X-files is back. Get hyped!

It's late, I know. But still. I get to watch X-files again!

They managed to shake this old series to life again. It was back in 1993 it was aired for the first time. And then it went on to be the science fiction series for a long time. 

Now it is back. And they managed to get the same actors playing Mulder and Scully. I am watching the first new episode right now while writing this text. It has been out for a week or something so I am late, but that does not matter.

A few days ago I watched the first episode from the first season. When those series were aired in the 90's. There was no Viaplay, no Netflix or even DVD's. So if you missed when it was aired, it was not easy to watch it afterwards unless someone recorded it using a VCR.

In other words, there are sooo many episodes that I have never seen. So watching the series from the beginning on Viaplay will be wonderful. If you are looking for something to watch, I would recommend watching X-files from the beginning.

Southpark on my Viaplay

Wow! Some nice memories. Southpark on Viaplay

I just found seasons 1-19 on my Viaplay. It is fucking amazing! Laughing so hard at the moment. Cartman is eating a supplement called "Weight Gain 4000" in order to become a "beefcake".

I had totally forgotten about some of these old episodes. Now I have countless of hours of entertainment!

Beefcake! Beeeeefcake!

What is your favorite scary movie?

So which one is it?

Mine is many. There are so many great movies in this genre or genres. I consider horror and thriller to be close, since movies can be scary in different ways. Jump scares are always great when they work. A psychological scary movie might be just as effective though.

We are different people (thank god), which means we are scared of different things based on our history.

I like movies when you get to think and perhaps create the fear from your imagination running wild.

I often go for the thrillers when choosing a movie to watch. Gore without a good story is not something I enjoy. Like they try to cover up the bad writing with obscene gore.

There are a few classic series that might not be the ones that is the most scary nowadays. But they have made an impact on the way movies are made today.
Halloween for example was one of a kind back in the days. A Nightmare on Elm Street was created in the same era. 

Then if we go to movies that are in the 21st century. Lets mention a few like The Ring, The Grudge and Paranormal Activity.

Blair Witch Project was a crazy one as well.

Which one is your favorite scary movie?

Pathology - The Movie

Pathology - The Movie

So I were looking through the content of Viaplay the other night. The Horror section of course. I found a movie from 2008 that I had not seen. 
It turned out to be great. The plot is so insane but still so intresting that you are almost afraid of yourself for liking it.

Take a look at the trailer below. It is a movie I'd recommend if you don't mind freaky shit. 

From the creators of Crank says it all, does it not?

Rage and strange movies

Rage and weird movies

So I played The Walking Dead the other night. Just after two hours of gaming time the game stops. And like after every movie all the name of the actors and random crew members are shown. That was rolling for a good 5 minutes. 
I was shocked. That was it?!
Was that all I got?

Luckily I had a few other things stealing my attention while the names of every little part in the game were scrolling down on my screen. Otherwise I probably would have just turned the damn thing off and never started it again, thinking that was the end. Oh my god! They sell that shit for 20 euros or something?!

But then I got back to the main menu and realized I could choose other episodes. Phew! It was only the first episode that was finished. I will get to play more!

If you watched the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) and The Ultimate Fighter (basically Big Brother with fighters living in the same house, fighting about who will get kicked off each week). Anyway, if you were following any of that you might know who the brittish fighter Michael Bisping is.
Quite the character, and I mean. He is british. Anyway. I was watching this really strange movie tonight. It was called The Anomaly and that name really suites the movie. In this movie anyway, there is this russian? guy called Sergio. He does not speak english, more than a few words. 
I keep thinking. I remember this guy from somewhere. The character does not speak a lot in the movie. So I won't be able to catch Bisping from his language. And then I realize that it is Michael Bisping! Playing a russian gangster! Wow. 
I mean. Is there anyone on this planet who speaks more british than him? So fun to see him in a role where the character does not know many words of english.

Then there was a big fighting scene and all I could think of was how fun it must have been for the actor to go up against Bisping in a scripted fight. Would not have been as much fun if there were no script saying how it should end or how damaged anyone would get.

