So I watched Inglourious Basterds again today...

...it's a true modern masterpiece, and definitely one of the best films of 2009. I just want to post some pics of those who made this film so great.



Quentin Tarantino, my favourite director of all time. No matter what anyone else says, he's a true genius and an asset to the film industry today. The only film I haven't seen of his is Kill Bill: Vol. 2, and it looks like I'll have to sooner or later considering his next will be Kill Bill: Vol. 3 in 2014. However, Basterds is my favourite of his work.



The cast: amazing, I'll explain in a little more detail below...



Brad Pitt continues his run with great movies as Aldo "The Apache" Raine, head of the Basterds. After this and Burn After Reading, I'm starting to think that Brad is more suited to playing a comedic character.



Up until now I had never heard of Melanie Laurent, but she was great as Shosanna Dreyfus/Emanuelle Mimieux in this. And she was so beautiful. I hope she gets more English film offers.



Christoph Waltz will win that Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. He is so great as Hans Landa 'The Jew Hunter', it hurts. And what should his acceptance speech starts with? "Well that's a BINGO!"



A poster featuring Diane Kruger's character Bridget von Hammersmark. That dress she wears in the final chapter is really amazing. Cast and all. And of course, Kruger is not such a bad dresser herself.

My god, I love this movie. If you haven't seen it, then get your mittens on it, because it's AMAZING!

Movies of 2010: Inception

Release date: July 16, 2010 (USA); July 22, 2010 (Aus)
Director: Christopher Nolan
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Tom Berenger, Michael Caine, Lukas Haas.

Inception has been so secretive, that no one seems to know what its about. But you look at the cast, the director, whose last effort was the amazing The Dark Knight. You can't tell me your not excited? Because I am, I have my Inception date all set up.

Check out the teaser trailer here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3XzUYd6nrU

10 Things I Hate About You

10 Thing I Hate About You (1999): one of the last 90's teen comedies to grace our screens. I wouldn't say it did the genre justice, but it's an enjoyable comedic romp perfect from any chick flick lovers. Thanks to the late Heath Ledger.
Kat Stratford (Julia Stiles, where has she been lately?) is an opinionated feminist who would rather die then go out with a boy. This raises problems when her sister Bianca (Larisa Oleynik) wants to go out with a guy, but her father doesn't allow it unless Kat gets a boyfriend too. When new student Cameron (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) falls for Bianca, he decides that there is no other way but to hook someone up with Kat. But who could fit with her? Patrick Verona (Heath Ledger), a bad-boy who likes rock music and has a talent for singing. But Kat hates his more than anything in this world, so Patrick has a lot of work to do.
The story is a little complicated, but I've always loved revamps of Shakespeare plays (in this case, the Taming of the Shrew). Sometimes it felt like an episode of Sabrina: The Teenage Witch, and other times it felt like pure comedy gold. Especially Heath ledger serenading Kat in the football field. Heath Ledger was truly talented, and it is so sad that he died so young. The ensemble cast is great, Julia Stiles was a true teen icon and it's sad we hardly ever see her these days. Joseph Gordon-Levitt was cute and good as always. This movie is enjoyable, but too 90's..
6/10

Spread

To be honest, I wasn't too keen to watch Spread (2009), but I thought it could be okay because Ashton Kutcher and Anne Heche were in it. I think this movie being 'okay' would be pushing it.
Spread is the story of Nikki (Ashton Kutcher), a womanizer who lives in Los Angeles and hopes to live the high life by using women. Nikki gets his big break when he meets Samantha (Anne Heche), a successful woman who lives in a $5 million house. Here's Nikki's chance to live his high life, and when he moves in with Samantha, he seems to pay his rent by having sex with her. Because that's what this movie is all about: sex. But could Nikki possibly fall in love? That's where Heather (Margarita Levieva) comes in, but she plays the same game as him.
This movie fails, miserably. It really doesn't have a story, just tries to take a light hearted look at California dreaming. Nikki's commentary becomes tiresome and you start to think that L.A. looks like a bad place. I mean, why doesn't he earn a respectable living by doing something other than being a man whore? The biggest problem I had was the mixture and mash-up of genres and emotions, which are so out of place you think that somebody dumped all their dumb ideas on a script and decided to shoot it.
Please, you must avoid this flick.
4/10

