horror movie – that lemon life

Don’t look under your bed

Hola everyone.

How are we all doing today? I hope so far your Friday has been great and that you had a fantastic week. I, for my part, am super excited for the weekend, as I’m going to another gig tomorrow, which I’ve been looking forward to for quite some time. Obviously, I’ll tell you all about it in my upcoming posts. But here’s what I wanted to talk to you about today…

Have you ever had a childhood trauma? Or something that happened to you in your childhood, maybe even something really dumb, that kind of marked you for the rest of your life? And completely changed everything? Because I do. And it might sound really stupid, but honestly, I’m just stating facts here. For many many many years of my life, I have been afraid of stuff under my bed. Monsters hiding there. Ghosts. A sock in the wrong colour. Whatever. And because of that, I made my mum look under my bed, countless amounts of times. Of course, I knew that there wasn’t something, but that’s what kids do, right? I always knew where that pure and intense fear had come from, where it had all started, the root of it all. When I was about six or seven years old, I had watched a movie that basically scared the living crap out of me. It had been late at night, because I’ve always been a night owl, and I definitely wasn’t meant to watch that movie. But still, I did. The whole thing, on my own, at night. Sounds like the worst idea ever to you? Well, yeah, it was. And until yesterday, all I could remember was that that movie was the scariest thing I had ever seen in my life. Now, pay attention to the “until yesterday”.

I found it. I don’t really know how I ended up searching for that movie at 3 am in the morning, but I did and I found it. And I can’t believe that this horror of a movie, that childhood trauma I’ve been dragging with me all these years, that stupid thing that has been floating around someplace in my head all this time, is a Disney Channel movie for kids. I mean, what? I’m sorry, but that definitely isn’t a kids’ movie. You kidding me? And here’s the craziest thing… I googled “horror movie siblings monster under the bed” and looked at the film posters and when I saw the first one, I immediately knew it was that one. And suddenly all these memories came flowing back to me and I could remember what the movie was all about. And to be honest, I’m pretty sure some of you will even know it, so here it is:

I’ve only got one question… why? Just why? Why is that a kids’ movie? Who thought it was a good idea to make kids watch a movie about monsters hiding under their bed in a different dimension? That’s never a good idea, never. Do you know how often my mum had to look under my bed because of this? Too many times. I mean, yeah, now I know that the movie isn’t really a horror, but when you’re six, you forget about all the nice parts. So here’s the story in short: there are these two kids, sister and brother, and the girl is a bit too grownup for her age. And suddenly the Boogeyman (again, just why? This is a kids’ movie, ma’am) comes and drags her brother under her bed and she is left with his imaginary friend, that only kids can see (???). So, they try to get the brother back and go to that other dimension, but during that, the imaginary friend also starts to turn into a Boogeyman. At the end, they find the brother and find out that all the Boogeymen had once been imaginary friends of some other kids – or with that specific one, the girl’s one – who had been forgotten about too early. So they all start believing in them again. The end.

There’s some background story of how the sister is acting so serious already because her brother has leukemia and she feels like she has to be the strong sister now, so I get how the whole movie actually has a really deep, interesting and also important meaning, but what the actual hell? It was still a freaking scary movie. Go on and google the movie and look up the Boogeyman. And then imagine seeing that as a young kid at night. I dare you.

Obviously, I know I’m being very dramatic right now, but I feel like I need to emphasize the fact that I was young and scared. For years. But at the same time, I’m so glad I finally found the movie. I’m not sure why I didn’t google it earlier, but hey, at least we’re here now. I feel like by finding it, I turned my own Boogeyman back to something less scary. Thank god.

Anyway, here’s the little story of my scarred childhood and the monster under my bed. It had been Disney all along. I should’ve known. If any of you have ever seen that movie, please do tell me if it also scared you as much as it did me. I’d love to hear your stories. And until then I hope you enjoyed reading my story. As always, I wish you all a lovely weekend and thanks for reading. x

Make no sound

Hola everyone.

And welcome back to the horror show – the part of this blog where I introduce you to my newest horror movie favorites. And today is going to be about the fantastic masterpiece called “A Quiet Place” – definitely one of the most gripping and thrilling movies I’ve ever seen in my entire life. I forgot how to breathe normally while watching this one and that really says something.

Okay, so let’s first discuss what this movie is actually about. Here’s a short description I got from rotten tomatoes, that pretty much sums up the whole plot of the movie:

In the modern horror thriller A QUIET PLACE, a family of four must navigate their lives in silence after mysterious creatures that hunt by sound threaten their survival. If they hear you, they hunt you.

