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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.

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Fantastic graphic novel, fantastic film. Watchmen is not your ordinary superhero movie. This isn’t like Iron Man or The Incredible Hulk. It’s not an adrenaline fueled non-stop action packed summer blockbuster. Sure, you have your action here and there throughout the movie but it’s actually greatly driven by story. If you start watching this movie expecting something like Iron Man or even 300 (another comicbook adaptation by director Zack Snyder), you could be dissappointed. This is a thinking man’s superhero movie, if you will, and mainly targeted for adults.

Minutemen: The Silhouette, Mothman, Dollar Bill, Nite Owl, Captain Metropolis, Silk Spectre, Hooded Justice, the Comedian (kneeling) [founded in 1939]Crimebusters: the Comedian, Silk Spectre II, Dr. Manhattan, Ozymandias, Nite Owl II, Rorschach [founded in 1966]

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