Tag: Ali Larter

Hackneyed script and hokey special-effects make House on Haunted Hill another sorry remake

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON NOV. 4, 1999 By Steve Newton As if this year’s bogus remake of The Haunting wasn’t discouraging enough for horror fans, now Hollywood has unleashed another sorry remake of a haunted-house flick, this time seeking inspiration from the silly but fun Vincent Price vehicle House on Haunted Hill. The new version has … Continue reading Hackneyed script and hokey special-effects make House on Haunted Hill another sorry remake

Horror review: Resident Evil–Afterlife

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, SEPT. 10, 2010 Director Paul W.S. Anderson is a real hit ’n’ miss kinda guy. The first film I saw of his, 1997’s Event Horizon, blew me away; it was a nightmarish, spooky-as-hell sci-fi shocker. But then he went and ruined that positive impression with the ludicrous 2004 monstrosity AVP: Alien … Continue reading Horror review: Resident Evil–Afterlife

Horror review: Obsessed

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON STRAIGHT.COM, APRIL 27, 2009 After Ali Larter appeared in the first two Final Destination body-count flicks, she was voted number two on Maxim’s Hottest Women of Horror Movies list, right behind Sarah Michelle Gellar. She’s a real stunner, so it’s no wonder the makers of Obsessed chose her to go up against the radiant Beyoncé … Continue reading Horror review: Obsessed