Chromeskull is up to his old tricks: kidnapping young girls to torture and kill. Beginning from where Laid to Rest ended, a young girl is brought to Chromeskull's lair. The local police are searching for her; she tries to escape but can't partly because she has an eye disease that has rendered her legally blind. Finally, there is a confrontation between Chromeskull and the police.
Within the first 10 minutes we find out that Chromeskull has created an organization that helps him in his murderous activities. He has a "cleaner" who is working at tying up loose ends -- mainly the survivors from the first movie, a personal assistant who takes care of him and apparently a limitless supply of money. This all adds to the myth of Chromeskull and adds some intrigue to the story, but as for the story, it just kind of plods along at a steady pace never creating much suspense. Once again, the kills are inventive, the effects are first rate and the gore is over the top. I will give props to Brian Austin Green who plays the cleaner, he is very creepy, a little crazy and very fun to watch.
RATING 2.5 out of 5
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
LAID TO REST
A young woman wakes up in a coffin, a victim of head trauma that has left her with memory loss. After getting out, she discovers she is being chased by Chromeskull, an unrelenting killer. In trying to escape, she is helped by some of the locals, until the eventual confrontation with Chromeskull.
This is a horror picture, so you get what you expect: so so acting, poorly written and plot holes. However, you also get some very inventive kills, excellent special effects and plenty of violence and gore. The writer also added some character development, which is not seen too often in horror films. In general, it is fun to watch, but not too scary or intense.
RATING 2.5 out of 5
This is a horror picture, so you get what you expect: so so acting, poorly written and plot holes. However, you also get some very inventive kills, excellent special effects and plenty of violence and gore. The writer also added some character development, which is not seen too often in horror films. In general, it is fun to watch, but not too scary or intense.
RATING 2.5 out of 5
COLOMBIANA
ZOE SALDANA CLIFF CURTIS MICHAEL VARTAN LENNIE JAMES
Cataleya (Saldana) as a young girl, watches her parents get murdered by a Colombian gang lord. She survives and ends up living in America with her uncle Emilio (Curtis) who trains her to become an assassin. She has a boyfriend Danny (Vartan) who knows nothing of her life, and is being tracked by agent Ross (James) of the FBI. At each kill, she leaves clues for the gang lord to discover and come out of hiding so she get her revenge for her parent's murder.
Colombiana is a pure action movie with very little character development, not much of a plot and is very predictable, but the enjoyment comes from the ride to the eventual end, and it is a very fun ride. The movie starts out with a 10 to 15 minute chase scene through the streets of Cataleya's Colombian town, where she is being chased by the gang lord's henchmen. It is very exciting to watch, sets up the rest of the movie and leaves you wanting more. From there, it goes into one of her kills, which takes place at a jail full of police officers and government agents. Yes, it is a little unbelievable at what she does and how she does it, but it is pure fun to watch. The rest of the movie is the same, mixing some emotional scenes with adrenaline pumping action sequences, until we get to the climax. Sure, we know what's going to happen, but seeing how it happens is the pay off. If you are looking for an action movie that doesn't require a lot of concentration, then Colombiana is the one.
RATING 2.5 out of 5
Cataleya (Saldana) as a young girl, watches her parents get murdered by a Colombian gang lord. She survives and ends up living in America with her uncle Emilio (Curtis) who trains her to become an assassin. She has a boyfriend Danny (Vartan) who knows nothing of her life, and is being tracked by agent Ross (James) of the FBI. At each kill, she leaves clues for the gang lord to discover and come out of hiding so she get her revenge for her parent's murder.
Colombiana is a pure action movie with very little character development, not much of a plot and is very predictable, but the enjoyment comes from the ride to the eventual end, and it is a very fun ride. The movie starts out with a 10 to 15 minute chase scene through the streets of Cataleya's Colombian town, where she is being chased by the gang lord's henchmen. It is very exciting to watch, sets up the rest of the movie and leaves you wanting more. From there, it goes into one of her kills, which takes place at a jail full of police officers and government agents. Yes, it is a little unbelievable at what she does and how she does it, but it is pure fun to watch. The rest of the movie is the same, mixing some emotional scenes with adrenaline pumping action sequences, until we get to the climax. Sure, we know what's going to happen, but seeing how it happens is the pay off. If you are looking for an action movie that doesn't require a lot of concentration, then Colombiana is the one.
