REVIEW! Friday the 13th Part II (1981)

I have literally just finished watching this and i'm exhausted but here's a reminder of that is to come in the next 10 days

Friday the 13th part III (1982)
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985)
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988)
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)
Jason X (2001)
Freddy vs Jason (2003)
Friday the 13th (2009)

SPOILER ALERT!!!

The beginning of the movie we see Alice, the survivor of the first Friday the 13th and murderer of Mrs. Voorhee in her home after still getting nightmares from the trauma of the last film. When she goes to feed her cat she finds Mrs. Voohee's severed head in her fridge and is then stabbed in the head with an ice pick by an unknown person.

We then skip to 5 years later when a training camp is opened right next to Camp Crystal Lake and if you read my last review this is going to look VERY familiar. Each teen is picked off slowly by and unknown assailant but i guess you could say that the final fight scene was a little bit better than the one in the first movie. Okay, so by now it's pretty obvious it can't be Mrs Voohee but has been heavily implied that Jason is still roaming the woods. This time we have two last people the killer has to finish off Ginny and Paul who come in and find Jason in the corner of the room with a pillow case over his head and he attacks Paul. Not seeing what happened to Paul, Ginny goes through a rather long chase sequence with Jason and after supposedly knocking him out finds Jason's hand made shack in the woods. she runs in and finds a shrine dedicated to his mother with her jumper and severed head with two bodies either side. Hearing Jason approach rapidly she put on Mrs. Voohee's jumper and addressed Jason directly impersonating his mother which he falls for until she goes to slice his head off and he see's the head behind her but luckily Paul grabs him and she cuts into his shoulder and they run away. Once they return to the cabin they think they're safe until they hear a sound at the door. Ready to kill they open it only to find it's a small dog called muffin owned by one of the dead girls. feeling at ease and happy Ginny get's up to go towards the dog but then Jason crashes through the window (DUN DUN DUUUUUN) and grabs her. she then awakes in a bed being taken into an ambiance calling out for Paul but he is nowhere to be seen.

What's my opinion on this film? Oh i'm so glad you asked!

I think this made a very good sequal to the original movie and i liked how they used the same style of camera with the POV shots and the style of it all. It was also very obvious that they planned on making another movie after this due to the cliff hanger ending but i have a feeling when i watch the third tomorrow night

PREDICTION SPOILER

that i'll find out that Paul died saving her life. Jason got away, and Ginny is about to get killed. Just my prediction though. I certainly feel there could have been a lot more to this film but it still is a great sequel as in my experience, squeals are never as good as the real thing. 

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I'd give this a 3/5 stars

Tomorrow's review Friday the 13th Part III

Let's also take a moment of silence for Jeff, the one i found rather attractive in this movie. Rest in fictional peace.

REVIEW! Friday the 13th (1980)

Friday the 13th is a new series i will be reviewing starting from 1980 all the way up to 2009. I intend to do one film a night and post the review the following day. The reviews will be in this order.
Friday the 13th (1980)
Friday the 13th part 2 (1981)
Friday the 13th part III (1982)
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985)
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988)
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)
Jason X (2001)
Freddy vs Jason (2003)
Friday the 13th (2009)
So let's get cracking with the very first version of Friday the 13th.

SPOILER ALERT!!

Friday the 13th is an american slasher film that was directed by Sean S. Cunningham. It's about a group of teenagers who are employed to fix up Camp Crystal Lake blissfully unaware of the camps "Death Curse".


MAJOR SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!


The film begins with two counselors of Camp Crystal Lake sneak away from a sing along around the fire to have sex when they are attacked and murdered by a unknown killer (POV shots galore!)

