There is a frightening beast who lives in a lonely, snow-capped mountain known as The Matterhorn. Some people have ridden bobsleds through this mountain, in hopes of catching a glimpse of the allusive creature. Others have hoped not to see him at all. But if you’ve been to Disneyland, chances are you’ve braved the many caves within this mountain and have seen him for yourself. Now the world will all experience the terror of the Yeti (or Abominable Snowman) as Buena Vista Studios brings the story of Disneyland’s Matterhorn Bobsleds to the big screen. How they do this, I don’t know…but I hope it has success like the first Pirates of The Caribbean.

When I hear that Hollywood is re-making a movie, I usually cringe and expect the worst. And usually the product is just what I expected, a poorly planned hatchet job of the original film. But it has happened, on a few RARE occasions, that a re-make can be just as good, heck sometimes even better than its predecessor. Case in point, the 2010 release of “Let Me In”, the American adaption of the critically acclaimed Swedish film “Let The Right One In”. I had heard recommendations about “Let The Right One In” about a year ago on various horror blogs, so I marked it down on my list of horror movies to watch. And then after hearing a radio interview where Robert Englund (aka Freddy Krueger) was praising the book and story as one of his favorites, I was determined to check it out for myself. Continue reading →