Rigor Mortis
A washed-up actor at the end of his rope moves into a dilapidated tenement building. Feeling he has nothing to live for, he attempts to take his life, but a neighbor intervenes. A woman who cannot deal with the death of her husband discovers a way to bring him back to her, thanks to a practitioner of the dark arts. But he warns her to never remove his mask. A child seeks the attention of his neglectful mother. Twin girls seek revenge for what happened to them in life.
Living here will not be easy...
This beautifully filmed and well-acted movie will give you the chills. Chock full of spirits, who run the
gambit of Chinese mythology, this is a must-see for those who love horror. Maybe even more than once, to catch everything.
Pay close attention to the special effects and the sound track, which are crucial to the setting of each scene. I highly recommend this and give it 4.5 Stars.
Otis
A classic high school story - boy meets girl, boy loves girl, boy asks girl to be his date at the prom...except this is no boy, this is an obsessed 40 year old serial abductor/killer by the name of Otis (Bostin Christopher) who keeps kidnapping pretty girls. He chains them up in his specially equipped torture chamber, forces them to go by the name of Kim, and then wants them to relive with him a time of his life that never existed.
The Lawsons are a somewhat typical dysfunctional family, led by parents Will (Daniel Stern) and Kate
(Illeana Douglas). Riley (Ashley Johnson) is the golden girl who can do no wrong while son Reed (Jared Kusnitz) is the fuck-up who can't be bothered to do anything he should. He and a friend get caught making a video of Riley in her underwear in the privacy of her bedroom, and the parents are incensed. However, their video attracts Otis' attention, and he begins to peep on her himself. Luckily, the parents aid in his plans by ordering pizza from the pizza parlor where he works as a delivery driver. The game is on!
When Riley comes outside to pay him for the pizza, he kidnaps her and introduces her to his secret room. Meanwhile, the FBI have been called in and the investigation is being led by an obnoxious agent, Ralph Hotchkiss (Jere Burns), who is more hindrance than help, and doesn't let a little matter of truth get in his way.
The savvy Riley knows the only way to survive is to "play along" with Otis, answer to the name of Kim, and pretend they are on a date. Unbeknownst to her, Otis has a brother, Elmo (Kevin Pollak), who is thoroughly disgusted with the way Otis lives and who is unaware of his brother's extracurricular activities. When Otis tries to speak about Kim, Elmo warns him to never speak his wife's name again...ever.
Riley manages to escape, and even remembers the address where she is held. But when she tells her mother, Kate tells her to tell no one else, especially Hotchkiss. She and Will and Reed have plans for Mr. Otis....
Otis is a dark horror/comedy, but mostly a horror film, which will keep you wondering from beginning to end how everything will plan out. You'll remember Daniel Stern from the Home Alone films, where he was one of the bad guys terrorizing Macaulay Culkin. This film feels like a bit of a twist in that he is defending something/someone, not the other way around. Jere Burns is wonderfully obnoxious as the FBI agent you can't wait to hate, and I also loved the stoner son who stood up when it counted. Hooray for family solidarity!
Remember this is ultimately a horror movie, and does get graphic. There is an alternate ending which is quite different than the original. All in all, a good watch. I give this film 4 Stars.
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