DAY TWENTY-SEVEN - Freddy vs. Jason (horror movie challenge - 31 days of horror)

DAY TWENTY-SEVEN – FREDDY VS. JASON (2003)

Back in 2003 I was a young 14 year old budding horror fan who had spent the last 3 years devouring every horror film I could get my hands on. And then I saw a trailer on my TV for something that could not be true….Freddy vs. Jason….WHAT?! It was a fucking nightmare come true and I was so over the damn moon about it. Because I was 14 I couldn’t go alone, my poor Dad had to join me so I could get into the film. I brought a “GO JASON” sign because I decided I wanted Jason to win and I watched with absolute delight as the film unfolded in front of me. My poor Dad hated every moment of it, but bless him for putting up with his 14 year old little girl cheering on a mentally undeveloped serial killer. It was everything I hoped for and to this day remains one of my favorite horror films. In fact, in 2013 for its ten year anniversary, I watched the movie 10 times throughout the year in its honor.

I know this movie gets a lot of flak but I don’t give a shit. I think it’s brilliant. So shut up and let me talk about it.

Freddy vs. Jason was originally titled A Nightmare on Friday the 13^th, which I love just as much, it was directed by Ronny Yu (Bride of Chucky) and is obviously the amazing crossover of Friday the 13^th and A Nightmare on Elm Street.

Freddy, obviously played by Robert Englund, is now unable to haunt people’s dreams and cause pain. This is because everyone in the town has forgotten about Freddy and who he is. We know that Freddy needs this power, this fear, to be strong. The parents of the town have worked hard to get the kids to forget about him, and if anyone remembers, they’re put in a mental hospital and drugged with a medication that stops them from dreaming.

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Freddy decides to manipulate Jason (played by Ken Kirzinger who I got to meet at the Rue Morgue festival and was an absolute gentlemen) and resurrects him, he uses him to cause panic in the kids by killing them. This leads the police to think that Freddy has come back and soon rumors are flying among the town. The kids are starting to remember who Freddy was and therefore he’s getting his power back. But unfortunately for Freddy, Jason is enjoying killing too much and now the two are battling for victims, with the kids in the town stuck in the middle of this horrific conflict. The final showdown happens at Camp Crystal Lake and it’s all you could’ve ever wanted as a fan of both Freddy and Jason.

It’s the last film in both franchises before both films were rebooted and is also the final appearance of Robert Englund playing Freddy. It also stars Monica Keena in the lead role of Lori, Kelly Rowland as her best friend, the always amazing Katharine Isabelle as her other best friend, and Jason Ritter as the love of her life.

Freddy vs. Jason had been planned since 1987, but due to licensing issues and studios failing to agree, it took a long time to get to us. It took more than 15 years of off-and-on planning and $6 million spent in unused scripts. Of course, there were several endings discussed but I think the one they went with does justice to everyone involved.

This is a film made for the fans. Only fans of both franchises will get anything out of this movie, if you’re coming in with new eyes it’s probably pretty stupid to watch. But I love the absolute shit out of this movie and basically know the whole thing off by heart. It also cemented my love for Jason over Freddy. I’m just such a sap, and poor Jason when Freddy is pretending to be Pamela. I was legit sobbing. Love you forever and always my spirit animal!

Anyway, I love this film to pieces. 10/10 forever and always. 

Guys, I've fallen a day behind! This cold has kicked my ass to hell and back. I'm watching Sinister right now, which I was supposed to watch last night. So I might also be able to sneak in The Purge (Ethan Hawke double bill ya'll) but if not, I'll watch The Purge tomorrow along with Psycho. So, bare with me....I am so close to the finish line I can almost taste it. I'm determined. Just four more movies!! 
Tomorrow is my History of Horror presentation. I just did a quick run through and I think it's going to be great. I decorated the office today for Halloween and I've got my Jason jersey all ready to go. 
Wish me luck!!

Stay spooky!

DAY TWENTY-SIX - Scream (horror movie challenge - 31 days of horror)

DAY TWENTY-SIX – SCREAM (1996)

‘There are certain rules that one must abide by in order to successfully survive a horror movie. For instance,

Number one: you can never have sex.

Big no no! Big no no! Sex equals death, okay?

Number two: you can never drink or do drugs.

The sin factor! It’s a sin. It’s an extension of number one.

And number three: never, ever, ever, under any circumstances say, “I’ll be right back.” Because you won’t be back.’

