Kate Upton..In love!

She is the newest bombshell from SI 11,and she takes hot pics of herself on twitter,even hotter

Buzz:Paranormal Activity 2

Director:Tod Williams

Writers:Michael R Perry,Christopher Landon

Cast:Katie Featherston,Micah Sloat,Brian Boland

Acting:B

Entertainment:B

Rewatchability:B

Overall:B

Paranormal Activity was a low-budget flick that had a lot of hype before it hit the theaters.For the most part it lived up to the hype,it did have creepy scenes and some legitimate jump scares,though it definitely took its time building up the tension, while never really showing the viewer what entity we are dealing with.It works cause I always say it's scarier what we imagine is making the noise.And 2 follows in those footsteps while also tying up some of the story-lines from the first.

Cause it turns out Paranormal Activity 2 is a prequel and at the start of this one Micah and Katie are still alive and well.Instead this one focuses on Katie's sister Kristi,her husband Dan and their newborn baby Hunter.Also with them is 17 yr old Ali who is Dan's daughter from a previous marriage.Oh and the family dog.

After their house is ransacked one day without anything being stolen Dan decides to put in a camera system to watch over the house and for the well being of their new-born son Hunter and to appease his wife.Of course mysterious things start to happen much to the disbelief of Dan.

So now we know what's going to happen next,so anyone who didn't like the first I suggest staying clear of this cause its more of the same.

We are treated to and endless cycle of footage from the camera mostly consisting of the pool,the stairwell,the bedroom,the baby's room and the lounge.We stare at this footage looking out for anything unusual.Did the door just move a little?did the curtain just ripple a little?what was that noise?It's a approach that like I said turns some people off because not much happens.....right away.But to me its effective cause one part of you wants there to be something that scares you or surprises you but the little kid inside of you is really hoping nothing happens.

When the shit really hits the fan it's well worth the wait,as one scene in particular really had me jump straight up almost into my ceiling.PA2 definitely upped the stakes and jump scares but the one part I think i enjoyed the most was that it offered insight into why all this was happening to this one family.It did it rather cleverly too and with it even helps shed light on the original.


I won't give away the ending but it's definitely unexpected but done pretty well and almost as effective as the first.

The acting is rather decent here though I feel Katie and Micah,the leads from the original had a little more personality and were a tad more interesting.Though Micah did get on my nerves at times.

So in closing.PA2 is a very worthy follow up to Paranormal Activity,relying on slow buildup much like PA.For any fan of the first this is definitely worth a watch.

OH Brooklyn..part 2!and SI 11

I can not believe some of these Brooklyn Decker pics for the SI 11,I think she has the nicest breasts I have ever seen,they are amazing....national monuments!....just staring at them in amazement.I know she didn't get the cover this year but I personally would have put her on the cover for a second straight year
I've picked out my favorites!
Also kudos to Irina Sheik for the cover,she's insanely hot as well and the newcomer Katie Upton!

Buzz:Hatchet 2(2010)

Director:Adam Green

Writer:Adam Green

Cast:Danielle Harris,Tony Todd,Kane Hodder

Acting:B

Entertainment:B+

Rewatchability:B

Overall: B

Hatchet 2 is much like the first Hatchet,maybe even a little more over the top with some of the gore and kills but for the most part it's a pretty fun ride.Chances are if you liked the first one you will have no problems with the second installment of Victor Crowley.

Taking place right after the event so of the first Hatchet,Mary Beth Dunston,this time played by horror-loving Danielle Harris, has escaped Victor Crowley and taken in by Swamp recluse Jack Cracker who immediately kicks her out upon learning who she is and what her daddy did(which will lead to a back story on the real origins of Victor Crowley and how Maryy Beths dad had a part in) but not before he re-directs Mary to go see Rev Zombie.

**Jack Crackers death is one of the best in the movie**

>Mary Beth wants revenge on Crowley for killing her family,Zombie eventually agrees to take her back to the swamp under one condition...she bring her uncle with her.Meanwhile Zombie rounds up a team to take along with them.

Along for the ride are with Rev Zombie and Mary Beth are Justin(Parry Sheen),the bad ass Trent(R.A Mihailoff),Layton(AJ Bowen),and his ex-mistress Avery(Alexis Peters),3 back-woods rednecks,Cleatus(Ed Ackerman),Chad(David Foy) and John(Rick McCallum),and the ever annoying Vernon(Colton Dunn).And of course Mary Beth's Uncle Bob(Tom Holland).Little does this group know that rev Zombie has his own reasons for going on this dangerous journey.

Can this group survive the menace of Victor Crowley or will they become more victims for his legend to grow?

So how are the characters?They are not quite as memorable as some from the first,most notably Joel David Moore.I really felt this movie was missing a male counterpart to Mary Beth that you actually cared about.Danielle Harris does a nice job taking over for Tamara Feldman here,she plays the shaken yet brave Mary Beth quite convincingly and is very likable for the most parts despite being a little whiny at times.

Rev Zombie played by Candyman legend Tony Todd does a real good job her as well,he commands the screen every time he is on and that deep voice is still memorable.It was also nice to see Todd back in the horror genre and with a much bigger part as well.