RATING 2.5 out of 5
HAYWIRE
GINA CARANO EWAN MCGREGOR CHANNING TATUM MICHAEL DOUGLAS
MICHAEL FASSBENDER
Mallory (Carano) works for Kenneth (McGregor) as a special agent. Aaron (Tatum) is a co-agent. During one of her missions, Mallory finds out she has been set up and then, while trying to survive, she tries to find out why. Also involved are Paul (Fassbender) a British agent and Coblenz (Douglas) an American government official.
I really wanted to like this movie since I enjoy films that have strong female leads, but it is such a poorly written story that it is almost impossible to like. As you might expect, the fight scenes were well done and looked very authentic. We learn from the DVD extras that no stunt people were used in the fights and this adds realism, however well done fights do not make a good movie. The acting was good: Carano did a good job for her first starring role, and the guys are all seasoned actors who know what they are doing, although there are times when Tatum just stands there with a dumbfounded look on his face. It was directed by Steven Soderbergh, a good director who keeps the movie flowing along with the action popping up at the right times. As for the story, it is just bad. For everything that happens in this movie, the viewer is never given or told a reason why it is happening. It is a major hole that takes away from the movie.
RATING 2 out of 5
MICHAEL FASSBENDER
Mallory (Carano) works for Kenneth (McGregor) as a special agent. Aaron (Tatum) is a co-agent. During one of her missions, Mallory finds out she has been set up and then, while trying to survive, she tries to find out why. Also involved are Paul (Fassbender) a British agent and Coblenz (Douglas) an American government official.
I really wanted to like this movie since I enjoy films that have strong female leads, but it is such a poorly written story that it is almost impossible to like. As you might expect, the fight scenes were well done and looked very authentic. We learn from the DVD extras that no stunt people were used in the fights and this adds realism, however well done fights do not make a good movie. The acting was good: Carano did a good job for her first starring role, and the guys are all seasoned actors who know what they are doing, although there are times when Tatum just stands there with a dumbfounded look on his face. It was directed by Steven Soderbergh, a good director who keeps the movie flowing along with the action popping up at the right times. As for the story, it is just bad. For everything that happens in this movie, the viewer is never given or told a reason why it is happening. It is a major hole that takes away from the movie.
RATING 2 out of 5
Sunday, May 20, 2012
MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE
ELIZABETH OLSEN SARAH PAULSON HUGH DANCY JOHN HAWKES
MARTHA (OLSEN) GETS INVOLVED IN A CULT RUN BY PATRICK (HAWKES) AND AFTER TWO YEARS DECIDES TO GET OUT. ONCE ESCAPED, SHE ENDS UP WITH HER SISTER LUCY (PAULSON) AND HER HUSBAND TED (DANCY). MARTHA, IN TRYING TO GET NORMAL, EXPERIENCES A LOT OF MENTAL PROBLEMS THAT LUCY AND TED TRY TO DEAL WITH.
THERE ARE SOME MAJOR PLOT HOLES TO DEAL WITH HERE: FIRST, MARTHA ESCAPES THE CULT WAY TOO EASILY; SECOND, HER SISTER'S WAY OF HELPING HER IS TO ASK HER IF SHE IS ALRIGHT OR WHAT HAPPENED RATHER THAN GETTING HER ANY PROFESSIONAL HELP. I FOUND THAT USING CURRENT EVENTS IN HER LIFE TO ALLOW MARTHA TO HAVE FLASHBACKS OF WHAT WENT ON WHILE IN THE CULT TO BE EFFECTIVE AND A NATURAL WAY TO GET TO THE MEMORIES. FOR THE MOST PART THE DIRECTING WAS GOOD, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE A FEW RANDOM SCENES THAT DON'T SEEM TO FIT OR FOLLOW THE STORY, BUT IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO BE DISTRACTING. HOWEVER, THIS MOVIE COMPLETELY FLAMES OUT WITH THE ENDING, IF IT CAN EVEN BE CALLED THAT. IT IS AS IF THE PRODUCERS RAN OUT OF MONEY AND JUST STOPPED PRODUCTION, LEAVING THE VIEWERS HANGING WONDERING WHAT WAS GOING ON. IT IS BY FAR THE WORST WAY I HAVE EVER SEEN A MOVIE END.
