Shock Labyrinth (2009) Movie Review

Shock Labyrinth (2009) IMDB PRIME

Shock Labyrinth movie poster

If someone said to you - ‘Hey do you want to watch a movie or would you rather be punched in the face 5 times ?’ you would naturally say, I’ll take the movie. But that is the WRONG answer. First you need to see what the movie is. If it is this movie take the beating. Not only is it horrible and make no sense but you have to read the subtitles. I will grant one exception. This movie may cure insomnia. I can’t confirm it, but I think someone should give it a try.

There are kids stuck in a mazelike hospital…blah blah blah. There is a 3D version which seems like it could be used for advanced torture ? This is a hard pass obviously.

I give it a 3.3/10.

Escape Room (2017) Movie Review

Escape Room (2017) IMDB PRIME

Escape Room 2017 movie poster

First we need to do some housekeeping. This movie is Escape Room from 2017 directed by Will Wernick. At the time of me writing this it has about 14K votes on IMDB and had a box office of $1.9M worldwide. It is not the much more popular Escape Room from 2019 directed by Adam Robitel with 123K votes and a $158M worldwide box office that led to the sequel Escape Room Tournament of Champions. That is probably the one you know. But it is also not the movie Escape Room from 2017 directed by Peter Dukes with 4K votes and a box office of $2.6M. I see how you could be confused, There is also The Escape Room, a short from 2020 and No Escape Room, a TV Movie from 2018. If you think that is the end of the housekeeping, I am assuming none of you will confuse the Catalan language movie from Spain, Escape Room: La pel-licula with the movie I will speak about today.

This movie caught my eye initially as I was browsing a movie site and I noticed the poster that included a maze. At first I thought it was the box office success above from 2019 which I had already seen, but some quick IMDB detective work said this was something new. The plot is what you would think. A group of friends goes to an Escape Room, in this case for a person’s birthday. It’s all fun and games until things get a bit too real. The puzzles are ok but the motivations behind the narrative seemed a bit weak to me. I never felt very tense watching the movie, which is a problem with this kind of movie.

I mentioned the movie poster for this above. And I want to show you 3 more versions of it alongside the original, all featuring mazes. If you are interested in posters, check out my blog The 10 Best Maze Themed Movie Posters.

I really like the full maze on the door !

Escape Room 2017 set of 4 movie posters

Back to the movie. It is not very good.

I give it a 4.3/10.

Maze of the Week #51 - Christmas Tree Maze

Happy Holidays. Maze of the week #51 features a large maze of a Christmas Tree. I have made holiday mazes before but this is the largest and most difficult one I have made of a tree. If you are looking for a good collection or book for Kids that includes many different types of holiday mazes you can find them here.

The Maze: One version. I left the colors light so this can be colored and decorated as you would like !

I will mention this is a LARGE maze as you can see below…you really need to zoom in to see the pathways ! Print on large paper !

large and difficult Christmas Tree Maze

Christmas Tree Maze

I hope you enjoy the maze. A download of the maze is available.

Coming next week:

Another holiday themed maze, and our final maze of the year !

Werewolf by Night (2022) TV Special Review

Werewolf by Night (2022) IMDB

Werewolf by Night Movie poster

Werewolf by Night is a Disney+ exclusive TV special that seems like a movie to me. If it is streaming can’t it kind of be both ? Anyway, however you classify this it stars the wonderful Gael García Bernal. Our story takes place after the death of the head of a group of monster hunters as they look for a replacement. To do this they will chase a monster on the grounds of the manor with the winner being the hunter that can kill the monster first. The grounds are setup as a large maze consisting of a mix of buildings and hedge.

I’m not going to spoil the story, but it is a good one. The movie/special is filmed in black and white and really helps set the right tone and mood. Overall, there is not a weak part of the movie. I could see this as a Halloween watch each year. And of course the best parts I can’t discuss, because SPOILERS.

This is a well made movie/special. I suggest you give it a watch !

I give it a 7.2/10.