Paper Heart

I didn't get the whole conception of Paper Heart (2009). I didn't know whether it was a documentary or a made up story, and I had to really watch it to find out. But even watching it, it felt like a story made up in a documentary style, but not as successfully as District 9.
You see, Charlyne Yi, a 'musician and comedian', doesn't believe in love. She decides to travel across America to find out why people love each other. And maybe even find love. When she meets Michael Cera (yes, the very funny and awkward actor), will she believe in love?
Charlyne Yi is not a musician, or a comedian. She can't sing and she's not funny. The reason why this movie was made is beyond me. Charlyne becomes so annoying in the end, because she is true to her word and doesn't believe in love. But we know this, and she just keeps going on and on and on. It really does become annoying and you get sick and tired of her. The movie is awkward, and unfortunately has few laughs to support it's self. The little puppet shows in it are a little random, but span most of the films originality.
Is it a documentary? Yes, that's its format, but it is unclear whether this is a made up story or true. And I hear Charlyne Yi and Michael Cera have broken up.
6/10

These really made me laugh...

Seen District 9? Well you will get these photos, which I found on facebook. They make me smile every time I see them.

Yes, Wikus is awesome.


I find this funny, mainly because it has the 'fokken good deal' bit in their. Fokken is the best word ever.


This is a riff on 'Van Helsing'. I like it because it has the tagline "The one sweetie man they all fear". I can never look at the Sweetie man in the same way ever again.


Probably one of my favourites, I mean, it is really funny!


Read and absorb, you have to know what happens if you get 'prawn influenza'!


Really funny, the whole sweetie man thing is back. 'Van der Merwe, Wikus van der Merwe'.

I hope you found these as funny as I did!

Up in the Air

I was really excited about Up in the Air (2009) because:
1. The cast: Yes, there's George Clooney, but Vera Farmiga?! I love her, she is the best new actress around. And Anna Kendrick, who was in Twilight but is getting rave reviews for her performance in this, so that's gotta be special, right?
2. The director: Jason Reitman, director of one of my favourite movies Juno, hasn't put a foot wrong yet. Literally. I haven't seen Thank You For Smoking, but I hear it was good, and Juno was definitely good. So this had to be good too.
3. The reviews: I read a magazine and they called it the best film of the year. The stars out of five were always particularly high, so you gotta believe the critics!
So, did I like it?
Well, Up in the Air is about Ryan Bingham (George Clooney), a corporate downsizer (he fires people for bosses who cant do it themselves) who spends most of his life in a plane, and refers to an airport as his home. Nothing can stop him...until he falls for the frequent flyer woman of his dreams, Alex (Vera Farmiga). They continue to meet each other from airport to airport, and share a special bond over the amount of miles they fly each year. It seems he can't be grounded, but Natalie (Anna Kendrick) seems to succeed in doing that. She introduces a way to save money ad still do the job via computers and web-cams. That means Ryan will have a proper home.
There's only one word for Up in the Air--AMAZING! It's everything I could have hoped for in a movie, and exceeds even the highest expectations. In fact, I want to find everyone I know and tell them to watch this, because I know there is no way you could possibly hate it! George Clooney delivers the male performance of the year, and could hopefully bag the Oscar. Vera Farmiga is ultra-cool in this movie, and her performance makes me love her even more. Even Anna Kendrick is fantastic, and has a more promising career then all her Twilight co-stars put together. Jason Bateman, Melanie Lynskey, J.K Simmons and even Zach Galifianakis provide valuable support to these leads.
Up in the Air is a great movie, no wonder the critics are raving it. I really hope it can beat Avatar and get Best Picture at the Oscars.
10/10

Fame (1980)

80's movies have never really been a hit with me. They're all the same, especially the ones based on a teenagers life. Like Dirty Dancing (not particularly a special movie). So is Fame (1980) the exception? Well, it certainly isn't the rule.
Fame is a story about a few teenagers who go to an elite Performing Arts school in New York to follow their dream, whether it be acting, dancing or singing. As always, there are ups and downs and it's not all easy, and while these students are focusing hard at school they are also focusing on building their lives so they can become adults. Each person is blessed with talent, and put their all into the sector they have decided to study. All this with 5 classes a day and a hot lunch.
Unfortunately, Fame has suffered the remake treatment when that really isn't necessary. This version is fine, it completely makes the 80's look like not such a bad decade after all. The ensemble cast makes for easy viewing, with stand-out performances from Irene Cara, Maureen Teefy, Gene Anthony Ray and Paul McCrane. It's not clear whether these students reach Fame, but it's obvious that they're well on their way. Fame is a movie to treasure, just forget about the new version.
8/10