Ah, Scream. In my top five favorite horror films. An absolute classic for my generation. When horror was in a funk, Scream rose up from the depths and gave fresh air to the genre. Written by Kevin Williamson and directed by Wes Craven, it stars Neve Campbell as our leading lady – Sidney Prescott.

Sidney is by far my favorite Final Girl/Scream Queen. She’s the toughest and the smartest of the bunch. Scream follows Sidney, who after the brutal murder of her mother a year ago, is being stalked by a killer who claims to have committed the murder. And Sidney’s next. The killer shows up in a ghost face mask and a long dark robe, chasing her and her friends around their houses. But who is the ghostface murderer? And why is Sidney’s boyfriend so intense? And where exactly is Sidney’s Dad?

A perfect script, with a perfect twist reveal of who the killer really is. It has an amazing cast including David Arquette as the young cop, Courteney Cox as a tabloid writer turned investigator, Rose McGowan as Sidney’s sweet but dumb best friend, Skeet Ulrich as Sidney’s creepy boyfriend, Matthew Lillard as the hilarious but unpredictable best friend of Skeet, and Jamie Kennedy – the horror movie fanatic who knows all the rules of how to survive a horror movie. Which he now realizes they are all in.

Of course, Drew Barrymore is also in this movie, and put on the poster. She dies in the first ten minutes. A trick Wes thought would be fun, along with the encouragement of Drew, to fool audiences into thinking she was the lead. Paying homage to the movie Psycho in which the same thing happens.

The movie is so much fun to watch, able to poke fun at the genre while remaining scary and serious. Originally titled ‘Scary Movie’, but changed to ‘Scream’, it was released during the Christmas season. The studio had no faith in it. But something weird happened….people kept showing up. And as each weekend passed, Scream began to make more and more money, pulling in more and more people. A sequel was announced immediately and so began the Scream franchise. Scream is smart, and it was the first time in a long time that it also knew its audience was smart. It didn’t fuck around. That’s why it was so successful. It was also truly American – sweet, innocent Sidney and her beautiful friends, living in a pleasant and quaint small town, all of their homes typical big old American houses. Craven was adamant that this was the case.

 Everything about this film is original and fresh. Even watching it almost twenty years later it holds up easily. I first watched this film when I was 11 and it really cemented my love of the horror genre. Although back then I was terrified and jumped and screamed through the whole film, it was the first time I had fun watching a horror film. In between scares I was laughing at the jokes and the characters. Then I’d resume screaming again. Now, I practically know the movie off by heart.

This movie will always be a 10/10 for me, and if you haven’t seen it yet, what are you doing?!? Watch this movie! So one day when the phone rings, and a creepy voice on the other end asks you, ‘what’s your favorite scary movie?’ you can answer; Scream, you asshole.

Guys, my History of Horror Presentation is in two days and I've come down with a cold. Which means my throat is swollen, which in turn swells the gums around my wisdom teeth, which basically means I am in constant pain and sound like Marge Simpson. I'm devastated. I am formally appologizing in advance to everyone who watches my presentation, I will un-ironically sound like Ghostface. Maybe it'll make it more scary?
Probably not.
I'm screwed.

Stay spooky!

HORROR HAPPENINGS (what? no!)

Happy Saturday ya'll! 
I had a surprise cold sneak up on me yesterday so I've been hacking up some nasty shit and had an embarassing coughing fit in the middle of the library. Although I should've known, I kept walking into walls for two days which is uaully a good sign something's not right. So now i'm covered in bruises and kleenex.

 
My charger for my laptop also shit the bed which I had a minor panic attack over this morning. But I saved the day by using tape to fix it. Not sure how long it will last. But praise Oprah, because I will have my laptop for the weekend to watch horror movies and live tweet celebrity big brother. 

Mitch is in Victoria and I'm going to put up the Halloween decorations tonight, most likely while watching Halloween. It's also Mitch's birthday so HAPPY BIRTHDAYYY!!!! (I don't think he actually reads this)

The reason for this update is not to complain about my cold, even though I did, but to share some of the horror news that came out this week.

Let's talk about it!

This week Stephen King was awarded the 2014 National Medal of the Arts for "his remarkable storytelling with his sharp analysis of human nature." He was awarded the medal by President Barack Obama.
I was a very proud fan and it is truly well deserved. Stephen King has been, and always will be, my favorite author, since the ripe young age of 11. He's such a massive part of my life and I would be half the person I am today without his many amazing books. King is truly wonderful and I'm thankful every day for him.

