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Flightplan is another thriller which does not bore simply because it’s got an innovative plot. The movie follows the story of a mother whose daughter vanishes in a plane 38,000 feet in mid-air intercontinental flight from Europe to New York . The absurdity of it all – from the mother’s point of view – was that no one else in the plane remembered her daughter on board, thereby making the mother herself presuming that she’s delusional. Bordering already on insanity, the mother maintains her conviction that her daughter has really vanished and is on a distressed stage. The mother then embarks on an exclusive search for her daughter.

It’s nice to see Wes Craven make a film minus the slashing. The action scenes in this movie are convincing but Red Eye has an absurd plot. Why conduct an elaborate operation to abduct a hotel manager in mid-flight, and then tell her to transfer a visiting guest at her hotel to another suite so the guest could be assassinated? The plot is really senseless although we viewers can barely notice this since we are paying too much attention to the verbal and physical exchanges happening between Rachel McAdams and Cillian Murphy. Of course, we love those two actors, villain or not. Rachel was the breakthrough actress in The Notebook; Cillian was the hunk known for his frontal nudity in 28 Days Later.

This is the movie where you see Jared Leto does his best as a villain. Panic Room stars veteran actress Jodie Foster who recurs once more her role as a strong woman with conviction. Jodie Foster here has got a daughter Sarah when their home was visited by a burglar. In an instance, mother and daughter leap their way to the panic room in their house where they negotiate and play wits with the burglars led by Jared Leto and another veteran and believable star, Forest Whitaker. This is not your boring slasher movie because this film explores everything so as not to insult the moviegoers’ intelligence. With Jodie Foster in fold, you can surely count Panic Room not to disappoint.

When A Stranger Calls is not only known for it being revived thriller, it is known for its star – the lovely and talented Camilla Belle. Camilla is one hot actress to root for if you are a Hollywood agent scouting for potential box office appeal. In this movie, Camilla does justice to all scenes – she can be provocative and scary at the same time. Now, does that not earn a wink? I can even compare Camilla’s scream here similar to what Naomi Watts did in The Ring and King Kong. Watch out for this talent. As for the movie, make it as your time filler.

Trivia:

When a Stranger Calls is a 1979 horror/thriller film starring Carol Kane and Charles Durning, directed by Fred Walton. The original music score is composed by Dana Kaproff.It is followed by the 1993 made-for-television sequel When a Stranger Calls Back. Tagline: Every babysitter’s nightmare becomes real…

I especially remember this 2003 version of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre for two reasons: 1st) the presence of Jessica Biel; and 2nd) the movie’s producer is Michael Bay. With Michael Bay as the producer, you can surely watch out for unique camera angles throughout the film, as well as believable gory and action scenes. Then let’s delve on Jessica Biel. This movie is exactly the cause why Jessica was evicted from 7th Heaven. Jessica says she wants to take on more mature roles. And indeed she has, for Jessica here is very sexy, an extreme departure from her stint in 7th Heaven.

The first Texas Chainsaw Massacre was shot in 1973, and it reflected an era of violence in America. It kind of started the trend in unfounded slasher movies. Even then, the cinematography of the 1973 movie was great, and so this 2003 release had a tough act to follow. But it successfully surpassed all the cinematic challenges.