A number of years later a group of teens decide to fix up and re-open Camp Crystal Lake but on the first day are interrupted by a storm closing in. Forced into their cabins each character is picked off one by one by an unseen killer until there is only one of the counselors left called Alice Hardy. After going out to find her make sure her boyfriend is okay turning on the generator she finds him pinned to the door by several arrows with his throat slit. With this she barricades herself in one of the cabins until she notices someone driving in so she runs out to ask to help. She is greeted by an older lady calling herself Mrs. Vorhees. It is then we find out that Mrs. Vorhees used to work at the cam as a cook and her son Jason attended the camp then revealing her son had drowned because two of the counselors were too busy having sex to notice her son drowning. At this point she pulls out a knife and charges at Alice telling her it is her fault and this is when our final fight sequence happens as Mrs. Vorhees relentlessly tries to kill Alice. Mrs. Voorhes voice keeps changing from her own to a more childish but sinister voice Supposedly Jason's saying "Kill her Mummy". Eventually Alice decapitates Mrs. Vorhees and gets in a kayak to stay in until morning. When the sun rises and she is awakened by the police coming to rescue her she gets up to wave but is pulled into the water by a mangled child's body. When she is conscious she wakes up in a hospital bed and is told they dragged her out the water and that everyone is dead. When she asks about Jason the police inform her that there was no Jason leaving her with the notion that he is still there.

THE END!



Ok so this is the part where i express my opinion on this film.. well... I loved it. It was a true classic slasher film and i never found myself bored or wishing things would hurry up. One of my favorite things about this was they didn't use cheap jump scares to try and freak you out, it was eerie all on it's on (I wouldn't go as far as to call it scary). All the way through the film i found myself very invested to a point where i was talking to my screen telling the characters not to go there (Why do they never listen to me?). Although the basic story line is very predictable (But they always are, it's a convention of horror films) they also did put a bit of a twist on it. I loves that they gave Mrs. Vorhees a split personality she was bat-shit-crazy and i loved it. Not to mention this is very good for it's time. Usually with 80's movies you and pick at it and find plot holes and how things could have been done better but for it's time this is great! I highly recommend this movie to lovers of classic horror and people who hate the cheapness of jump scares.

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i give this movie a 4/5 stars!

REVIEW! Always Sometimes Monsters

Before i begin reviewing this i feel like i have some explaining to do (If anyone even reads my reviews). Ok so i was going to review Game of Thones at first and that took a while for me to get up to date but i realised that the narrative was way too complex to even comprehend explaining or even reviewing (Good series though). then there was the matter of Christmas, new years, my anniversary and getting ill. But i'm back now and this time it's a game review !



Always Sometimes Monsters

Always Sometimes Monsters is a decision based game. Every decision you make effects the next part of the story, i personally have always liked these kinds of games because i enjoy being able to play again and again and it will feel like i'm playing an entirely different game. recently i have been told that the game is unfinished and originally was supposed to go in much more detail which would have been nice. Anyway! Time to explain the plot!

SPOILER ALERT!!

Plot

We start our story in Larry's (A recruiter for a writing company) flat where he and the player will agree on a contract as he has faith in your writing skills. Before we go into the story i should explain that the character you play is dependant on who you (Playing as Larry) choose to toast with. Once Larry has agreed to toasting you are now the character (This is so confusing i know!). Ok as the new character you ask if he will wait while you go get your other half on the balcony. You go out on the balcony and can talk to (Almost) anyone out there. immediately they become your love interest. I cannot name the main characters you receive because you pick their names yourself. next up we skip to one year later.

One year later it turns out your life is a mess, you have not payed your rent, your landlord is keeping your things hostage, you never finished your book, your partner left you and you are now living on the streets. On top of all of this you just received a wedding invitation from your ex! Life is not good but you're determined to get to San Verdano to attend their wedding. On your way you encounter many game changing decisions, breaking the law, doing what you can to get by and again sleeping on the streets. At then end your actions determine what ending you get. so lets review the endings i have received so far.

MAJOR SPOILER ALERT!!

My first ending:
I don't even know if this is a good or bad ending!

In my first ending i gave my old roommate my journal to pay off her debt to the casino. Told Larry (the scum sucking back stabber!) it was mine. Objected the wedding and from there on things got confusing. The homeless person we see at the beginning is the ex roommate. I chose not to shoot her. Then you see her signing books titled Always Sometimes Monster. This confused me, did she get off the streets? Is that My characters journal she's selling? Did her book deal fall through and now she's on the streets? how confusing!? anyway, after this me and the love interest go home and there is nothing i can do but play games.. End of the game? no idea. I didn't find this ending very satisfying.


