Sunday, September 20, 2009

Jennifer's Body

Jennifer's Body is up there this year with the better horror movies. Especially because its not a damn remake as most have been this year. But really what makes this movie great is the lack of focus on kills and the focus on the fun story and characters. I like seeing horror movies or in this case a horror comedy in which theres more to it than just funny lines and gruesome deaths which I think in this movie should have been more gruesome. The director was angling to keep it more atmospheric which I don't think she really succeeded at and with it being such a funny movie very graphic kills could've helped it be scary as well as funny.
Everybody is constantly riffing on Megan Fox saying she did horrible but she didn't. I think she did what was necessary for the part and deserves a lot more credit. Amanda Seyfried is definitely the standout of the movie. Not much of a surprise as she is awesome. I also am very happy with Diablo's writing and the fact that whatever she gets her hands on she makes sure you know its her who wrote it. People complain about her "hipster" dialog which I find entertaining. It sets her apart from other writers and no one ever said all movies had to have realistic dialog that would probably happen in real life. This movie is campy, fun, and has its own delicious twang thanks to Diablo and love or hate her writing she is a great writer.
The movie was very satisfying and kept you immersed throughout the whole thing. Don't listen to people who say it sucked if it looks good to you see it because it is very good.