I am a horror movie buff so when a scary movie comes out I pay attention to it. I love being scared…The feeling of adrenaline as I hold my breath, imagining if it were me, and being thankful that it’s not is exhilarating.
When the trailer came out for When a Stranger Calls I was intrigued, but I thought it looked a little too hokey for me. The trailer was good, but to me that meant that they made it look that good for a reason. I ignored it when it went to the theater, but the other day I was on Yahoo IM and some guy began telling me how great it was.
According to this guy, it was not super scary, but it was very shock scary. It was one of those movies that made you jump. Okay, he won. We decided to watch it. I wanted to find out what the hype was about, so I rented it from the local Blockbuster, curled up in Dom’s arms, and prepared myself for a jumpy flick.
About halfway through the opening scenes, I determined that the guy I talked to had no testicles. There were so many problems with this movie I don’t know where to begin. The “scary” portion of this movie makes no sense. I recommend if you want to see this movie then you stop reading because there are SPOILERS below.
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The killer in the movie targets babysitters and younger women. The house he breaks into would have cost well over a few million dollars. So, it would stand to reason that on a school night this particular house would have a babysitter, right? No…not right. What are we supposed to believe, that this random guy just happened to pick the right mansion? That is a little too much considering the house was out in the middle of nowhere.
Next problem and perhaps the biggest one was the lead character. It seemed a tad unnatural how everything scared her. I don’t know if it was overacting on her part or if she was just really in character, but things bothered her….easily. The lights would go on or off (due to automatic lighting) and she’d gasp. She took a poker into the kitchen because she heard a noise. Did I mention she shook with fear the entire way? However, the burglar alarm goes off and she tells people it’s cool and they don’t need to find out what was going on. Sure, that makes sense.
Bottom Line: Unlike what I was told, I didn’t feel any jumps and the only thing frightening was When a Stranger Calls as a whole, not the plot. I recommend if you want to see something scary that was made around the same time watch The Hills have Eyes, now that was just frightening.
Note: This is the 2006 version not the 1979 version which I’ve heard is good.
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Ashtyn Evans is a writer, advocate, free thinker, and all around cynical person. Always quick to find the negative in anything pop culture, she loves being a part of that which she despises.
Ashtyn and Dominick own numerous blogs together, as well as a full-time writing business. In her spare time she is a full-time college student studying History and Psychology. She plans to one day give up her freelance career and be a full-time blogger, novelist, and domestic goddess.
She can be contacted for writing projects, fan mail, or just to say hi. (She really is friendlier than we make her look).
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