THIS SHOULD NOT BE CONFUSED WITH THE COMEDY OF THE SAME NAME, THIS CYRUS IS A HORROR MOVIE. IT IS THE STORY OF CYRUS (BRIAN KRAUSE) A SERIAL KILLER WHO HAS BEEN KILLING COLLEGE STUDENTS. THE MURDERS ARE BEING INVESTIGATED BY A REPORTER, MARIA SANCHEZ (DANIELLE HARRIS). CYRUS' STORY IS BEING TOLD TO HER BY EMMETT (LANCE HENRIKSEN.)
THIS MOVIE ATTEMPTS TO TELL THE ENTIRE LIFE STORY OF CYRUS, GIVING THE VIEWERS SOME IDEAS OF WHY HE TURNED INTO A SERIAL KILLER. ALONG THE WAY, WE ALSO LEARN THE FATE OF THE LAST THREE WOMEN WHO HAD GONE MISSING. THIS IS A PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROR MOVIE, AND IT DELIVERS WELL, CREATING TENSION AND SUSPENSE WHEN NEEDED. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SCENES THAT ARE HIGHLY DISTURBING, ONE WITH CYRUS AS A CHILD WITH HIS MOTHER AND THE OTHER WITH CYRUS AS AN ADULT. I FOUND THE THREE MAIN ACTORS DID A GOOD JOB: KRAUSE IN HIS ALMOST SILENT APPROACH TO PLAYING CYRUS GIVES HIM JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF CREEPY; HENRIKSEN PORTRAYS HIS CHARACTER WITH JUST ENOUGH CONFIDENCE TO BELIEVE THE STORY, EVEN THOUGH YOU HAVE TO WONDER HOW HE KNOWS SO MUCH; AND HARRIS PLAYS MARIA WITH THE SPUNK OF AN GO GET THEM IDEALISTIC REPORTER WHOSE GETS MUCH MORE THAN SHE PLANNED ON.
RATING 3 OUT OF 5
THE EXTRA ON THE RENTAL DVD IS A BEHIND THE SCENES FEATURE.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
SUMMER'S MOON
SUMMER IS LOOKING FOR HER FATHER. SHE ENDS UP AT THIS TOWN AND IS BEFRIENDED BY TOM. TOM LIKES TO KIDNAP WOMEN AND KEEP THEM IN THE BASEMENT. TOM KIDNAPS SUMMER, THEN TOM'S FATHER SHOWS UP, AND EVERYTHING GOES WRONG.
AS YOU MIGHT HAVE GUESSED, TOM'S FAMILY IS NOT A TYPICAL FAMILY: KIDNAPPING, TORTURE, MURDER AND INCEST ARE ALL PART OF THEIR LIVES. I THOUGHT THE TOM CHARACTER WAS CRAZY, AND HE IS, BUT WHEN TOM'S FATHER SHOWS UP, THAT CHARACTER GOES WAY PAST CRAZY, AND IT IS VERY CHILLING SINCE IT IS PLAYED AS IF HE IS NORMAL. THE BIG REVEAL IS EASILY FIGURED OUT WITHIN THE FIRST 15 MINUTES, AND THEN THE REST OF THE TIME IS SPENT WONDERING WHY THE CHARACTERS IN THE MOVIE COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT. IT'S A MAJOR PLOT HOLE. THIS IS A HORROR MOVIE, AND WHILE THERE IS A LITTLE GORE, MOST OF THE HORROR COMES FROM THE CHARACTER DRIVEN STORY AND THEIR INTERACTIONS.
RATING 2.5 OUT OF 5
THE RENTAL DVD ONLY HAS A BEHIND THE SCENES EXTRA.