RATING 2 OUT OF 5 (WOULD HAVE BEEN A 3 WITH A GOOD ENDING)
MARTHA (OLSEN) GETS INVOLVED IN A CULT RUN BY PATRICK (HAWKES) AND AFTER TWO YEARS DECIDES TO GET OUT. ONCE ESCAPED, SHE ENDS UP WITH HER SISTER LUCY (PAULSON) AND HER HUSBAND TED (DANCY). MARTHA, IN TRYING TO GET NORMAL, EXPERIENCES A LOT OF MENTAL PROBLEMS THAT LUCY AND TED TRY TO DEAL WITH.
THERE ARE SOME MAJOR PLOT HOLES TO DEAL WITH HERE: FIRST, MARTHA ESCAPES THE CULT WAY TOO EASILY; SECOND, HER SISTER'S WAY OF HELPING HER IS TO ASK HER IF SHE IS ALRIGHT OR WHAT HAPPENED RATHER THAN GETTING HER ANY PROFESSIONAL HELP. I FOUND THAT USING CURRENT EVENTS IN HER LIFE TO ALLOW MARTHA TO HAVE FLASHBACKS OF WHAT WENT ON WHILE IN THE CULT TO BE EFFECTIVE AND A NATURAL WAY TO GET TO THE MEMORIES. FOR THE MOST PART THE DIRECTING WAS GOOD, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE A FEW RANDOM SCENES THAT DON'T SEEM TO FIT OR FOLLOW THE STORY, BUT IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO BE DISTRACTING. HOWEVER, THIS MOVIE COMPLETELY FLAMES OUT WITH THE ENDING, IF IT CAN EVEN BE CALLED THAT. IT IS AS IF THE PRODUCERS RAN OUT OF MONEY AND JUST STOPPED PRODUCTION, LEAVING THE VIEWERS HANGING WONDERING WHAT WAS GOING ON. IT IS BY FAR THE WORST WAY I HAVE EVER SEEN A MOVIE END.
RATING 2 OUT OF 5 (WOULD HAVE BEEN A 3 WITH A GOOD ENDING)
DRIVE
RYAN GOSLING CAREY MULLIGAN BRYAN CRANSTON ALBERT BROOKS
RON PERLMAN OSCAR ISAAC
DRIVER (GOSLING) WORKS AS A MECHANIC AND A HOLLYWOOD STUNT DRIVER. IN HIS SPARE TIME, HE DRIVES GETAWAY CARS FOR CRIMINALS. ONE DAY HE MEETS IRENE (MULLIGAN) AND THEY START A FRIENDSHIP UNTIL IRENE'S HUSBAND STANDARD (ISAAC) GETS OUT OF JAIL AND RETURNS HOME. DRIVER'S BOSS (CRANSTON) IS INVOLVED WITH SOME LOW LIFE HOODS (BROOKS AND PERLMAN) AND WHEN DRIVER DECIDES TO HELP OUT STANDARD WITH A HEIST, THINGS GO BAD AND AT THE CENTER ARE THE TWO HOODS.
