December 2008 Archives
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Flashback time. Aren't you glad the 90's are over? Enjoy 2009 and stay tuned as we continue to provide the best Haunted Attraction/Horror coverage.
I sat down to watch "Pulse 3" and thought "Great this is the intense and shocking ending to a trilogy I never cared about or knew about...this is gonna be a long night". However I was lying a bit. I had seen Pulse (and if you haven't they make you watch a trailer of it at the start of the DVD) and thought it was okay. Also I was lying to myself in thinking this DVD would totally suck.
"Pulse 3" takes place nearly a decade after the events of Pulse 2 (anyone see that? Leave us a comment). The dead have returned to earth through our electronics. Justine (Brittany Finamore) is 17 years old and raised in a no technology refugee camp. She dreams of wanting to see what the city is like so she sets off towards to Houston to meet someone she met online. After she makes it there alive the real trouble starts.
Overall I thought "Pulse 3" was okay. For some reason I liked the plot (reminded me of Dateline) and the acting was really good for a straight to DVD title. However the one thing that really threw me off was all the use of greenscreens. I mean it was 100% obvious in this DVD when they were using greenscreens. Which seemed to be all the time. It was weird stuff they didn't even have to greenscreen in my opinon. I mean take this example: Justine finds an old house to spend the night. We can tell it's an old house and they even show the first two rooms. However randomly a man come up to say hello to her and BAM it's greenscreen time. Or a dog approaches her on the city street and BAM it's greenscreen time? Pretty strange stuff and really took me out of the film.
The features on this DVD are kinda light. All we get is a feature commentary by the director and
a 8 minute behind the scenes featurtte on the making of it. I will post that on the Blog soon.
Overall I give this DVD a C+. Rent it if you are a fan of the Pulse series.
"Pulse 3" takes place nearly a decade after the events of Pulse 2 (anyone see that? Leave us a comment). The dead have returned to earth through our electronics. Justine (Brittany Finamore) is 17 years old and raised in a no technology refugee camp. She dreams of wanting to see what the city is like so she sets off towards to Houston to meet someone she met online. After she makes it there alive the real trouble starts.
Overall I thought "Pulse 3" was okay. For some reason I liked the plot (reminded me of Dateline) and the acting was really good for a straight to DVD title. However the one thing that really threw me off was all the use of greenscreens. I mean it was 100% obvious in this DVD when they were using greenscreens. Which seemed to be all the time. It was weird stuff they didn't even have to greenscreen in my opinon. I mean take this example: Justine finds an old house to spend the night. We can tell it's an old house and they even show the first two rooms. However randomly a man come up to say hello to her and BAM it's greenscreen time. Or a dog approaches her on the city street and BAM it's greenscreen time? Pretty strange stuff and really took me out of the film.
The features on this DVD are kinda light. All we get is a feature commentary by the director and
a 8 minute behind the scenes featurtte on the making of it. I will post that on the Blog soon.
Overall I give this DVD a C+. Rent it if you are a fan of the Pulse series.
Looks like venerable Haunted House maven and god father of modern Haunted Attraction design is now on Twitter. Check him out here:
http://twitter.com/leonardpickel
Of course you can also check out The Mansion of Terror Haunted House here:
http://twitter.com/mansionofterror
And follow me at @daveiam and Rob at @rsullivan25
Enjoy!
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Of course you can also check out The Mansion of Terror Haunted House here:
http://twitter.com/mansionofterror
And follow me at @daveiam and Rob at @rsullivan25
Enjoy!
Looks like 2009 is going to be good for those of us who love Horror related Video Games:
Dante's Inferno
Dante's Inferno
What can I say. This is why I live here. The Halloweenish fun never ends. Check out the SANTA
rampage that happened this weekend.
http://www.austin360.com/calendar/mediahub/media/slideshow/index.jsp?tId=137403
and don't forget this
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.php?eid=33729696357
rampage that happened this weekend.
http://www.austin360.com/calendar/mediahub/media/slideshow/index.jsp?tId=137403
and don't forget this
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.php?eid=33729696357
I have to admit to doing some research about this movie before I watched it.
I did this because I felt there was more to the story, simply because it says it is "inspired by true events."
So, I Googled it and it appears that the movie is loosely based on a few different events, and could even be based on something that did happen in real life.
So that freaked me out. I kept thinking "how could someone go through that" as I watched the movie.
The movie is about a couple that is terrorized by a group of people who mysteriously show up one night to a rural house in the middle of nowhere.
It begins with a late night knock on the door and what seems like a confused girl looking for someone at the wrong place.
I did this because I felt there was more to the story, simply because it says it is "inspired by true events."
So, I Googled it and it appears that the movie is loosely based on a few different events, and could even be based on something that did happen in real life.
So that freaked me out. I kept thinking "how could someone go through that" as I watched the movie.
The movie is about a couple that is terrorized by a group of people who mysteriously show up one night to a rural house in the middle of nowhere.
It begins with a late night knock on the door and what seems like a confused girl looking for someone at the wrong place.
Continue reading DVD Review - The Strangers.