Other than those two,everyone else is mostly forgotten though I did dig Layton's(AJ bowen from House of the Devil) small part.

Vernon perhaps was the most annoying and I really didn't find him all that funny,I actually was wondering when he would die.

On a side note we get cameos from Lloyd Kaufman and Mike Mendez,plus a cool little reference to Leslie Vernon and nice little nod to Frozen.

So the deaths?The kills are ratcheted up here and very over-the top,Green does things with the body that are so outlandish you can only sit back and have a good time with it.There are quite a few memorable ones.The best ones being the intestine decapitation scene and the sex-body gyrating scene(see it for yourself).

And Victor Crowley?I never really cared for his look,even in the original,I find him to be more cartoony than anything and definitely not scary.I understand what Green was going for in both films but I would have preferred if they made him a bit more realistic looking and not like some giant kidney bean.But he is pretty vicious and it more of a ticked off mode here.

All in all Green does a good job with another nod to the campy 80s style slashers here.Watch it for it's gore,watch it for it's death scenes and watch to escape the real world for 90 minutes.

So the Packers won the superbowl but

Maybe the Steelers could have challenged if they employed Marisa Miller as a wide receiver..I'd be distracted by her.She can run too.






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Buzz:Let Me In

Director:Mat Reeves

Writers:Matt Reeves,John Ajvide Lindqvist

Cast:Chole Moretz,Kodi Smit-McPhee,Richard Jenkins,Elias Koteas

Acting:A +

Entertainment:A

Rewatchability:A

Overall:A

Let me in is Matt Reeves take on John Aljvide Lindqvists Let the Right one in novel which of course was already made itno a movie by Thomas Alfredson titled let the right one in.Lindqvists book is brilliant and so is Alfredsons movie,everyone should see it.So how is Reeves americanized version?Quite simply,damn good and very enjoyable even if most felt it was unnecessary.

Let me In is very similar to let the Right one in but despite that it manages to add a few subtle differences and tries a few new angles while not dumbing it down like most US remakes do.Reeves gets to the heart of picture which of course is the adolescent love relationship between Owen and Abby.

Abby is played by kick-ass star and scene stealer Chloe Moretz.Once again Moretz is brilliant here in portraying 12 yr old Abby who just happens to have a secret,deadly and dark side.Moretz is able to really get us to feel sorry for her and her situation one second and then not so sorry the next second.She transforms from sweet 12 yr old to deadly blood-sucker so quick that the audience is left gasping for air.

Owen played by Kodi Smith-McPhee also gives a memorable and convincing turn as the bullied,lonely and frustrated boy who dreams of getting out of the god forsaken place he lives which this time is Los Alamos New Mexico instead of Stockholm,Sweden.If the audience doesn't feel for Owen then the whole movie would be lost but we are able to feel for him the first time he is bullied mercilessly as he pees in his pants.The bullying goes on and Owen doesn't have anyone to look to for advice.His mom is a bible-thumping drunk(one of the minor changed from alfredsons movie)and his dad is obviously not there for him after the divorce.

Owen's relationship with Abby grows stronger and stronger as she is the only one he can relate to and the only who seems to really care for him.Abby seems to really care about Owen and even lets him in on her secret, though some might say she is just manipulating him for her own good.These scenes showing the bonding between Owen and Abby are some of the strongest in the film.

One of the other subtle differences was the relationship between Abby and her caretaker or " father" figure.It's much more toned down here as Alfredsons movie painted them as having almost a parasitic link.Despite excluding that Reeves is still able to craft an interesting though more paternal dynamic between the two.And with that we end up having much more sympathy for the guardian here than we do in Alfredsons.

Richard Jenkins also did a superb job as"the father" guardian.Like I said above we genuinely feel sorry for him despite the fact that he is a killer and his sole job is to supply blood for Abby.His eyes tell us all we need to know,he doesn't like what he does but he must do it.The car-stalk-crash sequence is one of the films most suspenseful scenes.

The only other major change is the vampire gender angle.Here we get little hints that she may not be a girl but Reeves made that more of a minor back angle as the adolescent love between Owen and Abby is what he really wants us to focus on.Reeves doesn't want us losing interest in that by creating gender confusion.

So..why should anyone see this?

It's a great, adolescent love story with the vampire twist featuring amazing acting and top notch cinematography and production values and a beautiful musical score as well.Matt Reeves clearly loved the novel and Alfredsons movie and pays great respect to it here.

The only complaint I'd have is it does add some questionable cgi but it doesn't take away from the rest of the movie.

I think this will hold an interesting place in the horror genre.Many fans of the original might not like this and care for what Reeves did with it while people who are new to this might love it ans find it refreshing.Either way it should create a lot of discussion.Me I'm happy I have two solid films that I can enjoy in different yet similar ways.

Let Me In...very ashamed

That I did not go and see this in the theater because it turned out to be one of the best horror genre pieces I've seen in a long time. Equal to and also adding new dimensions to Let the right one In film

Shame on me