Yes that's right, Nick Carter of Backstreet Boys fame is wants to make a horror film. Who would have thought? Although....The music video for "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" could have been some indication. The singer is looking to make another long time dream of his come true by turning to horror fans and BSB fans to help fund his movie Evil Blessings using Indiegogo.com for the amount of $85,000. Indie Go Go is a fan supported fund raising site a lot like Kickstarter, The difference is with Indie Go Go, artists keep all the money they raise even if they don't hit their goal. If they dont hit their goal Indie Go Go will take 9% of the projects earnings, if the project is successfully funded they only take 4%.
According to the Indie Go Go project along with singing Nick has a love for screenwriting. "Hi, I'm Nick Carter from the Backstreet Boys.
Most of you already know that I'm passionate about music, but what you
don't know, is that I'm a HUGE horror fan as well. To that end, I'm
about to start down the path of my other dream: to become a film
producer and screenwriter. And my first venture is to produce a horror
film I also co-wrote and star in called 'EVIL BLESSINGS'.
The
reason I'm looking to crowd fund this film is because it not only helps
me to gauge interest in this project, but it gives my fans out there an
opportunity to get access to what I'm doing that I wouldn't be able to
offer elsewhere. Having seen what a great community there is on
Indiegogo supporting each other to make passion projects happen, this
feels like the best way to do it."
Pretty wild stuff! Nick also states that he is matching whatever dollar amount is raised to ensure the film is successfully completed. With a goal of $85,000 that would not be a small chunk of change. If the project is successfully funded at $85,000 bucks, and Nick's additional contribution that would put the films budget at $170,000. Which is not bad for an indie project.
Let’s face it; every child in the world has thought there
was a monster living under their bed. For me, my childhood monster under the
bed was Pennywise The Clown. The sheer thought of the traumatizing nights I had
as a child are enough to still give me the willies. Knowing nothing about this
film, we decided to give it a shot just by the title and cover art, did Under
the Bed deliver?
Directed by Steven C. Miller,Under the Bed is about a teenage boy who returns home two
years after a devastating fire took the life of his mother. The teen realizes
that his time away not only was in vain, but the creature he thought only he
could see has moved on to his younger brother. In an attempt the thwart the
creature, the brothers team up and soon the scares turn deadly.
Under the bed is plagued with bad decisions early on in the
film. Most notable is the extremely over the top score. Scenes that didn’t need
extremely dramatic strings and vamping got it. Not to mention the ending of the
film. The acting was stiff but that not a huge issue. The dialog is nothing
more than unnatural filler in areas which took away from some of the emotion
the actors were trying to convey.
You could say that Under the Bed has bad pacing as well,
however your tune may change as you reach the film’s final 20 minutes. This is
where the film snags its R rating and really shines. While watching Under the
Bed I was comparing it to films of the past. The best way to describe it is
Little Monsters meets The Gate, but with more language and gore.
Speaking of gore, the finale is LOADED with it. I was really
surprised by the turn the film took, and the way the effects were handled. The
film delivers some great monster violence. The creature itself looks good from
what I can tell, but we never really get a great look at it. While the monster is
creepy, I don’t think it will haunt children for years to come.
Basically the film was a good watch. It was fun, and felt
like a throwback to some of the great 80’s films a lot of us grew up with. GLP
gives Under The Bed 3 out of 5 stabs for the finale alone. The film suffered from
some overacting, bad writing and over the top score, but the film is still very
entertaining and worth a watch. For more information on Under the Bed, visit the films Facebook page. View the trailer below.
In the years I have been watching horror movies, numerous
remakes have peeked their ugly heads out of the proverbial coffin. Remakes like
Prom Night, The Fog, The Stepfather, and April Fool’s Day are some of the worst
re-imaginings I can think of. Using the film as a jumping off point and then
taking the story in a whole new direction, all the while, using the same title
of the classic and alienating the longtime fans of the originals. This is not
to say that all remakes are bad. Much to the excitement of most horror fans
some of them have been quite good. Come out and Play is in fact a remake,
however even with using the same premise they took creative liberties…but they
changed the damn title. So to most people they have no idea that it’s a remake
and acts as its own entity. I personally
like that. Don’t blemish the originals if you’re not going to stay true to
them.
Come Out and Play is actually a remake of the classic 1976
film “Who Can Kill A Child?”. The films are basically the same, however COAP
lacks the gritty 70’s exploitation feel of the original. The film is about a
couple who are taking a vacation to a beautiful remote island before they
become parents. When they arrive on the island, they realize that all the
adults are missing, and only the children are left. Soon the couple figure out
where the adults have been hiding and who is to blame.
Come Out and Play is not a terrible remake. The film is,
however, a very barebones re-telling of the original, only without the grit and
eerie atmosphere. Basically COAP is by the numbers, and generic. For me, I
found myself getting very bored during the movie the pacing was off, and the
film never really moved, It was all very stagnate.
The film stars Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Francis and Vinessa
Shaw as Beth. Both actors did a good job, but that’s about all. Nothing was spectacular
and as a result the film neither suffered nor improved. One thing that did
really throw me off, was the films writing. My god, some of the films dialog is
atrocious, not to mention some of the shit they had the characters do just didn’t
make sense at all. At one point in the film the guy decides hers going to go
look around, but he wants the wife to stay back and wait ALONE in the wide open
area. Strange shit is happening and you’re going to abandon your pregnant wife
to go look around…you sir are a giant douche.
Aside from the glaring screenplay errors, the films
practical effects were really good. There is a lot of off screen kills but you
do get to see the aftermath
which is pretty gnarly. The viewer gets decapitated
heads, dismemberment, disembowelment, some gun violence, and a weird reverse
abortion. These things really helped the film out.
Finally, COAP is not a terrible film, but it is misguided. Nothing
about the film really stands out as a winner beside the great practical
effects. I would watch the original over this but, I am only one dude and you
may wind up liking it. I would suggest watching this if you have some time to
kill. Other than that wait till it hits Netflix and or Redbox. GLP give this
film a disappointing 2 out of 5 stabs. View the trailer below.