I know, I know, that’s not really much. But I can tell you, this storyline is as thrilling as it is original and trust me, it is enough. And it plays with such an elementar thing as sound. I mean, try making no sound for an hour or even just thirty minutes. You won’t make it, trust me. Because it’s super hard, nearly impossible. Nearly everything we do creates some sort of sound, some sort of noise. So creating creatures that have this special feature of hearing everything and then going after it is something I’ve never seen before and I can just applaud John Krasinski for this intelligent and original idea. This is actually his first movie which he worked on as a director and I’m pretty sure that we will hear even more from him.

I seriously loved this movie. I have to say that I admire movies that really drag me into their stories and this one perfected that move. I felt like I was right there with them, from the first second on. And I’m pretty sure I wasn’t the only one, because the cinema was dead-silent. You could have heard a pin dropping to the ground, it was that silent in the room, I’m not even exaggerating. The people next to us had a box full of popcorn with them, I don’t think that they even dared to touch it once. I mean, if a movie can create such a feeling in an audience, it just has to be a amazing, there’s no other possible way.

And apart from that I loved the acting. Usually, dialogues turn a good movie into a great one. But in this case there weren’t any dialogues at all, in 80 % of the movie it’s completely silent. Emily Blunt and John Krasinski (which are a couple on and off-screen, so the chemistry between them is fantastic) and the other young actors playing their children (the one playing the girl is deaf in real life too) are such damn good actors that you don’t even need any talking. It would actually be nearly too much, because you know everything by just looking at their faces and their actions. It’s mind-blowing, seriously.

And last but not least I liked that the movie isn’t overdramatic in any way. If there weren’t these alien creatures that want to kill everything and everyone, it would actually be a pretty basic story. There aren’t any unrealistic deaths, nothing that would make you say “Oh really? Did they have to do that? Yeah, like stuff like this would actually happen…”. Everything about it seems right, although we only get to see such a small part of a huge story – three days to be exact.

So yeah, this movie just does it all right. I was blown away when I walked out of the cinema and I’m sure I wasn’t the only one. Movies like this one are the reason why I love going to and watching movies so much. Movies like this one deserve to be seen, they have to be seen. And again, props to everyone included in creating this masterpiece, you did your job bloody well.

I of course can only recommend this movie to you guys, so if you get the chance, please go and give this one a chance, you won’t regret it, I swear. And if any of have already seen it or gave any more questions, please don’t hesitate to leave your thoughts and comments down below. And yeah, until then I wish you all an amazing week and hope you enjoyed this post. And, as always, thanks for reading. x

Ps: If you still want more, here’s the trailer of the movie:

Don’t breathe – another movie review

Hola everyone.

Autumn has finally arrived. And that means cinema time. Over and over again. And I couldn’t be happier about it as the program couldn’t be any better right now. One of the recent highlights for sure has to be a movie called “Don’t Breathe” (here’s the trailer).

This is a movie that really keeps you at the edge of your seat. It starts at the first second and goes until the very end, the tension never stops. I was for real shaking, it was thrilling. Actually, the program said that this one is a horror movie, but I’d call it a thriller. Especially because of the story, which is more thrilling than horrifying:

The story starts with a small portrait of the main characters, three teenagers earning by an unusual way, I’d say. Okay, the steal, but hey. And suddenly they discover their next prey, a house owned by an old, also blind man. They think they just found an easy loot, but as soon as they step into the house, the nightmare begins and the world darkens around them.

I know I know, just this short description sounds amazing, but the actual movie is thousand, even million times bigger and better. I never knew what would come next, everything I expected turned out to be completely different and one jumpscare after another made me jump out of my seat and loose my breathe. Whenever there was a gripping scene, I completely stopped breathing and held my breath, just as the characters in the movie did. The whole audience was silent, you could have easily heard a needle drop to the ground. I loved the movie from the first second on and walked out of the cinema with wide eyes and shaking hands. I couldn’t handle what I had just experienced. It was breathtaking, for real.

The story is well made, the camera work is fascinating, the actors are amazing, the jumpscares are thought through and the movie itself couldn’t be any more thrilling. And it’s one of those “horror” movies that just get under your skin but won’t keep you up all night. A true must, seriously.

So, there you go. This is my movie recommendation. If any of you ever get the chance to watch this movie, please go and watch it. And if it’s still playing in your theatre, don’t waste your chance of experiencing that amazing and thrilling trip of a movie.

Oh and guys, I want to apologize for not posting anything yesterday. I completely forgot about it and then I went to the cinema – what a surprise – and as soon as I got home, I remembered and nearly freaked out. I hope you’re not too mad at me and still enjoyed this post, even with a short delay. If any of you want to talk about movies or anything else, I’m here. And until then, as always, thanks for reading. x