The Shrine (2010)

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A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)

I'm now among the throngs of horror fans who were unimpressed with this remake. The recasting of Freddy didn't bother me -- it was inevitable with an aging Robert Englund -- but their casting choice was poor, IMO. Jackie Earle Haley is not physically imposing, nor does he have the commanding screen presence necessary for the role. His voice isn't quite right either, and the strange choice to voiceover all his lines made it sound like an announcer on a movie trailer, and along with this iteration of Freddy's stiff lips/facial deformities, the dub didn't always sync up or look like he was saying the words, giving the impression of a muppet talking. This Freddy's face "design" is just plain not scary enough, not sinister enough, not enough inherent malice, especially compared to the original Freddy.

As far as actual content, this film just had a bunch of "homages" to the original series (Freddy stretching through the wall; Freddy's claw hand in the bathtub), along with other horror movie cliches (boy startles girl by climbing in her bedroom window; someone hiding in closet from killer), and was lacking the overall imagination of the original(s), which had the absolute wackadoo dream scenarios and Freddy's sardonic wisecracks. This remake also leaned too hard into the pedophile/molestation aspect of the story and it got cringey.

The only cool part was the hallway that turned into a blood pool, swallowed Rooney Mara's character Nancy, and spit her out of the ceiling in another room in an explosion of blood.

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Rubber (2010)

🎃 Horrorthon 2023 #1

Absurdity for absurdity's sake. Not un-enjoyable... but don't expect any of it to make sense,😂 and be ready for a whole lotta watching a sentient tire roll around having an existential crisis.

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Insidious (2010)

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Night of the Demons (2010)

  I couldn't even finish this, it was absolute garbage.

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The Crazies (2010)

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Very well done, and always fun to watch this horror movie set in rural Iowa, where if they could only get to Cedar Rapids they'll be saved.😂

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Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil (2010)

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Insidious (2010)

🎃 Horrorthon 2018 #16

Hadn't seen this yet; I have avoided a lot of the exorcism/paranormal-activity movies of the early 21st century. This was OK, there were some awesome spooks -- mostly involving the demon -- but overall it kinda fell flat for me. Glad I watched it, but won't be adding it to our library any time soon.

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The Wolfman (2010)

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