Adventureland

You know that actress, Kristen Stewart? From that horrible movie Twilight? Well, once upon a time she was in a good movie. And that movie was Adventureland (2009).
The title is pretty self-explanatory; Adventureland is a theme park which employs teenagers looking for jobs to pay for college. James (Jesse Eisenberg) is one of these teenagers, who tries to get people to play at his game; even though the customers are being blatantly ripped off. But it's not all too bad; James falls in love with punk girl Em (a wonderful Kristen Stewart). James and Em end up in a very close relationship, but Em has been having a long-running affair with a much older and married Mike (Ryan Reynolds). While it seems like this film has all the clichés from the book in it, it's surprisingly original. For starters, Superbad director Greg Mottola has employed a great soundtrack to go with each scene, perfectly fitting the time period of a 1987 summer. Then he got the perfect cast: a lovable Eisenberg; a great Stewart; a cool Reynolds; plus the comic chops from Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig. Yes, Superbad was hilarious, but Adventureland is the definition of a cool teenage flick, reminiscent of 80's comedies like The Breakfast Club.
Adventureland is funny, heart-breaking, dramatic, uber-awesome and worthy of your time. Just don't go expecting Kristen Stewart to be the perfect little Bella she was in Twilight; rather, expect to see her swearing, taking drugs and being seriously stuffed up. This is definitely one of the better films of 2009.
8/10

Up

Ah, PIXAR does make the best feel-good movies ever. First Wall-E, now Up (2009), quite possibly one of the best animated features in years.
Up follows the story of Carl Fredricksen (voiced by Edward Asner), a 78 year old widower who has a dream of going to Paradise Falls in South America. When it seems like the only place for him is a rest home, Carl embarks on a journey to his dream destination--in his floating house guided by thousands of helium balloons. He is joined by a young scout Russell (Jordan Nagai), who is desperate to get his 'Service to the Elderly' badge for his wilderness explorer group. As they make their way to Paradise Falls, they stumble across a few interesting characters like a talking dog Dug, and also a colourful bird which Russell names Kevin (who is actually a girl bird!). But the trip is not always so safe...
While watching this, I was touched by it's main character Carl. It is so rare that an elderly character can work so well in a childrens movie, but his grumpy personality makes this movie what it is. Along with a great story, the visual effects are as good as they always are, and the music throughout adds the final touch to what is an almost perfect movie.
Before the holidays end, be sure to check out Up, you definitely wont be disappointed.
9/10

Funny People

With a name like Funny People (2009), you'd expect this film to funny, right? Well, I thought it would fare better in the drama genre, because it had a very unfunny storyline: death. I think Judd Apatow just saved his own effort.
George Simmons (Adam Sandler) is a very famous and funny Hollywood actor who has just been told he has a form of leukemia which may just kill him. So before he dies, he plans to go back to all the things that made him happy, including stand-up comedy. There he meets Ira Wright (Seth Rogen), a struggling comedian, and soon employs him to be his assistant. Ira helps him enjoy life again, and helps him find the 'girl that got away' (Leslie Mann).
Most of the films comedy comes from Eric Bana, who plays a hilarious Australian who knows fluent Chinese. The laughs a few and far between, though there was enough drama to keep me entertained. While Funny people was not particularly funny, I thought the story was quite good, and the cast was superb. Everybody who's anybody in comedy film is in this film: Jonah Hill, Jason Schwartzman, even an appearance from Justin Long is thrown into the mix. Adam Sandler is back on form in this, and should consider choosing good films as opposed to crappy trash comedies. The run-time of just over two hours is gruelling, and I can't say that it's all worth it. Has nothing on Judd Apatow's last work, Knocked Up.
6/10

The Soloist

Robert Downey Jr. has to be one of my favourite actors at the moment. Did you see his acceptance speech at the Golden Globes? Hilarious! I never really pictured him to be in one of those true-story dramas where someone is helping out someone else in need, but The Soloist (2009), is exactly one of those films.
Steve Lopez (Downey Jr.) is a Los Angeles journalist who stumbles across a homeless musician, Nathaniel Anthony Ayres (Jamie Foxx). Lopez decides to write a column about his encounters with Nathaniel, all the while trying to help him build a life instead of living out on the streets. Nathaniel wants to stay out on the streets, saying that it is 'safe' out there, and generally ignores Steve's help. Can Nathaniel still make it to the top in the music world, doing what he loves? Or will he just keep his life, homeless and playing for the people just passing him by?
The Soloist is moderately heart-warming, but it is just really about Steve Lopez's selfishness which turns to selflessness. Jamie Foxx does surprise in his role, even touching on schizophrenia. Catherine Keener does provide a solid support role as Steve's ex-wife and boss. Joe Wright, the director of Atonement and Pride and Prejudice, makes a good effort at his first American film, but it is a shadow of how great Atonement was.
This film should have been great, but it is a good enough watch which will earn it's place in your heart for a little while.
8/10

