The Houses October Built (2014) Movie Review

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The Houses October Built movie poster

If there is one thing you can be sure of it is that a movie about haunted houses will contain a maze ! And even though it is commonly referred to as a maze it is most likely a labyrinth ! How many times have you gone to a haunted house and been given a choice of which direction you can go ? Honestly only the absolute best ones and even then it is really rare (note to house owners).

So this movie is about a group of 5 friends who take an RV out before Halloween and record their experiences visiting various haunted houses on a road trip. Sounds like a fun real world trip. But they are also on the lookout for a secret, hard to find haunted house that is known for taking things to the extreme. And they find it. Oops. Bad idea. Either way along the road trip they visit many haunted houses that put them into mazes or labyrinths !

Cool concept. Wish it was a bit better executed. Get it, executed. Whatever.

I give it a 4.9/10.

400 Days (2015) Movie Review

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400 Days movie poster

Do you remember the movie with Pauly Shore from 1996 starring Pauly Shore called Bio-Dome ? Pauly and his friend get stuck in a long term science experiment that they can’t leave for a year. This movie has a similar concept but more Sci-Fi based, with 4 astronauts locked in a 400 day simulation of travel to another planet to test their psyche. One day things go awry and weird stuff starts happening. Is it part of the simulation and a test ? The movie watcher and the crew are trying to figure it out.

During an episode one of the crewmembers locks himself in a room where he has appears to have a drawn a maze on the walls that he is now solving. He is not in his right mind (offensive for us maze lovers no ?). Here is a look at the scene:

400 Days movie maze scene

If you like sci-fi you have a better chance to like this film, but you will be wanting more (answers, better acting, better bad guys)

I give it a 5/10.

Tale of Tales (2015) Movie Review

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Tale of Tales (2015) movie poster

Tale of Tales is a movie about a variety of fairytales intertwined into 3 different storylines that revolve around kings and queens. You get some nice performances from Salma Hayek , John C Reilly, Vincent Cassel, and Toby Jones and the cinemaphotography is also good. It is also a movie that won a lot of awards for costume design, which I did not know until researching the movie after having watched it, and I must say it makes a lot of sense.

There is a maze scene in the movie because Salma Hayek’s queen character has a stone maze outside her castle. Check out the screengrab below. While most movies would have gone with a traditional hedge maze in the gardens, this stone version looks daunting.

Tale of Tales (2015) maze scene

Overall, there are some nice moments in the movie, and it is worth a watch if you like movies from this period or enjoy any of the actors.

I give it a 6.3/10.

Shock Labyrinth (2009) Movie Review

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Shock Labyrinth movie poster

If someone said to you - ‘Hey do you want to watch a movie or would you rather be punched in the face 5 times ?’ you would naturally say, I’ll take the movie. But that is the WRONG answer. First you need to see what the movie is. If it is this movie take the beating. Not only is it horrible and make no sense but you have to read the subtitles. I will grant one exception. This movie may cure insomnia. I can’t confirm it, but I think someone should give it a try.

There are kids stuck in a mazelike hospital…blah blah blah. There is a 3D version which seems like it could be used for advanced torture ? This is a hard pass obviously.

I give it a 3.3/10.