Marcus Nispel Archives

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)

Rating: ★★★

Jan 27, 2004Backwoods Brutality

A remake of Tobe Hooper's landmark classic that presaged a host of inferior 70s/80s horror remakes throughout the 2000s/10s. What we have is now a different film although not entirely an uninteresting one

Director: Marcus Nispel

Actors: Jessica Biel, Jonathan Tucker, Erica Leerhsen, Mike Vogel, …

Category: Horror

27 January 20042 October 2024 by Roog

Friday the 13th (2009)

Rating: ★½

Feb 13, 2009Slasher Film

Another 1980s horror remake that had much potential. However, this proves to be just another Friday the 13th film by the numbers, albeit with a bigger budget, and widely misses the mark

Director: Marcus Nispel

Actors: Jared Padalecki, Danielle Panabaker, Derek Mears, Travis Van Winkle, …

Category: Horror

13 February 200923 October 2025 by Roog

Conan the Barbarian (2011)

Rating: ★

Sep 9, 2011Sword and Sorcery

This revival of Conan the Barbarian is a dismal effort that gets little of what made the character work, while Jason Momoa gives little impression he is taking proceedings seriously

Director: Marcus Nispel

Actors: Jason Momoa, Stephen Lang, Rachel Nichols, Ron Perlman, …

Category: Fantasy

9 September 201126 November 2024 by Roog

Backmask (2015)

Rating: ★

Sep 12, 2015Abandoned Asylum/Possession

Marcus Nispel is a director most associated with remakes of other films. In original material here, he is still rehashing moves from other films – an abandoned asylum and every shock effect in the possession/exorcism playbook

Director: Marcus Nispel

Actors: Stephen Lang, Kelly Blatz, Brittany Curran, Brett Dier, …

Category: Horror

12 September 201524 November 2025 by Roog