The Top 1. 0 Horror Films We Can’t Wait To See in 2. This year was an awesome one for horror. Will 2. 01. 7 be even better? The end of the year is a time to look both backwards and forwards, reflecting on the best that the year gave us and looking ahead to all that awaits in the twelve months to come. As a movie fan, a new year is particularity exciting because there’s always so much to look forward to on screens both big and small. And 2. 01. 7, particularly for the horror genre, is damn sure no exception. Today we wanted to shine the spotlight on ten horror movies we cannot wait to see in 2. You won’t see upcoming films such as Leatherface, the so- called Chucky 7, or the new Halloween reboot on the list, and that’s simply because we currently have no idea when they’re actually going to come out. So please don’t yell at us for “forgetting” them! Oh and these are ordered by release date, rather than level of excitement. Get it? Let’s begin! SPLIT – January 2. A big horror movie is going to be hitting the big screen nearly every single week of January, the month kicking off with Underworld: Blood Wars and ending with Resident Evil: The Final Chapter. Nestled in- between those two franchise films is M. Night Shyamalan’s thriller Split, which stars James Mc. Avoy as a man with 2. Check out the top 250 movies as rated by IMDb users. Big as America’s military hubris may be, Vietnam was a terrible failure, also one which has been given unyielding film treatment. In hindsight, there’s no denying. Shyamalan proved with The Visit that he can still craft a compelling horror story, so we’re excited about this one. It feels safe to expect a great performance from Mc. Avoy and of course, some kind of twist. Cause duh. 2) GET OUT – February 2. Comedian Jordan Peele heads into the horror genre next year with directorial debut Get Out, and if the trailer is any indication, it’s set to be the most timely horror movie released in 2. AFI defines “animated” as a genre in which the film’s images are primarily created by computer or hand and the characters are voiced by actors. Odds are that you’ve found yourself at this quiet intersection of the web because you want to experience a higher level of adult entertainment than your normal. The film, which looks to be laced with social commentary, stars Daniel Kaluuya as a black man who visits his white girlfriend’s family estate and discovers a sinister reason behind the invitation. Horror movies have never shied away from tackling cultural issues and making topical statements about the real world, and we’re happy to see Peele bringing that to the genre next year. THE BELKO EXPERIMENT – March 1. A trailer or plot wasn’t even required to get me excited about The Belko Experiment, and that’s because of the two creative forces behind the “Office Space meets Battle Royale” horror flick. Written by James Gunn (Dawn of the Dead, Guardians of the Galaxy) and directed by Greg Mc. Lean (Wolf Creek), Belko is set in a high- rise corporate office and centers on a group of employees who have been tasked with killing their co- workers or, well, being killed themselves. Joe Lipsett already reviewed the film for BD, calling it a “cocktail of murder and laughs.” Yes please. ALIEN: COVENANT – May 1. Personally speaking, there’s no movie I’m more excited about in 2. Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant, which looks to be way more of a direct Alien prequel than the Prometheus sequel it was originally billed as. Michael Fassbender reprises the role of android David in the new franchise installment, set on an uncharted planet that’s infested with familiar- looking monsters. Early footage was recently shown off to the press and the reactions have indicated that Covenant will be dark, terrifying, and incredibly violent. My ticket is already bought. THE MUMMY – June 9th. Universal’s rebooted monsters universe kicks off this coming summer with the Tom Cruise- starring The Mummy, and at this moment in time, we have our doubts about how much of a horror movie it will be. Judging by the trailer, it looks like Universal is rebooting their iconic monster movies as blockbuster action flicks, but we’re willing to give this one a chance before rushing to judgement. If nothing more, Sofia Boutella looks totally badass as the film’s female mummy, and I suppose it’s nice to see so much money and star- power being pumped into monster movies. Here’s hoping they’re, ya know, at least sort of horror films. Most Overrated Video Games - Top Ten List. Jake. So I first look at IGN reviews and it got a 9. I wasn't sure if I wanted to get the game so I borrowed it from my cousins. I beat up the campaign on veteran on the 1st try. I analyzed the game's multiplayer, zombies and campaign. Multiplayer gets a 3/1. Boring and repetitive. Top 10 best Zombie movies - List. Is the Dawn of the Dead remake on this list cause there weren’t enough zombie movies?Campaign 1/1. 