AS YOU MIGHT HAVE GUESSED, TOM'S FAMILY IS NOT A TYPICAL FAMILY: KIDNAPPING, TORTURE, MURDER AND INCEST ARE ALL PART OF THEIR LIVES. I THOUGHT THE TOM CHARACTER WAS CRAZY, AND HE IS, BUT WHEN TOM'S FATHER SHOWS UP, THAT CHARACTER GOES WAY PAST CRAZY, AND IT IS VERY CHILLING SINCE IT IS PLAYED AS IF HE IS NORMAL. THE BIG REVEAL IS EASILY FIGURED OUT WITHIN THE FIRST 15 MINUTES, AND THEN THE REST OF THE TIME IS SPENT WONDERING WHY THE CHARACTERS IN THE MOVIE COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT. IT'S A MAJOR PLOT HOLE. THIS IS A HORROR MOVIE, AND WHILE THERE IS A LITTLE GORE, MOST OF THE HORROR COMES FROM THE CHARACTER DRIVEN STORY AND THEIR INTERACTIONS.
RATING 2.5 OUT OF 5
THE RENTAL DVD ONLY HAS A BEHIND THE SCENES EXTRA.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
ANOTHER EARTH
RHODA JUST GOT EXCEPTED TO MIT AND IS HAVING A PARTY TO CELEBRATE. SHE'S BEEN DRINKING, AND WHILE DRIVING HOME HEARS A REPORT ON THE RADIO THAT A SECOND EARTH HAS BEEN DISCOVERED. SHE LOOKS OUT THE WINDOW TO TRY AND SEE THE NEW PLANET AND CRASHES INTO A CAR WITH JOHN AN HIS FAMILY. JOHN SURVIVES, BUT HIS FAMILY IS KILLED AND RHODA SPENDS FOUR YEARS IN JAIL. AFTER BEING RELEASED, SHE SEEKS REDEMPTION AND WANTS TO APOLOGIZE TO JOHN. BUT SHE LOSES HER NERVE, AND INSTEAD IN TIME RHODA AND JOHN BEGIN A ROMANCE. MEANWHILE THEY BOTH ARE DEALING WITH THE CONSEQUENCES OF HAVING ANOTHER EARTH AND ALL THE QUESTIONS THAT BRINGS.
A LITTLE QUIRKY, THIS MOVIE USES THE SCIENCE FICTION IDEA OF A SECOND EARTH TO EXPLORE THE THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PEOPLE AND THE RELATIONSHIP A PERSON HAS WITH HIMSELF. FOR EXAMPLE: IF YOU MET YOURSELF, WHAT WOULD YOU ASK YOURSELF? OR, IS THE BUDDING ROMANCE BETWEEN RHODA AND JOHN EXIST ON THE SECOND EARTH IF THE ACCIDENT DIDN'T HAPPEN? THESE TYPE OF IDEAS ARE RUNNING THROUGHOUT THIS MOVIE, BUT THEY ARE PRESENTED IN SUCH A WAY THAT NOTHING IS CONFUSING -- IT ALL SEEMS TO FLOW LOGICALLY. THE VERY LAST SCENE OF THE MOVIE WILL GENERATE MORE QUESTIONS FOR THE VIEWER, WHICH IS GOOD SINCE A MOVIE SHOULD MAKE YOU THINK AND QUESTION YOUR BELIEFS. AS FOR THE STORY AND ACTING, THEY ARE BOTH STRONG. THE EDITING CAN BE A LITTLE CHOPPY AT TIMES, BUT NOT BAD ENOUGH TO CAUSE PROBLEMS. THIS MOVIE SHOULD GO ON YOUR TO WATCH LIST.
RATING 4 OUT OF 5
THE DVD HAS NO EXTRAS.
