One line reviews 3

Left in Darkness - Starring Monica Keena of Freddy vs Jason. Really nice direction and cinematography, script I thought was going to be decent but it really takes a turn for the worse once all the "rules" of being dead start being explained. Twist was slightly unexpected, but once it was revealed the acting started going downhill.

Dead Silence - Better the second time around. If you hated it when you watched it, try watching it again.

From Beyond - Pretty fun little film. Lots of low budget makeup/creature effects, some really unexpected sequences, a black guy in tighty whiteys (that happen to be red) rolling down some stairs, and Barbara Crampton's boobs. Director Stuart Gordon really love his Lovecraft, and I intend to see Re-Animator asap. Possible triple feature: From Beyond, Re-Animator & Dagon? I think so.

Cloverfield - Finally watched it, and it was actually pretty good. There was a lot more characterization than I expected, the roles were all played very realistically and the monster was pretty damn cool. I would have liked to see this as just a normal movie but I can't take anything away from the filmmakers, they did a very good job.

Borderland - This movie has earned itself a place on the necessary viewing list. By turns incredibly subtle then jarringly visceral; everything comes together very nicely in an extremely tight package. The pacing is quite possibly the most methodical and well laid out I've ever seen. Everything seemed to be teetering on the edge of "too much" but played the line so well that I couldn't help but be completely mesmerized. Every time I thought of something to nitpick, and believe me I was looking, they wrapped it up and moved along so expertly that any trace of hesitation in giving this a glowing review disappeared.

I Am Legend - Ugh. That's all.

P2 - They really did a lot more with this than I thought they would be able to given the incredibly limiting setup. On thinking about the gore I felt it was unnecessary, but it didn't detract from the overall feel while I was watching the movie. Wes Bentley plays crazy so so well, I wish he would get a little more exposure and parts in better movies. I can see him having a career playing the officeworker by day/stalker by night role.

Sweeney Todd - I wish I'd seen the stage musical. That's really all I have to say, which is unfortunate since I like Tim Burton, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Sasha Baron Cohen.. you know, everything ABOUT the movie was good. On the flipside I can at least say it seemed like a labor of love moreso than the usual "hey if we make this into a movie we can make some money."

Drive Thru - If you haven't seen this movie, go out and buy it, download it, borrow it, rent it. See it somehow. It's fast paced, great original kills, different "offbeat" killer that actually works, the humor doesn't bring it down because it's not tied directly to the plot or dialogue that's important to the plot. And the classic revenge plot is always a favorite.

Grizzly Park - Just stick it out to the end, there are a number of very reasonable payoffs. I was ready to write a very short very bad review but the last 20 mins or so really pulled this movie up into the mediocre area.