You can watch Obama present him with the medal here:

What a beautiful precious sunflower.

Next up...Funko's POP! is releasing Freddy Krueger with syringe fingers!!!!!!!!!!! From the iconic Dream Warriors scene. It's absolutely amazing and I can't wait to add him to my horror vinyl collection.

HOW FUCKING COOL IS THAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?! I'm obsessed.
You can only buy it on some Australian site right now which is hella weird, but I'm gonna cross my syringe fingers that it becomes available world wide soon.

Jeepers creepers, where'd ya get those peepers, jeepers creepers, where'd ya get those eyes.

That's right ya'll...JEEPERS CREEPERS 3 IS A GO!!
It starts filming next year right here in fucking Vancouver guys. So I'm gonna try my hardest to be an extra in that film and complete my dream of getting an imdb credit of something random like "armless victim #3".
The movie will be made by the original creative team who brought us the amazing first two films, including writer and director Victor Salva. Even better? Jonathan Breck is going to play the creeper again. YASSSSSS!!!! Screw your remakes, give me sequels on sequels on sequels.
According to Bloody Disgusting the film will show the events on the last day of the creeper's 23 day feeding frenzy. Because as we all remember well, every 23rd spring for 23 days that monster gets down and dirty. Sergent Tubbs will team up with a task force who will destory the Creeper for good. OR WILL THEY.

We'll find out soon enough.

This makes me so happy.

Let's watch the trailer for the original movie and reminisce on that tunnel of dead bodies:

And last, but not least, we finally have a proper trailer for American Horror Story: Hotel. We've had a tone of images and story ideas thrown our way. More than I would've liked to be completely honest. But we've got a pretty good idea of what this season is all about.

I feel like this season might be a transitional one as we're getting a bunch of new cast members, and I don't mean to judge...but it's a lot of cast members who seem more suited to the set of Glee. BUT...Ryan Murphy hasn't done me wrong yet so I will stay strong. Never forget that murderous rampage ending of Freakshow. NEVER FORGET HOW GLORIOUS THAT WAS.

If you've been living under a rock for the past month....AHS Hotel will feature Lady Gaga in the lead, replacing Jessica Lange for the past four seasons. She plays a vampiric blood and sex obsessed hotel owner. The original hotel owner, played by Evan Peters, is based off of H.H. Holmes, and so is the hotel itself. It also takes inspiration from the famous Chelsea Hotel. Our creepy icon this year is a dildo wearing demon, we've also got a serial killer on our hands, and....Adam Lambert?

Hold your judgement though, I'm sure we've felt like this every year. But somehow every year Ryan Murphy manages to pack a whole of shit into one season and usually wraps it all up at the end with a bow. Asylum is still the greatest season of TV EVER imo and nothing will beat that flawless, crazy ride, but here's to hoping that Hotel will come close.

 

 
Watch the trailer below:

Alright,
That's it for this weeks' horror news. Obviously a tone happened, but those are the four things that got me excited enough to blog about. I'm going to head back to decorating this house for Halloween and eating leftover cake out of a tupperware container because that's just how I live it up.

Stay spooky!

Wes Craven - gone but never ever forgotten

It is with devastating news that I write this blog tonight. Wes Craven, one of the pioneers of horror, has passed away - losing his battle with brain cancer. He turned 76 earlier this month. There are not many out there who can be called a "Master of Horror" but that is a title that Wes held for a long time, and will continue to hold. And something that horror fans could always agree on. He paved the way for my generation's horror bringing us all of the baddies we continue to love, and continue to reboot and remake.

Wes broke grounds in 1972 with his violent and controversial film The Last House on the Left which tells the story of two young girls who are taken into the woods and tortured by a gang of nasty people. Wes wrote the script and intended it to be much more graphic than it came out. It was edited to a much softer, but still incredibly shocking film. The original script has never been released. It was also well known for it's clever marketing scheme "To avoid fainting, keep repeating 'It's only a movie'..."

In 1977 the famous The Hills Have Eyes was released, Wes again wrote the script and directed. It tells the story of a normal suburban family on a road trip who become targeted by a family of back wood savages.

