Movie review: Megan Is Missing (2011)

Writter/Director: Michael Goi
Cast: Amber Perkins , Rachel Quinn  and Dean Waite 

First of all, this is a movie that makes you think. I, myself, found myself dwelling on every time I met someone from the internet. After that, I found myself thinking how I will monitor computer of my child (and I don’t have a child yet XD). 


"Megan is missing" is told from the point of view of Web cams, cell phones, surveillance footage, news reports and hand-held video clips to make this movie even more real.  First of all, I’m not a fan of movies like Cloverfield and Blair Witch project, only because I get really pissed off by camera moves and end up moving my head in strange angles trying to see something. But this movie is something different. 


Megan is a 14 year old, popular and good student. The dark side of the Megan`s life is that she was raped by her stepfather when she was 9, and her mother blames her for everything. She also drinks, does drugs and is very promiscuous. Behind everything, we see her wish to have someone to understand her and really “see” her. Her best friend, Amy, is her opposite. She is shy, introvert and unpopular. Megan meets this guy on the internet, called Josh, that quickly sees through her needs and they arrange meeting. Next day, Megan is missing. Frightened by Megan's absence, Amy calls the police trying to solve Megan`s missing. She ends up missing also, and after that, everything is pure horror. 


I see many people think this movie is too much, and is very sick. After watching “Serbian movie” I can’t say that I share that opinion. Movie is indeed very sick, but it describes something that can happen to you, or your children. We should not live thinking there are no very sick people around us. Internet is something we can be very grateful for, but it also brings much danger. People like “Josh” in this movie are closer than ever to your children, or to you. If you don’t take care of your child, like Megan’s mother, you make your child wishing care and protection from outer world. There are many pedophiles that know this, and will take advantage of it. This movie is a warning. Take care of your children, inform them. Don’t let them beg for love and attention on the internet. 

Rating: 7/10  

written by Lydia Skellington (ana_marija77@net.hr) 

Movie review: Dylan Dog: Dead of the night (2011)

What to say about this movie?
I am a big Dylan Dog fan. I still remember being ten years old and stealing my brothers comics and looking particularly for Dylan Dog. I remember having nightmares after wards, dreaming of zombies, dead people and all the rest.
Why was I so impressed with Dylan? He was a young man investigating crimes involving supernatural (at that time I was a big fan of everything unusual…well, I am still XD), handsome, a little clumsy and always in love with strange women.
When I heard they are filming movie, I was happy, but I knew it could never be something as great as the comic itself.  As I expected- so it was.
Plot is not so unusual for Dylan Dog. Elizabeth`s father was killed by werewolf, so Dylan was called to help. Dylan is at the time in retirement and working some stupid jobs.  He refuses the job, but after wards his employee Marcus was killed by a zombie. After that he starts to investigate both crimes. After that his employee rises from the dead and becomes zombie. They visit werewolves, vampires, zombies and fight Belial.
Effects are good, acting also. But I’m little disappointed with Dylan. I expected someone more interesting for this character. I really don’t find this actor as sexy as Dylan should be. Something is wrong, I can’t say particularly what, but it followed me through the movie.
Movie is not bad. Dylan, zombies, vampires, werewolves and Belial, but we’ve seen it all before. I think there are more interesting stories involving Dylan that should be filmed. They could read a few comic issues and write a better script.  Dylan deserves that!
It is also clear that the budget for the movie was low. Huge Zombie was really funny and Belials costume was not so convincing.
I can`t say is this movie worth watching. If you are a fan, you will get pretty much pissed. If you are not, give it a try. There is nothing wrong with it, but it`s nothing special. And Dylan….Dylan is always special….

I give it 5/10

Director: Kevin Munroe
Cast: Brandon Routh, Peter Stormare, Sam Huntington, Taye Diggs, Anita Briem

written by Lydia Skellington (ana_marija77@net.hr)