What We Do in the Shadows

I liked Flight of the Conchords, but What We Do in the Shadows is profoundly not my thing.

I liked Flight of the Conchords, but I didn't have any interest in seeing What We Do in the Shadows. The version I watched wound up having the opening text in a language that was similar to German, so I missed out on a bit of context there, but looking it up now, I see that it wasn't critically important.

I'm starting to think that Taika's sense of humor just isn't my thing. There's something off about it. It's sort of flat, and cringey, and not funny.

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones

I really enjoyed The Mortal Instruments, but that might just be because I like Jonathan Rhys Meyers, the male lead looked cool, and I love fantasy worlds. There are a lot of things I wish they had gone into more detail about, it does drag at the beginning, and I can't argue with the "lame teeny-bopper love story" criticism.

I was beginning to think there were no more good movies out there, after my recent string of terrible movies. I took a gamble on Syrup even though the reviews were terrible, and it didn't pay off. The reviews for The Mortal Instruments were about the same, so I was hesitant about it. Then I found out Jonathan Rhys Meyers was in it, and I figured I'd probably like it no matter how bad it was. It turns out he's not even there for the first hour and a half of the movie, but luckily I still liked it, anyway.

I love different mythologies people create, and learning about how different versions of the world operate. I like finding out people's interpretations of standard creatures; vampires, werewolves, zombies, whatever.

At first I was put off by Clary's ridiculous eyebrows. They're so thick and dark, and they don't match her hair at all. I guess that's supposed to be her natural color, since her hair's the same color in flashbacks to when she was a kid, and her mom sort of has the same hair color, too. But the eyebrows don't match! Clary is a weird name, too. I'm not a fan of it at all.

Then I was put off by Lena Headey being in it. Apparently I've seen her in a few movies, but she wasn't a recognizable actress for me until Game of Thrones, so now she's just always Cersei, and I don't like her.

Kiss of the Damned

Kiss of the Damned has great cinematography and music, but the writing and acting really bring it down. 

When I saw the trailer for this movie, I loved the music, and I like Milo from Gilmore Girls, so I was pretty much hooked. Roeper didn't review it, but at least one person on IMDb said it wasn't terrible, so I watched it. It turned out to be pretty interesting. The best part about it is the music. It's really good. All the songs fit the scenes perfectly, and the parts of it that are original score are amazing.

Stake Land

A few things don't work, but it's immersive and original.

Stake Land is intense. There's really no way to describe how viciously it pulls you in. You're immediately thrust into all the shock, horror, and gore. It's so hardcore it makes The Walking Dead look like Cinderella. I've seen my fair share of zombie/vampire movies, but I was not prepared for this one. It reminded me a lot of Feast, without the humor. Any humor. No humor here.

Fright Night

Colin Farrell was a great vampire. The movie was fun, smart, funny, and had a few unexpected moments.

Daybreakers

Good old Ethan Hawke, before he started looking really gaunt and creepy and old.

Underworld: The Rise of the Lycans

It's hard to say who had the lead role here; it was either Bill Nighy, Michael Sheen's chest, or Rhona Mitra's lips. Nighy is great to watch though..and so was Sheen's chest..and I liked seeing Mitra again, although I didn't recognize her from Doomsday. I wasn't expecting anything from this movie, and if I remembered Underworld at all I would probably say it didn't compare, but I liked it as a standalone. The action was exciting, the romance was convincing, and the plot was engaging despite the fact that I already knew how it was all going to turn out.

Blade: Trinity

I still don't like Wesley Snipes, and this struck me as rather immature. Dominic is good and Ryan is hot, but Blade II is still the only one worth watching.

Blade II

The action still sucks, but this story was much more interesting than Blade.

30 Days of Night

There can't be much story here and I didn't like Josh's performance, but other than that this movie definitely delivers, especially in the gruesome department.

The Lost Boys

Who knew Jack Bauer was ever this cute?

Dracula

Underworld: Evolution

Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust

Interview with the Vampire