My second ending:

I again gave the ex roommate my journal because i didn't earn enough money to pay off her debt. I stayed quiet during the ceremony and it turns out I was the homeless one. Again, not a satisfying ending.

My third ending:

I PAID OFF HER DEBT BY MYSELF! (I was so happy about this) So i didn't give the journal away. Objected the wedding, got the love interest AND the book deal! Still don't know if i'm fully satisfied with this ending because the ex roommate STILL ends up homeless!

Honestly i get that they are trying to portray that there is no such thing as a happy ending but i'm say here like.. WHY CAN'T LARRY END UP BEING HOMELESS?!


My review

Okay, well i enjoyed this game other then the unsatisfying endings but as i stated earlier i like a game i can play again to discover different narratives. I enjoyed the narrative. BUT! this game had SO much potential! I wish it was a longer game, there could have been so many different cities to visit before getting there and so many more plots to follow! I was told they never finished the game but why not? did they lose interest? motivation? money? gosh darn! Another complaint i have about this game is the warehouse part when you're putting boxes in the van. HOW MANY?! i did 99 on my first playthrough and he still complained! in my other playthroughs i just did 20 because no matter what he still complains. My honest opinion is the game was a bit pretentious at times. enjoyable on the first playful but playing it a second time makes me kind of feel like the creators had an axe to grind with society and a pretty grim view on people. Maybe they were just being imaginative or kinda... Deep?

I would give this game..
***
Three stars!!!

Quick question. Did anyone else think Markansas' girlfriend was a stripper? because i did! Even bought a VIP ticket to see if she was back there.

Until next time, guys!

REVIEW!! RE: Alistair

I found this game while looking for a dating sim to play, It's shameful but i am a huge fan of dating sims (So you can expect to see more reviews of dating sims) but i find it hard to find free ones in English but i stumbled across this on a reddit page and as it was free downloaded it.

Now for the plot

SPOILER ALERT!!

Merui is a girl on love with a game called Rivenwell Online (An online MMORPG) that she often plays with her friend, Fiona. One day she is fighting a big boss in the game with Fiona, when she was about to serve the finishing blow the kill is stolen from her by another player with the username Alistair. Because he finished the boss off he is rewarded with a rare item (I think it was the blessed stone). About to go into PvP the internet is suddenly cut off. Merui becomes worried that this Alistair will think she chickened out and is eager to get back on the game, when she finally does she realizes that he had logged out at the exact same time. Immediately figuring out that there was a high chance of this thieving character being in the school so she checks to see who was online just before the connection went and narrows it down to three boys. Travis: The president of the computer club. Shiro: Her shy work partner in class. And Derek: The vice president. When talking to Alistair he tells you he will return your item if you figure out who he is in a month. From here on the outcome of the game is in your hands and i have read that there are 5 different endings.

But here's the ending i got.

So basically  i was more interested in getting stats up and was clearly not making the right choices when playing this game because not a whole lot happened for me. i think i overall unlocked only two pictures in the gallery and yes as i said not much happened at all. I found myself seeing Derek more then anyone but when it came down to confronting which one of the boys was Alistair i picked at random because i had no reason to suspect any of them. I thought Travis would have been the more obvious option but too cliche. Shiro seemed too nice to be trolling. and Derek i doubted would have ever heard of such a game but on a whim i selected

MEGA SPOILER ALERT!!!

Derek. And my guess was right, Derek was Alistair. What happened when i confront of him about it? He pretty much said that yes i had figured it out but when he said i had a month to find out who he was he meant the month of February where there was only 28 days instead of 30. In the end Merui told Fiona that she just had him blocked from his account for breaking the terms and conditions and the game ends there.

Would i call this a dating sim? the way i played it, no. I didn't see any of the boys a potential love interests or that any of thee stories will go that way. 

Will i play this again? Not right now because the story is still too fresh in my mind to read all over again but i do plan to get the different endings in the future because i feel like this game has a lot of potential but i just didn't play it properly.

My overall thought?

Visually pleasing, i love the art style and though it may sound simple, in a dating sim i love the change of a character facial expression as you read the dialogue. I think it was very well translated (I can't remember where i read that it was translated though i could be wrong) as someone who's not a fan of tackling language barriers this was done flawlessly. Not to mention when you get a free game you don't expect much but i love when you DO download these free games and it surprises you just how much work the creators have put in and yet they are giving their hard work away FOR FREE!