A LITTLE QUIRKY, THIS MOVIE USES THE SCIENCE FICTION IDEA OF A SECOND EARTH TO EXPLORE THE THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PEOPLE AND THE RELATIONSHIP A PERSON HAS WITH HIMSELF. FOR EXAMPLE: IF YOU MET YOURSELF, WHAT WOULD YOU ASK YOURSELF? OR, IS THE BUDDING ROMANCE BETWEEN RHODA AND JOHN EXIST ON THE SECOND EARTH IF THE ACCIDENT DIDN'T HAPPEN? THESE TYPE OF IDEAS ARE RUNNING THROUGHOUT THIS MOVIE, BUT THEY ARE PRESENTED IN SUCH A WAY THAT NOTHING IS CONFUSING -- IT ALL SEEMS TO FLOW LOGICALLY. THE VERY LAST SCENE OF THE MOVIE WILL GENERATE MORE QUESTIONS FOR THE VIEWER, WHICH IS GOOD SINCE A MOVIE SHOULD MAKE YOU THINK AND QUESTION YOUR BELIEFS. AS FOR THE STORY AND ACTING, THEY ARE BOTH STRONG. THE EDITING CAN BE A LITTLE CHOPPY AT TIMES, BUT NOT BAD ENOUGH TO CAUSE PROBLEMS. THIS MOVIE SHOULD GO ON YOUR TO WATCH LIST.
RATING 4 OUT OF 5
THE DVD HAS NO EXTRAS.
LIKE DANDELION DUST
BARRY PEPPER HAS JUST SPENT SEVEN YEARS IN JAIL FOR DOMESTIC ABUSE. HIS WIFE, PLAYED BY MIRA SORVINO, WAS PREGNANT AT THE TIME OF HIS INCARCERATION AND SHE GIVES THE BABY UP FOR ADOPTION. WHEN PEPPER'S CHARACTER FINDS OUT ABOUT THE BABY, HE STARTS LEGAL PROCEEDINGS TO GET THE BABY BACK. THE ADOPTION PARENTS, DESPERATE TO KEEP THE BABY, SET OFF ON A POTENTIAL DISASTROUS PLAN THAT COULD HAVE VERY BAD CONSEQUENCES.
THIS IS A VERY EMOTIONAL FILM. PEPPER AND SORVINO ARE EXCELLENT IN THEIR ROLES, BUT SORVINO STEALS THE ENTIRE MOVIE. HER ACTING IN THIS IS INCREDIBLE. THE STORY IS ALSO VERY STRONG: YOU WILL HAVE COMPASSION FOR ALL THE CHARACTERS, EVEN AFTER THE ADOPTION PARENTS TRY THEIR SOLUTION, WHICH IS NOT VERY SMART BUT WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE MOVIE, SEEMS LIKE THE ONLY OPTION THEY HAVE. THE ENDING WILL RIP YOUR HEART APART FOR TWO VERY DIFFERENT REASONS. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS MOVIE.
RATING 4 OUT OF 5
THE DVD CONTAINS A MAKING OF FEATURE, EXTENDED AND DELETED SCENES AND A COMMENTARY TRACK.
THIS IS A VERY EMOTIONAL FILM. PEPPER AND SORVINO ARE EXCELLENT IN THEIR ROLES, BUT SORVINO STEALS THE ENTIRE MOVIE. HER ACTING IN THIS IS INCREDIBLE. THE STORY IS ALSO VERY STRONG: YOU WILL HAVE COMPASSION FOR ALL THE CHARACTERS, EVEN AFTER THE ADOPTION PARENTS TRY THEIR SOLUTION, WHICH IS NOT VERY SMART BUT WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE MOVIE, SEEMS LIKE THE ONLY OPTION THEY HAVE. THE ENDING WILL RIP YOUR HEART APART FOR TWO VERY DIFFERENT REASONS. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS MOVIE.
RATING 4 OUT OF 5
THE DVD CONTAINS A MAKING OF FEATURE, EXTENDED AND DELETED SCENES AND A COMMENTARY TRACK.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
FARMHOUSE
A YOUNG COUPLE MOVING TO SEATTLE GET IN A CAR WRECK. IN TRYING TO GET HELP, THEY END UP AT A FARMHOUSE WHERE EVERYTHING SEEMS OKAY UNTIL THE HUSBAND AND WIFE LIVING AT THE FARMHOUSE DECIDE TO BEGIN TORTURING THE YOUNG COUPLE.
