“La Casa Muda” aka “The Silent House” (2010) – Uruguayan Horror/ Suspense

We’re starting into July and I know I already have quite the list of films to review, but every now and again one sneaks to the top of the pile, having piqued my interest and teased me from afar with it’s sheer difficulty in acquiring it. Such was the case with the subject of our Review this time out, 2010’s “La Casa Muda”. A spunky little independent Spanish language horror/ suspense film from Uruguay that has proven to be fairly elusive for your Favorite Movie Crazy Catgirl Princess to find a copy of. But…. as with most such hunts, this clever and intensely stubborn kitten always gets her movie eventually and sometimes corners her prey in the most unexpected places. Such as the recently available Region 4 Australian DVD release for this particular one… Yep, I kid you not….. Australia. So it’s off to haunted rural Uruguay by way of Oz for me!

Our synopsis? Well here it goes: “Laura (Florencia Colucci) and her father (Gustavo Alonso) settle down in a cottage which seems to be off the beaten track in order to update it since its owner (Abel Tripaldi) will soon put the house on sale. They will spend the night there in order to start the repairs the following morning. Everything seems to go on smoothly until Laura hears a sound that comes from outside and gets louder and louder in the upper floor of the house. Wilson goes up to see what is going on while she remains downstairs on her own waiting for her father to come down. The plot is based on a true story that happened some time ago in a small village in Uruguay. “La Casa Muda” focuses on the last seventy eight minutes, second by second, when Laura intends to leave the house which hides an obscure secret and she hopes to leave unharmed.”

Creepy dark deserted house?… Check. Vulnerable young heroine, alone and in dire danger?….. Check! Mysterious evil presence lurking somewhere in the shadows waiting to strike?… Check!! Looks like all the right elements are in place, so let’s not wait any longer. Neko just knows you’re definitely gonna want to hear about this one, so by all means, “Read On” and find out how it goes!

“Truck” aka “트럭 (Teu-reok)” (2008) – Korean Suspense/ Thriller

Time this lil’ Catgirl had herself a change of pace from all the straight up horror, fantasy, or scifi she usually indulges in. This time out I’m reviewing the new Korean suspense film “Truck” for you….. but don’t worry, I haven’t strayed tooo far from familiar territory, this one has a serial killer… a poor overwrought father forced to do the unimaginable to save his little daughter… violent gangsters… and a truck full of dead (and maybe not so dead) bodies aimlessly roaming the rainy highways of South Korea. Yep… I think it’ll do.

Our quick synopsis reads: “Cheol-min makes a living by working in the shipping business. He has a daughter suffering from a heart condition, and in need of surgery. To save his daughter, he urgently needs the tremendous amount of 60,000,000 won. To make this money, he gets involved in dangerous illegal gambling and barely saves his life by promising he will take care of body disposal for the gang. On his way to Gangwon-do where he intends to dump the bodies, he encounters a police van that had been in an accident, and ends up giving the police officer a ride. Although this situation is tense, events take a turn for the worse.”

Soooo, interesting enough for you you want to “Read On”? I thought so….. Hehehehe!!