Wendigo

Wendigo, is a Legend that I was also brought up with when I was younger, and even as I was older, although the pronunciation is different, Us Plains Cree people Pronounce it, Wee ti goo. Some people may Dispute this Legend, and call it non-sense. I for one do believe it without a doubt, more on that later.

The story is about a Legend of the Wee ti goo , what this Creature is, is a Spirit which takes over the body of someone, and eats the flesh of another. Once this happens they are a Wee ti goo. Us Indians believe that this stole the life energy of that person, and stole all that came with it, Strength and Soul.

Technical/non technical Aspects of the film

The Movie was done pretty good, Script was done well, and Acting was not too shabby either.
I really liked the Cinematography in this film it was done quite well.I Applaud that. The Story I found personally to be a tad bit slow, to get into it. In reality it wasn’t all too bad. It does give a Pretty Accurate Sense of the Legend. I picked up on a few things that had conflicted with what I was told about a Wee ti goo.

The ending does leave you somewhat thinking, mostly as to why it happened the way it did. My words I said at the end of the Film "HUH, Thats one way to end a Film."

ON the Cob Scale, 1 being so Coby that even a Wee ti go wouldnt even touch it, too 5 where you better hope that thats all he eats.
I would give this one a 4. It does give you a pretty good understanding in it, and there is a kool Indian guy telling the kid about the story. As I started Earlier, I do believe in this Legend. One story that comes to mind is when my Mushoom (Grandpa in Cree) told me that he and 2 of his friends were hunting far north, as for some reason the hunting was bad that season. So they kept going north, he told me that they were just at the border of Saskatchewan and the North West territories.

One night they came out and saw foot prints, all around the camp. Everyone was still inside the camp, the fire was still burning, but just smoldering. At first they didn’t think anything of it. Then as they days went on, the tracks were still there around there camp. One night my mushoom and one of his friends, decided to wait and see who it was.

A few hours before dawn they saw something, coming closer, they waited, and it got closer, soon it was right in front of the tents, and was walking around, the camp, slowly, it listened in at each tent. It looked like a man, but it was big. They waited for it to leave. Then as soon as it got light enough outside, they packed up and told there story to there friend in the tent. They left and headed back towards home.

When my mushoom first told us kids this story, he said at first he didn’t know what it was, then when it got closer, he said there was a smell that had followed this thing. It was one of the most awful things he had ever smelt.

I had never seen my mushoom look scared before in my life, but I could tell in his eyes, he was right back in the place he told us about. I told a few others this story, and they said well what if he was just making it up to scare you kids to goto bed. I always say my mushoom wouldn’t lie to his grandkids, about something like.

Years later even as I write this, it sends chills up my back, as after he told this story it has stuck with me. Some time after that, it was solidified in me as factual truth, as I got to meet the men who were there with my mushoom and heard there accounts of what transpired on that hunting trip.

The Ring 2

The Ring 2 what can I say about this film, well it picks up off where the first one left us. Seemingly the lives of Rachel Keller(Naomi Watts)& her son Aidan (David Dorfman)
Seem to be all clear of the horror that befell them. That is until a Murder and an unmarked tape comes up.

Technical/Non-technical Aspects of Film:

The movie does do a very good job with Continuity, same actors and such. and does keep the same feel, thanks to the director who directed Ringu the original ring which was shot in Japan. Soundtrack wasn’t anything great, as was the score. In fact I never really noticed the sound that much; more of the emphasis appeared to be on visuals.
The acting was also done pretty good.

Now onto the important part was it scary? That’s a complicated question for me, as Horror movies are my favorite types of genre. As the first one, I did not find it Scary at all. The only cool thing was the actual video tape they watch, as I could see myself making something like that.

