Het81 Reviews

Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006)

Not bad, could have gone a little more in depth.

[6/10 · 4 November 2007]

I am a huge horror movie and slasher fan and I was shocked to see this on my Starz On Demand list. It is pretty good, but I think they try to cover a little too much ground in its short running time to really go into one subject too much. I have seen a lot of the movies that are discussed and it also introduced me to a few that I wasn't familiar with that I can now try to watch. It is good for an introductory course on slasher films and I seriously could have watched another hour's worth of material, but I understand why they had to trim to a shorter time. It does one of my least favorite things in documentaries though, when the subtitles would come up showing a person's name and what film they worked on, the font was very small and it was only on the screen for a second, so I had to keep rewinding to see the name's of people that I didn't recognize (which admittedly wasn't a lot, but still.) If you are a fan of the genre, this is a good little documentary to get you acquainted with some classic movies and maybe introduce a few new titles to track down.

Freddy Got Fingered (2001)

Not as bad as everyone says but...

[3/10 · 24 February 2002]

Let me start this by saying, I really dont like Tom Green. I have never liked his show from the first time I saw his show on MTV. That being said, if you dont like Tom Green then you are not going to like this movie. I did chuckle a few times but that is about as far as it went. This is the exact way I would always react to his show, a few chuckles, but more annoyance with Greens over the Top antics than anything. However, this is not even the reason that I didnt like this movie so much. It just didnt have much of a plot. It was more of an excuse for Green to do pretty much the same act and routines that he has done on his show with pretty much the same affect that it always had on me, I would lough for a few seconds then he would drag it out and it just become too much. The plot is paper thin and the character development is even thinner. I really have no idea why Harlan William's character would even hang around with Green's which again is the same question I would always ask about Greens real life characters on his show. The only aspect that makes this movie watchable if you dont like Green is Rip Torn. Torn's reacts to Greens antics the same way that I have always wished people would react to him, with violence. Torn is the perfect foil for Green and his reactions to Green are really some of the funniest scenes I have seen in a comedy in a while. Speaking other comedies, that is another aspect of the movie that I can give some credit too. This movie knows that it is dumb and doesnt try to convince anyone otherwise unlike American Pie or countless other teen movies that try to show someone learning some kind of lesson in the end. What you see is what you get with Green, seems loud, unlikable, obnoxious and down right cruel, which is the same exact image that you have when the movie is over. So in closing, the movie isn't really as terrible as most critics would have you believe, but it just doesnt do anything other than provide Green with an excuse to do the same stuff that he has been doing on MTV on the big screen. If you like Tom Green (which I dont) I give it an eight. If you dont like Green, watch something else because I give it a 3 at best.

The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)

Great Fun for all!

[8/10 · 10 February 2002]

I went into this movie not really expecting much at all but I have to admit I was pleasantly surprised. The movie is not going to win any major awards but it should please anyone who enjoys action or romance movies. Guy Pearce takes a nice turn as the bad guy and Richard Harris is great as always as the priest.

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)

This movie is any Batman fans dream.

[10/10 · 16 September 2000]

This movie is a must see for any fan of the Batman comics. This movie sticks closer to the comics than any other Batman film. It also includes elements form the classic Batman: Year One story line that is considered by many to be a classic Bat-tale. If you consider yourself a Batman fan GO SEE RENT MOVIE!!