Halloween Quick Hits

In an effort to get into the Halloween sprit, I decided to rent a handful of "scary" movies, over the last week or so...Rather than go into any long diatribe about them--Here now are a few quickies, designed to get right to the point:

The 2006 version of The Omen is as I thought it would be--An almost beat for beat copy of the 1976 original. It's a film that desperately wants to work, and maybe it would have, if not for poor casting of the two leads...Ugh!

On the other hand, the updated (unrated) version of The Hills Have Eyes takes nothing away from the 1977 original, while somehow making it seem fresh. The gore factor is ramped way up for this one--It's not for the squeamish. Kudos to Aaron Stanford for giving an excellent performance as someone who's scared silly--yet still manages to do what needs to be done...

Dracula 2000 puts a few new wrinkles in the classic legend ala Scream with mixed results Worth the rent though...

Meantime, the folks at Rotten Tomatoes have compiled a four-part list of the top 20 best reviewed horror/suspense flicks....

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

The list is worth a look for some great films that will scare you silly as you celebrate Halloween! Save some peanut M&Ms for me to munch on...