I recently got the chance to review a radass little film called Zombie Girl. It is an independent documentary made right here in Austin, TX. The documentary covers the story of a twelve year old girl named Emily making her own Zombie Movie. And this isn't some wunderkid from Hollywood who is shooting in Austin at Austin Studios. No, this is the story of a twelve year old girl making a horror movie on zero budget and with her parents help. The same sort of kid you see next door video taping their dog on a skateboard.
Except their is one big difference. This twelver year old has a script. And actors. And actually finishes a project that she starts. (Something a ton of adult filmmakers here in Austin don't do). Also as much as this is a story about someone who loves films making her own film, it's a look at what supportive parents can mean to children. I half-expected her mom to be a "stage mom" type, but it's
pretty clear that Emily is the force behind the project
-- which leaves her mom wearing the hats of producer, chaueffeur, costume
and effects designer, and all-around support staff. Mom
definitely lets Emily make her own movie, but she's not afraid to slip
on the "executive producer" suit when production goes over-schedule and
the actors have to get home for supper.
In reviewing documentaries it's sometimes hard to seperate the story being told from the film being made. In this case I enjoyed the blurring of lines. The cinematography of the documentary was well done and it didn't seem like the documentary crowd was helping Emily too much. Just reporting the facts, which is how it should be.
My only complaint with this DVD would be it had no special features at all and really no menu to speak off. I think it was more of a screener. When they do start to sell this on DVD they need to include the finished Zombie Film from Emily as one of the special features. It was almost impossible to watch this Documentary and then NOT get to see the final product.
Overall I give this documentary a B+. If you can find it on DVD be sure to rent it or buy it if you are a horror fan. It's no Behind The Mask but it's a good one.
Except their is one big difference. This twelver year old has a script. And actors. And actually finishes a project that she starts. (Something a ton of adult filmmakers here in Austin don't do). Also as much as this is a story about someone who loves films making her own film, it's a look at what supportive parents can mean to children. I half-expected her mom to be a "stage mom" type, but it's
pretty clear that Emily is the force behind the project
-- which leaves her mom wearing the hats of producer, chaueffeur, costume
and effects designer, and all-around support staff. Mom
definitely lets Emily make her own movie, but she's not afraid to slip
on the "executive producer" suit when production goes over-schedule and
the actors have to get home for supper. In reviewing documentaries it's sometimes hard to seperate the story being told from the film being made. In this case I enjoyed the blurring of lines. The cinematography of the documentary was well done and it didn't seem like the documentary crowd was helping Emily too much. Just reporting the facts, which is how it should be.
My only complaint with this DVD would be it had no special features at all and really no menu to speak off. I think it was more of a screener. When they do start to sell this on DVD they need to include the finished Zombie Film from Emily as one of the special features. It was almost impossible to watch this Documentary and then NOT get to see the final product.
Overall I give this documentary a B+. If you can find it on DVD be sure to rent it or buy it if you are a horror fan. It's no Behind The Mask but it's a good one.
Hmm and why did they remake this? What did ya'll think of the original? It is a remake of the 1981 horror classic, starring Jensen Ackles
(TV's "Smallville" and "Supernatural"), Jaime King (THE
SPIRIT, SIN CITY, SIN CITY 2) and Kerr Smith (FINAL DESTINATION, "Dawson's
Creek").
This week the Ghost Adventures crew is going international with a
paranormal investigation of the Edinburgh Vaults in Scotland. The show
airs Friday at 9 pm ET. Here is a preview of what happened. Tune in every week for new episodes from our friends at the Travel Channel.
New feature here at the Haunted Report. We are doing Costume of the Month (working on some sweet prizes). So take a minute and submit your link for costume of the month. Could be anything from a YouTube Video to a MAKE article you did detailing every last piece of foam you used. Send it our way and we will feature it here. Here is the winner for December and the description:
This Stone Golem was constructed using about 5 foam mattresses, over 50 sticks of hot melt glue, and 8 cans of grey and black spray paint. The foam is glued in large thick sheets (approx 20cm thick) to a fabric bodysuit, and the deep cracks are carved into the foam surface. The bodysuit has a zip up the back to allow the wearer to enter it, and the zip is concealed by abutting foam. The soles of the feet are made of corflute that has been sliced in half to expose corrugations that act as grip. The arms are about twice the length of the wearer\'s arms, and act as swinging weapons made entirely of soft foam. The golem took about 100 hours of work to construct, between 3 people.
This Stone Golem was constructed using about 5 foam mattresses, over 50 sticks of hot melt glue, and 8 cans of grey and black spray paint. The foam is glued in large thick sheets (approx 20cm thick) to a fabric bodysuit, and the deep cracks are carved into the foam surface. The bodysuit has a zip up the back to allow the wearer to enter it, and the zip is concealed by abutting foam. The soles of the feet are made of corflute that has been sliced in half to expose corrugations that act as grip. The arms are about twice the length of the wearer\'s arms, and act as swinging weapons made entirely of soft foam. The golem took about 100 hours of work to construct, between 3 people.
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