Of course, in 1984 Wes changed horror forever with the creation and release of A Nightmare on Elm Street. A film that to this day, ranks on everyone's stop ten horror lists, and gave birth to one of horror's vest villains - Freddy Kreuger. The franchise went on to include 9 films, and there's still more in the works. Freddy is a staple of pop culture, and Wes based him all on a strange encounter he had as a child with a stranger on the street. Part of the franchise was of course, New Nightmare which was completely unique as it pushed against the fourth wall and brings the actress Heather Langenkamp (who plays one of the best scream queens Nancy Thompson) into the film playing herself being haunted by Freddy Kreuger.

In 1988 Wes directed The Serpent and the Rainbow, a film where the main character recounts his experiences in Haiti investigating the story of Clairvius Narcisse who was poisoned and buried alive only to be revived as a zombie. 


In 1991 The People Under the Stairs was released, which was written and directed by Wes, and tells a great tale of a man breaking into the home of his family's landlords only to discover a disturbing scenario from which he now must escape.

In 1996 he re-invented the Slasher genre with the release of Scream and immediately after, Scream 2. The Scream franchise has four films and in my opinion, all four of them are amazing. Scream was the film I watched when I was 12 and taught me that horror can be fun and can poke fun at itself while still being scary. The Scream franchise sits very near and dear to my heart.

Another personal favorite of mine was My Soul to Take which was released 2010. This was his first film since New Nightmare that Wes wrote and directed by himself and I fell in love with this strange and sleepy horror film.

Wes has had an extensive career, writing, directing, and doing just about everything. He flipped the horror genre on its' head and remained humble all the while. Only a few of his movies are listed here of course, and I urge you to explore his filmography.

My condolences go out to those who knew and loved Wes, and I'm sure they know how much he is beloved by the horror community. It is a very sad evening for me and I am dealing with it in the only way I know how - watching A Nightmare on Elm Street.

Thank you Wes, thank you for everything you did for horror and for the characters you brought to life and gave us to love. We are eternally in your debt and will continue to honor your great body of work and achievements.

Dawning of the age of Manson

I've decided to finally watch some of the newer horror TV shows now that summer is in full swing and I obviously have a lot of time on my hands. First up I watched the pilot for Aquarius:

Aquarius season 1 episode 1

Heard about this agesssss ago and now it's finally premiered! (two months ago, but it's me - always late to the game) A crime drama surrounding Charles Manson and his "family" in the 1960's. Starring David Duchovny as a bit of a grumpy and slightly bewildered detective working alongside his new younger, pot smoking partner played by Grey Damon. Charles Manson himself is played by Gethin Anthony (known for playing Renly on GoT)

The pilot episode really just sets things up for us as an audience. A young girl is taken in by Manson and her real family reports her missing, Duchovny is on the hunt with the help of his partner, a young guy who uses much different tactics to the straight lace Duchovny. The young girl's mother is an ex of Duchovny's character, creating a bit of sexual tension. Oh, and the father is Manson's lawyer - just to make things juicier.

The soundtrack is perfect, the costumes are to die for, while the story is meh. I'll keep watching for sure, no point in giving up after one episode (unless it was really awful), but it has already been renewed for a season two which doesn't give me much hope. I'm getting flashbacks of The Following.

Up next:
Wayard Pines episode 1
The Strain season 1 episode 1
Hannibal season 3 episode 1


In other news -
Dreadit pointed out that you can see which horror movies were released the year you were born. Apparently mine was the year of the terrible sequels to the sequels to the sequels:

1989

Amityville 4: The Evil Escapes
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child
Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland

Amazing.

And lastly, you can now purchase Jason and Freddy lawn gnomes and everything is right with the world. At only $23 a piece you can have Freddy vs Jason reenactments on your lawn and scare the fuck out of the raccoons (and your landlady).
Order Freddy here and get Jason here

Horror Documentaries and Buttholes (full disclosure; there are no buttholes in this post)

For the horror fan, simply watching horror movies is never enough, you always need more more more. So when I'm in a horror movie lull or can't make up my mind - I like to pull up a chair and watch how my favorites were made, or watch the history of this amazing genre. Here's a few classics that I watch frequently:
(and "His name was Jason" isn't on here because... I HAVEN'T WATCH IT YET OMG I KNOWWWW - i'm terrible, but I found a copy on youtube soooo....[you can actually find all these docs on youtube])

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Silence of the Lambs - the inside story

I think this was made for the E! network before it played nothing but reality shows, i'm not sure, but it has that feel to it. But regardless it's a well made interesting look into the movie that almost didn't get made but ended up winning the top 5 Oscars of that year. The doc explains how Gene Hackman originally bought the rights but backed out, and how Anthony Hopkin's was convinced his role in Hollywood was over until this ground breaking role came along.

