KAREN (ANNETTE BENING) GAVE UP A DAUGHTER FOR ADOPTION 37 YEARS AGO AND HAS BEEN OVERWHELMED WITH GUILT SINCE. ELIZABETH (NAOMI WATTS) IS THE DAUGHTER WHO HATES HER MOTHER FOR GIVING HER UP. AND LUCY (KERRY WASHINGTON) IS A NEWLY MARRIED WOMAN WHO IS PLANNING ON ADOPTING. THIS MOVIE REVOLVES AROUND THESE THREE CHARACTERS.
KAREN AND ELIZABETH HAVE BOTH BEEN AFFECTED BY THE ADOPTION AND THEIR ACTIONS MAKE THEM UNLIKABLE PEOPLE. KAREN IS VERY HARD TO GET ALONG WITH AND DOESN'T WANT ANYTHING NEW IN HER LIFE; ELIZABETH IS CAREER DRIVEN, DOESN'T WANT A FAMILY AND IS VERY SELF-CENTERED. LUCY IS THE MOST LIKABLE, HOWEVER SHE IS DETERMINED TO ADOPT AND WILL LET NOTHING GET IN HER WAY OF DOING THAT. AS THE MOVIE PROGRESSES, WE SEE EACH CHARACTER GROW AND CHANGE, MOSTLY FOR THE BETTER. EVENTUALLY, ALL THE CHARACTER'S LIVES INTERTWINE, BUT WITHOUT A HEARTBREAKING EVENT THAT WILL SURPRISE YOU. SAMUEL L JACKSON AND JIMMY SMITS COSTAR.
RATING 4 OUT OF 5
THE RENTAL DVD SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE TWO MAKING OF FEATURES.
Monday, February 27, 2012
MEGAN IS MISSING
MEGAN AND AMY ARE BOTH 14 AND BEST FRIENDS. ONE DAY, MEGAN GETS INVOLVED WITH AN INTERNET PREDATOR WHO KIDNAPS HER. A FEW WEEKS LATER, AMY IS ALSO KIDNAPPED BY THE SAME PERSON.
THIS IS A VERY DISTURBING MOVIE. THE LAST HALF PLAYS ALMOST LIKE A DOCUMENTARY, WHICH GIVES IT A VERY REAL FEEL. MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE SEEN THIS MOVIE SAY THAT THE LAST 20 MINUTES ARE ALMOST UNWATCHABLE, AND THAT IS VERY TRUE. HOWEVER, I FOUND THE FIRST HALF ALMOST AS DISTURBING: SHOWING YOUNG TEENS DRINKING, DOING DRUGS AND ENGAGING IN SEX. THIS IS A REALISTIC CHILLING MOVIE THAT ALL PARENTS AND THEIR KIDS SHOULD WATCH. IT WILL SHOCK YOU, IT WILL BOTHER YOU AND IT MIGHT JUST SAVE A LOVED ONE'S LIFE.
RATING 3.5 OUT OF 5
THE RENTAL DVD INCLUDES A MAKING OF FEATURE AND TWO AUDIO COMMENTARIES.
THIS IS A VERY DISTURBING MOVIE. THE LAST HALF PLAYS ALMOST LIKE A DOCUMENTARY, WHICH GIVES IT A VERY REAL FEEL. MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE SEEN THIS MOVIE SAY THAT THE LAST 20 MINUTES ARE ALMOST UNWATCHABLE, AND THAT IS VERY TRUE. HOWEVER, I FOUND THE FIRST HALF ALMOST AS DISTURBING: SHOWING YOUNG TEENS DRINKING, DOING DRUGS AND ENGAGING IN SEX. THIS IS A REALISTIC CHILLING MOVIE THAT ALL PARENTS AND THEIR KIDS SHOULD WATCH. IT WILL SHOCK YOU, IT WILL BOTHER YOU AND IT MIGHT JUST SAVE A LOVED ONE'S LIFE.
