A couple of weeks ago I decided to start doing something new. Instead of posting long drawn out reviews for movies, I started doing what I call the twitRev. I watch movies and review them in 140 characters or less. These reviews can be found on the @YoMoEy twitter account. Each roundup consists of the 5 most recent twitRevs and will contain just a bit of extra information.

twitRev: The House of the Devil is a refreshing horror flick, it's nothing like the constant bullshit that Hollywood calls "horror" nowadays

The House of the Devil is about some chick trying to make it on her own and looking for a job to pay for rent on her new home. Outside of her current college dorm she sees an ad for a babysitting gig. She takes the job, drives to the house in the middle of nowhere, then shit hits the fan. The story is simple but that’s not necessarily a bad thing for this type of movie. It’s set in the ’80s and is shot in the same manner as movies of that era. In a day and age that is plagued with horror movies of the “torture porn” genre or gory remakes of original slasher flicks, The House of the Devil comes off as a true homage to late ’70s and early ’80s horror classics. The last half hour of the film plays out like a slasher flick but it’s the hour before hand that has an intense slowly paced build up. People who enjoy the previously mentioned torture porn flicks or remakes will definitely not dig this. It isn’t for them and they really wouldn’t appreciate this type of horror flick.

twitRev: Daybreakers had an interesting concept, was fairly entertaining, but some vfx made it look like a low budget direct-to-video flick

Daybreakers is about vampires and shit. Though it’s take on vampire’s is a bit different than many others. In this movie the vampires are the dominant species and the human are the ones on the verge of extinction. A company is harvesting humans for their blood and they’re in short supply. The main character is a scientist dude hired to invent a synthetic blood. He later meets some humans that have come up with a “cure” so to speak and convince him to help them out. He’s sympathetic to humans anyway so he’s immediately on board. Some parts of the story were a bit confusing. Essentially people get converted into vampires, and then turn back into humans, but then if they get bitten by a vampire again they don’t turn into vampires anymore but the vampires that did the biting were turned into humans…yeah, I didn’t get it either.

twitRev: The Men Who Stare at Goats was pretty funny, the story was unique, great acting, and George Clooney kills a goat...with his MIND!

The Men Who Stare at Goats is about some dude that goes to Kuwait to “investigate” the Iraq war after losing his wife to his boss. In an attempt to make her jealous or see how much of a man he really is or something. Once there, he meets this Special Forces dude that was apparently part of an American Army unit trained to use psychic powers like invisibility, remote viewing, intuition, walking through walls, and best of all cloud bursting…the ability to disperse clouds in the air! It had it’s funny moment here and there. By no means is this a hilarious movie but it isn’t really supposed to be a comedy. I loved all of the actors and the roles that they portrayed. It was an entertaining movie to watch and I would recommend it to others.

twitRev: The Road was so-so, wasn't bad but it definitely wasn't good, kinda boring at times, and the kid was annoying. overall, meh.

The Road is about a man and his son trying to survive in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. From what I remember they travel south to the coast where it’s warmer or something. On the way they seek shelter and food and such while trying to avoid cannibals and such. I really wanted to like this movie but it just didn’t do it for me. It’s not that it’s a bad film but I was just expecting it to be a lot better. There isn’t much else that I can remember or want to talk about the movie.

twitRev: Couple's Retreat is pretty funny, had it's hilarious moments, and Vince Vaughn + Jon Favreau + Jason Batemen = Awesome!

Couples Retreat is about four couples that go on a vacation to some resort and it doesn’t turn out to be what they expected. Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau, and Jason Bateman are always hilarious. On the female side, Malin Akerman and Kristen Bell are always hot. Plus that one chick from Sex and the City, for her age, is still pretty hot as well. It’s your typical comedy but it was fairly entertaining. The type of movie to watch on a weekend when you have nothing else to do.