The Meg (2018)

When a research sub with three crew members becomes disabled on the ocean floor, Jonas Taylor is called in to attempt a rescue. Jonas is the only one man in the world can perform this type of rescue. Coincidentally his ex wife is on the stranded sub.

Years ago Jonas saved eleven people in a sinking vessel from death. But the ships doctor - who was one of the men rescued -  states Jonas is a coward who left two men behind to die. Jonas has a different story - there was something down there in the depths that was attacking the sub and if he hadn't made the decision to leave, they all would have perished.

Things go horribly wrong as almost every cliche you can think of is packed into this film which made it lots of fun.  Every time someone got knocked into the water at an inopportune time, I had to laugh.  And theres a scene right out of Jaws where the killer shark is hung up and people gather round to take photos of their prize, when the most knowledgable person on board mutters, "that's not the right shark."

I'd recommend going to the theater with some friends and seeing it on the big screen. 

Deadshadows (2012)

When Chris was a boy, his parents were killed on the night that Halleys comet was seen.  Now an adult, Chris is scared of the dark and socially awkward, preferring to stay in his apartment and work online so he doesn't have to interact much with people.

There is a new comet that is passing over Earth and theories of an apocalypse abound.  People throughout the city use this as an excuse to throw huge parties and get crazy.

Chris is invited to a party by his attractive neighbor and decides to go. But at the party things get weird. People start acting strange, some get violent, and others mutate into creatures with disturbing appendages.

While Chris is able to retreat to the safety of his apartment, he eventually is attacked and has to team up with other survivors to try to figure out how to stay alive.

You can't help but think of Night of the Comet since it all revolves around something strange happening as a comet passes over the Earth.   Overall it's okay, but the ending is unsatisfactory... kind of like this review.


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The Nightmare (2015)

Well I guess if you like seeing people talk about their night paralysis, then this film is for you. There is no narration, no set up, and no explanation for the stories.  It's made up of watching re-enactments of the stories, or people sitting in front of a camera relating their thoughts and experiences.

One of the drawbacks about the film is there is no background on what sleep paralysis is, or any scientific theories and explanations. So if you aren't familiar with it, you could be  confused.  There aren't even any crazy theories. Just people endlessly talking about their nightmares.

Sleep paralysis is incredibly frightening for those who experience it, and some people have hallucinations.  One person talks about shadow people he saw in the bedroom and that he couldn't move, but later he says "and then I woke up..." Not sure if it's the editing or how he told it, but if your story ends with you waking up, then all the viewer is left with is that you had a terrible dream.

Stories include the following:

• guy whose visitors were aliens
• guy who'd never heard of sleep paralysis until his girlfriend told him about hers. Then he started suffering from it the next night. So he tells a friend, and then the friends suffers from it the night after that.
• woman whose sleep paralysis stopped when she found God .... hiding under the bed (rimshot)
• woman who reveals she suffered extreme abuse as a child
• man who mentions not wanting to stay at parents home due to terrible things that happened there (beside his sleep paralysis)