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The Ringer
I thought that this Johny Knoxville comedy could have been better but overall it was a fairly funny movie. It does come though with the typical sickly slushy feel good ending but due to the hilarious scene with the chinese girl with the incredibly small head (still makes me laugh now thinking about it).
6.5/10
Revolver
After receiving much slating in the British Press this latest Guy Ritchie movie soon found itself in the sales in my local HMV. I picked it up hoping that this would be a good addition to what I consider 2 amazing previous Guy Ritchie movies; Snatch (my fave) & Lock Stock. Although I would consider this easily the least impressive of the 3 movies it is still nevertheless a worthy addition, a couple of good twists - typical Ritchie plots and a good solid performance by Ray Liotta. Not unmissable but worth a viewing.
7/10
The Frighteners
I must admit to owning this on VHS for the best part of 5 years and NEVER viewing it. Quite shocking, I know...so when I saw this in the bargain bins (poss. due to the recent spec. ed. double DVD release) I had to pick it up and find out what I have been missing out on - which proved to be alot! Jackson really has pulled out all the stops with this fast moving thrill-a-minute ride. Michael J Fox is great in this little spook roller-coaster of fun. I know most of you on here have seen this so I won't bore you all with details but this really is a quality spook fest. Thoroughly enjoyable!
8/10
Possessed
When I picked this up the instant attraction was that many years ago I purchased the book 'Possessed' by T. Allen which being a fanatic on the Exorcist I found to be a chilling read. This movie which is based 'on the real version of events' or so it says on the cover grabbed my attention, not to mention that the thought of James Bond ( Timothy Dalton) wrestling with the devil grabbed my imagination so it had to be an instant purchase.
What I got was a cheap Exorcist rip off. Don't get me wrong, I love The Exorcist and normally seeing rip off's of classics I find enfuriating to say the least but aside from 'Possessed's final 20 mins or so I actually quite enjoyed it.
If you are into possession movies in a big way then you might get something from this. If you love the exorcist and want to see another poor mans version then give it a whirl. If not stick with the one and only Exorcist (or Exorcist 3) - you just can't beat the originals.
6.5/10
Saw
After purchasing Saw II I decided I would re-watch the original and then follow it with the sequel having a Saw-Saturday night Special! Even though I obviously knew the twist I still found this movie enthralling from start to finish.
Destined to become a classic.
10/10
Saw II
I was intrigued to see what they would come up with as a sequel. Would there be the infamous twist as per the original? Yes of course! I was really impressed with this sequel. It had good tension and I loved the fact we got to really know the back story of Jigsaw. Excellent.
9/10
Assault on Precinct 13
Continuing on with my Carpenter season I plucked this from my attic - dusted it down and slammed it into my DVD player. After initially being hit once more with what I can only describe as the most addicitive theme tune EVER (it's still in my head - and now due to humming it constantly for over a week, in my colleagues at work heads also...de de de de de derr) i finally got into what can simply be described as a classic piece of film making. This film for me has lost none of it's original effect, * SPOILER* the shooting of the little girl for instance still shocks to this day. I have never watched the remake as I could not see how it could do anything but fail to live up to this masterpiece. I would rather just watch this again.
10/10
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