 | It's almost time for us horror fans to enter a new year. A new year which is sure to be filled with hits and misses. Just like 2008 was, 2009 is sure to offer some of the best, as well as some of the worst when it comes to horror films. Which is why today, we're releasing our annual best and worst of 2008 list. A list we hope can keep studios from making the same mistakes next year. Now keep in mind, this list only covers theatrical releases, and not straight-to-dvd releases. Any horror film that atleast graced one screen in 2008, will make some end of this list. Whether it'll be the "BEST" side or the "WORST" side...well, that remains to be seen. So lets get started. Lets start off first with the WORST of 2008, just to get the bad news out of the way first. Topping the worst of 2008 list when it comes to horror films is "One Missed Call" redux. Sure, remaking an asian horror film about an evil spirit -- that travels through peoples cellphone memories and kills people who are stored in them -- after delivering a voicemail message, which predicts their death 24 hours later -- seemed like a good idea at first. |
 | Next up we take to the water with the killer croc pic "Rogue", from "Wolf Creek" helmer Greg McLean. Crocodiles in films like this are supposed to wreak utter havoc, eating people, biting them in half, etc. But somehow in "Rogue", this all got lost in translation. Instead, the film offers up vapid characters with only Radha Mitchell to root for to survive the ordeal. Then there's that crocodile, who for some reason just can't seem to get a decent amount of screentime. And in a killer croc film, that is never a good thing. "The Signal" is up next. A UK horror film which got limited play earlier this year in cinemas, and managed to wow me with the opening 15 minutes. But sadly crashed and burned like a cheap jet plane after that. I haven't seen a collapse this bad since the career of one Amy Winehouse...seriously. Which brings me to "Hellboy 2:The Golden Army" This film is the sequel to "Hellboy", which I wasn't very crazy about to begin with. It was better than "Hellboy" I'll say that, but when it came to really pushing the envelope and impressing the hell out of me? Well I simply just wasn't that impressed. |