THIS IS A HIGHLY DISTURBING MOVIE. IT WILL MAKE YOU SQUIRM, IT WILL MAKE YOU FLINCH AND THE STORY IS SO COMPELLING YOU WILL BE WONDERING JUST WHY THESE PEOPLE ARE BEING TORTURED. THERE ARE SEVERAL REASONS INTRODUCED DURING THE MOVIE AND YOU DON'T FIND OUT THE REAL REASON UNTIL THE END. SOME MIGHT CLASSIFY THIS AS A HORROR MOVIE, BUT IT IS MORE PSYCHOLOGICAL THAN SCARY, SO I SEE IT MORE AS A THRILLER. PUT THIS ON YOUR TO WATCH LIST, YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED.
RATING 3.5 OUT OF 5
THE DVD EXTRAS ARE A BEHIND THE SCENES FEATURETTE.
THIS IS A HIGHLY DISTURBING MOVIE. IT WILL MAKE YOU SQUIRM, IT WILL MAKE YOU FLINCH AND THE STORY IS SO COMPELLING YOU WILL BE WONDERING JUST WHY THESE PEOPLE ARE BEING TORTURED. THERE ARE SEVERAL REASONS INTRODUCED DURING THE MOVIE AND YOU DON'T FIND OUT THE REAL REASON UNTIL THE END. SOME MIGHT CLASSIFY THIS AS A HORROR MOVIE, BUT IT IS MORE PSYCHOLOGICAL THAN SCARY, SO I SEE IT MORE AS A THRILLER. PUT THIS ON YOUR TO WATCH LIST, YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED.
RATING 3.5 OUT OF 5
THE DVD EXTRAS ARE A BEHIND THE SCENES FEATURETTE.
FLIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
EVIL SCIENTISTS BRING SOME EVIL CARGO ON BOARD A PLANE. WHEN THE PLANE HITS A STORM, THE CARGO ESCAPES, STARTS ATTACKING PEOPLE AND TURNS THEM INTO ZOMBIES.
BASICALLY, THIS IS ZOMBIES ON A PLANE. THE FIRST THIRTY MINUTES OR SO ARE KIND OF SLOW, BUT ONCE THE ZOMBIES START EATING PEOPLE, IT'S PRETTY MUCH NON-STOP ACTION. AND, I'LL HAVE TO ADMIT, IT'S JUST CAMPY ENOUGH TO BE FUN TO WATCH.
RATING 2.5 OUT OF 5
THE RENTAL DVD HAS TWO COMMENTARY TRACKS AND AN OUTTAKE REEL.
BASICALLY, THIS IS ZOMBIES ON A PLANE. THE FIRST THIRTY MINUTES OR SO ARE KIND OF SLOW, BUT ONCE THE ZOMBIES START EATING PEOPLE, IT'S PRETTY MUCH NON-STOP ACTION. AND, I'LL HAVE TO ADMIT, IT'S JUST CAMPY ENOUGH TO BE FUN TO WATCH.
RATING 2.5 OUT OF 5
THE RENTAL DVD HAS TWO COMMENTARY TRACKS AND AN OUTTAKE REEL.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
DIMPLES
FIVE COLLEGE FRIENDS ARE HEADING OUT ON A CAMPING TRIP WHEN THEIR RV BREAKS DOWN ON A DESERTED ROAD. ONE OF THE GROUP THINKS SHE SEES A YOUNG GIRL IN THE WOODS AND CHASES AFTER HER. THEY END UP AT A HOUSE WHERE THE YOUNG GIRL IS HELD CAPTIVE BY A MAN SHE CALLS THE DOCTOR, WHO MAY OR MAY NOT BE A DEMON.
