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Well, delivers exactly what it tries to. If you're looking for some more (admittedly inventive) Rube Goldberg-style deaths and lots of CGI blood flying at the screen, this is your movie. But if you want a coherent plot or characters that are more than carbon-copy cardboard cutouts, look elsewhere. I've yet to see #3, but as far as I can tell this series should have called it quits after the original. The first is one of my favourite modern slashers, but all the sequels I've seen are just lazy attempts to cash in. The beauty of the first wasn't just the cool deaths - it actually had a half-decent script and some fresh ideas. Like I say, I can't speak for the third, otherwise the rest of the series is just a string of crazy kills without any other reason to care. You can tell from the trailer if you'll like this one or not. Personally, I'm glad I caught it at a discount theatre - it wasn't a complete waste of time, but I would have been pissed if I'd paid full price.
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I just hope it was better than #3.
While I didn't enjoy #2 quite as much as the first, it was still a decent sequel...the third one I think I've rewatched ONCE and that's it. Last night saw "Mystery of the Wax Museum" which came as a bonus feature on my copy of the original "House of Wax". Not a bad watch, though I enjoyed H.O.W a fair bit more - mainly because it was clearly a lot more towards horror. However, I'd reco Mystery to anyone that likes H.O.W, it was interesting to see where it found its origins, and pretty solid performances there too. Some hot oldsckool chicks...
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Having both fresh in my mind, while there's elements of the second one I prefer, parts of me actually think the first (mystery) one might've just been a superior film. They're both cool though. It must've been from something else, but I have an image in my head of a villain with multiple faces either breaking/melting away, not just the one...thought it was the original HOW but obviously I was wrong - any ideas on what this was?
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Personally, I've been googley-eyes over Mélanie Laurent since I saw Inglourious Basterds.
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>>: B- Cube Zero (2004) >>: C+
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Videodrome (1983). For its time those special effects were absolutely amazing. Pretty twisted and grimey flick that would have nonplused its viewer back in its day. Still a great flick. Ashe. d
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