week is from the 13 Assassins motion picture soundtrack.
