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Mama (2013)
Good,creepy addition to the genre.
My vote for this movie is 6.5 out of 10.
Mama falls into the grudge, ring and darkness falls category. BUT.
And it's a big but, the acting is 10 times better than those 3 movies put together, Jessica Chastain who shone in the outstanding The Help is again brilliant in this movie and the 2 little girls Megan Charpentier & Isabelle Nélisse are also just as good.
The story is of a brother Jeffrey who decides to go mad after some bad news in his job shoots his 2 partners along with his wife and takes his 2 kids out in the car to escape, he eventually crashes and leads to a desolate cabin in the woods, just when he is about to commit the same fatal blow to his kids in steps a dark ghostly figure to kill him and rescue the kids. In steps his brother Lucas who starts searching for them, with no luck after 5 years they eventually find them in the cabin they were left in, a quick custody battle and Lilly(Nelisse) and Victoria(Charpentier) move in with Lucas and Annabel(Chastain). Here's when the story gets creepy, the ghostly figure who has been looking after the children for the last 5 years comes with them to live, you get ghostly figures appearing out of nowhere, kids with strange creepy movements to freak you out, anyway the movie is set up for a big finale, can Lucas and Annabel find out who this ghostly figure is and what is her full story and the save the day before its too late. I'll let you watch to find out for yourselves, I myself would definitely recommend Mama.
Broken City (2013)
Broken Movie
5.5 is my actual score for this movie.
It was a bit of a mess from start to finish, in fact if it hadn't have been for the main actors and director of whom I am a fan it would probably have been given it a lot lower score. It tries its best to be something its not, a lot of different plots from various other movies rolled into one and coming out the other end as a farce and jumbled mess. Mark Wahlberg and Russell Crowe try their best with what they have but its not enough unfortunately, and if your waiting for a grand finale forget it. I would probably say rent this and give it a watch but don't buy it.
The plot is basically a corrupt Mayor Hostetler(Crowe) manages to have a hold over Billy Taggart(Wahlberg) after a shooting incident which forces him to leave the police force, years later after Billy Taggart has became a private eye the Mayor asks for his help to spy on his with whom he assumes is having an affair. Anyway Billy finds out she has been meeting up with Kyle Chandler(Andrews) who is Jack Valliant's(Pepper) right hand man who is also running for Mayor. Hostetler finds this out after Billy reluctantly hands over photographs and has Kyle shot and killed. Billy fears he has been setup and confronts Hostetler and threatens to spill the beans on the Mayors whole corrupt operation after getting his hands on an important incriminating piece of evidence from Valliant. And there the movie is setup for the grand finale so I wont spoil the movie completely for you, I'll let you watch and decide for yourself.
Låt den rätte komma in (2008)
A Simple Review
I have just finished watching this so here is my simple review.
The good points - Totally original,acting excellent from the 2 young lead child actors, believable characters, nice premise and location gave it that extra realistic feel to it, some nice suttle touches of makeup and blood without going to over the top.
The bad points - None.
All in all I loved this movie it's completely original very artistic and the 2 young actors especially the female lead are excellent it shows yet again that the french are really pulling out the stops to bring modern day horror to life.
Enjoy it.
Dying Breed (2008)
A Simple Review
I have just finished watching this so here is my simple review.
The good points - love the location filmed in austrailia,has that islolated feel about it, yet another warning not to go backpacking or hiking in Austrailia a bit like Wolf Creek, the killings were quite gruesome and some good use of make up.
The bad points - Acting wasn't the best even though it does star Nathan Phillips from Wolf Creek who i think is a decent actor.
All in all i quite enjoyed this and could possibly watch this again, it's sort of a cross between the hills have eyes and wrong turn.
Enjoy
Far Cry (2008)
A Simple Review
Just finished watching this and here is my simple review.
This film is an adaptation of the popular Far Cry game series.
The good points - Some good action,lead character is nearly perfect for the part, acting not too bad.
The bad points - cheap plot,not every aspect of the game is not put into the movie(eg. the main character in the game has the ability to change into superhuman at will there is no sign of this in this movie) All in all it's not a bad watch if you fancy a simple action movie and I am glad to say one of uwe boll's better films.
Enjoy
Notorious (2009)
A Simple Review
I've just finished watching this. I like to just give honest reviews without going too much into the characters and plot and spoiling ot for everyone.