DIMPLES IS AN AVERAGE HORROR MOVIE. THE STORY DOES HAVE A SLIGHT TWIST THAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT FROM OTHER HORROR MOVIES, BUT IT IS A LITTLE LACKING IN THE EXECUTION OF THE STORY. I FOUND THE EDITING AT THE START OF THE MOVIE TO BE A LITTLE CHOPPY MAKING IT HARD TO FIGURE OUT JUST WHAT WAS GOING ON, BUT ONCE THE MOVIE MOVED INTO THE ACTUAL TRIP, THE EDITING AND PACING WERE FINE. I WOULD ONLY RECOMMEND THIS IF THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE TO WATCH.
RATING 2.5 OUT OF 5
THE RENTAL DVD HAS TWO BEHIND THE SCENES FEATURES.
DIMPLES IS AN AVERAGE HORROR MOVIE. THE STORY DOES HAVE A SLIGHT TWIST THAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT FROM OTHER HORROR MOVIES, BUT IT IS A LITTLE LACKING IN THE EXECUTION OF THE STORY. I FOUND THE EDITING AT THE START OF THE MOVIE TO BE A LITTLE CHOPPY MAKING IT HARD TO FIGURE OUT JUST WHAT WAS GOING ON, BUT ONCE THE MOVIE MOVED INTO THE ACTUAL TRIP, THE EDITING AND PACING WERE FINE. I WOULD ONLY RECOMMEND THIS IF THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE TO WATCH.
RATING 2.5 OUT OF 5
THE RENTAL DVD HAS TWO BEHIND THE SCENES FEATURES.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
THE CANYON
NEWLYWEDS NICK AND LORI (EION BAILEY AND YVONNE STRAHOVSKI) HONEYMOON AT THE GRAND CANYON. THEIR GOAL IS TO TAKE A MULE TRIP TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CANYON. ONE NIGHT THEY RUN INTO AN OLD GUIDE (WILL PATTON) WHO OFFERS TO GUIDE THEM. THEY ACCEPT HIS OFFER, BUT THEN RUN INTO ONE BAD THING AFTER ANOTHER AND THEIR TRIP TURNS INTO A FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL.
THERE ARE NO SURPRISES HERE. IT'S PRETTY MUCH MAN AGAINST NATURE, PUTTING MAN INTO AS MANY BAD SITUATIONS AS POSSIBLE, AND THEN SEEING WHO WINS. THE ACTING IS GOOD, THE SCENERY IS BREATHTAKING AND THE STORY, WHILE PREDICTABLE, HOLDS TOGETHER WELL WITH AN ENDING THAT YOU WILL FIND THOUGHT PROVOKING. THERE IS ALSO A THEME OF WHAT NATURE CAN DO TO US IF WE DON'T TREAT NATURE WITH RESPECT.
RATING 3 OUT OF 5
THE RENTAL DVD HAS A MAKING OF FEATURE, DELETED SCENES, A BEHIND THE SCENES MONTAGE AND STRAHOVSKI'S CASTING TEST.
THERE ARE NO SURPRISES HERE. IT'S PRETTY MUCH MAN AGAINST NATURE, PUTTING MAN INTO AS MANY BAD SITUATIONS AS POSSIBLE, AND THEN SEEING WHO WINS. THE ACTING IS GOOD, THE SCENERY IS BREATHTAKING AND THE STORY, WHILE PREDICTABLE, HOLDS TOGETHER WELL WITH AN ENDING THAT YOU WILL FIND THOUGHT PROVOKING. THERE IS ALSO A THEME OF WHAT NATURE CAN DO TO US IF WE DON'T TREAT NATURE WITH RESPECT.
RATING 3 OUT OF 5
THE RENTAL DVD HAS A MAKING OF FEATURE, DELETED SCENES, A BEHIND THE SCENES MONTAGE AND STRAHOVSKI'S CASTING TEST.
