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Post by GL on Aug 17, 2012 7:46:49 GMT -8
Are You Scared?-Awaking in a strange building, a group supposedly trying out for a reality show on conquering fears finds themselves stuck in a twisted game by a demented madman with ties to one of the victims and try to get out before falling victim to the traps laid out for them. Utterly terrible 'Torture Film' in which, despite the kills being pretty graphic and bloody, there's not a lot to like here. The reality show premise is lame and terrible, with no real purpose for it's existence, the games are lame and none of the fears are really that overwhelming, leading to no purpose for the game to even exist. As well, because of the twist in the later half that truly throws a monkey wrench into the proceedings, it makes even less sense for a reality show concept, and the concept of the whole thing being done for revenge is so stupid and lamely thought out that it truly hurts trying to piece together everything that has to go through for it to happen. On top of that is the familiarity factor of this being so similar to a fault of numerous other films, copying them to a detrimental degree and hurting the film even more, giving this one more flaws than anything.
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Post by kratos on Aug 18, 2012 11:11:25 GMT -8
- Jaws
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Post by stalker on Aug 18, 2012 12:29:18 GMT -8
Jeepers Creepers 2.
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Post by TheCandyMan Xч on Aug 20, 2012 0:09:11 GMT -8
- Jaws
same here,on bluray.
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Post by GL on Aug 20, 2012 9:34:00 GMT -8
Planet Terror-After an escaped gas turns a small Texas town's residents into blood-craved zombies, a one-legged dancer joins a small resistance force to stop the ever-increasing numbers of undead from overrunning the town. This was a fairly enjoyable and interesting zombie effort. One of the better aspects here is the film's rather high amount of graphic, bloody violence. Whether it's in the cheesy methods or in a more serious note, this one here is a bloodsoaked ride that features a ton of splatter that makes for an enjoyable ride. That's brought along by an incredibly strong mix of action scenes that litter the movie, which include not only the massive swarming of the victims, but the film has just a ton of bullet-riddled shoot-outs, gunfights and explosions, especially once the leg-attachment is put on that just ups the action even more, most of which just so big and grande that it's excitement level is incredibly high. The only real problem here is the lame attempts to make it look old, from the projector fades, grain and fuzzy look, and other tactics feel incredibly contrived and don't do anything to trick the viewer into thinking it's an older film, just a sense of aggravation and annoyance, but it's a small feat and barely damages the film otherwise.
Cyborg 3: The Recycler-After discovering she's pregnant, a cybernetic android seeks out her creator for help in removing it as well as protecting herself from the bounty hunters hoping to cash in on her status. Cheesy Cannon post-apocalyptic affair, far cheaper than it should be but still a total cheesefest all the way through. The plotline is pretty goofy and silly, making it seem all the worse off than it really is but still manages to allow it to maintain a relatively exhaustive pace as there's a ton of action here, from high-speed car chases, tons of shoot-outs and gunfights and featuring more that make this pretty enjoyable. While it's still pretty hard to get over the goofy, cheesy plot and low-budget nature of this, it's not really as terrible as it sounds.
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Post by GL on Aug 21, 2012 7:54:30 GMT -8
Videodrome-After discovering a pirate TV signal that features snuff footage and torture, a programmer tracking the source uncovers it's part of a vast conspiracy against the public and searches for a way to take them down. This one wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it was going to be. The opening here is a bit of a disappointment, as the search for the mysterious transmissions and they're addictive quality takes over overthing, a little strange in itself as there's very little in them which would warrant such an attraction in the first place, beyond a hypnotic quality to them this isn't all that interesting or even in the slightest bit horror-related. When the discovery is made about the truth to their origins, it gets a little better and a bit more interesting, especially with it's more graphic and vivid hallucinations, before really getting good in the final part where he begins hunting them down, which really earns the film the most enjoyable parts overall. It's still hard to get over the fact that the original transmissions aren't that interesting to warrant such attention to them, and the overall plan doesn't make sense, but it's still interesting enough to warrant a watch.
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Post by GL on Aug 22, 2012 8:19:24 GMT -8
TNT-After leaving the special forces following a disagreement over his orders, a former soldier finds his new civilian life interrupted by his former squad looking to take him out for deserting his orders. Pretty decent low-budget actioner, not really displaying a lot of really big, impressive action scenes but featuring enough scenes that there's enough to stay interested. With a couple of decent shootouts early on, it makes for some really interesting moments getting into it, and again at the end when the entire squad gets in on the action which results in more traditional action movie stylings, though the center of the movie is where it really looses itself. Dropping a lot of the action in favor of his secrecy over his past and trying to settle down in the small town doesn't generate any excitement and leaves large sections of the film with nothing going on. It's certainly decent enough, but not all that great.
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Post by GL on Aug 23, 2012 8:20:01 GMT -8
Daybreakers-After learning his corporate vampire bosses want nothing to do with his supposed cure to curb the vampiric society of potentially devastating blood shortage, a sympathetic doctor hooks up with radicals seeking a cure to take down his former bosses. Not that bad actually and it turned out better than expected. The film does score some nice points for it's pretty original premise that actually is far more layered than expected, which makes this a certainly worthwhile effort alone before any of the high-intensity action scenes are brought in. From the car chase in the desert to the ambush on the caravan and the final confrontation in the headquarters which is just an absolute bloodbath of grand spectacle and rather innovative action, this here is pretty fun and generally gets a lot right. The method of generating a cure is pretty new and original, but also quite innovative in execution and concept, which makes this all enjoyable enough if only it wasn't so backloaded on action that the middle segment is so devoid of action it's impossible to really get excited over anything. The fact that so little is made about them being vampires is a part of the problem, but really the slow middle-section is what hurts this one. Still worthwhile and enjoyable, but slightly problematic.
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Post by GL on Aug 24, 2012 8:31:37 GMT -8
The Thing-Discovering a stranded spaceship in the ice, the crew of an Antarctic research station find themselves under attack by a shapeshifting alien intending to take over the world and must stop it before all on the base are infected. An immensely wonderful effort, as this turned out to be one of the better remakes out there. While there were times where this one was infinitely familiar the fact that it was the only real flaw here makes this a lot of fun. The fact that the paranoia and utter cluelessness of who's-who in here is perfectly handled and makes the suspense really stand-out. The visuals here are top-notch, with the snow-bound setting, high-tech research center and shifting alien meshing well together here and creating an atmospheric location perfectly suited to house the action within. That action is indeed a lot of fun, with highlight quality scenes including the transformation of the doctor, the kitchen sequence and the transformations done during the testing and all the fire spit out. That creates a sense of fun to witness all the attacks be utilized with that tactic, and generates a sense of fun here, especially with the different designs for the tentacled beast shown. Despite an over-reliance on lame CGI for the creature, it's a lot of fun and scores nicely here, making this a highly enjoyable effort.
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Post by kratos on Aug 26, 2012 21:30:03 GMT -8
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