The Good Points - Good music, great casting the lead actor stands out as B.I.G and as always Angela Bassett is reliable as ever,not sure of the complete story but the movie looked as if it tried it's best to portray an honest account of his life.
The Bad Points - Appeals to a particular type of audience, leaves you with mixed feelings afterwards.
Overall - Not a movie which will appeal to everyone, I enjoyed it but then again I like that type of music, it's a decent enough film but like I said before it leaves you with mixed feelings towards the mighty B.I.G and his life and the problem is the truth of his life will probably never be revealed so you feel a little cheated somehow.
Shuttle (2008)
A Simple Review
I've just finished watching this movie and as always I refuse to give too much away on the plot and characters so here is my simple review.
The good points - Original plot, very acceptable acting by mostly unknown actors and OK direction by first time director Edward Anderson on a low budget. The bad points - Not enough time spent getting to know the characters i feel the movie could have spent the first 20 - 30 minutes getting to know about the characters, very poor colour and lighting in this movie everything seemed to have a pale complexion, its got your usual don't do that, why did he/she do that scenarios for thriller/horrors.
All in all could have been better maybe seemed a little too long based on the fact that there was no character development at all.
Average
Try and enjoy if you do watch it though.
Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009)
A Simple Review
I've just finished watching this movie and as always I refuse to give too much away on the plot and characters so here is my simple review.
The good points - Love him or hate Kevin James seems to have a John Candy kind of feel about him of whom I was a huge fan, loved the premise you can't go wrong with a shopping mall.
The bad points - Too thin, this movie was just too thin the characters just weren't engaging enough and the few laughs you get is of Kevin making a fool of himself, it's been done so many times before but better it's all just a bit clichéd.
Some people might love this movie but I feel most will be like me and come away from watching a comedy feeling that you haven't laughed enough.
Distinctly average.
Try and enjoy if you do watch it though.
While She Was Out (2008)
A Simple Review
I've just finished watching this and I refuse to go too much into spoiling the plot or the characters so here is my simple review.
The good points - Starts off really well, I also spotted Guillermo Del Toro's name on the executive producer titles at the beginning which gave me a promising outlook, a couple of quite inventive killings along the way.
The bad points - unfortunately this film falls short big time I'm not sure if it's because Basinger has had her producer input or not, but I feel the average film watcher will probably turn this off halfway through, I personally found the film repeats it's self too much.
The bad points out way the good points in this film so on that i could not recommend this.
Enjoy if you do though.
Valkyrie (2008)
A Simple Review
I've just finished watching this and I feel I have quite an open taste when it comes to films and I refuse to comment too much on giving the plot or characters away.
The good points - This film is suspenseful and the acting is superb you will find 1st rate actors popping up all over the place even though most people will know what happens in the end but this film keeps you watching throughout.Everything from this era has been caught superbly by the director Bryan Singer of whom I am a big fan of anyway.
The bad points - I can't really think of any.
Enjoy
Final Draft (2007)
Don't be Fooled.......
Don't be fooled by the cover i originally thought yes this looks like a horror movie similar to stephen kings IT the killer clown, It couldn't be any further away from it. Starts off with the main character(a writer) having strange dreams about a clown.He then decides that he must write a new book about a clown who burns to death during one of his acts and the audience laughing instead of helping , this clown then exacts revenge on the audience who laughed at him. In helping with him build his characters for this script he imagines that the victims are former friends or people he knew previously, as the only friend he seems to have now is his actor friend David. It's obviously done on a shoestring budget and how they manage to stretch it out for the 90 mins is beyond me, i would be falling asleep actually filming this never mind watching the movie finished, its just not eventful enough you don't get to know the characters enough, i wouldn't recommend this to anyone and i certainly don't think i could sit through it again...
Venom (2005)
Not bad could have been better!!!!
I suppose i expected a bit more from this considering that it came from Jim(i know what you did last summer)Gillespie which i thought was quite good.The overall look of Venom and where it was filmed is really good which is what makes me feel like it could have been a lot better.This wasn't a direct to video release although it probably should have i don't think it even took £1 million at the box office in America. i liked the way the killer didn't show any remorse when killing he didn't care who it was(even his son).I'm disappointed that you never got to see more of the killer's face and the killings could have been a lot more inventive i thought.I love the truck the killer has it reminded me of jeepers creepers. Overall if you looking for your usual easy watching teen slasher then you'll probably enjoy this!!!