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Cult of Chucky (2017)
The Franchise at its weakest
After 4 years of waiting for the new Cult of Chucky movie that i thought at the beginning it will be as good as Curse of Chucky, i felt completely disappointed. There is a high mood of insanity and stupidity in the whole plot. The movie is taking a very weak dramatic aspect relatively equal to Seed of Chucky. I don't know if Don Mancini's luck with odd numbers is bad because Child's Play 3 , Seed of Chucky and Finally the 7th Cult of Chucky are by all means equivalent to a C class horror movie. The end of the movie is also very weird that you will finally say to yourself "Hugh OK and that's it ?" Don't forget to watch the last scene after the credits ending. In my opinion there is no other way to revive this franchise unless if Don get's really serious and works on a prequel about the history of Charles Lee Ray instead with a fresh plot that goes before the original Child's Play movie. He has a brilliant actor Brad Dourif and he can make a full movie out of him with small sequences of Chucky to show to the audience the criminal biography of Charles Lee Ray. But if he continues for another sequel for Cult, i guess this won't work again.
Saw IV (2007)
Saw 4 opening new holes to continue new Sequels !!
Before anything i am one of the SAW Franchise Fans . And actually the 1st was the best followed by the 3rd . I was dying to see this movie because i am in Egypt & the released date was scheduled on the 30th of January 2008 . But for the best of luck the middle east distributor decided to pre release it on 21st Of November 2007 in order to hit the box office & to avoid any hacked web torrents or Smuggled DVD Screeners. And they were actually right. the cinemas seats here are totally complete . reservations are full that i even reserved for 2 days (yesterday) & (today) .
I watched it yesterday & now i have to see it again for my second ticket reservation which i really regret now !!! In a special interview with Tobin Bell with APTN he announced that the viewers should watch the first 4 or 5 minutes in the movie to know Jigsaw status & what's going on . He was right but he cleverly announced this not to know the status of Jigsaw which we all know . Well can't say in order not to spoil the movie.
The incidents went on cleverly made. Traps were set . Audience were screaming for the most bloody gore scenes that reached the top in the Franchise. But at the same time you are completely confused (why is Jigsaw playing this game when he's dead?)but equivalently the story of how Jigsaw became a serial killer was like a breath comfort taking from the brutal incidents although it appeared to be unconvincing till the moment .
The special appearance of Emmanuelle Vaugier (Adison) from part 2 in the 4th sequel was like a glance of a moment only to be included in the upcoming sequels with the rest of the new cast .
The final parts of the movie weren't surprising & taking like the first 3 but instead it made all the viewers unable to understand what did the film wanted to say . Instead the audience began shouting & quarreling together & asking questions . Even me who loves the Saw movies. I was in a complete mess up . I said after we left the cinema (That this was junk) & they seem to make this 4th sequel for gaining more money & targeting stupid fans only .
But after seconds of entering my car i told my friends (One moment , i now understood what has happened & what the writers have done to play with our minds for the whole movie... Its very smart from those guys to do that .which is the only good point to be added to part 4) What will part 5,6 & 7 have.
I don't know what will actually happen but if continues they must play on a tight line & never try to play this game with viewers by all means .
Omaret yakobean (2006)
Political changes influences citizen's lives
This is the first Egyptian movie that has a very high propaganda by all advertising means as well as the first Egyptian movie that has been awarded in Tribeca Film Festival & participated in Berlinale & Cannes 2006 & still may be have a chance in the 2007 Oscars in the best foreign Film Category .
The movie shows some examples of people who have lived in the huge historical building known as (Jaocbian Building) in the city center & how the political status & changes in Egypt had influenced every person who has lived in this house.
The main two characters were Zaki El Desouky (Adel Imam)& Haj Azzam (Nour El Sheriff). The first (Zaki) was previously known as a (Basha) a very well rich man before the Egyptian revolution & now he is a normal old citizen who has his teenage fantasies with many sexual relations with hookers & no job to do except avoiding his evil sister played by (Esad Younes) who kicked him out of his house & tries to send him to a psychyatric hospital at the end to vanquish him forever.
The second character (Azzam) was a shoe polisher in the old days & turned to be a very rich man who has Car agencies & huge stores in Egypt & is searching for another wife to marry for fulfilling his sexual interest but with marriage he thinks that he is on the right track according to religion but when the story goes on it shows us how cruel he was with his new beautiful wife (Somaya El Khashab) & on the other hand he entered the Egyptian assembly with his relations with some government officials.
The third character was played by (Khaled El Sawwy) & in my opinion he was the best in role reflecting the character of the news reporter (Hazem Farid) who is very keen on his work but at night his sexual fantasies appear as being GAY & searching for poor men to sleep with him at night. He is totally ready to pay them anything & give them all his money... maybe all his life to have a nice time in bed with a man . This is a very disgusting idea but the actor excelled in acting this role specifically which made him on top of the main actors making you believe that he was a real gay .
The fourth character was for a teenager named Taha played by (Mohamed Imam)a son of the doorman who got engaged to a poor girl (Hend Sabry)who lives on the roof & he tried to enter the police academy but was refused for being a son of the door man .Entering another faculty & meeting some weird religious people made him change his view in life & leave his beard then participates in a demonostration where he is arrested & then being raped & tortured to death behind bars turns his decent character to a terrorist trying to get revenge from the police officer who caused him all his pains & the ending is a real sorrow .
The fifth & maybe final main character was for the poor girl (Hend Sabry) who was working in a shop with a disgusting owner who tried to fulfill his fantasies with the young girl in the stock . Then she leaves the rotten job to work for Zaki el Desouky & their relation changes to be friends & ends by marriage .
The whole film is a new trend which reflects the history of Egypt in 75 years but at the same time it is not a summer commercial movie like the audience expect . it is a movie for cinematic festivals & it will be highly appreciated to the people who concentrate in its symbols & metaphors .
A word to finish with is that there were some goofs i this movie because the events occur in 1995 & the director mistakenly showed some wrong signs that weren't there at this time. 1- There is a small street advertisement for Vodafone in front of Cairo university & in 1995 there were no cellular phones ! 2- The streets of Cairo show the new transport green buses & minibuses which didn't exist before 2004 . 3- The streets also show the prepaid card telephones in street known as (Menatel) which didn't exist either . 4- Finally inside the Groppi Cafe there was a Pepsi refrigerator holding the new Logo of Pepsi which was designed in 1999 while in 1995 there was another Logo !
Horror (2003)
Nothing at all But Silliness
That movie is really CRAP. Nothing in it except very bad casting. Very bad shooting . The worst effects & make up . I guess there was no editor in the movie!
It takes you from the beginning with those guys escaping from Rehab in a van passing by terrible (supposed to be) spooky moments & ending in an unknown aim.
Flying Evil Pumpkin heads like those used in horror movies in the 50's & 60's . Stupid zombies who have no role in the movie & finally no meaning to the whole plot.
An advice to say: If you are a horror fan , never watch this film by any means. I give it 1 out of 10 .