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BIGFOOT: THE LOST COAST TAPES 2012
A found footage documentary on possible evidence of Bigfoot. Not terrible. I wanted to watch it til the end. |
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"The Frozen Ground" 7-8/10
The police department really annoyed me, but not quite as much as Vanessa Hudgens did. I guess nobody really wanted to help Nic Cage solving this crime. |
FROM HELL (2001). Very well made and probably my favorite Jack The Ripper film. The Hughes brothers really did their research as Whitechapel in the film looks as grungy and seedy as it probably did in 1888. Good performances even though Heather Graham ::love::::love:: looks far too clean and wholesome to be playing a destitute streetwalker. ****1/2
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-------------------------------------------------------- Shut it off after 15 minutes. Maybe another day. Something about these 90s films which makes them very charming. In this case, it's the gorgeous Julia. Love her smile! * * * ½ |
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HOWLS 2011
Pretty good low-budget film about two friends forced to spend a night in the forest after getting lost. Its very laid back and somewhat comical at first, but in my view..when it gets dark, really, really dark, things get scary! |
Hatchet III -
I liked the first Hatchet. I had very few problems with it if I remember correctly. I didn't like part 2 as much. I can't remember why. Part 3 is about equal to part 2. It's just not as fresh as the original. The Hitcher (Remake) - I want to watch the original again. There is a twist in this movie that I can't remember in the original. But I think this is the best of the remakes from that studio. They all have the same look to them. And at times the same feel. I thought I was in for another crap movie. They even throw in the usual redneck character which they almost implied was messing around with his donkey. But Sean Bean makes this a movie worth checking out. He plays a good crazy man. The actress who plays the perfect college girl in the movie is hot too. I've never seen her in anything before. |
Transcendence
Starts out quite good but goes downhill after a while. Had more potential because it was well made and the cast did a good job. Quote:
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Watched Congo (1995). Been awhile since I'd seen this one. Kind of second-tier Michael Crichton. Pretty good if you can get past the somewhat cheesy monkey costumes. 3.5 stars.
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Lord of Tears
http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/...ps80711689.jpg I was so excited for this and unfortunately i was disappointed. I guess it's not terrible. I loved The Owlman design and the scenes with him in it but the story was unnecessarily complicated and instead of crafting an interesting mythology for The Owlman, they spent way too much time focusing on the lame romance between the two leads. The acting was pretty bad especially from the female lead who overacted like crazy every scene she was in. But the male lead's ridiculous reactions weren't any better. There were too many scenes that dragged on way too long and for no reason and came off as incredibly silly which really took you out of the rare occasions the movie attempted to build up a scary atmosphere. Wouldn't really recommend this one. 2/5 Deep In The Darkness http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/...psa81facd2.jpg This was better than Lord of Tears but it wasn't great. There were so many questions unanswered, many things didn't make any sense and it wasn't very scary. The story and the acting weren't bad and i can't say i was bored. Watch this if you have nothing else to do. 3/5 Transcendence http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/...ps9ff9ce5b.jpg Once again this was not what i expected. I thought this would be more of an evil computer type movie but that was not at all what this was. There really wasn't any clear cut hero or villain and the AI really only did one thing wrong that if it had stopped doing, things would've been fine and it really didn't seem like it was too important to it. Were supposed to feel like the AI is evil and that it should be destroyed but there is no reason to believe that at all. The acting was okay although Johnny Depp seemed to phone it in. Paul Bettany was pretty good but Morgan Freeman didn't have nearly enough to do here. I hated the ending. 3/5 Dark Touch http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/...ps16c1e5a1.jpg This was horrible. I couldn't even finish it. Terrible acting, not scary at all and the two sets of parents were the absolute worst parent's. The one set were obviously supposed to be bad parents but the others were supposed to be the good ones but the way they raised there children and the choices and reactions they made were unbearable. 1/5 Taxi Driver http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/...psd5aeb17b.jpg Finally one i liked. This was great. Every scene was artistic and creative. The story was interesting despite being a slow burn and Robert De Niro's acting was incredible. 4/5 |
Gravity (2013)
I think this is one of the few films that actually lives up to the media hype. This movie is non-stop suspense. Sandra Bullock has some of the worst luck in outer space. The Colony (2013) I checked this out because of Laurence Fishburne and Bill Paxton. In a post apocalyptic world devastated by an ice age what's left of humanity survives in underground colonies. When they answer an SOS call from their neighboring colony they discover almost everyone killed by a pack of cannibals. Although the basic premise is familiar there were some genuinely tense scenes. The CGI looked good and there was some really brutal gore. |