RATING 3.5 OUT OF 5
THE RENTAL DVD INCLUDES A MAKING OF FEATURE AND TWO AUDIO COMMENTARIES.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
STAKE LAND
IN A WORLD WHERE VAMPIRES ARE KILLING ALL THE HUMANS, A MAN KNOWN ONLY AS MISTER BEFRIENDS MARTIN, A YOUNG BOY AS THEY HEAD TO A PLACE OF SALVATION CALLED NEW EDEN. ALONG THE WAY MISTER TEACHES MARTIN HOW TO SURVIVE IN THIS WORLD OF APOCALYPTIC VAMPIRES.
ONE OF THE BEST HORROR MOVIES I HAVE SEEN IN A LONG TIME. WELL WRITTEN, WELL ACTED, WELL DIRECTED AND FOR A LOW BUDGET INDEPENDENT MOVIE THE SPECIAL EFFECTS ARE VERY WELL DONE. AND WHILE THIS IS A HORROR MOVIE, THE MAIN FOCUS IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MISTER AND MARTIN: WE SEE MARTIN GROWING AND LEARNING, WE SEE MISTER BECOME A TEACHER AND A CARING PERSON, AND THEN ULTIMATELY WE SEE WHAT MISTER MUST DO TO ALLOW MARTIN TO BECOME THE MAN MISTER HAS TAUGHT HIM TO BE. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS MOVIE.
RATING 4 OUT OF 5
THE RENTAL DVD HAS TWO COMMENTARY TRACKS.
ONE OF THE BEST HORROR MOVIES I HAVE SEEN IN A LONG TIME. WELL WRITTEN, WELL ACTED, WELL DIRECTED AND FOR A LOW BUDGET INDEPENDENT MOVIE THE SPECIAL EFFECTS ARE VERY WELL DONE. AND WHILE THIS IS A HORROR MOVIE, THE MAIN FOCUS IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MISTER AND MARTIN: WE SEE MARTIN GROWING AND LEARNING, WE SEE MISTER BECOME A TEACHER AND A CARING PERSON, AND THEN ULTIMATELY WE SEE WHAT MISTER MUST DO TO ALLOW MARTIN TO BECOME THE MAN MISTER HAS TAUGHT HIM TO BE. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS MOVIE.
RATING 4 OUT OF 5
THE RENTAL DVD HAS TWO COMMENTARY TRACKS.
EXTERMINATORS
THREE WOMEN, ALEX, STELLA AND NIKKI, MEET AT AN ANGER MANAGEMENT CLASS. MOST OF THE WOMEN HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF ABUSE, AND ONE NIGHT, BY ACCIDENT, THE THREE WOMEN KILL ONE OF THE ABUSIVE HUSBANDS. AFTER THAT, THEY DECIDE THIS MIGHT BE A GOOD BUSINESS AND BECOME Ex TERMINATORS.
THIS IS A QUIRKY MOVIE. THE STORY IS JUST ENOUGH OFF CENTER TO KEEP YOU WONDERING AND INTERESTED IN WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SUB PLOTS: AN IRS AGENT IS INVESTIGATING STELLA'S BUSINESS AND DISCOVERS MORE THAN HE PLANNED FOR AND ALEX STARTS DATING THE POLICE DETECTIVE WHO IS INVESTIGATING THE MURDERS OF ALL THESE MEN, TO KEEP THINGS GOING. THE COMEDY GOES FROM THE VERY DARK TO THE VERY SUBTLE, BUT IT IS ALL DONE VERY WELL. THE THREE LEAD ACTRESSES: HEATHER GRAHAM, JENNIFER COOLIDGE AND AMBER HEARD ALL DO A GOOD JOB.
RATING 3 OUT OF 5
THE RENTAL DVD HAS A GAG REEL.
THIS IS A QUIRKY MOVIE. THE STORY IS JUST ENOUGH OFF CENTER TO KEEP YOU WONDERING AND INTERESTED IN WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF SUB PLOTS: AN IRS AGENT IS INVESTIGATING STELLA'S BUSINESS AND DISCOVERS MORE THAN HE PLANNED FOR AND ALEX STARTS DATING THE POLICE DETECTIVE WHO IS INVESTIGATING THE MURDERS OF ALL THESE MEN, TO KEEP THINGS GOING. THE COMEDY GOES FROM THE VERY DARK TO THE VERY SUBTLE, BUT IT IS ALL DONE VERY WELL. THE THREE LEAD ACTRESSES: HEATHER GRAHAM, JENNIFER COOLIDGE AND AMBER HEARD ALL DO A GOOD JOB.