THE MISSING PERSON
JOHN ROSOW (MICHAEL SHANNON) A PRIVATE DETECTIVE IS HIRED TO FOLLOW A MAN ON A TRAIN FROM CHICAGO TO LOS ANGELES. ONCE IN LA, HE FINDS OUT THE MAN IS A MISSING PERSON WHO HAS BEEN DECLARED DEAD FROM THE TERRORIST ATTACKS ON THE WORLD TRADE CENTER. ROSOW IS OFFERED A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO BRING THE MAN BACK HOME TO HIS WIFE.
THIS MOVIE DEFINITELY HAS A LOOK AND FEEL TO IT, ALMOST LIKE A CLASSIC NOIR FILM FROM THE FORTIES. SHANNON PLAYS HIS USUAL JUST SLIGHTLY OFF CENTER CHARACTER VERY WELL. AND WHILE YOU WOULD THINK HIM TO BE A LOUSY DETECTIVE HE IS IN FACT A VERY GOOD ONE, BUT NOT PERFECT SINCE HE DOES MAKE SOME MISTAKES ALONG THE WAY. THERE ARE NO BIG ACTION SCENES: IT IS JUST A QUIET CHARACTER DRIVEN MOVIE THAT IS VERY GOOD.
RATING 3 OUT OF 5
THE RENTAL DVD HAS NO SPECIAL FEATURES.
THIS MOVIE DEFINITELY HAS A LOOK AND FEEL TO IT, ALMOST LIKE A CLASSIC NOIR FILM FROM THE FORTIES. SHANNON PLAYS HIS USUAL JUST SLIGHTLY OFF CENTER CHARACTER VERY WELL. AND WHILE YOU WOULD THINK HIM TO BE A LOUSY DETECTIVE HE IS IN FACT A VERY GOOD ONE, BUT NOT PERFECT SINCE HE DOES MAKE SOME MISTAKES ALONG THE WAY. THERE ARE NO BIG ACTION SCENES: IT IS JUST A QUIET CHARACTER DRIVEN MOVIE THAT IS VERY GOOD.
RATING 3 OUT OF 5
THE RENTAL DVD HAS NO SPECIAL FEATURES.
Monday, January 9, 2012
CHOKE
VICTOR (SAM ROCKWELL) WORKS AT A COLONIAL THEME PARK, HAS A MOTHER (ANJELICA HUSTON) WHO IS SUFFERING FROM ALZHEIMER'S, IS A SEX ADDICT AND FAKES CHOKING AT RESTAURANTS TO CON PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR MONEY. VICTOR'S ONE GOAL IN LIFE IS TO FIND OUT WHO HIS FATHER WAS. HE IS HELPED WITH THIS BY A DOCTOR (KELLY MACDONALD) FROM THE CARE FACILITY WHERE HIS MOTHER IS.
CHOKE IS A VERY DARK COMEDY THAT GOES FROM BEING VERY RAUNCHY TO HIGHLY EMOTIONAL, SOMETIMES AT THE SAME TIME. AT THE HEART OF THE STORY IS VICTOR'S RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS MOTHER, WHICH IS VERY FRUSTRATING FOR VICTOR SINCE SHE NEVER RECOGNIZES HIM AS HER SON. THERE ARE THREE OR FOUR FLASHBACKS THAT SHOW THE RATHER UNORTHODOX WAY IN WHICH VICTOR WAS RAISED AND THE LOVING YET A LITTLE STRANGE RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS MOTHER.
ROCKWELL AND HUSTON ARE OUTSTANDING AS YOU WOULD EXPECT, AND THE REST OF THE CAST DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB, ESPECIALLY BRAD WILLIAM HENKE AS VICTOR'S BEST FRIEND. HE COULD HAVE TAKEN THE EASY WAY AND PLAYED IT A BIG BLUBBERING IDIOT, BUT INSTEAD INFUSED HIS ROLE WITH CARING, CHARM AND INSIGHTFULNESS. DON'T PASS THIS UP.
