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(Warning - Spoilers Ahead!)

21/01/2017

Don't Breathe (2016)

A home invasion with a game changing difference: the "victim" is blind. In an age filled with "torture porn" and shakey hand-held footage based films, once in a blue moon comes something which really shakes things up.

Three burglars break into the home of an Army veteran in the aim of stealing $300,000. It sounds like an easy enough task given that the man has lost his sight. It's one last job which will give them enough money to move on from the business. However, things do not go as planned as they learn that they are very unprepared for the man they are dealing with.

Filled to brim with twists and turns, enough (but not too much) gore to sink your teeth into and most of all, plenty of toe-curling suspense, this is exactly what you need if you require thrills that modern day horrors cannot fulfill. You might srart off not caring for the characters, understandably, but the dread you feel is undeniable and you yourself will feel the panic.

Rating - 8/10


Lights Out (2016)

I was half annoyed after finishing this that I'd watched Don't Breathe before it. Perhaps it had set my standards up too high; or perhaps Lights Out just isn't a scary film at all.

The premise is simple: the lights go out, a figure appears, which you can guess means cheap jump scares abound. Obviously the film delves into what the figure is & why it's there (an hour and a half does need to be filled, after all) but it's not really worth the ride.

Those seeking quick jumps might want to give this a look, but it's been done before (and better too).

Rating - 4/10