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Red Riding Hood-2011

Director Catherine Hardwicke

Starring Amanda Seyfried, Gary Oldman, Julie Christie

Scott’s Review #477

Reviewed September 10, 2016

Grade: B-

I was hesitant to see Red Riding Hood (2011) in the theater because it seemed like more of a rental to me.

While it is far from high art, it is an above-mediocre thriller riding the current popularity of the vampire-lite genre.

It tells the tale of a teenage girl living in a medieval village that is being attacked by a mysterious wolf. The wolf, however, is human at times.

The fact that it stars young actors known in current American cinema, it is unsurprising that a love story is written.

I thought the movie was decent, but not great. The whodunit is good as we wonder who the wolf in disguise is, and the cinematography is excellent.

I bought the period’s authenticity.

Being treated to Julie Christie in a current film is always a treat, but at times the movie is quite sappy and Twilight-ish. It is directed by the same director Catherine Hardwicke so this is not surprising.

Overall, Red Riding Hood (2011) is not a bad watch.

Evil Dead-2013

Director Fede Alvarez

Starring Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez

Scott’s Review #425

Reviewed June 21, 2016

Grade: B

Having recently seen the original Evil Dead, directed by horror master Sam Raimi, from the early 1980s, the recent remake is fine but not as compelling as the original.

It’s hardly the most terrifying film you will ever experience either.

While the original was quite a low-budget film, the remake is very modern and glossy looking, though with only a tiny cast of characters.

The film is set almost entirely inside of a cabin in the middle of nowhere, at night, and has a wonderful mood and contains all the necessary horror elements.

A Book of the Dead is unearthed and one by one the youngsters are possessed by evil spirits.

The film is entertaining, has lots of well-done gore (loved the bathroom face-cutting scene), and while over-the-top, did not seem overly cartoonish.

It has fresh energy.

Some liberties are taken (in reality someone with a torn-off limb would not continue to walk around as if nothing happened).

There is a silly drug addiction subplot that feels unnecessary.

There are some genuine scares and all in all Evil Dead (2013) is an enjoyable horror movie-going experience.