Gabe Reviews Horror

This review was originally written in October 2021. October 2021 Horror Movie Review #20- Pontypool (2008) [Note from Gabe in 2024: When writing this review in 2021 I legitimately forgot I had already written a Pontypool review five years previous. As such, this is an entirely new take and I actually think it's funny to see how similar and/or different my thoughts were.] Now THIS is what it's like to watch an actual movie from an actual filmmaker that actually cares about the product they're putting out! Despite having seen this movie before (I've watched it several times over the years, though it's been a long time) I was more gripped and intrigued in the first two minutes of this film than I was at any point in the entire Resident Evil franchise. Everything about this movie is a perfect fit for me- I love movies set in one centralized location, I love stories about down-to-earth people dealing with something supernatural, and I've especially grown to appreciat...

  This review was originally written in October 2016. Day 3: Just watched Pontypool! I'm already quite familiar with this film, and have watched it plenty of times in the past. However, it was still nice to watch it again and actually pay close attention. This is a really cool movie that does a lot of things I like- first, it's almost entirely in one location (a radio studio, which happens to be in a church basement) and it's also a completely unique take on the zombie genre. Definitely worth a watch for anyone who hasn't seen it. Now, to be fair though, it still has some flaws. There are a few scenes around the middle that seem really oddly placed (like when Stephen McHattie's character has a breakdown and decides to go outside, it doesn't really make much sense to me and seems like its sole purpose is to bring about an escalation in the tension, which happens very suddenly and then doesn't go anywhere for quite a while afterwards- also, the obituaries sect...