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Wicked Little Things (2006)
Pretty Good. May contain something slightly Spoilerish.
I actually liked this one a lot. The effects were a little clumsy, and the lead actress left a lot to be desired as far as talent went, but she did scared really well.
The zombie children at first reminded me of little kids in clown make-up, until you realized the red lips were blood, and that, I think, made it just a little creepier than a more Savini-esquire make up approach would have.
No big surprises or twists, but it was a highly entertaining film with a fairly original take on the revenge of the wronged dead theme. I think making the bad guy a little more sympathetic might have worked in its favor.
The Hamiltons (2006)
Loved it!
The description of this film did not excite me overly, as I really despise the "people being horrible to other people" subgenre of horror. Boring.
But, there was a projector glitch in the previous Horrorfest film I'd been attending, and they gave us free passes, I was already at the theater, I figured "Why not?" I very nearly walked out in the middle of the opening sequence, because it looked to be very much a "people being horrible to other people" cliché, but I decided to stick it out and I'm glad I did. Best film of the festival.
I thought the story was engaging, and while the violence and gore on camera was minimal, it was effective. After twenty minutes, I WANTED to see how and why this family was so screwed up. While I started to have my suspicions about the twist at the end, it wasn't until just very shortly before it was revealed.