THIS IS A MOVIE YOU WILL EITHER LOVE OR HATE. FOR ME, I DISLIKED IT MORE THAN LIKING IT. DRIVER IS A CHARACTER OF VERY LITTLE WORDS AND EMOTIONS -- IN FACT THROUGH THE FIRST HOUR I DON'T THINK HIS FACIAL EXPRESSION CHANGED -- IT WAS PRETTY MUCH A BLANK STARE. PERHAPS THE DIRECTOR WAS TRYING TO MAKE DRIVER A DEEPLY MYSTERIOUS CHARACTER, BUT IT DIDN'T WORK. IT JUST MADE DRIVER BORING AND UNINTERESTING. THEN, THERE ARE SEVERAL SUB PLOTS ALONG THE WAY WHICH DISTRACT MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE, AND SOME MAJOR STORY PROBLEMS, THE MAJOR ONE BEING WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD IRENE LET DRIVER NEAR HER SON WHEN SHE DOESN'T KNOW HIM AND HE ACTS LIKE SOME SORT OF ROBOT. I FOUND THIS VERY DISTURBING. THERE ARE TWO CAR CHASE SCENES WHICH ARE DONE VERY WELL BUT NOT VERY EXCITING, AND THEN ONE SCENE WHERE A CAR GETS KNOCKED OFF A CLIFF AND THE WAY IT HAPPENS I DON'T THINK IS POSSIBLE. FINALLY THE VIOLENCE: IT COMES QUICKLY AND IS VERY BLOODY -- SHOTGUNS, KNIVES AND HAMMERS AMONG OTHER ITEMS ARE USED. CHECK IT OUT, YOU MAY NOT AGREE WITH ME, AND THAT WOULD BE GREAT SINCE IT WOULD MEAN YOU ENJOYED WATCHING IT.
RATING 2.5 OUT OF 5
RON PERLMAN OSCAR ISAAC
DRIVER (GOSLING) WORKS AS A MECHANIC AND A HOLLYWOOD STUNT DRIVER. IN HIS SPARE TIME, HE DRIVES GETAWAY CARS FOR CRIMINALS. ONE DAY HE MEETS IRENE (MULLIGAN) AND THEY START A FRIENDSHIP UNTIL IRENE'S HUSBAND STANDARD (ISAAC) GETS OUT OF JAIL AND RETURNS HOME. DRIVER'S BOSS (CRANSTON) IS INVOLVED WITH SOME LOW LIFE HOODS (BROOKS AND PERLMAN) AND WHEN DRIVER DECIDES TO HELP OUT STANDARD WITH A HEIST, THINGS GO BAD AND AT THE CENTER ARE THE TWO HOODS.
THIS IS A MOVIE YOU WILL EITHER LOVE OR HATE. FOR ME, I DISLIKED IT MORE THAN LIKING IT. DRIVER IS A CHARACTER OF VERY LITTLE WORDS AND EMOTIONS -- IN FACT THROUGH THE FIRST HOUR I DON'T THINK HIS FACIAL EXPRESSION CHANGED -- IT WAS PRETTY MUCH A BLANK STARE. PERHAPS THE DIRECTOR WAS TRYING TO MAKE DRIVER A DEEPLY MYSTERIOUS CHARACTER, BUT IT DIDN'T WORK. IT JUST MADE DRIVER BORING AND UNINTERESTING. THEN, THERE ARE SEVERAL SUB PLOTS ALONG THE WAY WHICH DISTRACT MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE, AND SOME MAJOR STORY PROBLEMS, THE MAJOR ONE BEING WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD IRENE LET DRIVER NEAR HER SON WHEN SHE DOESN'T KNOW HIM AND HE ACTS LIKE SOME SORT OF ROBOT. I FOUND THIS VERY DISTURBING. THERE ARE TWO CAR CHASE SCENES WHICH ARE DONE VERY WELL BUT NOT VERY EXCITING, AND THEN ONE SCENE WHERE A CAR GETS KNOCKED OFF A CLIFF AND THE WAY IT HAPPENS I DON'T THINK IS POSSIBLE. FINALLY THE VIOLENCE: IT COMES QUICKLY AND IS VERY BLOODY -- SHOTGUNS, KNIVES AND HAMMERS AMONG OTHER ITEMS ARE USED. CHECK IT OUT, YOU MAY NOT AGREE WITH ME, AND THAT WOULD BE GREAT SINCE IT WOULD MEAN YOU ENJOYED WATCHING IT.
