So yesterday I spent the day sick on the couch watching movies. Fortunately I picked some winners here. The night before I had watched “He’s Just Not Into You.” Yeah, I just wasn’t into that movie either!

First up was a German thriller “Dead In 3 Days.” It was basically a blending of “I Know What You Did Last Summer” and “One Missed Call.” Five high school students just graduated and all receive a text that they’ll be dead in three days. One by one they are killed, trying to figure out who is doing it and why. There was nothing really new here, but it was a fun slasher flick. Subtitled, so you have to read. I didn’t bother seeing if there was English dubbing, as I hate the fake sound of the dub tracks. It’s a horror movie, so expect a twist. Also this one was pretty gory in a few places, but not overly bloody like some of the stuff that’s come out in the U.S. lately.

The second movie is “La chambre des morts” or in English “Room of Death.” I couldn’t find an Amazon.com link for this one. This was a French thriller and was very “Silence of the Lambs.” In fact there is a nod to the movie when we see the protagonist owns a copy of the book. If you liked “Silence” you’ll either love this or think it’s too much of a rip-off in the style it’s shot in. Totally different story though, lots of twists and turns. It’s about a rookie female detective whose first case involves a killer that poses their victims like dolls. The end did make sense, but was a bit muddled. I don’t know if it was the subtitles or the cold medicine causing that 🙂

Next there is “Outlander.” The cover describes it as “Beowulf Meets Predator.” That’s a pretty fair description! Basically this guy hunting an alien crashes on Earth. Norway in 700AD to be precise. So it becomes the Vikings verses the alien dragon monster. The acting was good, the effects were good, it was entertaining. If you like monster movies give it a try.

Finally this one I watched a week or so ago, but wanted to review. I actually started this in Atlanta during the trip from hell, but was so ill that night I just turned it off and went to bed. I finally rented it and watched it in 3D. First up, the 3D was excellent! However a word to the wise, this needs special green and red glasses, not the normal blue and red ones. If you have the blue and red ones, just wear them backwards and the 3D works fine though 🙂 This is a remake of an old old Canadian 80s slasher. I saw the original, and this is probably one of those few times where the remake is better than the original. There are several nods to the original in the way some of the killings are done though, such as the dryer scene and later in the movie the scene where the suits are all falling down in the mine. The story is basically that some coal miner went nuts on Valentines Day and killed a bunch of people in the mine. 10 years later he returns after everyone thinks he’s dead. This was definitely a gory movie, and I screamed several times. It’s hard to get me to do that anymore! Even John, who hates horror movies, sat through this one. A very good ending too, leaving it open for a sequel.