ABC’s of Death and The Pact
The original plan for this week was to watch the ABC’s of death. As soon as I turned it on, I realized it was ANOTHER movie with subtitle. I decided to give it a try since I really wanted to stick with my original list and the idea seemed interesting. The film, which was over 2 hours long, consisted of 26 short films. Each director was given a different letter of the alphabet and had to create a way to die that started with that letter. The directors were from 15 different countries and the film was released in 2012.
My first mistake was making breakfast before starting the movie. Within 30 seconds of it starting, a woman was stabbing a man and sliced his hand open. I was no longer in the mood for breakfast. I only got to the letter “D” before I turned the movie off. D stood for dog fighting and that was something I refused to watch. Instead of only writing about the first 20 minutes of a movie that I hated, I decided to watch The Pact.
The Pact was released in 2012 as well but did not have subtitles. It started with a woman, Nicole, cleaning her mother’s house and preparing for her funeral. She calls her sister Annie to help but between the time of the phone call and the time Annie arrives, Nicole goes missing. At first, everyone believes Nicole has run away but when Annie begins to experience paranormal activity in the home, she changes her mind. Annie then sets out to not only locate her sister but also find out what the old house is hiding.
I actually ended up enjoying this movie more than I thought I would. The beginning was a little slow and some of the acting was less than stellar but I was definitely freaked out and left wondering what would happen next. It wasn’t overly gory and had a paranormal element that was interesting. There was a huge twist at the end that caught me off guard. Although skeptical at first, I would give this movie a 7 out of 10 and recommend it to someone that enjoys a mystery.
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