0 Bad storyline and 6 hours is not worth a $6. The guns seem all the same, like smgs, assault rifles, and light machine guns. ![]() There is no difference! Zombies 2/1. 0, shoot, shoot shoot, reload. But the worst part of it is the fanbase. Call of Duty fan: Ya Call of Duty IS TH best, GUNS AND****** DESTYRCTION MTLPYER IS the BRST AND POOKEMN IS***** FOR ****** DS BAYBYS. Turns out 7 year olds play this game yelling cuss words through a mic. Nothing interesting or classic about this game or franchise. Just the same crap EVERY year with updated graphics. I used to be OK with Call of Duty, then it all happened. I found a rubbish channels named Codsvvag. By what I can tell, 7 year old are playing this darn game. Hell, even my dad plays it. Everyone that Call of Duty is horrible and it will always be since losers taken over the planet with Activison as a ally. It sold over 9. 00. Simple, Battlefield players vote it because they don't like it. V 1. 81 Comments. Angry Birds. How did this game get so popular? Sure its good technically, however it is so unoriginal it's a surprise people think more of this game than any other indie game out there. This is one of the most repetitive games I have ever played. There are tons of games similar to angry birds that deserve more popularity. The games are also released more than once but yet people still buy them why?! I've seen this form of game many times and many years before this particular version called angry birds came out. Its outdated and overrated. I love it,(it is my favourite game)and it becomes popular because of its unique graphics and gameplay. I play it 2 hours per day. I live in Romania, but in every store I can find lots of angry birds things. V 7. 7 Comments. 3Minecraft. I am a true lover of Minecraft yet I can still recognize that it's overrated. The game really only appeals to those who participate in one of mankind's greatest abilities: building stuff. That's the basis of the game with some survival elements and unfortunately, more and more RPG elements. I stopped updating after 1. I had enough of that bull. The idiots below me are but simple haters who refuse to understand why someone could like this game. Anyways, Minecraft is similar to LEGOs in one way: you build. And that's not something you can rip off. As for the graphics, I'm sure they were beta graphics but weren't updated because either A)Notch didn't care and/or B)they were reminiscent of the good ol' days. I personally like the 8- bit graphics and they're much quicker to load, the game couldn't handle more advanced graphics since EVERY THING IS .. I don't understand why anyone would like this game. First of all, nothing exciting ever happens. You dig around, fight the same 6 enemies, and then you build stuff. It consumes more time than almost any other video game, and it doesn't even have skills or levels besides making better armor and weapons. Even then, there isn't anything to do with all that stuff. You only need armor and weapons to fend off those same repetitive enemies. There isn't any goal within the game. All you do is build and add on to whatever you build, then build something else. There is no story, no characters to get attached to, not even a diversity in weapon choice. As for the graphics, I don't care about those. There are far better games with graphics like like, and they were all made 2. Yet even with all of this, people are still obsessed with this game. I wouldn't care except I can't escape this damn game. It's everywhere on You. Tube, Xbox and people even talk about it all the time. I .. more. I see your point, but you begin with . Some people aren't looking for a huge story or complex game mechanics. Some people just like something simple to play with friends for a while. I don't understand why there is so much videos on You. Tube about Minecraft. Mindcraft sucks I don't know why people like it. V 1. 48 Comments. Halo: Combat Evolved. Not a bad game, just ridiculously overrated. The story was immersive, the firefights were exciting, the enemies were incredible and the first contact with the flood was horrifying. Halo Combat evolved had this sense of mystery about it that no other FPS game I had ever owned could emulate.. The wide variety of weapons, vehicles, and characters was mind blowing to me and I also loved that there was a slight horror element to Halo: CE. Keep in mind I was 1. I first played so it did not take much to scare me. Then Halo 2 Came out.. It felt forced, the plot twist were confusing and to be honest not that much fun to be dragged through. The slight element of horror that I thoroughly enjoyed was replaced with aggravation and impatience trying to wade through the annoying wave after wave of flailing armed Flood. I'm pretty sure they must've realized the exploding flood looked like a scrotum.. I have no hope for Halo 6. I'll stick with Reach as a personal favorite. It feels and looks like a childish game. When I played the tutorial, I fell asleep at my computer. I tried to get into the game and just couldn't. I can't imagine dishing out tons of money for the constant expansions on top of the monthly fee. My friend's family lost their house due to paying for this game and in game items over their rent! Not even free roaming in this game is fun, everything in this game gets boring after 1. I got off I never had the urge to play it again, and it's been like 1. World of Warcrap. Blizzard, Overwatch is great. Wow is terrible. V 2. Comments. 