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Sabotage (2014)
The latest Schwarzenegger. Not great but better than I expected. |
THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE (2001). Excellent film by Guillermo del Toro that reminded us a lot of PAN'S LABYRINTH with children encountering supernatural elements with The Spanish Civil war hovering nearby. However, the real world is more frightening than any ghost etc could ever be. Marvelous in every facet and well worth seeing. *****
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Someone here reviewed this movie. I don't think they liked it that much. I didn't think it was a horrible movie. In fact it's setup pretty well. They got strong actors. Laurence Fishburne and Bill Paxton are in it. I like the setting. I'm always looking for good horror movies in a winter setting. It has some nice shots of the various snowed over areas. I think where the movie lacks creativity is in the horror monsters. They aren't really explained and very generic modern horror monsters. Laurence Fishburne's character mentions how he saw people acting like animals or something but never that this is what he saw. A lot of people dislike the movie Doomsday. But that movie did more with the idea of cannibals and people acting crazy. In The Colony it's like they are like that because the movie needs horror monsters. So of course the main bad guy is big, bald, almost unstoppable, and has sharp teeth. Generic. I thought the funniest scene was the bridge scene. If anyone has a classic flip Zippo lighter you know how fast the fluid runs out in those. |
Imaginaerum (2012)
http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p...ps15185f42.jpg Thanks to Angra for the rec. Good movie indeed. >>: B+ |
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The Conjuring
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THE GHOST OF GOODNIGHT LANE 2014
Starring Billy Zane, Lacy Chabert and Danielle Harris Mixed feelings on this one but for the most part, enjoyed it. A film crew get trapped in their office building with a vengeful ghost but its kind of a neat twist who that ghost turns out to be. Its funny and a little trashy but delivers a neat story. Wanted to add that Richard Tyson (3 o'clock High and Two Moon Junction) also starred briefly which is why I watched the movie in the first place. He's changed but haven't we all! |
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To my surprise it actually had a few effective scares. An alright B-horror/comedy. "I'll Follow You Down" 4/10 Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz... If you have trouble sleeping, here's your cure. |
I watched The Last Days on netflix. It was unexpectedly good. The plot is an epidemic sickness prevents anyone from going outdoors or else they experience some kind of fatal, panic-related aneurysm. It is an apocalyptic movie, and reminds me of that Julianne Moore movie 'Blindness'. If you enjoyed Blindess, you will like The Last Days.
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Sounded so incredibly low budget that I skipped it in the first place. ----------------------------------------- Video Games: The Movie 7/10 One for the nerds. You definitely have to be, or have been, a gamer to really enjoy this nostalgia trip. It's a little messy coz it's not made all chronologically and i would have liked to see more games shown, but it was still an entertaining and informative watch. That "Cloud" idea sounds crazy. |
A fascinating, in-depth insight into, what could have been, THE sci-fi film of the millenium, and much, MUCH bigger than the Star Wars franchise. The mind boggles by all the concept art and ideas which Jodorowsky & team had conjured up for their never-made cult classic, and it's a shame we never got to see the end result. Would have kicked Lynch's version's ass for sure. Highly recommended, specially to the fans of the books. * * * * |
I'll have to check that out. sounds interesting.
Lynch's Dune got a cold reception. I really liked it. Of course not saying it was a one of the best all-time, but I was never riddled with 'how it could have been better'. Can't include everything in a novel into a film. I didn't read the book. The 'readers of the book that becomes the film' are usually the harshest viewers. I didn't find the 2000 TV mini-series with William Hurt more enjoyable. With 4.5 hours, I'm sure it was "more faithful" and inclusive to the book. |
Bad Words (2013)
A spelling bee loser sets out to exact revenge by finding a loophole and attempting to win as an adult. Not great, but not bad either. |
ABOMINABLE. 2006
A killer sasquatch terrorizes a group of young women in one cottage while a paraplegic watches helplessly from his cottage next door. Some sasquatch are huge but gentle and just want to be left alone. This one was cruel and actively sought out victims to eat. Its face was horrible with strange very wide-set eyes. The film had more of a "made for tv" feel to it. |
'Transformers: Age Of Extinction' (2014)
Plot: Big ass robots fight other big ass robots and blow lots of shit up. Phantoms Review: Loud, violent, plotless and filled with wall to wall action and FX. Exactly what I was expecting. Loved it. |
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THE MONKEY'S PAW. 2013
Down-on-his-luck Jake is given a monkeys paw trinket which at first appears totally wonderful. But you know the drill.... It was filmed in New Orleans which was about the only point of interest. |
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