RATING 3 OUT OF 5
THE RENTAL DVD HAS A GAG REEL.
A GOOD OLD FASHIONED ORGY
IT'S THE END OF THE SUMMER, POSSIBLY THE LAST SUMMER THESE EIGHT FRIENDS WILL GET TO SPEND TOGETHER. THEY WANT TO DO SOMETHING MEMORABLE, AND AFTER KNOCKING AROUND A FEW IDEAS, THEY DECIDE TO HAVE AN END OF SUMMER ORGY.
THIS MOVIE COULD HAVE EASILY SUNK INTO A CRUDE AND STUPID SEX FARCE, BUT CREDIT THE WRITERS WITH CREATING A STORY THAT IS ENGAGING, FUNNY AND NOT ALL THAT CRUDE. EACH CHARACTER IS WELL DEVELOPED WITH A BELIEVABLE BACK STORY THAT ONLY ADDS TO THE DRAMA OF LIFETIME FRIENDS HAVING SEX WITH EACH OTHER AND THE CONSEQUENCES THAT BRING. THIS MOVIE IS EASILY RECOMMENDED.
RATING 3 OUT OF 5
THE RENTAL DVD SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE DELETED SCENES, A BLOOPER REEL AND A COMMENTARY TRACK.
THIS MOVIE COULD HAVE EASILY SUNK INTO A CRUDE AND STUPID SEX FARCE, BUT CREDIT THE WRITERS WITH CREATING A STORY THAT IS ENGAGING, FUNNY AND NOT ALL THAT CRUDE. EACH CHARACTER IS WELL DEVELOPED WITH A BELIEVABLE BACK STORY THAT ONLY ADDS TO THE DRAMA OF LIFETIME FRIENDS HAVING SEX WITH EACH OTHER AND THE CONSEQUENCES THAT BRING. THIS MOVIE IS EASILY RECOMMENDED.
RATING 3 OUT OF 5
THE RENTAL DVD SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE DELETED SCENES, A BLOOPER REEL AND A COMMENTARY TRACK.
Monday, February 13, 2012
THE WARD
A YOUNG GIRL (AMBER HEARD) IS CAUGHT SETTING FIRE TO AN ABANDONED HOUSE. SHE IS SENT TO A MENTAL INSTITUTION WHERE THE THE DOCTOR (JARED HARRIS) IS TRYING TO HELP HER FIGURE OUT HER LIFE. ALL SHE WANTS TO DO IS GET OUT, BUT THEN SHE LEARNS THAT THE INSTITUTION MAY BE HAUNTED.
JOHN CARPENTER DIRECTED THIS MOVIE, SO YOU KNOW IT WILL BE A QUALITY FILM. AND IT IS. HE IS A MASTER IN THIS GENRE, AND ALL THE EXPECTED HORROR DEVICES ARE THERE. IN FACT, IT IS GOOD TO SEE A MOVIE THAT IS SUSPENSEFUL AND SCARY AND NOT HAVE GALLONS OF BLOOD AND GORE RUNNING THROUGH IT. AS WITH THE TOP NOTCH DIRECTING, THE STORY IS ALSO VERY STRONG AND WELL DEVELOPED, ALTHOUGH WHEN THE TWIST IS REVEALED, YOU REALIZE THERE HAVE BEEN SIMILAR STORY IDEAS, BUT THAT DOESN'T TAKE AWAY FROM THIS STORY. FINALLY, THE ACTING: THERE ARE 4 OTHER GIRLS ALSO IN THE WARD, EACH ONE WITH A UNIQUE MENTAL PROBLEM. ALL THE ACTRESSES PORTRAY THESE CHARACTERS IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BELIEVABLE. THIS IS A VERY GOOD HORROR MOVIE.