6Five Nights at Freddy's. Ugh. Five Nights at Freddy's is taking over the world, and I hate it. Everyone talks about it. When I want to go a simple website, people are talking about that stupid Five Nights at Freddy's. I once went onto the You. Tube community on Miiverse to see what's going on, but guess what? Five Night's at Freddy's. I shouldn't have voted for Minecraft. I should've voted for this. How is Five Nights at Freddy's only 5. Pokemon is above this, and it's not nearly talked about as much at this. Looking for the most overrated game ever? This game oozes overratedness. Think of Night Trap, without the traps. All you do is look at cameras and prey the power holds off for more that five seconds. There have been FOUR games in the past year PLUS a new spin off series by the same developer (not even discussing the fan made games). The game is boring and the plot is too confusing to understand. The game has no redeeming factors. This game makes ET and Sonic 0. The graphics are OK but graphics aren't everything. To make stuff worse, there is DLC, a new movie, and a book. First off, DLC for this poop. Second off, all movies up to this point suck and this game sucks so how will the movie be good. Finally, the only good game with a book series on it is Halo and no one really cares about the books (as good as they are). Five Nights has terrible game play, terrible plot, and everyone loves it. I hate this game with the passion of a thousand suns. I know if the .. more. This game has so many plot holes and yet so much hype, where do I begin. A problem I have with this game is that it gives you little to no motivation on why you should continue going to that same job. There's always another job you can go to earn money, The characters are lazily made, you can clearly see Bonnie is just a recolor of Freddy, just with bigger ears and he's purple. And the fandom, SWEET JESUS THE FANDOM. Everybody just bows down to their lord and savior Smike, and half of the people who make unoriginal animations for it are only famous because of the hype. So they just jump on the band wagon and whaddya know? I'm not going to say any names, but some of you know who the people that I'm speaking of, ugh. I really hope the third is his last, and I honestly have no idea how this isn't at least in the top 3. Agreed. At least it's died down due to being record- shattering levels of overdone and overexposure. V 1. 20 Comments. Flappy Bird. This game is so stupid and overrated. The people that get angry at this game play it EVEN MORE! You might as well become an addict. Also this game ripped off all textures from Super Mario Bros. Hopefully there will be a lawsuit. It has a beautiful storyline and fun multiplayer. Bub, overrated does NOT mean the same thing as bad, dumb, stupid, horrific, etc. Second I am only writing this to defend what I believe to be one of the greatest games of the 7th console generation. This is going to be BIASED but I will try to add as many facts as I can. Halo 3 came out in 2. Bioshock 1, Portal 1 and Call of Duty 4. This was a time when consoles ruled the gaming world and PC was still fairly far behind in terms of player count (at least in North America) so I am only going to compare Halo 3 mostly to other console games of the time. The first thing we will take into account is gameplay. Gun play was solid with lots of little details to master, movement was very basic but did bring back some classic things like grenade jumping, vehicles were extremely refined for the time although basic and lastly the inclusion of power- ups and tons of grenades added another layer of gameplay to master. This game had a .. I take back what I said on my other account(potbellypup. I just felt like it was too overrated for my likings. But there again, that's my thought. How can this mediocre game compare to Baldur's Gate, Planescape: Torment, KOTOR, Mass Effect or Dragon Age? The storyline is somewhat interesting, but the graphics are terrible, the gameplay rather boring, the main character is very unlikable and the villain has no personality or motive. I can't say I actually cared when Aerith died either, she was a pretty annoying character, in my opinion. Must See Horror Movies from 2. Happy New Year everyone! With the end of 2. It is the age old tradition to compartmentalize a years worth of media into an easy to read checklist. In some cases writers attempt to be unique. Their lists can