Havenhurst has all the right ingredients to make a pretty good horror film. It has a wonderful gothic setting, some pretty actresses with Julie Benz as the main star and Danielle Harris showing up for a bit. It also has some really good gore scenes that come out of nowhere. Nevertheless, all of these ingredients don't seem to want to mix properly, resulting in a horror film that feels like it's lacking something. It isn't all bad, though, so read on to see what is what... PLOT SUMMARY MOVIE REVIEW The film starts off on the wrong foot pretty much right away with having Danielle Harris show up in a role that rivals the length of Drew Barrymore's in Scream. Okay, that's fine, at least her character is used as the catalyst for Julie Benz's …show more content…
Jackie is a recovering alcoholic, who has been placed in Havenhurst, but her main goal instead of getting better is finding out where her friend disappeared too. We the audience know that something very weird is going on at the hotel, which involves sliding walls, trapdoors and a big lumbering psycho picking off anyone that has gone back to their bad habits. Jackie is slowly figuring out what is happening, thanks to the help of a scrappy little foster kid and a cop friend. Unfortunately, the movie sets up the story but fails to deliver when the end rolls around. We have all these unresolved questions lingering in the air and the movie abruptly ends on a downer note, not providing any resolution. It's obvious that the movie is setting up a sequel, but sometimes it's better to make sure your first movie is a good before hedging your bets on a sequel. I didn't completely dislike Havenhurst, as there is some fun to be had with the flick. We have some out of the blue gore scenes that will satisfy practical effects fans and the set pieces are pretty nifty, with all the crazy fake walls and hidden rooms. Plus, the "monster," although unexplained, is pretty physically intimidating, even if he looks like he walked off the set of Prometheus. Also, Jennifer Blanc-Biehn gives us a quick flash of her boobies, so that's
I enjoyed the beginning; it was realistic, made me believe that she was possessed by something. Almost like n exorcism, the devil inside the black crow, the gibberish they say because they are possessed, just like there is good in th...
The book had a lot of thought put into it by the author and it appeals to many audiences of different ages. The book put me on the edge of my seat throughout the whole book, and it was one of those books that you never want to put down. The way the author wrote it had quite a suspenseful, eerie, dramatic feel to it and that is what made the book so great, on top of the plot. The plot of the book was also very well thought out and put together, and I enjoyed reading it. Although the movie was great, I don’t think that it did the book enough justice. There were so many great aspects of the book that they left out, that would’ve made the movie just that much better. They should have put in some of the missing scenes and still portrayed the characters the same as they were in the book. However, I think that it would be hard to create the same feel as Ray Bradbury did in writing the book. It was the way that he connected with his audience that made the book appealing. Both the book and the movie were fantastic ways of portraying the story. If they had kept all of the scenes and properties of characters as they did in the book, the movie would have appealed to me more. But, the movie version of the story could appeal to others more than the book
I think that the opening of the film was not as good as the opening of
As Jack and his family start trudging through the long winter in the hotel it becomes apparent that Jack starts to develop “cabin fever.” His writer’s block causes anxiety and anger towards his wife and son. Jack also starts to develop an obsessive compulsive behavior pers...
First, the film portrays a story between two people who have each encountered some heavy troubles in their own lives. The main character is Pat Jr, he lost everything; his job, his house and his wife. Due to all his troubles, he was sent to a mental institution. After getting out he met a young woman named
In my opinion, this movie is boring and confusing for the first time but, from the second time, this movie starts reveal the fascination. At the first time, I do not like this movie so much but after I watched second time, I became to like this movie. If I asked
...Jack found the hotel, and he found Mink, the man Babette was involved with, and the man who gave her this experimental drug for death disorder. Jack found a paranoid man, a man who will sit for hours in front of the TV with White Noise. Jack realized this person was out of his mind. (308-314)
...ussell Crowe did not have their hearts in the story. Whatever the cause, viewers seem to have expected Gladiator or Kingdom of Heaven and were left wanting. Box office sales and critic reviews showed this film will not likely have a large or lasting impact as anything other than a cautionary tale on movie making.
The bars on windows, bedstead nailed down, and a gate at the top of the stairs suggest an unsafe place. The narrator’s preference for living in the downstairs room is undermined by John’s control over her. Furthermore, John puts his wife into an environment with no communication, making her socially isolated. The protagonist is home alone most of the time while John is at work. She is not allowed to raise her own baby, and Jennie, John's sister, is occupied with her job.
This is an ironic and unfortunate example of a film that would have really been considered a lot better than it is if it were not for the book upon which it is based. It is clear that the film is strong and that it is well made, but when compared to Shelley's novel, it's really a pretty sad mess. The film by itself is more than able to captivate and impress, but to someone who knows the original story, it is a weak attempt to bring the story of Frankenstein and his monster to the big screen.
The film The Fisher King, is about two men whose lives have crossed paths due to unforeseen circumstances. Jack Lucas, a radio talk show host, is first portrayed in the movie as a narcissistic, cynical, and arrogant man who inadvertently prompts a depressed caller, Edwin, to commit murder by stating “it must be stopped, it’s us or them.” (Gillmian, 1991). Jack also explains to Edwin that the people who go to Babbitt’s Bar are “not human” and that the patrons are “evil”. (Gillmian, 1991) After the conversation on the air, Edwin goes into the nightclub and opens fire on the “yuppie inbreeds” (Gillmian, 1991) as Jack also called the club goers. Edwin ends the rampage by taking the shotgun and ending his own life with a shot to the head. Three years later, Jack is now a depressed man who is an alcoholic and suicidal. Before Jack is able to commit suicide, two boys mistake Jack as a homeless man. The neighborhood delinquents attack Jack with a bat and try to set him on fire. Parry, comes to the rescue and stops the thugs from setting Jack on fire. After the attack Parry takes Jack to his home, a boiler room, and waits for Jack to wake up. When Jack wakes up from his drunken night he is instantly frightened by who and what he sees. Jack does
The film The Fisher King, is about two men whose lives have crossed paths due to unforeseen circumstances. Jack Lucas, a radio talk show host, is first portrayed in the movie as a narcissistic, cynical, and arrogant man who inadvertently prompts a depressed caller, Edwin, to commit murder by stating “it must be stopped, it’s us or them.” Jack also explains to Edwin that the people who go to Babbitt’s Bar are “not human” and that the patrons are “evil”. After the conversation on the air, Edwin goes into the night club and opens fire on the “yuppie inbreeds” as Jack also called the club goers. Edwin ends the rampage by taking the shot gun and ending his own life with a shot to the head. Three years later, Jack is now a depressed man who is an
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Overall, the film isn’t half as epic as Emmerich’s previous. blockbusters or half as entertaining. The dialogues are about as interesting as watching paint dry and the bland characters have about as much depth as a puddle in the street! The storyline isn’t exactly. deep, introspective stuff, either.
Utilitarianism is “a normative ethical theory that places the locus of right and wrong solely on the outcomes (consequences) of choosing one action/policy over other actions/policies.” (Utilitarian, 2017) which essentially means that this looks past one’s own personal interests and toward the interests of others. Bentham also had his own “Principle of Utility” which focuses on the role of pain and pleasure in human life, approves or disapproves of an action depending on the negative or positive outcome and the amount of pain or pleasure, generally speaking this means the consequences of one’s actions, making pain equal to negative or evil actions or consequences, and pleasure