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Death by Tights (2015)
A Cinematic Masterpiece
Schindler's List, The Shawshank Redemption, Pulp Fiction, The Godfather... there is a new film that can join the ranks of the elite, and it is called 'Death By Tights'.
This cinematic masterpiece, which apparently took 5 years to shoot, is an emotional joyride from start to finish. I experienced a sense of existential wonder as I watched this film, and I began to question the whole reality that I live in.
The story is a simple, universal story that we can all relate to. Five teenagers finish high school, get drunk and are attacked by a bunch of men in stockings. The symbolism and allegories to biblical times, Marvel comics, the second World War, the Antichrist, divine spiritual enlightenment, and the Kool Aid man are so poignant, clever, and surprising.
I cried during the final scene, and I will not spoil it for you, but the ending is touching and also strangely comedic. It was also generally terrifying throughout the whole time, and it felt like it went for four minutes.
So if you want to see an excellent celebration of cinematic excellence, watch Death By Tights. You will not be disappointed.
Scream 4 (2011)
Essential if you call yourself a real horror buff...
For all of the horror fans, sick of the genre's current state: torture porn, unnecessary sequels, overly predictable killing scenes, over-serious non-believable films, over-the-top gore, THIS is the gasp of fresh air we have been waiting for.
If you have been loyal to your genre, seeing every cheesy Hollywood horror coming out, this is the cream of the crop.
Scream 4 is absolutely, 100 percent undoubtedly the horror movie faithfuls' movie.
In this fourth installment, the original Scream concept is still here but on CRACK. Wes Craven does not disappoint fans of the first series, taking bolder risks and cranking the meta into overdrive.
The genre take-offs and scares are mixed well. The movie doesn't take itself too seriously, jabbing at every cliché in the book to great delight. Strangely, in asking us not to take all of it too seriously, we get sucked in to the movie more, helping the scares become... ...scarier. The laughs let the tension dissipate, yet the film, with remarkable acting and writing (for the genre) manages to create some jump-out-of-your-seat moments, as well as what I'm willing to declare the genre's funniest 'false scare' ever.
Not to mention there's a great cast, especially the lovely trio of David Arquette, Courteney Cox and Neve Campbell from the original, as well as Alison Brie, Annie from Community, Kristen Bell of Veronica Mars fame and Hayden Panettiere, Claire from Heroes, to name a few.
There's a new set of rules in this horror, and for every horror fan the almost overload of horror-parodying gags/quips is a goldmine. Not to mention the self-parodying is amazing.
Not to say this film is flawless by any means, but for any horror buff, this is a great, gutsy, clever piece of film that will absolutely satisfy your craving for Hollywood horror quality.
If you love horror, see this. And see it again. Because it might be the best thing from this genre you'll see in a while.