Icons of Sci-Fi: Toho Collection
This choice is made the top simply because it is great cinematic history and something that is fitting considering District 9 just hit theaters. This is a collection of remastered 50’s sci-fi movies from the Japanese creators of Godzilla. The movies are H-man, Battle for Outer Space and Mothra. These movies have all been remastered in English and Japanese, and while the special effects may seem completely off the wall and cheesy for us, the story lines are still entertaining and good for a laugh or two.
Last House on the Left
This movie is yet another horror remake and yes with the amazing direction of Wes Craven, it a truly brilliant one. Typically I dislike gory, horror movies for reason that they are predictable and have very little story. This movie certainly changes all that with an intriguing basis for the story and a true re-imagining of the original, this is one thriller that will not leave you disappointed by the end.
Hannah Montana The Movie
This movie was one that we all knew was going to be bad before it even came out. It is basically along the same lines of the worst Elvis film, put a music icon in front of the camera, have them sing and people will come no matter the plot. That said I did enjoy a song or two, indeed “The Climb” has nearly been on repeat on every radio station. The ending was completely contrived and unrealistic, but for young girls this movie is likely to hit all the right spots, and in the end be just what they were looking for.
Surveillance
This move stars Bill Pullman and Julia Ormand and is directed by Jennifer Lynch, daughter of the famous David Lynch. This movie is slightly disturbing in all the right ways, but it does have a few very slow and tedious moments. The twist is good but you really feel like you know it just a little too soon with the hints you are given. Pullman and Ormand give great performances and while I would not recommend paying movie theater prices, it is an interesting stay at home movie.