RATING 2.5 OUT OF 5
Monday, May 14, 2012
50/50
JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT SETH ROGEN BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD ANNA
KENDRICK ANJELICA HUSTON
ADAM (GORDON-LEVITT) IS 27 AND HAS A RARE FORM OF SPINAL CANCER. HIS BEST FRIEND KYLE (ROGEN) STAYS BY HIS SIDE. RACHAEL (HOWARD) IS ADAM'S GIRLFRIEND WHO IS UNABLE TO HANDLE ALL THE PRESSURE AND ADAM'S MOTHER (HUSTON) HELPS THE BEST SHE CAN, BUT IRKS ADAM MORE THAN ANYTHING. ADAM DOES GET A LITTLE SOLACE IN TALKING TO HIS THERAPIST (KENDRICK), BUT SHE IS STILL IN TRAINING AND HE IS ONLY HER THIRD PATIENT.
THIS IS NOT A COMEDY. IT IS A DRAMA WITH COMEDIC MOMENTS, MOSTLY DELIVERED BY ROGEN. I SUPPOSE IT IS THE OLD CLICHE OF THE BEST WAY TO DEAL WITH TRAGEDY IS THROUGH HUMOR. AND THE HUMOR HERE SEEMS VERY REAL AND NOT JUST CONTRIVED WITHIN THE STORY TO CREATE A LAUGH. ALSO VERY REAL IS GORDON-LEVITT'S PORTRAYAL OF ADAM: HIS CHARACTER IS VERY LOW KEY, NOT TOO MUCH OF A PARTY ANIMAL AND DOESN'T SEEM TO BE TO BOTHERED BY WHAT LIFE THROWS AT HIM. WHEN HE FINDS OUT ABOUT THE CANCER, HE DOESN'T GO OFF THE PROVERBIAL DEEP END, BUT RATHER DECIDES TO FIGHT IT AND COME OUT A WINNER. HE DISLIKES PEOPLE SHOWING HIM PITY OR SYMPATHY, BUT WOULD RATHER JUST BE TREATED AS ANYONE ELSE. BUT THEN THERE IS A TURNING POINT AND ADAM BEGINS TO REALIZE JUST HOW SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS HIS CANCER IS, AND THAT REALIZATION IS DRIVEN HOME FOR FOR BOTH THE CHARACTERS AND VIEWERS DURING THE LAST THIRTY MINUTES.
THIS IS TRULY AN INCREDIBLE FILM: THE WRITING, DIRECTING AND ACTING ARE ALL TOP NOTCH. THEY TREAT CANCER WITH THE RESPECT IT DESERVES, BUT MAKE FUN OF ALL THE OTHER STUFF THAT GOES ALONG WITH IT, AND IN THE END HAVE CREATED A NOT TO BE MISSED FILM.
RATING 4.5 OUT 5
KENDRICK ANJELICA HUSTON
ADAM (GORDON-LEVITT) IS 27 AND HAS A RARE FORM OF SPINAL CANCER. HIS BEST FRIEND KYLE (ROGEN) STAYS BY HIS SIDE. RACHAEL (HOWARD) IS ADAM'S GIRLFRIEND WHO IS UNABLE TO HANDLE ALL THE PRESSURE AND ADAM'S MOTHER (HUSTON) HELPS THE BEST SHE CAN, BUT IRKS ADAM MORE THAN ANYTHING. ADAM DOES GET A LITTLE SOLACE IN TALKING TO HIS THERAPIST (KENDRICK), BUT SHE IS STILL IN TRAINING AND HE IS ONLY HER THIRD PATIENT.