RATING 3 OUT OF 5
THE RENTAL DVD HAS A COMMENTARY WITH CARPENTER AND HARRIS, ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE DISCUSSION IS ABOUT THE BUSINESS OF ACTING AND NOT ABOUT THE MOVIE.
JOHN CARPENTER DIRECTED THIS MOVIE, SO YOU KNOW IT WILL BE A QUALITY FILM. AND IT IS. HE IS A MASTER IN THIS GENRE, AND ALL THE EXPECTED HORROR DEVICES ARE THERE. IN FACT, IT IS GOOD TO SEE A MOVIE THAT IS SUSPENSEFUL AND SCARY AND NOT HAVE GALLONS OF BLOOD AND GORE RUNNING THROUGH IT. AS WITH THE TOP NOTCH DIRECTING, THE STORY IS ALSO VERY STRONG AND WELL DEVELOPED, ALTHOUGH WHEN THE TWIST IS REVEALED, YOU REALIZE THERE HAVE BEEN SIMILAR STORY IDEAS, BUT THAT DOESN'T TAKE AWAY FROM THIS STORY. FINALLY, THE ACTING: THERE ARE 4 OTHER GIRLS ALSO IN THE WARD, EACH ONE WITH A UNIQUE MENTAL PROBLEM. ALL THE ACTRESSES PORTRAY THESE CHARACTERS IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BELIEVABLE. THIS IS A VERY GOOD HORROR MOVIE.
RATING 3 OUT OF 5
THE RENTAL DVD HAS A COMMENTARY WITH CARPENTER AND HARRIS, ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE DISCUSSION IS ABOUT THE BUSINESS OF ACTING AND NOT ABOUT THE MOVIE.
RED STATE
THREE TEENAGE BOYS THINK THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE A DATE WITH AN OLDER WOMAN, BUT WHEN THEY GET TO HER PLACE, THEY ARE DRUGGED AND KIDNAPPED BY A GROUP RELIGIOUS FANATICS. WHILE TRYING TO ESCAPE, THE ATF RAIDS THE GROUP'S COMPOUND.
THIS IS DIRECTOR KEVIN SMITH'S ATTEMPT AT MAKING A MOVIE WHICH IS NOT A COMEDY. HIS DIRECTING IS FINE -- THE MOVIE MOVES ALONG AND KEEPS YOU INTERESTED -- HE GETS GOOD PERFORMANCES FROM HIS ACTORS, BUT THE WRITING AND THE PLOT ARE VERY WEAK. THERE IS BARELY A STORY, THERE A TWO OR THREE MAJOR HOLES IN THE PLOT THAT CAN'T BE OVERLOOKED AND I THINK I KNOW WHAT SMITH WAS TRYING TO SAY, BUT HE JUST DOESN'T SAY IT VERY WELL. WHEN IT'S OVER, YOU REALLY DON'T CARE ABOUT WHAT YOU JUST SAW.
RATING 2 OUT OF 5
THE RENTAL DVD HAS NO SPECIAL FEATURES.
THIS IS DIRECTOR KEVIN SMITH'S ATTEMPT AT MAKING A MOVIE WHICH IS NOT A COMEDY. HIS DIRECTING IS FINE -- THE MOVIE MOVES ALONG AND KEEPS YOU INTERESTED -- HE GETS GOOD PERFORMANCES FROM HIS ACTORS, BUT THE WRITING AND THE PLOT ARE VERY WEAK. THERE IS BARELY A STORY, THERE A TWO OR THREE MAJOR HOLES IN THE PLOT THAT CAN'T BE OVERLOOKED AND I THINK I KNOW WHAT SMITH WAS TRYING TO SAY, BUT HE JUST DOESN'T SAY IT VERY WELL. WHEN IT'S OVER, YOU REALLY DON'T CARE ABOUT WHAT YOU JUST SAW.