If you are a fan of the dating sim/ visual novel scene like me i do recommend this game, it's a very short but gripping game, perfect for light reading.

I give this game  3/5 stars!

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REVIEW: The Fault In Our Stars

So, where do i start with this one. I guess it's Monday, my day foo from everything and my mum asked if i would like to watch The Fault In Out Stars with her. As the film had been proclaimed the "Greatest loves story of our time" i was quite happy to watch it. So let's start with the plot.

SPOILER ALERT!!!

The Fault In Our Stars is a film adaptation of the book of the same name (I would just like to say this now, I did try to read the book but after a few chapters I just couldn't get into it at all and went on to read something else to which i will be reviewing soon).

The story is through the eyes of Hazel Grace Lancaster who has thyroid cancer that has spread to her lungs. Upon being forced to go to a cancer support group Hazel meets Augustus Waters who's osteosarcoma has caused him to loose his leg and long story short they fall in love, but with both of their medical conditions it is not all so easy causing them a few problems along the way. as we skip over many fine details of this story our ending concludes of Augustus dying. But surely i assume if you;re reading this you've watched it yourself.

So that's the plot. Let me start by saying the review is completely bias. I did not enjoy this movie. not to mention this as also all opinion based.
I like how this movie was laid out, in a linear style with the occasional narration (Which i assume is words straight out of the book), it look's good, the visuals are very well done but the story just didn't do anything for me. It was the kind of movie that the entire purpose of it all was to make you cry. I saw no feel good features of it. Occasionally something good will happen such as the two getting the opportunity to meet their favorite author but was quickly taken away from the viewer. I feel like they were trying to glamorize cancer a little, i find it really hard to explain how or why but i know i'm not the only one to feel this way. I have not really watched many movies with the cancer aspect because it is hard to pull off. The only movie i have ever watched that successfully pulled that off was "My Sisters Keeper". But this isn't about that movie.
To me this was not an amazing love story, perhaps it was more spectacular in the book but as for the movie there was nothing special about it. I didn't feel they were all that much in love, maybe it's because I've been accustomed to movie love like "The Notebook". This movie showed that typical teenage love that lasts a few week. There was nothing amazing about the love theme of this movie. Obviously the hurdle of the story is their medical conditions but i'll give the movie credit in the sense that they did try to normalize it but maybe medical conditions shouldn't be the main hurdle in a love story. So what makes this the best love story of our time? In my opinion It's not. Nothing about this film made me think "Oh my god this is amazing". But i asked a friend over skype who loved the movie what she thought. Her answer was that it was amazing because they Hazel overcame her fear of hurting anyone by dying because the love she felt conquered that fear.

There's not more i can say about this film (Ellie, you spent the whole time bitching about how you thought it was shit) other then it's not something i would recommend watching and i think it's over hyped.

I would give it 2/5 stars

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REVIEW: ADIOS Final

WARNING!:

DO NOT READ ON IF YOU ARE OFFENDED BY BAD LANGUAGE OR DISGUSTING TALK ABOUT BODILY FUNCTIONS!

Right now, i have been using adios since the 15th October, it is now the 28th and i have stopped using it. Why? you may ask, well, i'll tell you why. I do not react well to Adios. Ever-since I've been taking it I've had awful stomach pains, gas, I've been bloated and not the mention the explosive shits! i can see why Adios will help with weight loss because anything you eat doesn't stay in your body for more then 20 minutes! My stomach pains have been unbearable, i keep just crouching over in pain from my stomach to my chest and the pain just strikes randomly. This does not help when I've been jogging every morning because the pain strikes and i no longer feel able to jog more. As for if it actually helps with weight loss i think it does because things don't have time to turn to fat in your body but i think i'm going to lose more weight without them because it means i will be able to jog longer in the mornings without stomach cramps and i found myself hungry after meals when i was on adios (Because everything i just ate came out my asshole) where as i think i'll stay full for longer.

My overall star rating on adios is a 2/5.

This product was complete bullshit and has caused me nothing but hassle, i would not recommend it to anybody!