RATING 3.5 OUT OF 5
THE RENTAL DVD HAS DELETED SCENES, A GAG REEL AND AUDIO COMMENTARY BY THE DIRECTOR AND ROCKWELL.
CHOKE IS A VERY DARK COMEDY THAT GOES FROM BEING VERY RAUNCHY TO HIGHLY EMOTIONAL, SOMETIMES AT THE SAME TIME. AT THE HEART OF THE STORY IS VICTOR'S RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS MOTHER, WHICH IS VERY FRUSTRATING FOR VICTOR SINCE SHE NEVER RECOGNIZES HIM AS HER SON. THERE ARE THREE OR FOUR FLASHBACKS THAT SHOW THE RATHER UNORTHODOX WAY IN WHICH VICTOR WAS RAISED AND THE LOVING YET A LITTLE STRANGE RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS MOTHER.
ROCKWELL AND HUSTON ARE OUTSTANDING AS YOU WOULD EXPECT, AND THE REST OF THE CAST DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB, ESPECIALLY BRAD WILLIAM HENKE AS VICTOR'S BEST FRIEND. HE COULD HAVE TAKEN THE EASY WAY AND PLAYED IT A BIG BLUBBERING IDIOT, BUT INSTEAD INFUSED HIS ROLE WITH CARING, CHARM AND INSIGHTFULNESS. DON'T PASS THIS UP.
RATING 3.5 OUT OF 5
THE RENTAL DVD HAS DELETED SCENES, A GAG REEL AND AUDIO COMMENTARY BY THE DIRECTOR AND ROCKWELL.
WRISTCUTTERS:A LOVE STORY
ZIA (PATRICK FUGIT) DISTRAUGHT OVER THE BREAKUP WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND DESIREE (LESLIE BIBB) COMMITS SUICIDE AND ENDS UP IN A STRANGE WORLD WHERE THE ONLY PEOPLE ARE OTHER SUICIDES. ONE DAY, HE FINDS OUT THAT DESIREE HAS ALSO KILLED HERSELF, SO ZIA AND HIS BEST FRIEND EUGENE (SHEA WHIGHAM) TAKE OFF ON A JOURNEY TO FIND DESIREE. ALONG THE WAY THEY PICK UP MIKAL (SHANNYN SOSSAMON) WHO IS LOOKING FOR THE PEOPLE IN CHARGE, BELIEVING SHE ENDED UP THERE BY MISTAKE. ALSO STARS TOM WAITS, JOHN HAWKES AND WILL ARNETT.
WRISTCUTTERS IS A SUBTLE AND QUIRKY COMEDY. GIVEN THE SET UP, YOU MIGHT THINK IT A LITTLE STUPID BUT IT ISN'T. THE STORY IS VERY STRONG, ALTHOUGH TOWARD THE END YOU MAY BE ASKING YOURSELF WHAT IS GOING ON. THE ACTING IS EXCELLENT: YOU WILL CARE ABOUT THE CHARACTERS AND WHAT HAPPENS TO THEM. THE LOOK, FEEL AND SOUND -- THE SOUNDTRACK ADDS A LOT TO THE MOVIE -- OF THIS MOVIE WILL MOVE YOU IN VERY MANY WAYS. WHEN I SAW THE TRAILER, I WAS INTRIGUED BUT REALLY HAD NO IDEA WHAT TO EXPECT. AFTER WATCHING THE MOVIE, I WAS HIGHLY ENTERTAINED.
RATING 3.5 OUT OF 5
THE RENTAL DVD HAS A BEHIND THE SCENES FEATURE AND AUDIO COMMENTARY WITH THE DIRECTOR AND CAST MEMBERS.