It's quite an intimate look at the goings on with the studio at the time and what seems to be everyone having zero faith this movie would ever be made.

Well, Clarice - have the lambs stopped screaming?

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Never Sleep Again: the elm street legacy

If you're a Freddy fan - you've already seen this a few times. A great, in depth look at the franchise itself, the creators, director, actors/actresses, and everything in between. It has some great behind the scene footage and photos.
And this guy is FOUR HOURS LONG and hosted by our main queen Nancy (Heather Langenkamp). I mean, horror documentaries always deliver, and this is almost too much, you're basically like WE'RE NOT WORTHY.
It starts with the original film and finishes with my all time fav Freddy vs. Jason, covering each film with enough time and respect.

When I was alive, I might have been a little naughty, but after they killed me, I became something much, much worse. The stuff nightmares are made of.

Scream Still Screaming: the ultimate scary movie retrospective

I'm a massive massive MASSIVE fan of the Scream series and this doc really does it justice. It talks about the history of the script, how it was originally called Scary Movie, and how it became a trilogy (obviously made before the fourth was released). It also touches on the backlash that came with it because of the teen violence and how Wes Craven realllly didn't want to do it.
I mean, this whole movie was doomed from the get go, especially being released during the Christmas season, but it kicked ass and continues to. YES, EVEN SCREAM 4 YOU JERKS.
Everyone is in this film from Neve Campbell to Matthew Lillard, Jamie Kennedy and Parker Posey etc.
And try and get to the end without turning on Scream.
 
Now Sid, don't you blame the movies. Movies don't create psychos. Movies make psychos more creative!

A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss (three part series)

This is a documentary on horror movies in general, starting from the very first and ending with Halloween. It was a three part series made for the BBC by writer and actor Mark Gatiss (from Sherlock and an avid horror fan himself) where he takes a personal exploration through the history of horror movies. Each episode is an hour long. Episode one "Frankenstein Goes to Hollywood", Episode two "Home Counties Horror" and ending with Episode three "The American Scream".
This is a really wonderful doc to watch if you're a huge horror fan, and Mark does justice to the horror genre by treating it respectfully and fairly. I remember the first time watching this one I ended up with a two page list of movies I NEEDED to watch or re-watch. 
Mark also sits down with some of horror's legends and shares old footage that I'd never seen before.

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The American Nightmare 

This is a hella dark documentary that pairs horror movies with the horror going on in the world. It includes some of the biggest names in horror like Romero, Cronenberg, Carpenter, Hooper, Craven etc and they share the very honest inspirations that came for their films. While showing some of the more gruesome scenes from the movies, they cut it with gruesome scenes from every day life, specifically the Vietnam war which inspired many directors and the civil rights movement. It's definitely not for the faint of heart, and is quite graphic, but I'm not sure why I'm even telling you that considering you wouldn't be reading this blog or seeking out this doc unless you had that sick mind all of us horror fans cherish.
This one is honestly just fascinating to watch for someone who wasn't born when all of this happened, and it gives me a chance to start to understand the true darkness of these films.

Horror Movie Challenge Day 4 to 6

Horror Movie Challenge DAY 4 - 6

(Where I am challenged to watch a horror movie 31 days in a row) 

DAY FOUR:

Nightmare on Elm Street: Dream Warriors

Oh yeah, another Elm Street film. Fair warning; I got a little intense on Robert Englund's imdb page and added like half his movies to my list. I was feeling all warm and fuzzy and supportive after seeing him in person for my birthday. Anyway, never seen this one before but always hear great things. Everyone was right. This was completely enjoyable and one hell of a fun ride. You don't need me to tell you to watch an Elm Street fim....just do it.
9/10

 DAY FIVE:

Hello Herman

Before you jump down my throat, I am fully aware this isn't a horror film in any way shape or form. But it's my list, and I've been meaning to watch this film for months and months, and technically a school shooting is a form of horror in itself. I really wanted to deeply love this film but it really came up short. Basically a kid shoots up a school and then an online interviewer with a confusing and shady past interviews him trying to figure out why he did it. I finished this film with a lot of unanswered questions and a longing to feel something deeper emotionally.
6/10

