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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974): Classic. I haven't seen this one in so long that I honestly had forgotten most of it so it was almost like watching a new movie again.
Rubber: Huh. Not exactly what I was expecting, but good overall. Very quirky and I could see a good many people not liking this one at all. I could even see some people turning it off within 10 minutes if not sooner. It's a very odd duck. It feels almost like a film student's final project. Not to say that's a bad thing, but the movie seems to have an air of "I'm trying really hard to be as un-mainstream as possible" about it which I have come to expect from film students. But it still has an interesting enough plot to keep me watching from start to finish. I have to say that the movie is absolutely beautifully shot. The angles, composition, and lighting are all done so incredibly well. It's almost worth it to watch the movie for that alone. 
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Black Christmas (2006). Though a total disappoint for hard core fans of the original, this remake takes on a rather formidable job and accomplishes it handsomely. It does this in two ways. First, it adds some more back story to the killer. This works because we already know the killer, and to try to keep it a mystery until would be silly. Second, it is more a comedy with some entertaining kills than a horror whodunit. In my book, to have made such a fun remake in the face of scorn is itself a triumph.
The acting was standard fare for the genre. The impressive achievement here was the use of actresses of a similar caliber and which all seemed to enjoy a similar significance in the eyes of the audience. All of the characters were different enough to get the audience to care about each of them, making it hard to guess which one would pull through to the end. In this sense the movie is not so much a whodunit it but rather a who makes it. The direction was solid, and that Bob Clark, the director of the original, was on hand as a consultant shows that these movie makers paid their due homage to the original. The one area that was way above average was the photography. While the "groundbreaking" techniques of the original were employed out of respect, the camera's lens was employed in spectacular fashion as if a voyeur or even from big brother's omniscient eye. As well, awkward angles, heck just about every shot known to elicit viewer conviction, was used to full effect without being obtrusive. This alone should have garnered it a better rating at IMDB, but those clones make better lamb chops than reviewers. In all, this was a marvelously entertaining remake that for the most part does not take itself too seriously, and by "for the most part" I mean the casting, because this is one of the few flicks that might challenge Sick Nurses (2007) in its platter of smoking hot actresses. d
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last seen: TRON (1982)  >>: B+ TRON: Legacy (2010)  I liked this idea of a sequel almost 30 years later instead of remaking the original. A very decent & fine follow up for an 80's cult favorite sci-fi feature. But I think the appropriate title would be AFTER TRON: CLU LEGACY or AFTER TRON: A COUP FROM CLU!:D >>: B+
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"Twilight: Eclipse" 3/10
Seriously, is there any men out there who likes this franchise? Who's not gay. I personally can't stand it. And i want the slutty bitch dead.
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Dogtooth (2009). Going in cold is the best choice for a movie such as Dogtooth. As it began, I could not help but wonder about the acting. Are these horrible actors, or is this some unfathomable aspect of Greek culture that has yet to permeate into Western Civilization, or is this supposed to be a discombobulating factor of this movie whose achievements could not be greater? That said, I was not in the least disappointed. This is not a movie for everyone though. Hate to throw in even a micro-spoiler, but for those squeamish of animals violence then you may wanna stay away. Disturbing subjects and taboos are broached with the innocence of a child armed with a lighter and a captured butterfly, brutality with a cruel innocence (this is not a spoiler). Also, this movie lives in the realm of the askew, where the movie proper really does not make sense for some time, but rather accomplishes its ineffable feat by creating such an intriguing backdrop that its confusion gets relegated into the background of insignificance.
Thankfully, as this highly original flick moves forward, some sense is made of its scrubby nature, and the initial confusion is replaced with a discomfiture as to how we should be feeling. Towards the end, the whole of the story begins to congeal, and even the ridiculous dialog begins to reveal its profundity. For those looking for the greater social significance, this movie should easily provide fodder for further contemplation of the world today. The acting was astounding once I got used to it. More so, to have behaved otherwise would have been absurd, for such bizarre circumstances must make for rather untoward behavioral incongruities. The rather small cast steps up to the challenge with aplomb, and any addition to this small bounty of disarraying talent would have been too off-putting for most audiences. Writer/director Giorgos Lanthimos does a spectacular job here in taking a difficult subject and creating high art out of it. Even halfway through, when I had no clue as to what was going on, I was glued to the screen, more intrigued by the screen than is a cat with his prey. The photography was difficult yet important, and in the beginning it worked miracles creating an emotionally distanced attachment to the characters, perfectly manipulative for all the right reasons. At its conclusion, the initial feelings of cinematic distrust are largely replaced by a sort of pride for having stuck through this one coupled with a wary unease as to how such a perverse story could strangely parallel the world as it is today. d
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Battle LA
I liked it...one of the better "invasion" movies of the last few years. For those who have played "Resistance" it's more or less like a movie version (In fact, they actually had a resistance 3 billboard type thing in there) of that. Some great effects, and yeah basically the whole film goes from 0-100 within the first 15 minutes...the whole thing is one big shitfight... Aaron Eckhart, I usually look past him but he plays a great part in this one. It's tense, it's sad, great atmosphere...and the firefights are just...insane. I'd 8/10 this one, and will be promptly purchasing the BluRay. - B
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