THIS IS NOT A COMEDY. IT IS A DRAMA WITH COMEDIC MOMENTS, MOSTLY DELIVERED BY ROGEN. I SUPPOSE IT IS THE OLD CLICHE OF THE BEST WAY TO DEAL WITH TRAGEDY IS THROUGH HUMOR. AND THE HUMOR HERE SEEMS VERY REAL AND NOT JUST CONTRIVED WITHIN THE STORY TO CREATE A LAUGH. ALSO VERY REAL IS GORDON-LEVITT'S PORTRAYAL OF ADAM: HIS CHARACTER IS VERY LOW KEY, NOT TOO MUCH OF A PARTY ANIMAL AND DOESN'T SEEM TO BE TO BOTHERED BY WHAT LIFE THROWS AT HIM. WHEN HE FINDS OUT ABOUT THE CANCER, HE DOESN'T GO OFF THE PROVERBIAL DEEP END, BUT RATHER DECIDES TO FIGHT IT AND COME OUT A WINNER. HE DISLIKES PEOPLE SHOWING HIM PITY OR SYMPATHY, BUT WOULD RATHER JUST BE TREATED AS ANYONE ELSE. BUT THEN THERE IS A TURNING POINT AND ADAM BEGINS TO REALIZE JUST HOW SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS HIS CANCER IS, AND THAT REALIZATION IS DRIVEN HOME FOR FOR BOTH THE CHARACTERS AND VIEWERS DURING THE LAST THIRTY MINUTES.
THIS IS TRULY AN INCREDIBLE FILM: THE WRITING, DIRECTING AND ACTING ARE ALL TOP NOTCH. THEY TREAT CANCER WITH THE RESPECT IT DESERVES, BUT MAKE FUN OF ALL THE OTHER STUFF THAT GOES ALONG WITH IT, AND IN THE END HAVE CREATED A NOT TO BE MISSED FILM.
RATING 4.5 OUT 5
DIRTY GIRL
JUNO TEMPLE JEREMY DOZIER MARY STEENBURGEN MILLA JOVOVICH
DWIGHT YOAKAM WILLIAM H MACY TIM MCGRAW
DANIELLE (TEMPLE) IS THE SCHOOL'S "DIRTY GIRL." SHE LIVES WITH HER MOTHER (JOVOVICH) WHO IS PLANNING TO MARRY A RELIGIOUS FANATIC (MACY). DANIELLE WANTS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS, SO SHE DECIDES TO TRY AND FIND HER REAL FATHER (MCGRAW) WHOM SHE HAS NEVER MET. SHE GETS HELP FROM CLARKE (DOZIER) WHO IS GAY. CLARKE'S FATHER (YOAKAM) CAN'T ACCEPT HIS SON'S LIFESTYLE, AND CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE IS CLARKE'S MOTHER (STEENBURGEN).
ESSENTIALLY, THIS IS A COMING OF AGE ROAD MOVIE. IN SEARCHING FOR HER FATHER, CLARKE AND DANIELLE DRIVE FROM NORMAN, OK TO FRESNO, CA AND ALONG THE WAY NOT ONLY DISCOVER A LOT ABOUT THEMSELVES, BUT ALSO DISCOVER WHAT TRUE FRIENDSHIP IS. AT THE START OF THE MOVIE, DANIELLE CALLS CLARKE A RATHER VILE NAME AND CLARKE SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE IN AWE OF DANIELLE, ALTHOUGH WE NEVER KNOW FOR SURE WHY. BY THE END, THEY HAVE FORMED A BOND THAT WILL NEVER BE BROKEN. THAT IS STANDARD FOR A HOLLYWOOD MOVIE, BUT IT'S WHAT HAPPENS IN BETWEEN THAT GIVES THIS MOVIE ITS STRENGTH. ON THEIR ROAD TRIP, DANIELLE AND CLARKE GET INTO MANY DIFFERENT SITUATIONS WHERE THEY HAVE TO RELY ON EACH OTHER, AND IT IS THROUGH THAT SUPPORT OF ONE ANOTHER THAT THEIR BOND BEGINS TO FORM. THIS IS VERY WELL WRITTEN AND BELIEVABLE, ALL THE CHARACTERS GROW AND THE DIRECTING IS WELL PACED AND LOGICAL: YOU NEVER GET LOST OR NOT KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS MOVIE.