RATING 2 OUT OF 5
THE RENTAL DVD HAS NO SPECIAL FEATURES.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
30 MINUTES OR LESS
NICK (JESSE EISENBERG) DELIVERS PIZZA. ONE DAY HE GETS KIDNAPPED BY TWO STUPID HOODS, DWAYNE AND TRAVIS (DANNY MCBRIDE AND NICK SWARDSON), WHO STRAP A BOMB TO NICK TO FORCE HIM TO ROB A BANK SO THE HOODS CAN PAY A HITMAN TO KILL DWAYNE'S FATHER. NICK GETS HIS BEST FRIEND CHET (AZIZ ANSARI) TO HELP HIM.
NOT MUCH OF A STORY, NOT MUCH OF A PLOT AND HUMOR THAT IS DIRECTED AT THE YOUNGER GENERATION. AND ABOUT HALF WAY THROUGH IT CHANGES FROM A STUPID COMEDY TO A VIOLENT CHASE FILM. NOT EXACTLY WHAT I HAD EXPECTED. THE ACTING IS OKAY, THE CAR CHASE IS SORT OF EXCITING AND BY THE END EVERYTHING IS NICELY WRAPPED UP JUST AS YOU WOULD EXPECT. THIS ISN'T A BAD MOVIE, THIS ISN'T A GOOD MOVIE, IT'S JUST A MOVIE YOU WATCH WHEN THERE IS NOTHING ELSE TO DO.
RATING 2.5 OUT OF 5
NO EXTRAS ON THE RENTAL DVD.
NOT MUCH OF A STORY, NOT MUCH OF A PLOT AND HUMOR THAT IS DIRECTED AT THE YOUNGER GENERATION. AND ABOUT HALF WAY THROUGH IT CHANGES FROM A STUPID COMEDY TO A VIOLENT CHASE FILM. NOT EXACTLY WHAT I HAD EXPECTED. THE ACTING IS OKAY, THE CAR CHASE IS SORT OF EXCITING AND BY THE END EVERYTHING IS NICELY WRAPPED UP JUST AS YOU WOULD EXPECT. THIS ISN'T A BAD MOVIE, THIS ISN'T A GOOD MOVIE, IT'S JUST A MOVIE YOU WATCH WHEN THERE IS NOTHING ELSE TO DO.
RATING 2.5 OUT OF 5
NO EXTRAS ON THE RENTAL DVD.
FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE PLAYS DYLAN WHO GETS RECRUITED FOR A JOB IN NEW YORK BY HEADHUNTER JAMIE, PLAYED BY MILA KUNIS. THEY SOON BECOME BEST FRIENDS AND ONE NIGHT DECIDE TO ADD SEX WITHOUT ANY TIES TO THEIR FRIENDSHIP. THIS TURNS OUT TO BE A BAD IDEA, AND THE REST OF THE MOVIE IS HOW THE TWO DEAL WITH THEIR PROBLEM.
A ROMANTIC COMEDY THAT FOLLOWS ALL THE OLD CLICHES OF THE MANY ROM COMS BEFORE IT: THEY MEET, THEY GET ALONG, THEY HAVE SEX, THEY FIGHT, THEY GET BACK TOGETHER. I SUPPOSE THE HARDEST THING TO DO IN THESE TYPE OF MOVIES IS DELIVER THE STORY IN A DIFFERENT OR INTERESTING MATTER. THE MOVIE SORT OF FALLS FLAT HERE TOO, NOT REALLY GIVING US ANYTHING NEW, JUST THE SAME THINGS IN A DIFFERENT MANNER. SO THAT LEAVES IT UP TO THE ACTORS TO MAKE OR BREAK THIS MOVIE, AND I THINK TIMBERLAKE AND KUNIS DO MORE MAKING THAN BREAKING. THEY ARE A CUTE COUPLE AND ARE VERY BELIEVABLE AS FRIENDS AND ULTIMATELY LOVERS. TIMBERLAKE IS A COMPETENT ACTOR, BUT HE IS NEVER REALLY CHALLENGED HERE TO DO MUCH THAN LOOK CUTE AND EXPRESS SOME BASIC EMOTIONS. THE SAME THING CAN BE SAID ABOUT KUNIS. IN SUPPORTING ROLES ARE WOODY HARRELSON AS A GAY SPORTS EDITOR, JENNA ELFMAN AS DYLAN'S SISTER, PATRICIA CLARKSON AS JAMIE'S MOTHER AND RICHARD JENKINS AS DYLAN'S FATHER.
