Monday Movie Review - VANISHING ON 7th STREET

It's an apocalyptic future. Something has shut down all power so that it can attack in the dark. Attack and consume.

Five people find each other after thinking they're the only ones left alive on earth. But the enemy is ruthless, and it's just a matter of time before there'll be no one left.

This film is chock full of known names, and their skillful delivery and acting is why the film worked for me. It's relentless, and you know there's no possible way it can have a happy ending. (Face it. Horror movies aren't known for them.)

There is gore, but it's the overwhelming sense of defeat that keeps you watching. Waiting. Anticipating.

And that means my recommendation is

Haute Couture or Bloody Couture?

Why, no, officer. I was nowhere near the crime scene. Why do you ask?

Found here at Kaboodle.

Self-explanatory - No Caption Needed

But it does remind me of my story THE TUB.

Monday Movie Review - THE CHILDREN

If you're thinking this flick is anything like "The Bad Seed" or "Village of the Damned", you're not too far off. But this film feels more realistic. The spontaneous reactions by the children don't seem overly dramatic, or give you the impression they're being manipulated by some invisible force. And for that reason alone I found myself drawn into the story.

The Children in question are brothers, sisters, and cousins. Their mothers are sisters. Younger sister's family has gone to older sister's family's home for the New Year's holiday, and for a while everything that happens is what every family get-together experiences. Soon the children begin to feel illness, throwing up and not wanting to eat. After that, the "accidents" begin to occur. You never find out what caused the children's behavior to change, and I like that. It keeps you guessing and wondering if the infection is going to spread, and with whom.

There is a moderate amount of gore, but this film is more relentless when it comes to the psychological drama. Which is why my recommendation is that you

In Case You've Ever Wondered...

This is what a child's skull looks like when it prepares to lose its baby teeth.
Both gruesome and remarkable, right?  Found here.

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Happy Fourth of July!

Hope you have a bloody good holiday!