An Epidemic is Coming to a Theatre Near You!

Yes, I love horror movies as much as I do science fiction films and add the element of some medical virus gone awry, pass me the popcorn because I am so there and ready to be scared!
From an article I read:

Bird flu, SARS, H1N1 -- even vampires are coughing into their sleeves.After all, is there anything scarier these days than a virus-packed sneeze on a plane? What about the water we drink? One unfiltered sip may kill you. Or infect you.And Hollywood is spreading the fear.Coming to theatres on Friday is The Crazies,about a peaceful Iowa community where a mysterious epidemic rewires residents into rampaging, pitchfork-wielding maniacs.

Yay! I love to watch maniacs or zombies chase the usual suspects around town while they try to escape their inevitable demise. This movie has the added ingredient of a biological weapon that ends up accidentally in this small town.

Meanwhile Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh has announced his own epic virus thriller,Contagion.Germs are the new suicide bombers, with hand sanitizers as coveted as holy water, silver bullets and airport body scanners. Maybe movies such as The Crazies are far-fetched. But what if they're not?

Well, horror movies are supposed to be far-fetched, to be taken lightly (at least for me), and to have a lot of fun snuggling with a date or spouse.

Here is the article and a trailer of The Crazies.

Anatomie (2000)

I came across an awesome movie last night entitled "Anatomie," a German movie about the experience of a German medical student and her gruesome discovery while attending Heidelberg Medical School. This horror film was interesting, well acted, and surprisingly medically accurate; I say surprisingly, because sometimes horror movies get the medicine wrong, but this was great! I also watched the movie in German and subtitled. I have always preferred to watch any movie in its original language and subtitled as opposed to dubbed because I like to hear the actor´s emotion and true voice, in my opinion, that is partly why they were chosen for the part, with dubbing, you are getting another actor´s interpretation of the original actor. I once watched Star Trek : TNG dubbed and the voice of Worf sounded so wimpy I could not stand to watch for more than 15 minutes of the show!
Anyway, if you like a good thriller this movie is for you and I recommend subtitled! Here is a clip in German, but you will get the idea.