include best of, worst of, best theatrical experiences, most hyped, best of Netflix, or worst films based on personal experiences that created a bias toward the films in question. I’ve decided to create my very subjective list in a straight forward manner. The following films all saw their wider release in 2. This means they were made available for mass consumption, whether it be in theaters, VOD, DVD/BLU, or Netflix/Hulu. For a few films that made the list, my partner- in- crime and I saw them during their festival run in 2. This being said, though I loved The Sacrament, it is not eligible for the 2. So without further ado, here is my top 1. Feel free to hate it in the comments section. Bloody Acres (Cameron and Colin Cairnes)This Aussie horror comedy delivers equal doses of gallows humor and bloody special effects. In the fertilizer biz it’s all about your brand’s special ingredient. The Morgan brothers have found an ingredient to die for. Bloody Acres is 2. Tucker And Dale Vs. Contracted (Eric England)View my full review here. Eric England’s Cronenbergian take on sexually transmitted diseases even had the seventy year old couple behind us laughing at the utterly horrific on screen transformation. Among Friends (Danielle Harris)Danielle Harris’ (Halloween IV, V and Rob Zombie’s Halloween I, II) directorial debut showcases the beauty of a relatively new sub- genre taking shape – the dinner party comeuppance film. In Among Friends we get Next Wave regular AJ Bowen in another great performance and cameos by Kane Hodder and Xavior Gens (Frontier(s)). Also, don’t miss the hallucination sequence where Harris cameos in her Halloween IV costume. Would You Rather (David Guy Levy)Another dinner party film. Horror legend Jeffrey Combs plays a sadistic high society figure who invites desperate individuals to his home to compete in a series of “would you rather” games. Each round, the game gets bloodier and more satisfying. The film asks the age old question of how far you are willing to go to find a bone marrow donor for your brother dying of leukemia? Sasha Grey fits her role like a glove. American Mary (The Soska Sisters)The Soska Sisters first film, Dead Hooker In A Trunk (2. American Mary solidifies their presence in modern horror. Katharine Isabelle of Ginger Snaps fame trades the traditional route of a surgeon for that of a bod mod goddess. The modifications you see are all done through practical effects and they are a feat to behold especially since the film was shot in only fifteen days. V/H/S 2 (Various)Some claim this sequel is better than the first, but I believe they are equally perfect. Simon Barrett’s wrap around narrative – Tape 4. Adam Wingard’s “Phase 1 Clinical Trials” is absolutely horrifying. The ability to view another plane of existence whether it be ghosts or alternate dimensions is not just a plot device but a frightening philosophical concept that evokes the writings of H. P. Lovecraft. From one of the directors of The Blair Witch Project, Eduardo Sanchez, we get “A Ride In The Park” which creatively shows through POV the lifespan of a zombie. No other film has made me want a Go. Pro camera so badly. Then we get to Timo Tjahjanto and Gareth Evans homerun “Safe Haven.” Had this been a feature film, it may have crept into a top five spot on this list, maybe even number 2. Finally we get Hobo With A Shotgun director Jason Eisener’s “Slumber Party Alien Abduction,” which has all the likable elements of a Steven Spielberg film without all the elements that we hate. The kids in peril here have no happy ending, and rightly so within the confines of VHS 2. ABC’s Of Death (Various)2. There is nothing but pure beauty here. Even if a few shorts don’t completely hit their mark, most do. Here’s a grocery list of its perfect ingredients: Angela Bettis (Roman), Helene Cattet and Bruno Forzani (Amer), Jason Eisener (Hobo With A Shotgun), Xavier Gens (Frontier(s)), Timo Tjahjanto (VHS 2, Macabre), Ti West (House Of The Devil), Adam Wingard (You’re Next), Srdjan Spasojevic (Serbian Film), Simon Barrett (You’re Next), and among the producers is Tim League. I’m very excited for the sequel. All The Boys Love Mandy Lane (Jonathan Levine). This year gave us two delayed films, but the two years of waiting for You’re Next is nothing compared to the seven long years we’ve waited for Jonathan Levine’s first feature. He’s gone on to do The Wackness and 5. Warm Bodies did so well that some suits realized they could make money off of Mandy Lane. We all thought that when Amber Heard became a star that they would release it then, but unfortunately it sat collecting dust. It couldn’t have been an MPAA problem, because while the film does give us blood soaked scenes, there is nothing too excessive. We get a nice, clean- cut, post- modern Slasher during the era of Torture- Porn. The film is not a self- reflexive Scream knockoff, it is a loving tribute to the 8. Slasher craze while being wholly