Group. Jaws. 1975. Thriller. A giant great white shark arrives on the shores of a New England beach resort and wreaks havoc with bloody attacks on swimmers, until a local sheriff teams up with a marine biologist and an old seafarer to hunt the monster down. Widely regarded as a classic of the genre and an untoppable shark movie, wanted to revisit this movie for the umpteenth time to get in the mood for Halloween. Everything about it is great. The opening scene is such a classic, well made and shot. It sets the tone for the entire movie without even introducing the villain fully. The wave of paranoia that spreads throughout the movie is handled really well, especially with appealing to the emotion of families losing loved ones. While the shark is in the water, it looks great. Very realistic / menacing. Outside of the water, the fake shark didn't age well but it's not as bad as something like Anaconda. This is a must watch for anyone and everyone, regardless of your feelings towards horror movies. 9.5/10

Group. Happy Death Day. 2017. Slasher. A college student must relive the day of her murder over and over again, in a loop that will end only when she discovers her killer's identity. I went into this movie knowing I was going to love it. From the silliness of the concept to the fratiness of the dialogue, it is a recipe for success. It was really fast paced, as we were informed of the movies direction within the first 10 minutes (very very rare for a horror movie, even rarer for a slasher). In a typical slasher, the suspense builds as we find out more and more of the slashers backstory / motive and watch as he gets closer to his victims. In this movie, the slashing happens ... and happens ... and happens. Having multiple tries to figure out the killer is a really cool twist and allowed for a lot of flexibility in the storyline. It was definitely a feel good story with our main character as she progressed in a christmas carol sense into becoming a better person. When the serial killer idea was brought up, it felt crazy ham-fisted. But when the true person behind the mask was revealed it made it a lot better. This movie is pure fun silliness. 7.5/10

Moe. Happy Death Day. 2017. Slasher. I had no interest in this when I saw the trailer originally. The premise is groundhog's day in a slasher guise. I saw it anyway and enjoyed it. It doesn't take itself seriously and has funny moments. The main character is annoying and unlikable so that is one of my bigger complaints. 7.5/10 sounds good to me too.