RATING 4 OUT OF 5
DWIGHT YOAKAM WILLIAM H MACY TIM MCGRAW
DANIELLE (TEMPLE) IS THE SCHOOL'S "DIRTY GIRL." SHE LIVES WITH HER MOTHER (JOVOVICH) WHO IS PLANNING TO MARRY A RELIGIOUS FANATIC (MACY). DANIELLE WANTS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS, SO SHE DECIDES TO TRY AND FIND HER REAL FATHER (MCGRAW) WHOM SHE HAS NEVER MET. SHE GETS HELP FROM CLARKE (DOZIER) WHO IS GAY. CLARKE'S FATHER (YOAKAM) CAN'T ACCEPT HIS SON'S LIFESTYLE, AND CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE IS CLARKE'S MOTHER (STEENBURGEN).
ESSENTIALLY, THIS IS A COMING OF AGE ROAD MOVIE. IN SEARCHING FOR HER FATHER, CLARKE AND DANIELLE DRIVE FROM NORMAN, OK TO FRESNO, CA AND ALONG THE WAY NOT ONLY DISCOVER A LOT ABOUT THEMSELVES, BUT ALSO DISCOVER WHAT TRUE FRIENDSHIP IS. AT THE START OF THE MOVIE, DANIELLE CALLS CLARKE A RATHER VILE NAME AND CLARKE SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE IN AWE OF DANIELLE, ALTHOUGH WE NEVER KNOW FOR SURE WHY. BY THE END, THEY HAVE FORMED A BOND THAT WILL NEVER BE BROKEN. THAT IS STANDARD FOR A HOLLYWOOD MOVIE, BUT IT'S WHAT HAPPENS IN BETWEEN THAT GIVES THIS MOVIE ITS STRENGTH. ON THEIR ROAD TRIP, DANIELLE AND CLARKE GET INTO MANY DIFFERENT SITUATIONS WHERE THEY HAVE TO RELY ON EACH OTHER, AND IT IS THROUGH THAT SUPPORT OF ONE ANOTHER THAT THEIR BOND BEGINS TO FORM. THIS IS VERY WELL WRITTEN AND BELIEVABLE, ALL THE CHARACTERS GROW AND THE DIRECTING IS WELL PACED AND LOGICAL: YOU NEVER GET LOST OR NOT KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS MOVIE.
RATING 4 OUT OF 5
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
PROWL
PROWL
A GROUP OF FRIENDS SET OFF TO GO TO CHICAGO, BUT WHEN THEIR CAR BREAKS DOWN, THEY HITCH A RIDE WITH A TRUCKER. HE TAKES THEM TO AN ABANDONED WAREHOUSE, WHERE THEY GET TRAPPED INSIDE WITH A BUNCH OF HUMANOID CREATURES WHO LIKE TO EAT FLESH.
THIS MOVIE WAS FILMED AT AN OLD STEEL MILL IN EASTERN EUROPE, SO IT HAS THAT OFF KILTER LOOK THAT ADDS TO THE SUSPENSE AND TERROR. I THINK THE DIRECTOR USED HIS SURROUNDINGS VERY WELL TO UP THE CREEP FACTOR. ALL THE ACTORS DID A GOOD JOB, AS DID THE EXTRAS PLAYING THE CREATURES. THE STORY WAS GOOD, AND THERE IS A TWIST TOWARD THE END THAT MAY BE UNEXPECTED, BUT THERE ARE CLUES THROUGHOUT THAT WILL LEAD YOU IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. FINALLY, IT IS GORY AND THERE ARE SOME BODY PARTS FLYING AROUND, SO BE PREPARED FOR THAT.
RATING 3 OUT OF 5
A GROUP OF FRIENDS SET OFF TO GO TO CHICAGO, BUT WHEN THEIR CAR BREAKS DOWN, THEY HITCH A RIDE WITH A TRUCKER. HE TAKES THEM TO AN ABANDONED WAREHOUSE, WHERE THEY GET TRAPPED INSIDE WITH A BUNCH OF HUMANOID CREATURES WHO LIKE TO EAT FLESH.
