Saved by the Bell...Witch?
OK, that title doesn't make any sense.
Anywho, I'd seen the trailers for American Haunting and it looked interesting. I was thinking maybe it would be a good ghost story, like The Others (which I highly recommend). I looked at the movie web site and it talked about the "true story" of the Bell Witch, so I looked for that on Google. There are a number of sites dedicated to the story which led me to believe that the movie would be entertaining (and I haven't seen anything with Donald Sutherland in awhile). So I talked with my wife and we considered seeing it.
Praise be to Jehovah for the Internet.
I decided to check out the reviews for the movie, and holy crap were they bad. Rotten Tomatoes, for instance, gave it 14%. Then I went back to the Yahoo movies page (I use Yahoo to check for movie times) and saw something more horrifying than any 18th Century witch: The movie was directed and written by Courtney Solomon. This is the suckmeistre that gave us...yes, the Dungeons & Dragons movie.
Then I read a synposis of the movie by someone who saw it and they revealed that the movie was nothing like the "true" story of the hauntings. I won't give away any spoilers, but the story in the movie is apparently nothing at all like the legend. And the movie version sounds like a heaping pile that even Uwe Boll wouldn't touch.
So, instead we went to Mission Impossible 3. Actually an entertaining movie, despite Xenu the Couch Jumper. Crazy freakazoid off the set, but the guy's still a good actor. And this movie was directed by the guy responsible for Alias and Lost.
Other movies we plan on seeing this summer, if anyone cares:
X-Men 3: I'm not a superhero fan, but I enjoy the superhero movies. My wife is an X-Men fan, so we'll be seeing this. Should be fun.
Da Vinci Code: I read the book and I'll say this: Dan Brown is not a good writer. He does, however, tell a compelling story. I don't think his writing is good but I found the story engrossing, even though I was already quite familiar with the legends surrounding the Knights Templar, the Priory of Zion, and all that. I don't recall him mentioning Rennes-le-Chateau, but it's been awhile. But it'll be interesting to see how the movie goes. Word of advice to the clergy who don't want people to see the movie: Start decapitating people. That should get you what you want, at least from places like Borders...
Pirates of the Caribbean 2: The first movie was fun, this one looks like it will be as well. Johnny Depp is a little flaky in real life, but he's great as Jack Sparrow.
Snakes on a Plane: C'mon - we all know it'll suck but you gotta see it. I mean it's Snakes on a Plane!
Anywho, I'd seen the trailers for American Haunting and it looked interesting. I was thinking maybe it would be a good ghost story, like The Others (which I highly recommend). I looked at the movie web site and it talked about the "true story" of the Bell Witch, so I looked for that on Google. There are a number of sites dedicated to the story which led me to believe that the movie would be entertaining (and I haven't seen anything with Donald Sutherland in awhile). So I talked with my wife and we considered seeing it.
Praise be to Jehovah for the Internet.
I decided to check out the reviews for the movie, and holy crap were they bad. Rotten Tomatoes, for instance, gave it 14%. Then I went back to the Yahoo movies page (I use Yahoo to check for movie times) and saw something more horrifying than any 18th Century witch: The movie was directed and written by Courtney Solomon. This is the suckmeistre that gave us...yes, the Dungeons & Dragons movie.
Then I read a synposis of the movie by someone who saw it and they revealed that the movie was nothing like the "true" story of the hauntings. I won't give away any spoilers, but the story in the movie is apparently nothing at all like the legend. And the movie version sounds like a heaping pile that even Uwe Boll wouldn't touch.
So, instead we went to Mission Impossible 3. Actually an entertaining movie, despite Xenu the Couch Jumper. Crazy freakazoid off the set, but the guy's still a good actor. And this movie was directed by the guy responsible for Alias and Lost.
Other movies we plan on seeing this summer, if anyone cares:
X-Men 3: I'm not a superhero fan, but I enjoy the superhero movies. My wife is an X-Men fan, so we'll be seeing this. Should be fun.
Da Vinci Code: I read the book and I'll say this: Dan Brown is not a good writer. He does, however, tell a compelling story. I don't think his writing is good but I found the story engrossing, even though I was already quite familiar with the legends surrounding the Knights Templar, the Priory of Zion, and all that. I don't recall him mentioning Rennes-le-Chateau, but it's been awhile. But it'll be interesting to see how the movie goes. Word of advice to the clergy who don't want people to see the movie: Start decapitating people. That should get you what you want, at least from places like Borders...
Pirates of the Caribbean 2: The first movie was fun, this one looks like it will be as well. Johnny Depp is a little flaky in real life, but he's great as Jack Sparrow.
Snakes on a Plane: C'mon - we all know it'll suck but you gotta see it. I mean it's Snakes on a Plane!
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