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Final Destination 3
I have always liked these Final Destination movies, more for their fun & gory death scenes than their storylines. The third is no exception to that rule. It's a great gory popcorn flicks with lots of laughs and blood, but don't go expecting the next masterpiece or anything. In all, it was exactly what I would expect, which is good because I hold this series to a fairly high standard.
B-
Basic Instinct 2
Why oh why do I ever let my wife pick the movies? This was actually a little better than I was expecting for the first hour or so because I was pretty interested in the plot, but the ending just made this pretty stupid I would say. I don't the last 10 minutes just sorta sucked and didn't really tie everything up neatly, which is what I expect out of the last 10 minutes of a psychological thriller that raises a lot of questions.... Answers! Bah, it sucked. Skip it, unless you just watch it for the sex... If that's the case, you won't be disappointed.
C-
Scary Movie 4
Hey! One of the stupidest franchises that could be good finally figured out what it was doing wrong and got rid of the Wayans brothers altogether. Good move Scary Movie franchise! Now, you're back on the right track, but you aren't there yet. This was probably about as good as the first one in the franchise and better than parts 2 and 3, but it could still be improved upon with a better script. I also think these need to stick to parodying exclusively horror movies, but that's just my opinion.... It was okay.
C
Stay Alive
When I saw this was rated PG-13 and had Malcolm (in the Middle) in it, I wasn't expecting much. It delivered. Fairly straightforward flick about a ghost in the video game that a group of kids starts playing. There was some creepy stuff, but basically this was just a new take on an old theme. I didn't hate it, but I haven't been running around recommending it to anyone either.
C
Shallow Grave
I love this movie. Danny Boyle and Ewan McGregor really show what they have always been capable of in this deeply dark morbid black comedy. Fresh, original, well acted, well directed... Probably in my personal top 20 films. If you haven't seen it, do so.
A
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