RATING 3 OUT OF 5
NO EXTRAS ON THE RENTAL DVD.
A ROMANTIC COMEDY THAT FOLLOWS ALL THE OLD CLICHES OF THE MANY ROM COMS BEFORE IT: THEY MEET, THEY GET ALONG, THEY HAVE SEX, THEY FIGHT, THEY GET BACK TOGETHER. I SUPPOSE THE HARDEST THING TO DO IN THESE TYPE OF MOVIES IS DELIVER THE STORY IN A DIFFERENT OR INTERESTING MATTER. THE MOVIE SORT OF FALLS FLAT HERE TOO, NOT REALLY GIVING US ANYTHING NEW, JUST THE SAME THINGS IN A DIFFERENT MANNER. SO THAT LEAVES IT UP TO THE ACTORS TO MAKE OR BREAK THIS MOVIE, AND I THINK TIMBERLAKE AND KUNIS DO MORE MAKING THAN BREAKING. THEY ARE A CUTE COUPLE AND ARE VERY BELIEVABLE AS FRIENDS AND ULTIMATELY LOVERS. TIMBERLAKE IS A COMPETENT ACTOR, BUT HE IS NEVER REALLY CHALLENGED HERE TO DO MUCH THAN LOOK CUTE AND EXPRESS SOME BASIC EMOTIONS. THE SAME THING CAN BE SAID ABOUT KUNIS. IN SUPPORTING ROLES ARE WOODY HARRELSON AS A GAY SPORTS EDITOR, JENNA ELFMAN AS DYLAN'S SISTER, PATRICIA CLARKSON AS JAMIE'S MOTHER AND RICHARD JENKINS AS DYLAN'S FATHER.
RATING 3 OUT OF 5
NO EXTRAS ON THE RENTAL DVD.
Monday, February 6, 2012
THE CLINIC
A YOUNG COUPLE STOP FOR THE NIGHT IN A SMALL DESOLATE TOWN. DURING THE NIGHT, THE HUSBAND GOES OUT LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO EAT AND WHEN HE GETS BACK TO THE MOTEL, HIS PREGNANT WIFE IS GONE. WHILE HE LOOKS FOR HER, SHE WAKES UP IN A CLINIC WHERE HER BABY HAS BEEN TAKEN BY C-SECTION. SHE RUNS INTO OTHER MOTHERS WHO HAVE ALSO LOST THEIR BABIES, AND THEN THEY START LOOKING FOR THEIR NEWBORNS.
THIS IS AN AUSTRALIAN HORROR/THRILLER, AND IT IS JUST AS WELL DONE AS SOME OTHER AUSTRALIAN HORROR MOVIES, SUCH AS STORM WARNING, COFFIN ROCK, THE SQUARE AND WOLF CREEK, ALL WHICH I WOULD RECOMMEND. TABRETT BETHELL PLAYS THE YOUNG MOTHER BETH. TABRETT IS PROBABLY BEST KNOWN FOR PLAYING CARA IN "LEGEND OF THE SEEKER." IF YOU LIKED HER KICK BUTT STYLE IN THAT SERIES, YOU WILL DEFINITELY LIKE HER IN THIS MOVIE: ONCE SHE STARTS LOOKING FOR HER BABY, THERE IS NOTHING THAT WILL STOP HER. SHE EVEN CHASES AND TACKLES A GUY WHO PROBABLY WEIGHS 100 POUNDS MORE THAN HER, NOT TO MENTION SOME FIGHT SCENES. AS FOR THE MOVIE, IT STARTS OFF FAIRLY PEACEFUL AND THEN TURNS INTO A SUSPENSEFUL BRUTAL CHASE FILM. THERE IS PLENTY OF BLOOD AND GORE AND A FEW SCENES THAT MAY MAKE YOU LOOK AWAY. AT THE END, BETH FINDS OUT A TRUTH ABOUT HERSELF THAT MAY BE SURPRISING TO SOME, BUT IF YOU WATCH THE MOVIE CAREFULLY, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIGURE IT OUT.