Orphan

Creepy kid movies seem to be very popular these days. As if The Omen wasn't scary enough. To add to the long list of horror's about evil kids is Orphan (2009). Let me tell you, that orphan is one terrifying kid.
Kate (the lovely Vera Farmiga) and John (Peter Sarsgaard) are a married couple who have recently dealt with the loss of their daughter, who was still-born They decide to adopt an older girl to add to their family of two. This is where Esther (Isabelle Fuhrman) comes in. Esther is perfect on the outside-she paints like a professional, and is extremely intelligent for her 9 years; however, Esther has come from a Russian family who died tragically in a house fire, in which Esther barely escaped. As Esther is welcomed into her new home, she starts quietly tormenting Kate's emotions, which leads to some horrific consequences.
My goodness, Esther is creepy, and extremely disturbed.
Everything about this movie sucks you in: the constant thrills, Esther, the terrific performances from Farmiga and Sarsgaard, the clever reinvention of the horror genre. One thing that bugged me was the use of 'scary music' when nothing scary was going to happen. The director, Jaume Collet-Serra, used this a few more times then was needed. Should you see it? If you love horrors, it's a must. As the tag-line suggests, there is something wrong with Esther.
8/10

Dirty Dancing

There's something about 80's movies which just don't sit well with me. In fact, I think the 80is is the one decade which I hate the most. Maybe it was the hideous leggings, which have made a come-back. Dirty Dancing (1988) is one of those movies which my mum loves and used to watch all the time when I was younger. I was never overly keen on it, and now I think it's good, but not inspiring or amazing.
You've probably seen it, so you will know the storyline. Baby (Jennifer Grey) is a teenager who goes on vacation with her family and meets rebel Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze). Upon meeting him, she is introduced to an outside world full of being rebellious and dancing in a way that wasn't perceived to be acceptable in the 1960's. As most romantic films do, Baby falls in love with Johnny, against what her parents want for her.
Patrick Swayze sadly died last year, and I think it's fair to say that world lost a talented triple threat. However, Dirty Dancing is a classic, and one of those films which everyone will see at some point in their life. While it's not fantastic, it is a runaway hit which is making a comeback...people my age are falling in love with it. Which is always good.
8/10

Whip It

Ellen Page is probably one of the best actresses out there now. So, of course, I had to see Whip It (2009). And also, it is Drew Barrymore's directorial debut, so I was curious to see how she went behind the camera.
Whip It is not about whips or leather, of anything about that, rather, it's about Roller-skating Derby's. What are these? A brutal all-female sport where you are on a team with about 6 others, and you roller-skate round and round a bowl trying to smash out your opponents. It is a very entertaining sport. Bliss Cavendar (Page) is a teenager bored with her life where she is groomed to be a beauty queen by her mother (Marcia Gay Harden). She works at a burger place in a small time called Bodeen in Texas. She hears about this roller-derby event in Austin, and decides to go to it, and sees her true calling. She gets in the team called 'Girl-scouts', and takes the new name 'Babe Ruthless'. But she is living this life while keeping it a secret from her parents.
The movie has a mostly female cast, which is made up of Zoe Bell, Eve, Kristen Wiig, Juliette Lewis and even Drew Barrymore, who make a good ensemble cast supporting the wonderful Page. Does Drew Barrymore make a good director? Yes, and I'd love to see more of her work. Whip It is an enjoyable, fun, and inspiring film, and is a must-see of the summer.
8/10

