2 : [REC]

Why I chose it?

Comparisons to Blair Witch - which would normally flag it up as a piece of shite - but this isn't an American film, it's Spanish, so I braced for something different, and based on the other Spanish movie I saw, something downright scary.

Where?

Cinema 6, Trocadero, 9.15pm



Comments?

Reading subtitles while the camera moves and shakes is a challenge but the subject matter and intensity on the screen makes you forget all about it. I think I jumped out of my seat about five times. This is one scary follando film (pardon my Spanish).


Would I pay to see it?

Yes I would and I would fork out some money for brown underpants next time too.

Rating?

9 out of 10

Post Movie Quote:

"Gee, the Spanish know how to scare the shit out of you! "Daryl Nilbett (to anyone who would listen).

1 : EL ORFANATO (THE ORPHANAGE)

Why I chose it?

Involvement of Guillermo Del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth, Hellboy); a bit of a buzz surrounding it from critics and viewers alike (which isn't always a good thing).

Where?

Cinema 2, Haymarket

Comments?

Quite an enthralling psychological thriller with superbly handled supernatural elements; great use of sound; plenty of "edge of your seat, hold your breath" sequences.

Would I pay to see it?

Yes! Full price!!

Rating?

9 out of 10

Post Movie Quote:

"Scary and frightening, but ultimately, heartbreaking. A great start to the 100!!" Daryl Nilbett (to no one in particular).

Lights! Camera! Action!

And so it begins.

One hundred movies in a year. Roughly two a week. All starting from yesterday, 20 April 2008.

And it's all free.

How is that? I hear you ask. Well, The Jingo bought me a Cineworld Unlimited movie pass for one whole year for my birthday last year. Great pressie; great chick.

Free movies at any of the Cineworld theatres - Trocadero, Haymarket, Chelsea, Fulham Road, even Dublin - for one whole year!

I activated the card yesterday at Haymarket cinema with giddy glee. They took a photo of me for identification purposes and based on the photo, I will need to be shitfaced on beer and raspberry snaps for me to pass inspection. No, I wasn't drunk yesterday; it's just a rotten picture.

I activated the card, bought some popcorn and soft drink and headed into Cinema 2, where I saw Movie Number One, which was anything but rotten.

Roll it!