Having a fighter in a movie is not unusual though. There are a number of famous fighters that have been starting a career in acting. What better place to find bad asses than in the actual fighting world?
Great advertisement as well. These fighers have a huge amount of fans and they will probably go see a movie where their favorite actor is playing a part. Even if he is called Sergio and tries to be gangster.

So how was the movie? The Anomaly was really strange but after a while when everything started to make sense, it was actually a good movie I'd say. Plus there are a lot of testosterone in there so I sit and watch the movie feeling the motivation to go work out just flow through my body. 
 I could recommend it if you like movies where the story might be hard to understand at first. And there are some nice actors and messed up shit as well.

Bosch! Favorite detective now on TV!

My favorite detective when reading books is apparently on TV! How could I have missed that. There was a movie a few years back where Michael Connelly had another one of his characters made into a character on TV. 

Back then it was Clint Eastwood who played Terry McCaleb in Blood Work 2002.

So obviously I haven't seen the TV series yet. But believe me I will. There is something funny about him even though it is probably not meant to be that way.

Veteran from the war. Living alone. Like a lot of cops on TV he likes alcohol.

It is these really crazy cases, hey it is Hollywood! And in some way Michael Connelly makes my mind spin and try to solve the puzzle as I read about Bosch. That is an amazing thing. 

I saw a trailer I believe it was of the TV series. I am not so sure what I saw. If that was supposed to be Bosch? I had imagined something else. But is that not how it always is? If you read a book and then watch a movie or a series based on the book you will get disappointed.

No matter what I was expecting. I will definitely watch the series and see what it is like. Hopefully they have made a few episodes from the books. That would be awesome, since the cases from the books are entertaining.

Harry Potter movie without Harry?

Harry Potter movie without Harry?

"Fantastic beasts and where to find them" is the name of the movie. Taking place decades before Harry Potter is even born. 
And here is a part that I like. That name is familiar to Harry Potter fans, it is a textbook our friends read in school. 
The author of that book is Newt Scamander, who is also the main character in this movie. He is a magizoologist traveling around the world to find and document magical creatures.

I like facts like these connecting the movies together. Things like that are not necessary for the big audience to enjoy the movies, but it makes the nerds happy to discover and enjoy tiny details like it. And I am a nerd when it comes to small details! And if you ask Bas, I am definitely a nerd when it comes to Harry Potter. Haha.

This movie is supposedly followed by another two, and it is to have its premiere in November 2016 or something. That is a looong time to wait though and a lot can happen during that time. Hopefully we will have a few more movies from the Harry Potter universe though!

My source of information

New Scream series! Anything like the movies?

I know what you screamed last friday 13th

First of all. I have only seen the first episode of the Scream series and I do not think that this text will spoil anything for you guys. So just keep reading without the fear of getting the ending revealed to you. And I am a big fan of the Scream movies. Which meant that I was really expecting to be let down by the series. I watched the first episode with an open mind though and I got surprised, in a positivt way!

By watching the first Scream movie alone, you understand that the writers are having fun with other horror movies. Scream is kind of a parody on horror movies but still has a lot of value as a scary movie.

Like for example. The janitor at the school is named Freddy and he wears clothing similar to Freddy Krueger (from the movies A nightmare on Elm Street). Or the fact that one of the characters is named 'Loomis', like a character from Halloween. That shit is funny in my opinion. It makes people like me enjoying finding these small things. And people that have not seen the other productions, they are not bothered by those hints because they don't effect the story at all. They still get a nice horror movie to watch. 

This new series that MTV has produced has a lot of the same ideas I believe (I have only watched the first episode). Like the title of this text suggests I believe I can see references to other scary movies, not just Scream. 

I believe that in some ways states that the producers of the series are making a good job of understanding some of the original ideas of Scream as a scary movie with fun hints hidden inside.

I could just be making connections that are not really supposed to be there. Like I want to be able to see connections with other franchises and because of that I see them. I will continue to watch this new series for sure. 

I did not say which horror movies I have seen hints of in this series. It has to do with the main plot though, which means they are not stuff like a name or what clothes a character is wearing. Some will be able to figure it out from the title but it is not crystal clear and those are old movies now. Do you see any references to old scary movies?