original. Stoker (Chan- Wook Park)When I first heard about Stoker, I thought about Alexandre Aja’s transition from French Extremist to American remake connoisseur. Granted, Park has firmly established himself as a taboo breaking visual artist. I still feared that a Hollywood backed film would be his ruin. I was wrong, completely wrong, in my assumption. Taboos are broken and each scene is meticulously detailed in an eerie beauty. Mia Wasikowska gives a complex performance. While, Nicole Kidman steps away from her normal center stage to let Mia shine, her stoicism and naivete are impressive. Stoker fits perfectly in Park’s filmography. Maniac (Franck Khalfoun)Speaking of Alexandre Aja and remakes, Maniac is a great example of what a remake should be. Produced/written by Aja and directed by P2’s Franck Khalfoun, Maniac takes the sweating and sleazy blob of Joe Spinell’s performance and chisels him into the good mannered Elijah Wood. While William Lustig’s original focused on Frank’s psychology, the remake takes this even further in one of the most technically challenging and unsettling choices ever made in horror cinema. The film is told only through the POV of its killer, you are seeing the world through a Maniac’s perception. Also, a big thank you for including Q Lazzarus’ Goodbye Horses – I can never get enough of that song. The Battery (Jeremy Gardner)Jeremy Gardner is a remarkable director. Every frame of The Battery is saturated in love. All the pieces of the story fit perfectly together: A buddy road movie, an existential drama, a loss of innocence theme, and a zombie plague. With a budget of $6,0. The Battery shows us exactly how independent horror is made. A special thank you for introducing me to not only Rock Plaza Central, but also Wise Blood. The Conjuring (James Wan)Even though The Conjuring was this year’s most hyped horror films, it was also one of the scariest. When they changed the rating from PG- 1. R due to overall tone, I thought back to Poltergeist. Poltergeist still holds a parental guidance for 1. There has been a lot of conversation over The Conjuring using “Based On A True Story” in their ad campaigns. We will never truly know what the Warrens saw or what the Perrons went through in that house, and that’s okay because we get to be entertained for an hour and a half. As a film, James Wan delivers the unknown world of the supernatural through a less- is- more approach that works on all levels to create fear in the heart of his viewers. You’re Next (Adam Wingard)Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett, along with the Next Wave troupe (Joe Swanberg, Ti West, AJ Bowen, Kate Lyn Sheil, Larry Fessenden, Amy Seimetz, LC Holt, and Lane Hughes) have created the best film of 2. If you want an unparalleled home- invasion film look no further. You’re Next gives us the destruction of the family dynamic, a survivalist film, a dark comedy, feminism, Dwight Twilley, scary metaphor- ridden masks, and delivers on the bloody/innovative kills. Nothing this year really comes close to the intense joy I had while watching You’re Next.“. The following are honorable mentions in no particular order. Evil Dead : While I love the practical gore effects, the essence of the original was gone. I liked that it wasn’t a direct copy of the original, but it felt as though they relied heavily on exposition. Byzantinum : Neil Jordan reinvents the vampire mythos again with this film. He has constructed a near perfect fable and the performances were spot- on. This will stay in my rotation of films to re- watch for years to come. Grabbers : A wonderful horror- comedy that gives a reason to why the characters make stupid decisions – they have to be really drunk in order to survive. The Upper Footage : Justin Cole’s film stands out as one of the best found- footage films of the year. The controversy surrounding his project and his unwavering nihilistic vision of the 1% make The Upper Footage a delightfully difficult film to sit through. Here Comes The Devil : Adrian Garcia Bogliano’s homage to Peter Weir’s Picnic At Hanging Rock delivers powerful imagery within a highly sexualized possession film. While it deserves placement on the list, I just saw it too late in the game. Warm Bodies : While Jonathan Levine’s horror follow up to All The Boys? Only one: The Dirties. This original concept uses parody and film references to make very real statements about bullying and mental illness. Escape From Tomorrow : This is not only an exercise in gorilla filmmaking, but also a beautifully surreal commentary on family dynamic and failure. I had watched The Shining prior to seeing Escape and felt a lot of connections between the two. Father, failure in obtaining the American dream, becoming one with the history of a location: all Jack Torrance material. Curse Of Chucky : We’re all just really excited to see Chucky as a doll to fear again.
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