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the rite

This movie was more suspense than horror, which is fine with me (because today’s horror movies are usually a gorefest, of which I’m not a particular fan). This movie was ok–a decent movie for the month of Halloween. It was PG-13 so we let Jake watch it. I think he …

poltergeist

I thought this would be a fun movie to kick off the month of Halloween with. Jake liked it, but I just don’t think some old movies hold up over time, this being one of them. It was definitely dated. Still, it was pretty mild for a “horror” flick, so …

shutter island

It has been a while since we’ve watched a really good movie. I thought this one was going to be one, but it wasn’t. Don’t get me wrong, the movie was ok, but I was expecting a little more from Scorsese. The movie had a crazy twist at the end, …

red

This was a typical action/comedy type film. It had a couple of laughs; the plot was ok. Casting Helen Mirren as a hit-woman was an inspired choice, though. I approve.

the mechanic

This movie was ok for what it was–full on action–but certainly not the best of the genre. Still, I liked it better than last weekend’s movie, The Fighter.