best movie i've ever seen.

This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

The acting in this movie is really good.

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

Having read the original novel, I rushed to this movie with high expectations, and the end result is hit and miss for me. First off, there are several noticeable, if not substantial, plot changes, compared to the book, which may be a bummer if you are keen on the faithfulness of cinematic adaptation. Personally I was not particularly bothered, however, I did find the pace of this movie to be rather rushed, which is understandable, considering the run time is merely 100 minutes or so. I think the genius of the original book definitely warrants the length of a TV-series to do it justice on the big screen, as the book is relatively long, to say the least.Having said that, I have to commend the filmmakers for accurately recapturing the nuances of the flavor of the novel, which was why so many people gravitated towards John Dies at the End in the first place. The choices of which parts to keep and which parts to ditch were overall well thought out; The humors were there, with dick jokes galore in the book deliberately toned down a notch to achieve a perfect balance; the gore effects were top notch enough to get your blood pumping; and the acting is actually quite decent, especially Molly, or as in this movie, Bark Lee, who gave a very believable performance. In a nutshell, the movie version of John Dies at the End is guaranteed to be a joy ride, as long as you look past the faithfulness issues.

A-Z Horror Movie of the Day..."John Dies at the End" (R - 2012 - US)Sub-Genre: Gore/ComedyMy Score: 6.9Cast=7 Acting=7 Plot=5 Ending=9 Story=7 Scare=4 Jump=7 F/X=6 Gore=9 Funny=8 A new street drug that sends its users across time and dimensions has one drawback: some people return as no longer human. Can two college dropouts save humankind from this silent, otherworldly invasion? "Do you ever wonder why you sometimes see a single shoe lying alongside the road?" There are a lot of elements in this movie...I could easily call this a Sci-Fi movie, too. It's extremely busy, but I liked this quite a bit!! I could right a book about this movie and I wouldn't cover everything that's in it. I'm just going to recommend you give it a look, but you might watch it again in the next 24 hours.

Despite having picked up a box set of writer/director Don Coscarelli's Phantasm films I have somehow never got round to opening the collection.Taking part in a film festival being held on IMDb's Film Festival board,I noticed that the latest project that Coscarelli has made was on the viewing list,which led to me getting ready to see John die at the end.The plot:Meeting up with newspaper reporter Arnie Blondestone, David Wong begins to tell Blondestone the events which led to him getting psychic powers. Days earlier:Finding themselves going up against a women who can transform into snakes,Wong and his friend John Cheese decide to contact TV infomercial psychic Albert Marconi,who kills the snakes by casting a spell over the phone.Going to watch Cheese perform in a band,Wong runs into drug dealer Robert Marley,who calms that he has a new drug that has given him psychic powers,which Marley displays by telling Wong about the dream he had last night.Dismissing Marley's "party tricks" Wong gets a call later that night from a terrified-sounding Cheese. Entering Cheese's house,Wong finds a syringe filled with a black tar colour liquid that appears to be alive.Kicking Cheese out of his drugged up state,Wong soon discovers that Marley's "new drug" claims have offered up a dimension time jumping high.View on the film:Going on IMDb a few minutes after seeing the film,I was sorry to find out that Angus Scrimm has just died,with Scrimm giving a good,creepy performance as Father Shellnut. Joining Scrimm, Chase Williamson & Rob Mayes each give terrific performances as Cheese and Wong,thanks to Williamson & Mayes giving the duo a strong bond which stays firm as it coiled by weirdness,as co-producer Paul Giamatti chews the scenery as Arnie Blondestone.Pulling the pulp from David Wong's graphic novels,the screenplay by co-editor/ (along with Donald Milne) writer/director Don Coscarelli scrambles time travelling Sci-Fi,vicious critter splatter Horror,and supernatural mystery.Keeping the meet between Wong and Blondestone as the foundation, Coscarelli builds vast quirky mountains which go from a psychic dog to the guys entering an alternative ghost world.As Coscarelli offers a sweet nod to his earlier work in the final page, Coscarelli struggles to unravel all of the threads,with Coscarelli having a sharp eye for unleashing another deliciously quirky thread in Cheese's world,but being unable to join them all together.Splashing the movie with vivid pulp Comic Book colours, Coscarelli and cinematographer Mike Gioulakis blend practical effects with CGI alt worlds.Cracking open Wong's head, Coscarelli & Gioulakis cast ultra-stylised,quick-fire tracking shots across the titles and winding camera moves which give the film a strikingly peculiar ,off- beat atmosphere.Whilst the practical gore effects give the film a darkly comedic edge,the CGI effects never fully blend in,due to them looking half-finished,which leads to the large CGI final scenes feeling disconnected from the maze Coscarelli has built,as John dies at the end.

Watched this film last night on Netflix. I knew nothing about it - but thought it had a good name and looked a bit unusual. The name is nothing compared to how crazy the film is. Totally surreal but not so much that you can't follow what's going on, and really funny too. All the parts are brilliantly acted, well directed, so glad I picked it to watch. Reminded me a bit of evil dead with a touch of Cronenberg. The scene with the Moustache is worth watching the film for all by itself. It is a film that definitely doesn't take itself too seriously (it could almost be a fantasy horror sci-fi spoof) but is still seriously good