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09-02-2014, 09:58 AM
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 School cheerleaders meet with an accident and are resurrected by the resident creepy weirdo as zombified vampires. Story had potential and the girls are all hotties, but the execution wasn't that good. Nothing happens for the first 20-25 minutes and when it does happen, it's just not enough. * *  Lots of action mixed with generous doses of smirky humor. Kevin Costner tries to pull off a Liam Neeson role here and almost succeeds, if he wasn't too smug. 2 parallel plots usually aren't done well, and it's the same here. The climax is just too sudden and quick, and the family plot is never fully done. Amber Heard provides plenty of overdone eye candy (and a great upskirt peek). Average time-waster. * * ½
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09-03-2014, 08:14 PM
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Frankenstein & Me -- 4/10
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09-03-2014, 09:37 PM
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 It could have been better or more interesting if they avoided or excludes those "ghostly figures with glass eyes" and focused more on psychological horror segment of the story. The story wasn't bad, liked the idea of a mirror with diabolical power to manipulate people around it & play tricks on them to kill or destroy each other but those "ghostly figures with glass eyes" looked kinda cheap & lame. I guess there are some parts where they might have needed to show some 'corporeal ghosts', in that case the effects needed to be better for that part. >>: B Beneath (2013)  It was just okay as there's already couple of films made dealing with similar sort of premise. >>: B-
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09-04-2014, 06:32 AM
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 "Boyhood" 7/10 An amazing achievement, but not a very amazing experience.  "7500" 6/10 The new Takashi Shimizu creation has sure been a long time on its way. So was it worth the wait? Meh.. wasn't horrible. The first 20-30 minutes of build-up where we get to know the characters were quite good. Then the horror elements began and this was when the movie started to piss me off. You would think that a guy like Shimizu would have a lot more imagination and creativity than just pulling off the same kind of scare over and over again. But nope, not in this movie. What we constantly get is a hint of something scary starting to happen, then we see a passengers horrified face, and then CUT. Next scene. This goes on and on until the twist at the very end. A twist that reminded me of a very bad shyamalan movie. Didn't make any sense whatsoever. And before that, no real climax. In conclusion, this was a pretty entertaining but not very satishfying effort. So once again, bow your head in shame, Shimizu. I expect MUCH more from you.  "The Two Faces of January" 6-7/10 A well acted and somewhat entertaining thriller.
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09-04-2014, 07:30 AM
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 Something's out there... Gripping, intriguing and tense throughout. It takes a lot for a contemporary horror film to keep me interested till the very end, and this is one of the few which did. There's plenty of nods to Predator, the Bermuda Triangle, Erich Von Daniken, Djinns, Hindu mythology and folklore of old, and all of it plays out like a well-made low-brow X-Files episode. And I mean that in a very good way. Recommended to everyone who hasn't seen this underrated film yet. * * * ½
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