THIS MOVIE WAS FILMED AT AN OLD STEEL MILL IN EASTERN EUROPE, SO IT HAS THAT OFF KILTER LOOK THAT ADDS TO THE SUSPENSE AND TERROR. I THINK THE DIRECTOR USED HIS SURROUNDINGS VERY WELL TO UP THE CREEP FACTOR. ALL THE ACTORS DID A GOOD JOB, AS DID THE EXTRAS PLAYING THE CREATURES. THE STORY WAS GOOD, AND THERE IS A TWIST TOWARD THE END THAT MAY BE UNEXPECTED, BUT THERE ARE CLUES THROUGHOUT THAT WILL LEAD YOU IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. FINALLY, IT IS GORY AND THERE ARE SOME BODY PARTS FLYING AROUND, SO BE PREPARED FOR THAT.
RATING 3 OUT OF 5
HUSK
HUSK
A GROUP OF FRIENDS ARE ON A ROAD TRIP WHEN THEY CRASH THEIR CAR NEXT TO A CORN FIELD. IN LOOKING FOR HELP, THEY HAVE TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE CORN AND SOON DISCOVER THERE IS MORE TO THE CORN THEN THEY THOUGHT.
TYPICAL SET UP FOR A HORROR MOVIE: COLLEGE FRIENDS GET DESERTED AND THEN GET ATTACKED BY SOMETHING CREEPY. THE DIFFERENCE HERE IS THAT IT TAKES PLACE IN A CORN FIELD WITH POSSESSED SCARECROWS. I LIKE THE IDEA OF THE SCARECROWS AND THE WAY IN WHICH THEY BECOME POSSESSED, HOWEVER THE STORY IS AVERAGE AND ANY TRUE HORROR FAN WILL KNOW WHY THEY ARE POSSESSED AND SHOULD ALSO BE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT HOW IT ENDS, SINCE PRETTY MUCH ALL THESE TYPE OF SCARE MOVIES END THE SAME WAY. THE DIRECTOR KEEPS THE ACTION MOVING, THE ACTING IS GOOD ENOUGH TO KEEP YOUR INTEREST AND WHILE NOT A GORE FEST, THERE IS ENOUGH BLOOD TO MAKE YOU SQUIRM AT VARIOUS TIMES. ALL IN ALL, AN AVERAGE HORROR MOVIE.
RATING 2.5 OUT OF 5
A GROUP OF FRIENDS ARE ON A ROAD TRIP WHEN THEY CRASH THEIR CAR NEXT TO A CORN FIELD. IN LOOKING FOR HELP, THEY HAVE TO TRAVEL THROUGH THE CORN AND SOON DISCOVER THERE IS MORE TO THE CORN THEN THEY THOUGHT.
TYPICAL SET UP FOR A HORROR MOVIE: COLLEGE FRIENDS GET DESERTED AND THEN GET ATTACKED BY SOMETHING CREEPY. THE DIFFERENCE HERE IS THAT IT TAKES PLACE IN A CORN FIELD WITH POSSESSED SCARECROWS. I LIKE THE IDEA OF THE SCARECROWS AND THE WAY IN WHICH THEY BECOME POSSESSED, HOWEVER THE STORY IS AVERAGE AND ANY TRUE HORROR FAN WILL KNOW WHY THEY ARE POSSESSED AND SHOULD ALSO BE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT HOW IT ENDS, SINCE PRETTY MUCH ALL THESE TYPE OF SCARE MOVIES END THE SAME WAY. THE DIRECTOR KEEPS THE ACTION MOVING, THE ACTING IS GOOD ENOUGH TO KEEP YOUR INTEREST AND WHILE NOT A GORE FEST, THERE IS ENOUGH BLOOD TO MAKE YOU SQUIRM AT VARIOUS TIMES. ALL IN ALL, AN AVERAGE HORROR MOVIE.
RATING 2.5 OUT OF 5
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