Oculus - not for the mirror phobic.

So last weekend i went out on an outing with friends, and as usual outing day is movie day, 'Oculus' was our choice on that day.

I went in to the cinema hall with high hopes and boy i wasn't disappointed. Always a huge fan of horror movie. However, i do feel so sorry for the gf as she was half reluctant to watch horror movie. Had to close her eyes over 50% of the time.

Top 5 goriest movie?

Being an avid fan of horror movie from a very young age. I find it hard to get quality horror movies which makes me wanna hide under the blanket or gory movie that makes me cringe in pain even showering hurts the skin after watching.


This will be my very simple list of top 5 goriest movie i'd recommend to every suckers out there.


1) Ichi the killer

Scene where Kakihara slices off the end of his tongue as an offering to the boss of Suzuki.

 Ichi the killer, this movie is a pure example of Japanese being who they are, the japanese aren't afraid to show and say what exists deep inside our dark mind.This movie is anything but conservative. From tongue slicing to face tearing. This movie might just be one of the few movie i'd turn my head around just to avoid certain scenes.

Kakihara showing off some cool trick.

Ichi the killer in a nutshell :-
As the sadomasochistic (person who likes to inflict pain on other people and pain on themselves) yakuza enforcer Kakihara searches for his missing boss he comes across this guy Ichi, a repressed and psychotic killer who may be able to inflict levels of pain that Kakihara has only dreamed of.

Gore points : 4.8/5

2) Saw 3

Oh this is my favourite scene from the movie. 

 Yes, saw 3, not 1 not 2 not 4. Saw 3, i find this third installment of saw the goriest based on a few scene, mainly the scene where this guy is chained up in a closed up room with a timed nail bomb right in front of him. The only way to escape is to tear away those chains which are firmly pierced through his hands, legs, back and jaw, all 10 of them!

Another scene which adds up the gore points were the part where a black guy have his head and arms twisted 360 degrees in a rack trap.

Here are some of the list of deaths from the Saw series

http://horror.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_deaths_in_Saw_series

Gore points : 4/5

3) the Hostel

Hostel hostages.

 The hostel is a horror movie which serves as a reminder for us about how scary and unpredictable the society can turn out to bee. I find the story line interesting and extremely viable with the society we live in nowadays. An overall well produced and directed movie by Eli Roth and crew. Extra marks for the gore!

Hostel in a nutshell :-
A story held right in the heart of Slovakia where the rich spends money to get a spot in the Hostel where they are provided with tools ranging from axes, surgery knifes, crossbows and shotguns for the purpose of torturing unknowing visitors and tourists who are held captive from a certain messed up organization.

Stay safe from those psychotic rich asses!

Gore points : 4/5

4) Midnight meat train

This picture pretty much sums up the entire movie

I've watched this movie a couple of times now, the last was only a week back with my fellow housemates. They wanted a gory movie, well, this turned out to be not gory enough for them, sighs. 

midnight meat train in a nutshell :-

Midnight meat train is a fictional story about a photographer hunting down the butcher who catches the last train in the heart of New York city where he does his 'thing', killing innocent late commuter passengers with his, cleaning up their body and hang them upside down like what you'd see in a pork processing factory, except they're all humans ready to be eaten by the 'ancient aliens' living at the end of the subway line, way down in another dimension.    

Gore points : 4.1/5

5) The hills have eyes

Handsome

Last but not least, the hills have eyes. The hills have eyes is somewhat similar to the other movie about distorted human being, 'The wrong turn". I don't know about you guys but i find being tortured and sliced up to pieces by savages' living in the desert can be pretty gory and they pretty much deserved to be in the top 5.

The hills have eyes in a nutshell :-
The hills have eyes is about a suburban American family who faces an unfortunate event where their caravan's tire gives up on them while on a road trip and they ended up having their ass stranded in the middle of the desert. Soon after, they slowly find out they're being stalked by a group of psychotic people in a very gory way far away from civilization.

Gore points : 4.4/5


Feel free to leave a comment down below, let me know what horror movie you find scariest/goriest.  

5 reasons why i like 'The Journey' 一路有你

Synopsis via IMDB:
The Journey is a cross-continental story that explores the idea of culture, not just as tradition but as an expression of love. When Bee (Yew) returns to Malaysia for the first time in a decade - she introduces her conservative father Uncle Chuan (Lee) to her happy-go-lucky British fiance, Benji (Pfeiffer). With Benji's lack of cultural understanding and comprehension of Chinese traditions, Chuan opposes their marriage. Unexpected circumstances ensue, and Chuan relunctantly submits to their union, on the condition that their wedding adheres to Chinese tradition. Part of that tradition is that Chuan must invite all of his childhood friends personally. So the quintessential odd couple, Benji and Chuan, embark on a cross country adventure to deliver the invitations. Despite language barriers and initial hesitation from both parties, the two men come to realize that their priorities are essentially one and the same.


Reason number 1 :
A malaysian made movie, all actors and actresses, uncle and aunties are local malaysian in which some have little to zero experience in acting. About 70% of the actors and actresses are actually senior citizens and it really impressed me on how well this movie turn out to be despite not having trained movie actors and actresses in it.

Reason number 2 : 
The ridiculously beautiful scenic view throughout the entire movie, the story start off with a scene from the very heights of Cameron highlands. The movie offers a series of quality local scenes from the start to the end. Props to the camera crew.

Reason number 3 :
The nostalgic feel the entire movie gives. Instead of  6 star hotels, casinos, tuxedo clad hitman and fancy cars most Hollywood produced movie have in it, 'The Journey' came in a rather down to earth manner, our everyday location such as those rundown budget motels, the early morning market streets, kampung village and the seaside. Even the main actor Benji drives a third-fourthhand ride from the 80s'.

Reason number 4 :
So much feel in the movie i find it hard to refrain those ninjas in me from cutting onions. Especially that one particular scene where the uncle dies and the whole uncle crew gather forces to help fulfill his lifelong wish. Damn i love and i hate these kind of movies.

Reason number 5 :
Happy ending! Most movie with the same genre tend to end with a death of one of the leading actors, sudden death of the aged old grandpa, the bedside talk and oh you know the usuals, but  im glad 'The journey' didnt fall for these same old tactic. A feel good movie is a good movie.


Im truly impressed with our country's advancement in the movie industry. Keep up the good job! :)