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Marina-Macarthy
Reviews
Stay Alive (2006)
Movie buff gets scared
I love a good horror movie and have watched enough to know a good one when i see one. This movie has a plausible plot line and it really blurs the line and breaks all the rules of the usual running of things. To be honest its not believable and it may seem pretty limp at times but it moves fast it doesn't keep you waiting for anything. The acting is good and the characters are all likable. I usually spot the flaws first and the story second but i didn't get chance to think much before something else happened that needed evaluating. By the end of this movie i was pretty scared and needed the light on, if this was a real game I'd be buying it with my next pay cheque. Still shaking give it a chance and see what you think.
Marina:)
Mindhunters (2004)
Bloody brilliant
I like movies that keep me guessing, this one had me going all the way through. I was glued to my seat and really fell in love with all the characters. The way the plot opened up was pretty special its a real work of art the way the scripts and the directing come together.
I loved the darkness and the constant guessing "is it you, because you said that" sort of thing.
TOTALLY did not expect that ending at all it came as quite a shock, it was so well written that even i didn't guess who it was although i think that because of the way the writers didn't know who it was going to be until the last moment kind of helped out there. If you can get past the slight gore in the movie its dam good and well worth seeing. Marina:)
Madagascar (2005)
Genuinely funny for all ages to enjoy
After finding out that this movie was from the same people that did "shrek" i knew i had to see it. I got my hands on a copy recently. I wasn't disappointed its one of those lay back no thinking required movies. I laughed so much i missed half the script. The lemurs made this movie. I loved the "of course we're going to throw Pooh at him" comment from the chimps - We've all been there.
This movie came and went so fast i wish there had been more of it. A huge thumbs up, i cant really say too much i don't want to give anything away but brilliant ending and loving those penguins.
Marina:)
White Noise (2005)
Electronic Voice Phenomenon - White Noise
I was hugely disappointed by this movie. It had the capacity to be so much bigger, but i feel it was badly written patchy and even very confusing in places. Micheal Keaton Does his very best and Acts the part perfectly as do all of his co stars and beautiful dead wife.
The portrayal of Electronic Voice Phenomenon wasn't very positive or realistic even. You can't just shove a video or cassette and leave it recording over night to hear "voices" in the morning it doesn't work like that! Anyway if it weren't for the confusing parts that leave you going over and over the movie in your head afterwards and amount of pot holes in this story it would have been the biggest of the year so far.
Marina x
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)
Totally not what i expected
This movie was like spot the connection to the game there are so many broad references you find yourself looking for them throughout the entire movie. I was surprised to see so much good acting and the plot was fine but i was truly disappointed by the way they turned Nemesis in to a pussy cat near the end. Hes a mean blood thirsty machine in the game with one thing on his mind in the movie hes a killer with a heart ?????
Good movie I'd waited two years to see it and wasn't that disappointed. Marina xx
The Butterfly Effect (2004)
Deeply troubled
Wow this movie really had some deep moralistic under tones!!!
Just goes to show what you went through in the past makes you the person you are today and to change anything causes massive implications for everyone around you. It took me a while to sorta get myself back to reality after this movie because i was still sat thinking about it as the credits rolled.
I liked this movie its gets two thumbs up from me if you ignore the fact that time travel isn't possible yet and focus on what the movie is really trying to portray you'll enjoy yourself. Really sad ending which i wont spoil but its a shame they ended it that way i could think of plenty of happier endings or at least given the guy a break and sent something nice his way. I think it was fab the way he acted totally unselfishly.
Marina:)
Nightstalker (2002)
Drop dead boring!!
This film made me feel travel sick from the start. I was expecting horror, gore and action i got neither!! The story only covered about 4 days of his life and hardly featured anything of any real importance at all it didn't give any background on him and it didn't show any detective work in detail.
Waste of my time!!
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
Enthralling!!
Wow this movie absolutely stunned me. It is action packed and the specials are mind blowing. Again we get a peek in to what the future holds for John Connor and the human race as he knows it, not a pretty sight and again he struggles for survival with his terminator protector and future spouse.
This movie is a must see for adrenalin junkies, i really cant wait for the next terminator i really hope we get to see another the myth about sequels has been blown out of the water!!
Infested (2002)
Oh Dear
Why did i bother..........it was so bad it was unreal. It took so long to get going and when it did it was so unbelievable i was in hysterics. If i were in that house id have made it out in the first 5 minutes with little more than my own legs and a bandaid!! Effects were lousy although the bit with the leg and blade made me want to vomit.
Oh well i hope my review will save you the pain i suffered that is infested!!
Ghost Ship (2002)
The biggest let down this year.
This movie was lame, it was claimed to be the biggest fright of the year, but i found myself yawning and wishing it would get to a good bit, the good bit never came!! All the gore and thrill finishes in the first 15 minutes of the movie.........dont bother!