RATING 3 OUT OF 5
NO EXTRAS ON THE RENTAL DVD.
THIS IS AN AUSTRALIAN HORROR/THRILLER, AND IT IS JUST AS WELL DONE AS SOME OTHER AUSTRALIAN HORROR MOVIES, SUCH AS STORM WARNING, COFFIN ROCK, THE SQUARE AND WOLF CREEK, ALL WHICH I WOULD RECOMMEND. TABRETT BETHELL PLAYS THE YOUNG MOTHER BETH. TABRETT IS PROBABLY BEST KNOWN FOR PLAYING CARA IN "LEGEND OF THE SEEKER." IF YOU LIKED HER KICK BUTT STYLE IN THAT SERIES, YOU WILL DEFINITELY LIKE HER IN THIS MOVIE: ONCE SHE STARTS LOOKING FOR HER BABY, THERE IS NOTHING THAT WILL STOP HER. SHE EVEN CHASES AND TACKLES A GUY WHO PROBABLY WEIGHS 100 POUNDS MORE THAN HER, NOT TO MENTION SOME FIGHT SCENES. AS FOR THE MOVIE, IT STARTS OFF FAIRLY PEACEFUL AND THEN TURNS INTO A SUSPENSEFUL BRUTAL CHASE FILM. THERE IS PLENTY OF BLOOD AND GORE AND A FEW SCENES THAT MAY MAKE YOU LOOK AWAY. AT THE END, BETH FINDS OUT A TRUTH ABOUT HERSELF THAT MAY BE SURPRISING TO SOME, BUT IF YOU WATCH THE MOVIE CAREFULLY, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIGURE IT OUT.
RATING 3 OUT OF 5
NO EXTRAS ON THE RENTAL DVD.
CHAIN LETTER
A GROUP OF FIVE HIGH SCHOOL FRIENDS GET SENT AN EMAIL CHAIN LETTER THAT TELLS THEM IF THEY DON'T SEND IT ON THEY WILL DIE. WELL, SOME DON'T RESEND IT, AND GUESS WHAT HAPPENS TO THEM!
NOT A VERY INVENTIVE MOVIE. ALL THE STANDARD HORROR CLICHES ARE BROUGHT OUT, AND THE KILLER, WHO SENDS CHAIN LETTERS, LIKES TO KILL HIS VICTIMS WITH CHAINS. HOW INVENTIVE IS THAT? NOT VERY, IN MY OPINION. FINALLY, YOU WILL GET BOMBARDED WITH THE IDEA THAT TECHNOLOGY IS BAD. IT IS A RECURRING THEME THAT IS PRESENTED LIKE A BOULDER CRASHING INTO YOUR HEAD. AVOID THIS MOVIE.
RATING 2 OUT OF 5
NO EXTRAS ON THE RENTAL DVD.
NOT A VERY INVENTIVE MOVIE. ALL THE STANDARD HORROR CLICHES ARE BROUGHT OUT, AND THE KILLER, WHO SENDS CHAIN LETTERS, LIKES TO KILL HIS VICTIMS WITH CHAINS. HOW INVENTIVE IS THAT? NOT VERY, IN MY OPINION. FINALLY, YOU WILL GET BOMBARDED WITH THE IDEA THAT TECHNOLOGY IS BAD. IT IS A RECURRING THEME THAT IS PRESENTED LIKE A BOULDER CRASHING INTO YOUR HEAD. AVOID THIS MOVIE.
RATING 2 OUT OF 5
NO EXTRAS ON THE RENTAL DVD.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
ATTACK THE BLOCK
A GANG OF 5 TEENS THINK THEY RULE THEIR BLOCK, MUGGING, STEALING AND DEALING DRUGS. THEN ONE NIGHT THEIR WORLD IS TURNED UPSIDE DOWN WHEN THE BLOCK GETS INVADED BY ALIENS AND THE GANG DECIDES TO DEFEND THEIR TURF.
