Metal Dad Reviews (Horror): An Introduction

   First off let me start by saying that I am not professional critic in any way, shape, or form. It's very simple. I either like something or I don't.
   Metal Dad Reviews is for those (like me) that want to get caught up on things they may have missed out on.(Or just don't have the time for.) Movies,TV, Music etc. For instance I was browsing Amazon and saw that there were 2 Hellraiser movies I knew nothing about!
   Basically I'll review whatever comes my way that piques my interest. Whether it piques yours I'll let you decide.
   Before my children came along I was something of a film geek.(I still am) I had a wall full of DVDs and VHS. Movie posters and monsters filled the remaining walls of my long abandoned man-cave(s).

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   If I ever get to watch a movie from start to finish it's something of a miracle. It usually takes me a week to consume a 90 minute offering. Watching bits and pieces here and there in between reading books by Dr. Seuss, bath time, dinner time, 10 hour work days, and catching up on Grimm and Dr. Who. So I don't have a lot of free time without the kiddos.
  Therein lies the one bonus of working nights. Coming home anywhere between 1 and 3 AM leaves me with a quiet house, my headphones, and my Kindle. Add in a notebook and an unhealthy stash of pens and you have the recipe for all my writing needs.

Amazon Prime and Netflix are all I need. And these headphones, and this notebook, and a chair. And that's all I need. And my dog... Well I don't need my dog.

   It has taken me a week to watch Scream 4 (which  I'll review soon!) So what if it's been out for a while now. Parents (as you know) don't always get to see current releases. Sometimes we're even seasons behind on our favorite shows. (Dexter is done and we're still 2 seasons off.) 
   I'll keep the spoilers to a minimum. Unless you decide that you'd rather just take my word for it. In that case I have no problem giving you the Cliff's Notes version so that you can go back on your merry little way.
  I've also got some videos in the planning stages so Metal Dad is going all out this year!

   Having children, you have to sacrifice a few of the luxuries you once embraced. You never realize how much you miss going to a concert or a movie theater until you realize that it's been months (or years) since you've set foot in those environments. The last concert my wife and I went to was Metallica at Nassau Coliseum in January of 2009. Our firstborn was still a collection of cells at that point.
   The last movie we saw in theaters was Iron Man 3. And honestly I can't remember a thing that happened. And the one time we took our son to the movies to see the last Alvin & the Chipmunks movie, he fell asleep about 10 minutes in....

My first movie experience. To bad I'll be asleep in 10 minutes.

   So sit back, relax, dim the lights or turn them off altogether. The popcorn is in the microwave, the kids are almost ready for bed, and the stack of movies is growing. Mommy and Daddy might be out cold soon too but at least we'll get a few minutes of Hollywood in our daily routines.