"Death to Smoochy" (2002)

I hope you're ready for this. This is one of my favorite movies, and hands-down my favorite movie that contain either Edward Norton or Robin Williams.

"Darkness Falls" (2003)

Unfortunately we're not just reviewing the music video by Killswitch Engage. We're reviewing something much, much worse.

Don't believe anything written on this movie case. The quote holds no truth, and I have no idea what the hell that tagline is trying to say.

"The Darkest Hour" (2011)

Two young-and-hopeful American web designers travel to Moscow in hopes of closing the deal that will make them big, only to find that their idea was stolen and their services are no longer needed. While getting drunk to ignore their problems, they meet up with some fellow tourists through some terrible smartphone app that's some cross between Twitter and Tinder. Just in time for the power to go out at the night club and everyone begins getting killed by floating light creatures which turn out to be aliens that can go invisible, feed on electricity (but are also given away by electrical objects), can see through solid objects, and cannot see through glass.

"Cube" (1997) and "Cube Zero" (2004)

The "Cube" trilogy is a pretty decent sci-fi series. They are low budget and (mostly) poorly acted, but the premise is a good one. They are entertaining enough that you can look through their faults and find a fairly enjoyable story behind it. Unfortunately we only own the first movie and the third movie. The second one used to be available on Netflix once upon a time, but not any longer.

"Crimson Peak"

To me, "Crimson Peak" was nothing more than a disappointment. I love del Toro. And the promise of him doing a period horror movie starring Tom Hiddleston as the villain was everything I could ask for. Unfortunately for me, "Crimson Peaks" was much less "period horror" and much more "period romance with an occasional ghost". While I can see why some might consider this a good movie, it is not what was sold to me, and I find much of it to be completely unnecessary.

It's Been a While . . .

You may have noticed (or maybe you didn't?) that I've been pretty silent for a while. I could regale you with everything that's happened, but I think its easier to leave it at "we moved an don't have a comfortable place to watch movies."

Before the move happened, we had watched "Crimson Peak", which I did a review of and will be posting up in the next couple days. We are also going to get back to the list soon. It's been four months since my last post, and I miss the blog. Expect to hear from me soon. Even though I still don't have a comfortable place to watch.

"The Crazies" (2010)

The remake of a 1975 George Romero movie, "The Crazies" follows David (Timothy Olyphant), the sheriff of the all-American town of Ogden Marsh, Iowa. On the opening day of little league, one of the townsfolk inexplicably walks out onto the field with his shotgun, and David is forced to put him down. The next night, another citizen locks his wife and son inside their farmhouse and sets the home on fire. David thinks he figures out what is going on in his quiet little town when he finds a government plane downed in the local marsh, but he discovers this too little too late. The government has already taken the town off the grid, and the people have started to go crazy. That's when the government moves in and sets the town up for quarantine. David, his wife Judy (Radha Mitchell), his deputy Russell, and Becca (Danielle Panabaker) try to escape whatever is going on.

"The Covenant" (2006)

This is the first time I've watched this. Let's hope it's the last. What, you don't remember "The Covenant"? There's a good reason for that. It is your typical generic teen supernatural action-horror that became all too popular in the mid-2000's trying to capitalize on the popularity of the likes of "Underworld".

"The Count of Monte Cristo" (2002)

Based on the classic novel by Alexandre Dumas, "The Count of Monte Cristo" is a tale of love, betrayal, persistence, and - above all else - revenge.

The Cornetto Trilogy - "Shaun of the Dead" (2004), "Hot Fuzz" (2007), and "The World's End" (2013)

We have arrived at my favorite part of our entire collection - The Cornetto Trilogy! Sorry guys, only downhill from here.

"Cop Out" (2010)

Kevin Smith directs his first movie which he did not write, and also his first movie produced by a major production company. In "Cop Out", Bruce Willis and Tracey Morgan play Jimmy and Paul, two New York police officers who are more of laughing stock than good cops. After getting suspended for busting up an undercover operation in the complete wrong way, Jimmy goes to sell a rare and expensive baseball card but is robbed by two small-time crooks. Jimmy and Paul then pull out all the stops to catch the crooks, which inevitably pits them against a Mexican drug lord.

"Cloverfield" (2008)

"Cloverfield" is one of those movies that no one ever thinks "that was okay." It's a movie you either love or hate. I count myself among the former rather than the latter. I absolutely love this movie, and it is probably my favorite monster movie.

Yes, I intentionally left the sticker that seals it closed on there. It looks so good!

"Clash of the Titans" (1981)

"Clash of the Titans" is a retelling of the legend of Perseus. After Zeus (Laurence Oliver) deforms her son Calibos, Thetis (Maggie Smith) takes out her frustrations on his mortal son Perseus (Harry Hamlin). Though he cannot directly interfere, he commands others on Olympus to grant him gifts to help him in life. He falls in love with Andromeda, and is forced to win her hand by battling Medusa, Calibos, and the Kraken - all in stop motion!

"Chronicle" (2012)

There are not many non-horror found footage films. Chronicle" buckled this trend. And in a good way. Chronicle stands out as a very original film in an age where nothing is original.

"Child's Play" (1988) and "Curse of Chucky" (2013)

We're watching the first movie in the series - "Child's Play" - and the last movie in the series - "Curse of Chucky". I wish we had "Child's Play 2", but we don't. The other three are kinda disposable. These two, however, are pretty great movies. One, the debut of a terrific character in horror. The other, a very ingenious way of bringing the character back to his roots and giving him the chance of carrying on. We only actually own "Curse". We were able to watch "Child's Play" on Starz (which we somehow keep getting for free through our cable provider).

"Chicago" (2002)

Ahh, the Roarin' 20's. And where better to experience the 1920's than Chicago, right? Did the 20's actually occur anywhere else?

"Chef" (2014)

"Chef" is hands-down my favorite feel-good movie. Ever. That's all you get before the jump this time.

"Centurion" (2010)

I remember when "Centurion" came out. I was working at Blockbuster part time, and had been waiting for about a year since hearing about it. What's not to be attracted to? Neil Marshall writing and directing a movie about the Roman Ninth Legion doing battle against the Picts. That is a dream come true for me - Neil Marshall is one of my favorite writers/directors, and anyone who knows me knows I love history. Add to this Michael Fassbender as Quintus Dias (still before his super-famous years, but he had done enough at this point that I loved him) and Dominique West as General Titus, and you have a recipe for a great war movie. For those who don't know, both these actors were fairly major characters in "300" (I don't think I need to tell you that we definitely own this). It also has several actors and actresses that have appeared in other medieval combat movies, and other Neil Marshall films.

"The Cabin in the Woods"

Like we talked about yesterday, there have been a lot of cabin in the woods horror movies, but none of them accomplish what "The Cabin in the Woods" (2012) is able to do. Much like when we discussed "Behind the Mask" a couple weeks ago, this is able to take stereotypes and cliches, and make them mean something completely new. After seeing this, it made "Cabin Fever" mean something a bit more than what Eli Roth had intended.

"Cabin Fever"

"Cabin Fever" (2002) was basically the start of Eli Roth's tremendous career. In what has become his style, this movie contains some gruesome horror and almost unnecessary and out-of-place comedy. But that's Eli Roth for you.

I love this box art. Just the way the trees and the cabin form a skull looks great.