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Though it's nice for horror-film buffs that Christopher Lee does a cameo as a grotesquely disfigured cardinal on the verge of death.

'Witch': Toil And Trouble Joe Morgenstern 2011

And the vast majority of the movie-going populace were possibly turned off by the symbolic title, the lack of real star-power (I adore James Marsden, but he's not an opener), and the ironic fact that the film did (accurately) look a bit more intelligent and cerebral than your usual Screen Gems horror-film remake.

Scott Mendelson: Weekend Box Office: What the Massive Opening of The Lion King 3D Really Means for 3D and the Popularity of the Theatrical Experience Scott Mendelson 2011

When Vera Farmiga's directorial debut, Higher Ground, screened at Sundance this year, I caught the first 90 minutes before having to run to another screening, and wrote this: In some ways, her film mirrors Kevin Smith's Red State, minus the horror-film overlay.

Marshall Fine: Movie Review: Higher Ground Marshall Fine 2011

And the vast majority of the movie-going populace were possibly turned off by the symbolic title, the lack of real star-power (I adore James Marsden, but he's not an opener), and the ironic fact that the film did (accurately) look a bit more intelligent and cerebral than your usual Screen Gems horror-film remake.

Scott Mendelson: Weekend Box Office: What the Massive Opening of The Lion King 3D Really Means for 3D and the Popularity of the Theatrical Experience Scott Mendelson 2011

And the vast majority of the movie-going populace were possibly turned off by the symbolic title, the lack of real star-power (I adore James Marsden, but he's not an opener), and the ironic fact that the film did (accurately) look a bit more intelligent and cerebral than your usual Screen Gems horror-film remake.

Scott Mendelson: Weekend Box Office: What the Massive Opening of The Lion King 3D Really Means for 3D and the Popularity of the Theatrical Experience Scott Mendelson 2011

In 2010, for example, a fake horror-film trailer created by several Waverly members caught the eye of director Eli Roth, who is now producing a feature-length version called "Clown."

Why There's a Crowd Behind the Camera Michelle Kung 2012

But it kept stooping to horror-film clichés, including a dumb, tacked-on final scene to remind you it really was a scary movie.

"Other hands than it should pass through..." stsisyphus 2009

Definitely worth adding to your horror-film cue this year.

TEN of TERROR #6: Haute Tension « Giant Killer Squid - Film, Comics, News, Reviews and more 2009

He loved violent movies and wrote his thesis on the horror-film genre.

Red Flags or Red Herrings? Susan Engel 2011

And the vast majority of the movie-going populace were possibly turned off by the symbolic title, the lack of real star-power (I adore James Marsden, but he's not an opener), and the ironic fact that the film did (accurately) look a bit more intelligent and cerebral than your usual Screen Gems horror-film remake.

Scott Mendelson: Weekend Box Office: What the Massive Opening of The Lion King 3D Really Means for 3D and the Popularity of the Theatrical Experience Scott Mendelson 2011