Final Thoughts:

Like many sequels out there, this one is almost no different then those out there.
It does keep the same feel and I give huge credit for that, acting was done pretty good. It does give you more of a deeper understanding as to what really happened and why she does what she does. This movie was more of an interesting watch for me, rather then eye closing horror.

on the cob scale 1 being so "cobby" that you can hear Johnny Cash's Burning Ring of Fire, too 5, being as they say in french "I dont know what" this would be a 3ish score.
Would I buy it? hmmmmmm if I found it really cheap for under like 15 bucks maybe.
Otherwise it was worth the free Pay per view movie that I got. Which reminds me i have 6 more that I gotta use before the end of next month.

Happy trials everyone.

Saw II

Saw II

I didn’t want to see this movie.  My girlfriend and a couple of friends of ours did.  Just know that right from the beginning.

Right from the get go it started out just like the previous Saw: very gross.  It even did a good job of maintaining the continuity of the storyline between the first and the second movie.  I didn’t like that one either, but my girlfriend did.

I was fine for the most part.  The opening trap was disgusting, but I didn’t watch it – my girlfriend hid behind her bag of popcorn and I watched my shoes.  The traps, though nasty, weren’t quite as scary as in the first one though.  I have a problem with needles though … (odd for someone with now 6 body piercings, I know)… and the trap filled with hypodermic needles really bothered me.

I don’t think I’ll be having any recurring bad dreams about this one or anything but even so, it was pretty gross.

I keep talking to people about how people 10 and 20 years ago would react to this movie.  I’m pretty sure that they’d die.  What it takes to shock and scare people now is a lot worse than it was when Freddy and Jason were prevalent.  Hell, that baseball bat with the nails in the end could’ve been an entire horror movie unto itself.

On the corn cob scale, 1 being bad, not enough corn in your diet, and 5 being good – the serial killer has opened you up and instead of blood you bleed corn, this is definitely a 3.  It’s not a great flick, but it’ll certainly scare the corn out of your cornhole.

The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera

If you have ever seen the stage production, you know what you’re getting yourself into.  This really doesn’t stray far from the look of the stage production.  Joel Schumacher worked with Andrew Lloyd Webber for the big screen adaptation of Webber’s smash hit musical and it shows.

Now, this is probably because I’ve seen the play too many times (I went for a period while I was in school in which my family went to see it, then my high school took me to see it in San Francisco.  My school also did it.), but I did not particularly enjoy the story.  You have to admit, though, the Phantom’s a pretty cool guy, even if he’s pretty good and disfigured.

Technically, Schumacher did a fabulous job.  The sets, the costumes, the details.  He nailed them all.  The actors were superb.  The man who played the Phantom (according to my girlfriend’s mom, who brought the movie over and made us watch it) was haaawte!  She now regrets telling me that, but I think it’s very cute that she blushes each time I say it in front of her.  I have to admit that he did a very good job.  The actress who played Christine had one of those sweet angelic voices that you just listen to.  Whoever cast Minnie Driver as Carlotta kicks sooo much ass.  She was like listening to a rowling cat at times, as she was supposed to be.  She played such a good diva.  You just wanted to claw her eyes out… or drop a big chandelier on her head.

The music is famous.  Everybody knows the Phantom theme, whether you do or you don’t.  The pipe organ when it’s playing the Phantom’s music gives you goose bumps.  It’s just too bad that they ruin it with electronic drums later on in the movie.  Something loud like that needs somebody drumming like Lars Ulrich from Metallica.  Huge, heavy and pounding drums to match the powerful tones of the organ are what is needed.  

Most of the people who sing are obviously classically trained, while the Phantom comes from more of a rock background.  It makes him much more accessible and interesting to listen to.  And all that much more of a badass.  ;-)

On the old corn cob scale, where 1 cob, being bad… look at getting more corn into your diet and 5 cobs, being good … think about cutting back on the corn in your diet because … well, nevermind…  Phantom is a strong 3.  I want to say 4, but frankly, I’m annoyed that the story doesn’t follow the stage play perfectly.

El Presidente