Random #1

Random #1

Ok, so there is some stuff I’ve been wanting to post and say about different games and movies that are not really related to each other. Thus I’ve decided that I am gonna start making posts titled “Random #x”, x being the number respective to the post under the “Random” category in the blog. 

I am planning to watch No Good Deed tonight and I might post a review of it. If not I will at least comment. 

I got a considerable-sized batch of newly released blu-rays this week:

• Prom Night (1980; Special Edition)
• The Addams Family 
• Graduation Day 
• Pumpkinhead (Collector’s Edition)
• Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events

I already watched Prom Night and I will begin the review right after this post. 

I also got Frozen on blu-ray 2D + 3D (from Korea) with a collectible slipcover that totally rocks:

                      

The image on the left is the one used on amazon.com (with its exorbitant prices form 3rd party sellers). The one on the right is a picture of my copy (with low light). I really like this version because the image on the front fits the movie perfectly, it has the 3D version (which the U.S. has not received; thanks a lot Disney), and because of the effect it gives off from the reflection of light, imitating the aurora effect (which only happens in very cold weather, just in like the setting of the movie). I included my picture because the effect can be seen better. I did not include it in the list above because, although I did get it this week, it has been out for a while now. 

I also wanted to include a few gifs and comments of one of the best climaxes in slasher films and just horror and thriller movies in general:

from:

Los Ojos de Julia (Julia’s Eyes):

Seriously, the style and editing in this scene is insane. All the dread the movie builds up in the viewer, and the despair and the tension on the main character (which actress Belen Rueda makes very easy to sympathize with) enhances this sequence to the max. And yes, if you have seen it you know it is nothing original, but that is not the point. The director was able to splice different techniques here from various directors from different thrillers. You can see Hitchcock (the camera flashes from Rear Window), Dario Argento (the way the villain and victim behave against each other; the camera movements; e.g. Suspiria), and Wes Craven (with the fast editing and different camera points of view like in Scream and Red Eye), Brian De Palma (the wielding of the knife; think of the villain's razor in Dressed to Kill), along with others that I can not pull from my head right now. He splices these styles and techniques with such harmony that everything just works together to enhance the sequence. I was at the absolute edge of my seat the first time I watched it. I think I will review the blu-ray pretty soon. It is way too good to pass up. If you have not seen it make sure you do, seriously:


SPOILERS!

*You might see the exact same gifs on tumblr; don't trouble yourself, I posted them there in my blog first.

End of Spoilers

In other things, I got Destiny for my PS4 and I have not been able to play it at all (at least not since the beta testing). School just drains me of energy and time. And since I enjoy movies more, well there it goes. I was playing The Last of Us right when summer vacation was ending and I have not played it since. And it’s so good. It’s a little frustrating to be honest. And now Alien: Isolation is right around the corner. When I get my hands on it (on release date, of course) I will spend all my free time playing it, no matter the other games. I have been waiting for this game for a really long time. It reminds me of Outlast. While Outlast succeeded in keeping the tension at a very high level from beginning to end, its story began with a good premise and kept it constant until the third act. By then the story kind of falls apart, with the ending not matching in quality with its first two parts. I mention this because it seems to be very similar to Alien: Isolation in its approach to survival-horror. So given Alien: Isolation has a better story, it should be a blast. I can’t wait. 

That is all for Random post #1. I will try to write the review (or commenting) for No Good Deed tonight to finish the review for Prom Night on blu-ray and post them soon.