DESPITE WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE, THIS MOVIE BLENDS FAST PACED BLOODY ACTION WITH BITS OF VERY FUNNY SUBTLE HUMOR. THE MIX IS JUST RIGHT. ALL THE TEENS DO A GOOD JOB OF ACTING, THE DIRECTION KEEPS THE ACTION MOVING AND THE VIEWERS INTERESTED AND THE ALIENS ARE JUST SCARY ENOUGH TO BE TERRIFYING, TO ADULTS AS WELL AS TEENS. THE STORY, WITHIN THE REALM OF BEING ATTACKED BY ALIENS, IS SOLID: YOU ACTUALLY BELIEVE TEENS WOULD DO WHAT THE TEENS DO IN THE MOVIE. IT IS A VERY GOOD MOVIE.
RATING 3.5 OUT OF 5
THERE ARE NO EXTRAS ON THIS RENTAL DVD.
DESPITE WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE, THIS MOVIE BLENDS FAST PACED BLOODY ACTION WITH BITS OF VERY FUNNY SUBTLE HUMOR. THE MIX IS JUST RIGHT. ALL THE TEENS DO A GOOD JOB OF ACTING, THE DIRECTION KEEPS THE ACTION MOVING AND THE VIEWERS INTERESTED AND THE ALIENS ARE JUST SCARY ENOUGH TO BE TERRIFYING, TO ADULTS AS WELL AS TEENS. THE STORY, WITHIN THE REALM OF BEING ATTACKED BY ALIENS, IS SOLID: YOU ACTUALLY BELIEVE TEENS WOULD DO WHAT THE TEENS DO IN THE MOVIE. IT IS A VERY GOOD MOVIE.
RATING 3.5 OUT OF 5
THERE ARE NO EXTRAS ON THIS RENTAL DVD.
13
A YOUNG MAN'S FAMILY NEEDS MONEY TO PAY FOR THEIR FATHER'S MEDICAL BILLS. OUT OF DESPERATION, THE MAN ASSUMES THE IDENTITY OF A PERSON WHO DIES AND GETS DRAWN INTO A VIOLENT AND INTENSE GAME OF CHANCE WHERE BETS ARE MADE ON THE LIFE OR DEATH OF THE PEOPLE PARTICIPATING. THE YOUNG MAN HAPPENS TO BE ONE OF THE PARTICIPANTS.
AS THIS MOVIE BEGINS, WE ARE REALLY NOT SURE WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN OR WHAT THE YOUNG MAN WILL BE INVOLVED IN. HE IS BEING CHASED, BUT WE DON'T KNOW BY WHO, AND AS HE MAKES HIS WAY TO THE GAME, IT IS ALL VERY CLOAK AND DAGGER. ONCE AT THE GAME, IT ALL BECOMES CLEAR AND THE MOVIE GETS VERY TENSE, SIMPLY BECAUSE OF WHAT THE GAME IS AND WHAT THE OTHER MEN ARE BETTING ON. I FOUND THE ACTING TO BE VERY GOOD, THE DIRECTION WAS WELL PACED AND KEPT THE SUSPENSE UP AND THE STORY WAS SOLID.
RATING 3 OUT OF 5
THERE ARE NO EXTRAS ON THE RENTAL DVD.
AS THIS MOVIE BEGINS, WE ARE REALLY NOT SURE WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN OR WHAT THE YOUNG MAN WILL BE INVOLVED IN. HE IS BEING CHASED, BUT WE DON'T KNOW BY WHO, AND AS HE MAKES HIS WAY TO THE GAME, IT IS ALL VERY CLOAK AND DAGGER. ONCE AT THE GAME, IT ALL BECOMES CLEAR AND THE MOVIE GETS VERY TENSE, SIMPLY BECAUSE OF WHAT THE GAME IS AND WHAT THE OTHER MEN ARE BETTING ON. I FOUND THE ACTING TO BE VERY GOOD, THE DIRECTION WAS WELL PACED AND KEPT THE SUSPENSE UP AND THE STORY WAS SOLID.
RATING 3 OUT OF 5
THERE ARE NO EXTRAS ON THE RENTAL DVD.
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