Connor Carlbom Aurum Staff Alright, before I start this review, I want to straighten out a common misconception. The 1982, John Carpenter version of The Thing that I will be reviewing today is not the original. It is a remake of a 1951 sci-fi/horror film titled The Thing from Another World which has the same basic plot.
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Connor Carlbom Aurum Staff I feel inclined to review The Darkest Hour simply because it was one of two movies I saw in theaters during winter break. The other was The Adventures of Tintin, which was fun and we had the theater to ourselves, which was also pretty fun. The Darkest Hour is not in any way fun.
Connor Carlbom Aurum Staff Every year or two there seems to be a burst of new potential “cult-classic” movies. Generally, these can be categorized in the “so bad it’s funny” realm of film. Two years ago there was Birdemic: Shock and Terror, and the year before that there was Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus. Birdemic is a truly funny bad movie, and if you ever have the chance, check it out. Mega Shark vs. [...]
By Connor Carlbom Aurum Staff Alright, before you jump to conclusions, let me explain why I’ve seen this movie. In case you couldn’t tell by my love for Troll 2, I love to watch crap. Bad movies can oftentimes be far funnier than any real comedy could ever hope to be, so while deciding what B-grade schlock-fest my friends and I would be watching one day, we came across Super Babies: Baby Geniuses 2. I already [...]
By Connor Carlbom Aurum Staff So guess what I did? I took advantage of a campus event. When I heard that the free movie at the Elks was going to be Rise of the Planet of the Apes that week, I got interested. When I first saw the teaser I rolled my eyes and thought back to the weird/bad Tim Burton remake a few years ago with Mark Wahlburg, but then I saw the first [...]
