I Saw the Devil (Review)

I Saw the DevilI Saw the Devil (Akmareul boatda) (2011)Directed by Jee-woon Kim"I will kill you when you are in the most pain. When you're in the most pain, shivering out of fear, then I will kill you. That's a real revenge. A real complete revenge."-Soo-hyunIt wouldn't be the same if Korea didn't release an awesome revenge flick this year. But surprisingly they released 2 stellar revenge movies with Bedevilled being the other. I Saw the Devil is...

Categories: 2011 horror movies, Akmareul boatda, crime thriller, first splatter movie, gore, indie horror, korean horror, oldboy, Revenge movie, serial killer movie

The Best Quotey Quotables from the Worst Movies I saw in 2011

It's that time of year again where I go through all the crappy and mediocre movies I've seen and give you my best witty jabs from each review. Everybody has their worst of 2011 lists. But as I try to AVOID bad films, sometimes I'm lucky enough to not have seen any of the garbage. But when I really hate a film, I'll admit, it turns into awesome funny reviews.So enjoy some quote snippets from the crap chunks of movies I saw that made me smash a few...

Categories: 2011 horror movies, bloodrayne, jadedviewer, kane hodder, the human centipede, the jaded viewer, the roommate, uwe boll, worst movies of 2011

Insidious (Review)

Insidious Insidious (2011)Directed by James WanWell I'm pretty late with a review for this. Part of the reason why I didn't watch this initially in theaters or on DVD was the overhype. It's on a bunch of best of lists and it's currently fresh on Rotten Tomatoes so I figure I'd give it a chance.In any case, if you still want a review here you go. I'm going to make this quick as I know most of you have already seen it. Insidious is definitely a mixed...

Categories: 2011 horror movies, american horror, demons, dream ending, ghost stories, ghosts, insidious, saw

The Innkeepers (Review)

The InnkeepersThe Innkeepers (2011)Directed by Ti WestThere is a king of the slow burn horror movie and his name is Ti West. West, who's filmography includes The Roost, Cabin Fever 2 and The House of Devil has made a name for himself in the methodically paced horror movie. I was not a fan of this in The House of the Devil writing: "However, at the end of the day the movie is a wicked slow slow slow burn. It takes so long to get to the nitty gritty...

Categories: 2011 horror movies, ghost stories, horror comedy, independent cinema, indepentent horror, indie film, indie horror, larry fesseden, the house of the devil

The Shortround: House Call (Review)

Erik L Wilson is a filmmaker from Chicago and recently dropped me a line on his new short House Call. It's headed to film festivals soon so be on the lookout. House Call is a supernatural short filled with creepy creeps, betrayal and revenge. Here be the plot.Synopsis: Janice does the unthinkable in order to start a new life with her new boyfriend. However, strange things begin to happen on the night of their one year anniversary.the jaded viewer...

Categories: horror short, short, short film, the shortround

The Woman (Review)

The WomanThe Woman (2011)Directed by Lucky McKeeOddly enough, I think I was one of the few who watched Andrew van den Houten's The Offpsring, the original movie The Woman is a sequel to. I gave it a "C" which is the equivalent of 2 spinkicks. I originally wrote:"What the book and Ketchum tried to hint at is that these cannibals are like locusts and it’s in their nature to kill. Moreover, the “civilized” ex-husband versus the uncivilized cannibals...

Categories: 2011 horror movies, cannibal films, cannibals, indie horror, jack ketchum, lucky mckee, the woman

Contest: Win 2 tickets to Nightmare: The Experiment!!!

Tis the season to be fearful, fa la la la la, la la la.Well after having attended Nightmare (Before Christmas) The Experiment, I got a good dose of fear, humor and had tons of fun seeing others cringe. It's a great show and the audience definitely gets their money worth participating in this one of a kind show.Partnering with Nightmare: New York, I'm giving the gift of fear by having a contest to win TWO (2) tickets to Nightmare: The Experiment on...

Categories: contest, giveaway, haunted house, horror giveaway, jadedviewer, new york city, nightmare fairy tales, nightmare superstitions, nightmare vampires, nyc haunted house, the jaded viewer

My Name is A by Anonymous (Review)

My Name is A By AnonymousMy Name is A By Anonymous (2011)Directed by Boneshin (aka Shane Ryan)Anonymous aka Boneshin is clearly not that anonymous. My Name is A is directed by Shane Ryan, who clearly is a fringe filmmaker who's helmed the infamous Amateur Pornstar Killer series as well as Warning!!!! Pedophile Released. Having not seen the latter which I hear is actually pretty good, I'm left to judge his merit on APK and this film.My Name is A (formerly...

Categories: 2011 horror movies, Amateur Porn Star Killer, Amateur Porn Star Killer 2, faux documentary, indie film, indie horror, psycho killer, serial killer movie, shane ryan

Rec 3: Genesis Trailer shows the wedding from hell

Every once in a while I get excited about a horror movie. I wrote my Best of the Rest 2011 list and I've yet to see most on that list. But when it comes to the Rec series, I have to say it hasn't disappointed me as of yet. I gave the original Rec, 2 spinkicks and Rec 2 3 spinkicks. Could Rec 3: Genesis get the elusive 4?After watching the trailer, you gotta admit, it looks fuckin awesome.It takes place at a wedding in broad daylight. Shaky cam POV...

Categories: cinema verite, pov horror, rec, rec 2, rec review, spanish horror, zombies, zombies pov

Nightmare: The Experiment (Review)

Fear is defined as "a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid." Some people are afraid of different things while other fears are universal.So it's clearly an emotion that haunted houses like to tap in every October. But haunted houses usually only utilize a few of these. In Tim Haskell and John Harlacher's Nightmare: The Experiment, we get...

Categories: fearmakers, haunted house, new york city, nightmare fairy tales, nyc haunted house

The Shortround: Too Late (Full Short and Review)

From director Rani Naamani and starring Nelson Brown, the short Too Late has been making the horror sites and blog rounds. Pretty creative with a WTF ending. It's nicely paced at 2 minutes and it's better than watching 90 minute straight to DVD zombie crapfests.Check it out below.Too Late from SIDE FILMS on Vimeo.var addthis_pub="jadedvie...

Categories: horror short, short, short film, the shortround, zombies

The Cabin in the Woods (Trailer)

Look at that release date from the poster. Hahahaha. It was suppose to come out 2 years ago! It's not surprising as The Cabin in the Woods was filmed in 2009. Director Drew Goddard with co-writer Joss Whedon had me salivating at this movie but it totally disappeared when MGM went bye bye.Here be the plot:“A group of five friends going on a quiet cabin retreat scratch the surface of something so massive and horrific that they can only begin to fathom...

Categories: 2012 horror movies, american horror, cabin in the woods, cloverfield, horror cliches, joss whedon, slasher films, slashers

Final Girl's Bloggenaire: The Jaded Viewer

Searching through my jaded viewer folder, I discovered an interview I did a while back for Stacie Ponder, who runs the awesome blog Final Girl. She started an interview feature where she sent all of us horror bloggers 23 questions to answer and she'd post the Q&A up on her site so others could discover new horror blogs. Well it looks like I didn't make the cut as the "bloggernaire" abruptly ended in the summer of 2010 and I never got posted.Crap.Well...

Categories: final girl, horror blogging, interview, jadedviewer, the jaded viewer