WRISTCUTTERS IS A SUBTLE AND QUIRKY COMEDY. GIVEN THE SET UP, YOU MIGHT THINK IT A LITTLE STUPID BUT IT ISN'T. THE STORY IS VERY STRONG, ALTHOUGH TOWARD THE END YOU MAY BE ASKING YOURSELF WHAT IS GOING ON. THE ACTING IS EXCELLENT: YOU WILL CARE ABOUT THE CHARACTERS AND WHAT HAPPENS TO THEM. THE LOOK, FEEL AND SOUND -- THE SOUNDTRACK ADDS A LOT TO THE MOVIE -- OF THIS MOVIE WILL MOVE YOU IN VERY MANY WAYS. WHEN I SAW THE TRAILER, I WAS INTRIGUED BUT REALLY HAD NO IDEA WHAT TO EXPECT. AFTER WATCHING THE MOVIE, I WAS HIGHLY ENTERTAINED.
RATING 3.5 OUT OF 5
THE RENTAL DVD HAS A BEHIND THE SCENES FEATURE AND AUDIO COMMENTARY WITH THE DIRECTOR AND CAST MEMBERS.
Sunday, January 1, 2012
THE DEATH FACTORY: BLOODLETTING
A GROUP OF DEGENERATES GATHER AT AN ABANDONED BRICK FACTORY BELIEVING THEY ARE GOING TO SEE A BLOODLETTING. HOWEVER, WHAT THEY DON'T KNOW IS THAT THEY HAVE BEEN BROUGHT THERE TO BE KILLED BY A RELIGIOUS MADMAN WHO BELIEVES HE IS DOING THE WORK OF GOD.
FOR A LOW BUDGET MOVIE, THE DEATH FACTORY IS GOOD. THE ACTING IS CREDIBLE, THE STORY, WHILE NOT TO BELIEVABLE, IS SOLID WITH JUST SOME MINOR PROBLEMS AND THE EFFECTS -- THERE IS PLENTY OF GORE AND VIOLENCE -- ARE WELL DONE. ALL THE CHARACTERS ARE EITHER CREEPY ENOUGH OR PERVERTED ENOUGH THAT YOU WANT TO SEE SOMETHING HAPPEN TO THEM. AND THE MADMAN IS REALLY CHILLING, JUST CRAZY ENOUGH TO SEND CHILLS DOWN YOUR SPINE. FINALLY THERE IS ALEXA, THE MADMAN'S SISTER WHO HAS BEEN GENETICALLY ALTERED INTO SOME TYPE OF HUMANOID MONSTER WHO LIKES TO EAT HUMAN FLESH. IF YOU ARE INTO THIS TYPE OF HORROR, PUT THIS ON YOUR WATCH LIST.
RATING 3 OUT OF 5
THE RENTAL DVD HAS 3 BEHIND THE SCENES FEATURES AND AN AUDIO COMMENTARY TRACK.
FOR A LOW BUDGET MOVIE, THE DEATH FACTORY IS GOOD. THE ACTING IS CREDIBLE, THE STORY, WHILE NOT TO BELIEVABLE, IS SOLID WITH JUST SOME MINOR PROBLEMS AND THE EFFECTS -- THERE IS PLENTY OF GORE AND VIOLENCE -- ARE WELL DONE. ALL THE CHARACTERS ARE EITHER CREEPY ENOUGH OR PERVERTED ENOUGH THAT YOU WANT TO SEE SOMETHING HAPPEN TO THEM. AND THE MADMAN IS REALLY CHILLING, JUST CRAZY ENOUGH TO SEND CHILLS DOWN YOUR SPINE. FINALLY THERE IS ALEXA, THE MADMAN'S SISTER WHO HAS BEEN GENETICALLY ALTERED INTO SOME TYPE OF HUMANOID MONSTER WHO LIKES TO EAT HUMAN FLESH. IF YOU ARE INTO THIS TYPE OF HORROR, PUT THIS ON YOUR WATCH LIST.
RATING 3 OUT OF 5
THE RENTAL DVD HAS 3 BEHIND THE SCENES FEATURES AND AN AUDIO COMMENTARY TRACK.
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