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Post by GL on Aug 6, 2012 8:46:29 GMT -8
Added an uncut copy of Body Bags to the collection.
Shark Week-Awakening to find themselves trapped on an island, a group learns they are to be subjected to a series of encounters with the host's collection of deadly, ravenous sharks to be able to leave the area alive. Absolutely terrible killer shark film that really has so little going for it that it's almost unwatchable. The idea of utilizing the creatures as obstacles that must be overcome by the group in order to survive to the next trap, effectively rendering them into a state equal to a Torture Film set-up, is so ludicrous and insulting to their existence that it effectively kills whatever fear they might have, because every single set-up is the same thing only done in a different cave. The idea for the madman's scheme for revenge is so laughable that it's impossible to think it's meant to be taken seriously and the whole affair is mired in a series of sloppy, utterly atrocious CGI effects that are utterly terrible and have no lasting impact. While it does have some great pains involved in laying out the mystery and trying to get it going, there's nothing else in this worthwhile.
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Post by Fangtasia on Aug 7, 2012 1:31:55 GMT -8
Lord of the rings trilogy.I love these movies.
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Post by GL on Aug 8, 2012 8:10:29 GMT -8
Operation Condor-A team of explorers are hired to find a treasure buried in the African desert left behind by the Nazis and must outwit the second team gathered to find the same treasure. Finally got around to my long-awaited rewatch last night, and found it manages to hang into the underrated section of Chan's work. A ton of comedy that's far funnier than expected, with the hotel confusion and the bumbling agents providing plenty of laughs in this so it feels like a traditional outing of his. Mixed in are a couple of hilarious moments in the battles at the end as well as a lot of jokes to make for a lot of funny moments. Not in the same league as 'Twin Dragons,' but it's hard not to laugh at this. Aside from the comedy, the Action is great with a frenetic car chase, several foot-chases and a great, hilarious shoot-out to make for some fun before the finale in the hangar, where the hand-to-hand work is solid, dependable outings. Overall, that sums the film itself, solid and dependable.
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Post by Fangtasia on Aug 9, 2012 19:39:42 GMT -8
300
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Post by GL on Aug 13, 2012 9:05:45 GMT -8
Boogeyman-When a series of strange deaths are apparent in a small town, the local authorities find them to be caused by a demon released that has a special connection to several of the residents and must stop it's rampage before it's target is found. A decent overall entry, not one that really has a lot of bad points but not one that's really overflowing with positives either. While there's some fun to be had with the creature's history and backstory, which is pretty clever and quite unique in and of itself because of what it signifies and how it's done here to link together both it's appearance in the story as well as the connection to the human stories. It's also got some nice action scenes spread throughout with the different confrontations it's got, with several high-energy scenes included as well as some creepy stalking early on. The problem here is basically a common grievance in having the one character who knows what's going on and how to stop it keep that information to themselves, forcing everyone else to deal with the situation without knowing what to do, but beyond that and some usual atrocious CGI, it's pretty decent.
And by the way, it's not connected to the franchise with the same name and the creature's origin doesn't have anything to do with the folklore-being of the same name.
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Post by GL on Aug 14, 2012 8:18:45 GMT -8
DeadHeads-Waking up as zombies, two different men get together on a road trip to find one's long-lost human girlfriend and propose to her before being brought in by the government search team trailing them. Absolutely funny and enjoyable zombie romp, which not only has one of the more unique and inventive storylines but also manages to be hilarious and enjoyable at the same time. The use of making the zombies coherent and pretty much exactly the same as humans is pretty novel, and that only adds to the hilarity when combining the different features here including the bumbling agents after them, the continued gags that can only be done with zombies and riffs on their familiar behavior and so on. It's still got enough blood and guts to matter, and the zombies here are still considered a threat due to that fact, so it works on that level, but there's one minor annoyance here in that the duo are constantly captured and manage to escape, and it gets old and tiring after a while so there's that, but otherwise this is a lot of fun.
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Post by stalker on Aug 14, 2012 8:52:47 GMT -8
Wake Wood - a couple has had their daughter die, and they can't have any more kids. One night, their car breaks down, and the mother sees a ritual performed whree a dead person is brought back to life, and the couple gets an idea. Sort of a glorified Pet Sematary, but not bad.
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Post by GL on Aug 15, 2012 8:54:01 GMT -8
Rise of the Dead-When a series of vicious murders is targeted at those around her, a woman finds that they're the cause of her deceased baby's spirit attempting to possess them for revenge on it's past, forcing her to confront them to get out alive. A pretty decent offering overall, not one that's really got a lot to offer about it but enough that it at least becomes watchable. The general idea is creepy enough and has a rather demented air to it, and certainly several of the stalking scenes are bit chilling since they seem to appear out of nowhere as a possessed entity allowing for a pretty nice air about it when it gets to that part of the film. Too much of the film, though, is filled with absolutely inane parts that have no use in the film, from the family drama and the multiple adoptions that leave the film utterly confused about itself, or the pretty low running time that doesn't really leave enough time to really get itself going, forcing the plot-points upon us in dream sequences rather than actual discovery to move itself along. Combined with a low-budget look and feel, it's not that impressive although it does have some good points.
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Post by kratos on Aug 15, 2012 9:50:31 GMT -8
- Campfire Tales.
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Post by GL on Aug 16, 2012 7:57:28 GMT -8
Ringu-After finding herself cursed to die within a week after watching a mysterious videotape, a woman searches to find the truth about the tape's origins and connection to a legend about a vicious woman before her time runs out. While this one had some really good stuff, overall the flaws here take center-stage. The main thing hurting this one is the fact that the main storyline is incredibly flawed and makes little sense. As the ghost wants her body found out, why make a videotape that originates in a back-country community that plays only on a locally-broadcasted channel that's supposed to generate interest in solving her mysterious disappearance, an event that's counter-intuitive to what she really wants. Beyond that, the fact that the film is just so slowly-paced and lacking of ghost action that the middle segment completely eliminates the killing to focus on the investigation into the video tape's images and source, and none of those are crawling with horrific ideas or concepts, leaving this to drag on and crawl to the final twenty minutes. Granted, that's great stuff that happens there, but it comes too little too late to save the rest of the film though it somewhat evens it out to make it borderline watchable.
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