That's Going To Be A Really Busy Place... "Bad Kids Go To Hell"

Bad Kids Go To Hell (2012)

Rated R

Starring Cameron Deane Stuart, Ben Browder, Ali Faulkner, Augie Duke,

Directed by Matthew Spradlin

The Story:

It's Saturday afternoon at Crestview Academy, and six students begin their day of detention. The rumors of the school being haunted begin to seem true as one by one, the students meet their grisly fates!

It's the Breakfast Club re-imagined as a horror film, and for the most part, it works fairly well.

It's many of the cliches of high school and horror movies all woven into one crazed Saturday detention hall.

The best parts of the film are the flashbacks that show how the new kid, Matt (Stuart) was involved in just about every aspect of each of the other kids getting suspended. Normally, it was by circumstances that were beyond his control. Wrong place, wrong time.

It's no wonder nobody else really likes him.

:)

You'll see some of the twists and turns coming, but for the most part, Spradlin wrote and directed a pretty decent horror comedy that works on many levels.

Plus, it really does go full circle with The Breakfast Club when you find out who the principal of the school is.

:)

Naturally after sending the disc back, I have since discovered that it's also streaming on Amazon Prime.

I need to check that site more often. :)

Final Grade: C+ / B- range

The Message Is In "The Song"

The Song (2014)

Rated PG-13

Starring Alan Powell, Ali Faulkner, Caitlin Nicol-Thomas

Written and Directed by Richard Ramsey

The Story:

Jed King (Powell) is a singer who wrote a song about his wife (Faulkner) that thrust him into the spotlight. When he takes on a tour with a new singer (Thomas) his faith and his marriage begin to crumble as he is tempted at every turn.

Sound familiar?

It should.

It's "The Song" of Solomon, as rebranded as a 21st Century ode to Country music.

And, aside from being a touch slow in a few spots, it's actually not bad.

The message is clear throughout, and the nods to King David play out early in the film.

The preaching is not heavy handed, but it is there, it's coming straight out of Solomon's memoirs, but if you're in the mood for a romantic drama, ala Lifetime, you could do much worse.

Final Grade: C+