Hellions

Looks like we are going to continue doing more horror reviews this week, mainly because Halloween is coming up soon. So if anyone know how to make it really cozy, with a big kitchen knife, or an axe, just to get into the right family holiday mood, i am the one to lead the way. Have you bought yourself a pumpkin yet ? Good, now for my advice. If you really want to scare your neighbours, i suggest you put a light hair piece on top of the carved pumpkin, so it looks like Donald Trump. I can guarantee you that no one will dare to enter your property with this infront of your door step. Halloween is of course the weekend where you get to watch all your favourite horror films, or try to watch new releases. I have seen so many horror films over the years, i can honestly say that i enjoy to see some lovely gore, and gallons of blood flying through the air. You kind of feel like being home, while watching this. Yes indeed, all those wonderful grindhouse films made me the heart warming man i am today, and i know that we will have some wonderful releases ahead of us, with all the ingredients we could hope for. One film that i think should be shown every Halloween, is of course Rob Zombies brilliant horror film The Devil´s Rejects. I have seen this film at least 7 times since the release, and it is still as good as it was when it came out. I suggest you also see The House Of 1000 Corpses also, i just love the character Captain Spaulding, really well acted by legendary actor Sid Haig. I hope that we will see Captain Spaulding back again on screen, at some point. His wonderful psychopathic style makes this world a better place indeed. One of the biggest traditions during Halloween is of course when the kids go out to trick or treat. Dressed up in their costumes, hoping to get candy, you never know what people have prepared for gifts. Maybe some fresh fingers ? Or perhaps some teeth after making your own dentist surgery with home tools ? Either way, this is a wonderful time of the year. Speaking of Halloween, there are plenty of horror films coming out these weeks, just in time for the season. Hellions is one of those new films, a film i only happened to stumble upon, while i noticed that actor Robert Patrick is in the cast. Remember him from Terminator 2, Identity Thief, or from the new tv series of From Dusk Till Dawn ? Canadian actor Chloe Rose have been in a few films so far, and i have not seen one of them so far. So this will be interesting. Is Hellions an traditional creepy fun horror film, or is this a waste of your time ?

Dora ( Chloe Rose ) is just an ordinary teenager, who wants to have fun, and get high with her boyfriend Jayce ( Luke Bilyk ). As Dora goes to her doctor, for a check up on her health, she finds out she is four weeks pregnant. She can´t believe that this is true, but she understand that she will have to deal with this situation. At her home, Dora´s mother Kate Vogel ( Rachel Wilson ) and her little brother Remi ( Peter DaCunha ) are preparing to go out and trick or treat. Kate suggest that her daughter should go out and have fun tonight, while they are away. So, she decides to prepare herself for a Halloween party, and ask her boyfriend Jayce to pick her up. Time goes by, Jayce is not showing up. Then suddenly, a strange looking child rings the door bell. Dora give the child some candy, and close the door. Just a moment later, the same strange looking child is back, with another strange friend. Dora think that this is a prank, and ask them to leave. One of the kids touch her belly, as she begins to have a lot of pain. More strange things begin to happen, and more strange looking kids shows up outside. Who are they and what do they want ? Dora decide to arm herself, and try to survive any way she can. Things are about to become worse, and the question is, could there be a reason to why all these strange kids want Dora ?

When you have no expectations at all, thinking that this will probably be another awful straight to dvd release, it is nice to be suprised. Hellions may not be any original, or unique, but as an Halloween horror film, it does manage to give some classic elements, in it´s own way. Some of you might remember the excellent horror film Trick ´R Treat from 2007, with the creepy masked child, that gave the film a disturbing feeling. Hellions use some of those elements also, but of course in a much smaller budget scale. I will say though that the stylish look on the film looks great, especially the cinematography. Director Bruce MacDonald, have directed films in the past before, like the appreciated horror film Pontypool from 2008. His visual style of Hellions is what makes this film a worthy experience, even though you can tell that they had to do the best from their budget. Once the creepy kids ( who looks like a mixture of monsters and kids ), begin attacking, this is where the fun begins. I don´t know why i love to watch evil demonic kids freaking out, i suppose it must be that i feel comfortable to see this, and feel relaxed. Lead actor Chloe Dora manage to do a pretty good performance on her own mostly, and she needs to, considering most of the film scenes are focused on her trying to survive. I also like the scenery with all the pumpkins spread out on the fields, makes the film feel like it´s Halloween. Robert Patrick may not have a lot of screen time, but i do enjoy to see him in a smaller film like this. His presence is always welcome, hopefully we will see him in more films in the future. Hellions is a mixture of traditional Halloween horror, and manage to get a few different details in there, that makes this film worth your time. If you want big budget films, this will definitely not please you. On the other hand, if you do enjoy horror, made to keep traditional horror films alive, without a lot of CGI effects, i suggest you give this film a chance. I might even buy a dvd of Hellions to my sister as a christmas present.....ooops, now she will find out. Oh well, good thing she knows her brother have good taste in films.

Rating: DDD