30 Nights of Terror - 10/02

In October I try to watch at least one horror movie, or what i deem horror, a day. This is a log of those afternoons, evenings, nights and mornings.

Cloverfield - JJ Abrams' American Godzilla movie, shot a la Blair Witch Project, is a first rate roller coaster movie. No one will ever cite it for psychological depth or great characterization. It's a good example of social observation that answers the question: What would a group of blithe upwardly mobile 20somethings do if their party was interrupted by a monster attack? A lot of dialogue was apparently improvised. Although the film was actually shot by a number of camerapersons and edited with a finetooth comb, it's easy to believe you're watching the calamitous events of that night through one person's POV.
Ok. Fine. My only reservations about this movie began rising to the surface as the credits rolled. Abrams and company seem to have watched all the available 9/11 footage. This very enjoyable movie is, on some levels, a terrorist attack restaged as a thrill ride.
Die Monster Die - An American International adaptation of Lovecraft's Colour Out of Space with Boris Karloff, Nick Adams ( looking very spruce) and Suzan Farmer. Lots of fun. Tonight may be Hammer Night. You six will have to click my link and see.