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Desperate Souls (2005)
It's chalk full of AWESOME!!
And you know what? It IS chalk full of goodness! Hats off to the creators of this flick for entering a line into the Hall of Fame of awesome movie quotes. I was told to watch this with my mind shut off and to just sit back and simply enjoy it for what it is. What's not to like?? A freaking killer soundtrack, some great action with shovel-related deaths (sweeeeeet!), and some hot-ass talent on-screen (see you in my dreams Barrett). I don't get why people are saying the plot was confusing. What's to confuse? Shovel-wielding maniac, meet demons, FIGHT! Sure, it's got it's flaws, but seriously what movie out there doesn't, indie or blockbuster? I can't wait to see what these guys come out with in the future. If this is something they set out to have fun with, then imagine what their next project will be like when they put their all into it. I think then a lot of criticizers of Desperate Souls will see the light.
Go pick it up, grab a few friends and some drinks and enjoy it!
Alone in the Dark (2005)
Finally experienced Uwe Boll's work
For a while I'd heard many stories and remarks about Uwe Boll and his merciless take on films adapted from video games. I learned to hate him easily through others and just how his movies appeared from the trailers, etc. but I decided that if I was truly going to comment on him and his work I'd have to sit through one of his flicks. After sitting through Alone in the Dark I have to say that I expected far worse. Plenty has been said about Uwe's talentless take on video game-based movies, but I think there's a lot worse out there than this movie. Sure the story was confusing, the plot badly paced, the acting was obviously substandard, the dialogue was just plain awful, various roles were miscast (I fully agree with masses when it comes to the truly misplaced Tara Reid) and I still believe Uwe's suffering from a massive delusion of grandeur and needs a stiff reality check...but it didn't make my eyes bleed or anything. Visual effects were so-so, MAYBE a little better than I expected, and that's the only thing even remotely close to praise that this movie's going to get from me. I quickly and easily compare it to those laughable straight-to-video/made-for-TV B-movies, it's not going to win any awards (aside from the occasional Razzie) but it just might keep you mildly entertained if you catch it for free somewhere. Try to imagine a step or two or twelve down from Resident Evil (or it's sequel) and you've got this. If you enjoyed Starship Troopers: Hero of the Federation, any of Uwe Boll's films, or any made-for-TV recently (eg. Category 6: Day of Destruction or Category 7: The End of the World) then catch this one, otherwise steer clear or at least proceed with plenty caution.