DAY SIX:

All the Boys Love Mandy Lane

 A typical film about a bunch of drunken, sex crazed, drug induced teenagers heading off to a non cell-phone reception ranch to party the night away except jk they get murdered off one by one. I was about ready to give up on this film three quarters of the way through as I couldn't see a bright future but the twist thrown in at the end kept me awake for a little bit longer. I'm not saying the twist was ground breaking and holy shit worthy, but I didn't see it coming....probably because I was half asleep...but still interesting enough to take me to the end. The homicidal maniac is easy to figure out after about ten minutes and although the deaths are extremely violent, all in all this film did nothing for me. I thought it was an interesting commentary about the female body and power in high school but when reading various reviews online about this film, I seem to be the only one that thinks that? So maybe I'm reaching. Either way, I wouldn't recommend, and I may watch it again in the very distance future if only because I've forgotten I even watched it in the first place.

6/10 (for the ending and my delusions on the deeper meaning of the film)

Up Next:
Day 7: Kantemir (2014)
Day 8: Sanitarium (2013)
Day 9: Saw (2004)

Horror Movie Challenge Day 1 to 3

Horror Movie Challenge DAY 1 - 3

(Where I am challenged to watch a horror movie 31 days in a row) 

I began my second annual horror movie challenge in Edmonton this year, which is a horror on its own. I was there for a work conference and in between all the traveling stress and anxiety, I would retreat to the hotel room at night to relax and watch my horror movies. I am now safely and happily back in Vancouver and ready for Day 4.

I created the list myself this year, completely catered to my tastes and preferences and basically filled with horror movies I've wanted to see but never gotten around to, a few random choices, and some of my personal favorites. So night one I ran a bath in my hotel room, got cozy and watched Wes Craven's New Nightmare.

DAY ONE:

Wes Craven's New Nightmare

I've never seen this before, and to be completely honest have only seen the first two Elm Street films and Freddy Vs. Jason (which I watched ten times last year in honor of it's tenth anniversary).  I've also watched the reboot which I just realized I actually own on blu ray for some reason? I don't even remember buying it? I am so completely in love with the original that I've never really felt the need to go much further. But boy was I wrong. New Nightmare was absolutely wonderful and thoroughly enjoyable. It was everything I expected and more. It's about the actress, Heather, who plays Nancy in the original film, and her husband and son. After awaking one night from a Freddy nightmare she finds herself in the middle of a very real earthquake and things only get worse from there. With some of the original cast returning and Wes playing himself, it's a great fan film. And the Freddy in this film is apparently much closer to the original Freddy that Wes himself created based on nightmares he had, articles he read about people dying in their sleep, and a terrifying experience with a strange man outside his apartment. Robert Englund plays himself in the film which is all you really need to know to watch this movie.
I wouldn't suggest it for someone who's never seen an Elm Street film but I'm sure anyone who's a fan of Freddy has already seen New Nightmare. I'll definitely be re-watching in the future.
8/10

 

DAY TWO:

The Ward

A John Carpenter film, aka a man who gave me two of my favorite horror films; Halloween and The Thing. The Ward feels like a dumbed down version of what John Carpenter is good at.
It revolves around Kristen who burns down a farm house and ends up in a psych ward with four other girls. As the other girls go missing and Kristen starts to see a terrifying ghostly woman she begins to delve deeper into the ward to figure out exactly what's going on there.
The scares themselves were enjoyable and silly, and the twist was not so much predictable as "done before". All the girls in the film were absolutely gorgeous and the setting was a perfect mix of creepy but dreamy. I found my mind wandering every now and then and this film felt more like something I would put on for background noise.
5/10

DAY THREE:

Silent House

I went into this film with no knowledge whatsoever except that it was filmed using "real time" footage and the appearance of one continuous shot. And I won't lie, the first half of the film I hated. I was bored, I rolled my eyes at the jumps, and I got annoyed at the darkness and slight confusion of what was even going on. And then the second half of the film began and slapped me in the face. I won't say anything about the ending whatsoever because I would hope most people will watch this film with no previous knowledge.
But this film went from meh to I NEED TO WATCH THAT AGAIN in about 5 minutes.
Just watch it. This will be one I aggressively recommend. 
9/10

Up Next:
Day 4:  - Nightmare on Elm Street: Dream Warriors (1987)
Day 5: - Hello Herman (2012)
Day 6: - All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (2006)