Die, Monster, Die! (1965)

When it comes down to film adaptations of H. P. Lovecraft's stories, I'm not all that concerned with faithfulness to the source material; as long as it manages to tell its own good story, I'm just peachy with the whole thing.

So, needless to say, I was liking the movie -- add Boris Karloff and gothic horror together, and it's bound to please me -- but then the ending happened -- that stupid, tooth-shatteringly painful ending. That was enough to ruin the entire experience for me.

6/10 (and only because I liked everything before the ending)

Phenomena (1985)

If anyone ever asks me why the '80s is my favourite decade of cinema, I'll just tell them to watch this movie. It encapsulates the best of '80s cinematography, music, and atmosphere -- I'm just absolutely transfixed with this film. It's my favourite Dario Argento film and my favourite Jennifer Connelly film.

8.5/10

Tenebre (1982) -- 7/10

Planet of the Vampires (1965)

I wanted to like this film, but the pacing was just too slow and the characters too uninteresting to keep my interest; I ended up thinking about Star Trek uniforms to pass the time while waiting for the plot to progress and something of interest to develop.

Oh, and I wasn't at all impressed with the ending, either; it's like something the Twilight Zone would pull, but done in such a bland way as to make a viewer ask: "What's the point?"

6/10

The Rapture (1991)

As with Frailty, this is another Christian-themed horror film that leaves me with more questions than answers. This movie, though, is far more heartbreaking -- it certainly makes me hope, more than ever, that the Fundies' version of Christianity never turns out to be true.

Oh, and David Duchovny with long hair is indeed a sight to behold.

7/10

Cowards Bend the Knee (2003) -- 7/10

Night Mayor (2009) -- 6.5/10