Will i try a different type of diet pill? well that depends on how my futurer weight improves or not, we'll see.

( If you're wondering the diet i've been keeping whilst on Adios in case what i was eating and doing while on it. basically i was having a small bowl of ready break in the morning, a banana for lunch, and a small portion of whatever my mum had cooked for dinner. I also jogged every morning for an hour despite pains and tried to do it in the evening too. i was walking home from college most days too. so i would say i've been pretty healthy.)

REVIEW: Adios 1

I was stood in the shower just moments ago and one thought crossed my mind as i looked down at my naked body "I wish i looked like i did 2 years ago" 2 years ago i was a tiny thing with a flat stomach, 34 B cup size, (Small but perky boobs) and looked good in anything i wore. as i look down at my body i remind myself how i cannot wear tight clothes without fear of people seeing my rolls, i'm a 36 D and still popping out a bit (At that stage where a D is too small and a DD is too big, DARNIT!) my boobs look saggy ( which is just not right for an 18 year old) and i have not been able to look in a full length mirror without thinking "EW, what the fuck?!" naked or clothed. the next thought to cross my mine was, "How can my boyfriend even find me attractive anymore?!" though he always says that he thinks i look beautiful i just no longer feel it.

So! i've decided to do something about it. I've joined a gym, I'm working on a fitness schedule and i've got a little tub of adios. This whole review is going to be about what it's like to take it. I am taking it to aid my weight loss, not to try cheat and hope the pills will droop the weight for me. And before anybody says anything i am losing weight for me and only me. I want to feel pretty in my own skin and i want to be able to throw all my baggy tops out the window and be able to wear dressed without being ashamed. I want to be confident when i take my clothes off!.


Now this is going to be quite a long review and i gull i'll update every week or so with if i've lost any weight and how Adios is making me feel.


For starters, let's have a look at the instructions. hmmm,
~Take 3-4 a day at meal times on a calorie-controlled diet. yup i can do that, seems simple enough.
~Do not use if you're under 16, that's cool i'm 18.
~Do not take if you're breast feeding or pregnant, Well I'd be worried if i was.
~Keep out of reach and sight of children. guess i'll just keep them in my bag.

Right, all those boxes are ticked, now lets see the ingredients per pill, shall we?
~Fucus dry extract (45 mg), sounds gross.
~Boldo dry extract (34 mg)
~Dandelion root (30 mg)
~Butternut (20 mg)
The active ingredients include lactose and sucrose. more information can be found on the leaflet provided when you buy it.

Well this is all seeming okay so far, i guess i'll start taking them tomorrow seeing as i've already ate dinner and will not be eating anything else tonight.

For the record, here's a few extras i'm doing as the bulk of my weightloss.

1. I've swapped my regular lunch of a marmite sandwich, packet of crisps, chocolate bar and a coke to an apple, banana and a drink of water.


2. No more energy drinks! this will be one of the hardest parts for me as i am big on my energy drinks, they keep me going through the day but i'll just have to survive without them!

3. I'm going to be walking home from college on selected days. It's a an hour walk opposed to my 30 minute bus ride. I say selected days because i live in England and i hate being out in the rain so if it's chucking it down i won't walk. the days i'll be walking will be Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.due to my time table. i would walk to college but i don't want to be hot an sweaty in college, that and i'm not a morning person and i have college early in the mornings.

4. I've joined my college gym but admittedly i probably will not attend that because i get very self conscious especially with the possibility i could see any of them around the corner in college at any moment and that's just embarrassing.

5. No more junk food! This is another hard one because i spend my weekends with my boyfriend and we always order pizza and stay inside watching films so no doubt he will try and tempt me to eat a butt load of pizza (I prefer not telling him i'm dieting because he always gives my a long lecture about how i look lovely as i am and i don't need any improvement, which is nice but i really am determined)

6. Jogging in the evening. In all honesty it will probably start as walking and slowly turn into jogging because frankly i have not jogged since secondary school, 3 years ago and even then i tried to get out of it as often as i could.

Well, i think that's all for now, i'll update when i can/ when i see it necessary.

Until next time!



{Note: i have just taken a before picture for future reference. but there is no way i'm posting it at this stage. honestly i didn't think it was THAT bad until i looked at the pictures}