the haunting (1999)

"Welcome home Eleanor."
Dr. Marrow (Liam Neeson) is conducting experiments into the effects of fear. To do so he recruits a number of people to stay in a deserted house, telling them that he is studying sleep disorders. These include Theo (Catherine Zeta-Jones), Nell (Lili Taylor) and Luke (Owen Wilson). Obviously things soon take a turn for the worse, as Nell's presence in the house has some strange effects.
Remake of the 1963 original. De Bont has produced a suspenceful horror, just not one as creepy as the original. For unlike the original, this version has money and technology, so instead of a film that leaves it to your imagination, this shows far too much, disipating the chills.

the ghost ship (1943)

"Authority cannot be questioned."
Tom Merriam (Russell Wade) signs on to a cargo ship as third officer. At first everything goes well and he fits into the crew easily, but then the deaths start occuring, and Merriam begins to believe that the captain (Richard Dix) may be behind them. He tries to warn the crew, but no one is willing to believe him...
A fine psychological thriller as much as a horror, produced cheaply and effectively by Val Lewton.

the bunker (2001)

aka The Bunker: The Evil Is Within.
"There's always the tunnels."
Its 1944 and seven German soldiers seal themselves inside a bunker, whilst under attack by American forces. Whilst a siege develops, the men decide to explore the tunnel complex, scared that the Americans have found their way in. But soon they find themselves trapped with an unknown evil. Or are they mearly cracking up under the pressure of the situation and the bad deeds that they have done?
Psychological horror that never quite pulls off what is an intreging premise.

the ruins (2008)

"A little culture before we leave."
Some friends take off for holiday in Mexico, but it turns out less than leisurely when they take a tour of a remote archaeological dig in the jungle. As something evil lurks amongst the ruins.
Despite a few annoying plot holes, this provides a few grizzly thrills along the way.

machete (2010)

"ops!"
Machette is a Mexican cop, set up and left for dead, but only after being made to watch the deaths of his wife and daughter. Miraclously he survives and makes his way to the U.S. just like millions of other Mexicans. There he gets involved in a plot to kill a state senator...
Gloriously over the top violence and sick black comedy.

ginger snaps back: the begining (2004)

"Ours was a story of survival, a bond of blood that would not be broken."
1815 near Hudson's Bay North America, and two sisters, Ginger and Brigitte (Katharine Isabelle & Emily Perkins) are lost, trying to find their way back to civilisation. When one steps in a bear trap they are rescued by Hunter (Nathaniel Arcand) a native american, who takes them to them to Fort Bailey. A fort under attack from a most singular group of animals...
The third installment of the series, sees the two sisters prequel their story in an engaging thriller, with some black comedy to lighten the tension, though lacking the uniqueness of the original film.

carry on girls (1973)

"Who is responsible for this!"
A seaside town decide it would be good publicity to hold a beauty contest, but the mayor's wife has other idea's, annoyed at the objectification of women.
All the regulars are here, in one of the lesser entries in the series. The living embodyment of the naughty seaside postcard, with added bra burning feminists out to spoil the fun.