Best and Worst Film of January 2013

            If you are unaware of what month it is, it is January, meaning that we have entered the movie zone that no one wants to be in. Because of that, I randomly decided to say what my picks for best in worst of January are. Also keep in mind that I am an idiot for doing this, because the only movies I have seen from January 2013 are these two movies. I will do the worst first.

Worst Film – A Haunted House

            A Haunted House is a spoof of several horror films that have come out in recent years. It spoofs them horribly. There are very, very little laughs in this movie, and that is it. All of the humor is extremely dumb, and the filmmakers’ attempt at dry humor is incredibly terrible. They just tried absolutely disgusting humor that did not work at all and made me want to look away from the screen. It is an extremely condensed movie, running-time wise, so that audiences will never get bored, which is also a pretty big flaw. An even bigger flaw is that I did get bored in some parts of it. This film also has a huge amount of jump scares that are not meant to be comical at all. They are just stupid jump scares that are in the films that they are making fun of. And sometimes it is almost like it tries to be scary. It is a very bad film that I strongly urge everyone to not check out.

Best Film – Mama

            Mama is a horror film that had no business coming out in January. It is a pretty creepy movie that really has the Guillermo Del Toro watermark on it. It is done well and looks good. It is also well directed. The execution is very good in that it captures everything the script had very well and delivered its scares well. Though, there was also a story behind all of this that is also executed very well. It is written very well, too. All the dialogue is good and the scenes are there for a reason. Mama looks extremely good and is not CGI. There is also some intense stuff in this film. It is very well done and has a very good script. My only flaw with it is the third act. Though, this is a solidly good film that should not have come out in January.