The Lovely Bones

To all those critics out there, The Lovely Bones (2009) is NOT THAT BAD! I honestly can't see why people hate it so much. For starters, that young 14 year old girl was murdered! That is pretty much an Oscar winning story-line right there. The movie is stunning, captivating and has good performances throughout it, and is possibly one of the better films of 2009. Even better then Avatar.
So, you have probably read the book, which I'm getting around to. The story revolves around Susie Salmon (Saoirse Ronan), a young teenager who is murdered by her neighbour Mr. Harvey (Stanley Tucci, who I could barely recognize). She watches her family and everyone she knew on Earth from the 'in-between', which is between life and heaven. Her family struggles to cope with the loss, as her father (Mark Wahlberg) consistently tries to find out who the killer is, along with her sister Lindsey (Rose McIver). Her mother (Rachel Weisz), however, tries to let her death go, but doesn't benefit from the help of Grandma Lynn (Susan Sarandon).
The Lovely Bones takes a disturbing look at life and the crazy mind of Mr. Harvey, yet it has some well-placed happy moments. Saoirse Ronan completely embodies the role of Susie, using all of her talent to play a ghost who's afraid to let go of life. Two other stand-out performances were those from Tucci and Wahlberg.
The atmosphere created for this film was great, and kudos to the designers of the in-between and heaven. Peter Jackson is the best thing to come out of New Zealand, and his talents aren't just reserved for Lord of the Rings. This movie is great, just ignore what the critics think about it.
9/10

Wedding Daze

You know what? I think romantic comedies are severely under-rated. I mean, yes, the story-lines are all the same, but who cares? They're a lot of fun. Wedding Daze (2006) is a helluva lot of fun. Mainly because Isla Fisher is so cute and funny.
The movie is wedding themed of course, but don't get it mixed up with Wedding Crashers. Anderson (Jason Biggs) is left extremely depressed after his girlfriend chokes to death when he proposes to her. After a few months of being locked away from the world, he is dared by his friend to propose to the first girl he sees. That first girl is Katie (Fisher). She says yes, even though she doesn't know him at all. But can they actually make it to the altar?
Well, Wedding Daze isn't anything special, but it is really funny, and has some clever moments in it. The critics take it way too seriously, but it's not a movie that's worthy of negative reviews. Yes, there are heaps of cliches, but you are sure to enjoy it. If you like Isla Fisher, then you will love this. And even guys might like it, it really has something for everyone.
8/10

The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants 2

Sequels really do annoy me. One film I didn't think needed a sequel: The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants. But still, the sequel was done, and as most sequels do, didn't live up to the first film. However, the film was average.
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 (2008) leads on from where the first film left off. Each one of the girls (or the sisterhood) have parted ways again to start another life, in the big wide world. Carmen (America Ferrera) is attending Yale where she works backstage at the theatre, and decides to go to Vermont with her actress friend Julia (Rachel Nichols) to help her out backstage. Lena (Alexis Bledel) continues her drawing passion and goes to a school for the summer to learn more about art. Bridget (Blake Lively) travels to Turkey to take part in an archaeological dig in Turkey, while also learning of her families secrets. Finally, Tibby (Amber Tamblyn)is studying film, and also works at a video store. A pregnancy scare for her is thrown into the mix.
The sisterhood are leading very interesting lives, but ultimately, can they survive without each other? Don't worry, the pants are keeping them together. This film is a chick-flick, through and through, and will suit most teenage girls, as they will be able to relate to some of the issues in this.
Don't overlook this sequel, but I wasn't overwhelmed by it.
6/10

Psycho 3

80's slasher flicks. Some of them were godawful, and some of them just made you want to cry. Some were just so silly that you couldn't help laughing at them. So what category does Psycho 3 (1986) fit in to? The laughing category. It was so silly that I laughed...a lot.
Yes, there was no need for another Psycho, but the entertainment level in this was very high. It follows on from Psycho 2, with Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins) still running Bates Motel, with his 'mother'. There he encounters a runaway nun, Maureen (Diane Scarwid), who he falls in love with during the film. He also meets another two people who will unleash the killer instinct within him: a penniless and desperate guitarist Duke (Jeff Fahey); and a nosy reporter Tracy (Roberta Maxwell). These three new acquaintances, and 'mother', all lead Norman back to his old life, a life where he kills people...but he's really someone else.
Psycho 3 represents everything a 80's horror film stands for: sex, violence, blood and gore. Anthony Perkins directs himself in this film, which makes me wonder, did Perkins do this film for his benefit only? Norman Bates was his most famous character, but did he really need to play him three times? The way he played Bates was like he was a child stuck in a grown man's body, and the older Bates gets, the weirder he is perceived.
Would I recommend it? If you've seen Psycho 2, then you should probably see this to dust them all off, but if you were such a huge fan of the original Psycho, then avoid. However, if you like a good laugh, then this is for you.
5/10

Avatar

Okay, before I begin, I'd like to get one thing clear: I don't believe in big budget movies. I thought $200 million to make Titanic was enough, but James Cameron came back to top his own record; $400 million more or less was spent to make and market Avatar (2009). Mr. Cameron, there is poverty in this world, and you spent all that money on a movie?! So, was this money well spent? The public seems to think so.
Avatar is set in 2154, and revolves around Jake Sully (Sam Worthington, who is in every single scene), a wheelchair bound ex-marine whose DNA is used to make an 'avatar'. An avatar is basically controlled by Sully in his sleep, and he is suddenly a big blue alien exploring Na'vi in Pandora. He is part of a service who are trying to find out more about this different world, along with trying to drive off the natives so they can mine there. Sully ends up meeting a native, Neytiri (Zoe Saldana, from Star Trek), who shows him the Na'vi way of life. Soon he becomes a native, and forgets what he was originally there for. But as Neytiri and him fall deeper in love, the humans begin a war with the natives which will inevitably kill them off.
The story is actually good, and all I could expect from Cameron who had been working on this film for fifteen years. Titanic was large scale, but this even more so-the live-action animation was flawless and almost realistic. It was a visually stunning spectacle that was jaw-dropping at some points. The strangest thing was that Sully and Neytiri are un-cannily like Jack and Rose from Titanic-probably because of their forbidden love.
161 minutes is very long, but you will stick with this film, as it is captivating from start to finish. Despite some questionable bits and minor flaws in the script, the movies will wow and wont disappoint. James Cameron is a genius, and it is lucky that he has made a profit from this movie.
8/10

The Sixth Sense

Okay, I've never been the biggest Bruce Willis fan, and I can't say The Sixth Sense (1999) changed that, but at least I know that has some acting ability. However, I think Haley Joel Osment out-acted him, and he was how old?
Now, I've never really wanted to watch this movie, but it was one of those movies in a time slot for insomniacs, so I thought I'd give it a go. M. Night Shyamalan has always been one of those iffy directors, whose claim to fame was The Sixth Sense and every movie he made after that was too outlandish for critics' taste. He was also labelled ad the 'Next Alfred Hitchcock', which made me mad because no-one will EVER be as good as Hitch. So my prior opinion towards this movie was anything but excited.
The Sixth Sense comes from a long line of ghosty thrillers, yet it is so different. Bruce Willis plays a child psychologist, Dr. Malcolm Crowe, who decides to help the quiet kid across the street, Cole Sear (Haley Joel Osment). Malcolm can't quite put his finger on what is troubling Cole, but they become rather close. And then Cole tells him that he can see dead people, everywhere he goes, and it's starting to wreak havoc in his everyday life.
The thrills in this movie come thick and fast, and though they're not particularly gory, they are very creepy. Shyamalan has crafted a perfect thriller here: you never know what's to happen next; there are some of those completely original moments (particularly the one where a young Mischa Barton appears in Cole's bedroom with porridge hanging from the roof of her mouth) which sends chills down your spine; and superb performances from Willis, Osment, Toni Colette and Olivia Williams, who each handle their characters well.
It may not be a work that lives up to a Hitchcock film, but it sure is one of the best thrillers ever made.
9/10

The Uninvited

The Uninvited (2009), is a remake of an Asian horror film of the same name. Let's just say, if you're a fan of movies like The Ring or The Eye, then you will probably like this one.
The story follows Anna (Emily Browning), a teenage girl who witnessed her mothers suspicious death and has suffered from the experience ever since. She is sent to a mental hospital to rehabilitate her, and when she seems fine again, she returns home. Upon her return, she finds out that her father (David Strathairn) has fallen in love with her mother's former nurse, Rachel (Elizabeth Banks). Anna knows there is something wrong with her new step-mothers past, and she enlists the help of her sister Alex (Arielle Kebbel) to investigate who Rachel really is. What they find is pretty traumatic for the sisters.
The movie is a typical thriller, and draws a few similarities to last years 'Passengers' (do not watch that movie, you have been warned). It is not gory, just very creepy, and it's twist at the end is probably the best thing about this movie. Entertaining as it is, the movie suffers from a bad script and heaps of expected frights, which is not what a thriller should have. The directors are the Guard brothers, who you can expect more from in the future, especially low-budget thrillers like this one.
If you like thrillers, then you probably wont be disappointed by this one. However, if you don't like being scared on purpose, then you should probably avoid this flick.
6/10