...
Face of Terror follows Nick Harper as he tries to find his missing sister in Barcelona. While travelling from the States to Spain without permission from his boss, cop Nick finds himself in even more hot water when he arrives in Europe to find that his sister had fallen in with the wrong ... Read review
An extraordinary thriller.Danger, action and sex are just the beginning.Nick Harper (Rick ... more
Schroder - TV's NYPD Blue, The Champ) is a quick-witted, hard-edged cop who knows that when his sister disappears in Europe, something is terribly wrong. He could...
Production Year: 2004 - Drama - Director: Nick Cassavetes - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over, 12 years and over - Starring: Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, Gena Rowlands
Advantages: Some decent moments, somehow kept me watching until the end Disadvantages: Mostly really bad across the board
...a gem.
Face of Terror follows Nick Harper as he tries to find his missing sister in Barcelona. While travelling from the States to Spain without permission from his boss, cop Nick finds himself in even more hot water when he arrives in Europe to find that his sister had fallen in with the wrong crowd. As he trawls through dodgy photographers, drug dealers and terrorists, Nick realises he must have his wits about him if he is to find ... ...Ultimately, it's distinctly average in nearly every way. with a pretty mundane plot, some terrible acting, and some bad timing in the editing stakes. And yet, strangely, there's something intriguing about it. It seems very much like a made for TV movie, with no famous faces as such. You may notice a couple of faces from shows such as 24, with lead Rick Shroder and terrorist Eric Balfour both having appeared in the hit show, although this is so far ... more
This is a DVD I picked up for £1 a couple of years ago. I suppose the price should have told me something, but I gave it a shot, hoping to have found a bit of a gem.
Face of Terror follows Nick Harper as he tries to find his missing sister in Barcelona. While travelling from the States to Spain without permission from his boss, cop Nick finds himself in even more hot water when he arrives in Europe to find that his sister had fallen in with the wrong crowd. As he trawls through dodgy photographers, drug dealers and terrorists, Nick realises he must have his wits about him if he is to find his sister before he loses his life.
Ultimately, it's distinctly average in nearly every way. with a pretty mundane plot, some terrible acting, and some bad timing in the editing stakes. And yet, strangely, there's something intriguing about it. It seems very much like a made for TV movie, with no famous faces as such. You may notice a couple of faces from shows such as 24, with lead Rick Shroder and terrorist Eric Balfour both having appeared in the hit show, although this is so far removed they're probably not too proud of the comparison.
There are some nice locations used in the filming, and despite the poor editing that makes some of the timing seem off, the scenery is beautiful. Any poignant moments or any dramatics that have an attempt at emphasis levelled at it fall way short of the mark, and are almost laughable, but when there is just simple dialogue and plot development occurring, then it's not a complete disaster.
I must admit, I watched this expecting something a lot slicker, but instead I got something dodgy at best. There are some ncie touches, but they are few and far between, and it is only the fact that it kept me somewhat entertained throughout that it manages 2 stars and not the solitary 1 that I was close to giving it. The DVD contained no extras, not that I would have wanted to watch them. It's currently available from amazon.co.uk for £8.07. Don't waste your money!
The movie The Omen is a classic and continues to be one of the best and scariest horror movies I had ever watched. There was a remake of the movie even recently with Juliya Styles but that cannot compare to the older more chilling version. Usually, in this day and age horror movie lovers are exposed to so much horror movies that the older horror movies that once scared many people don't do much in terms of scaring people now; however, once you watch The Omen you will see it is an exception; one of a kind actually. The movie is still being talked about; so don't be surprised when you find yourself hiding your face and shrieking in terror at several points in the movie.
PLOT: It is about a couple who's adopted son turns out to be the antichrist.
DVD FEATURES:
Director: Richard Donner
Cinema: 1976
DVD: 30 October 2006 ...
Review of Bram Stoker's 'Legend of The Mummy 2' DVD.
This is my first DVD review on Ciao so please forgive me if I miss out any salient information!
The DVD
Bram Stoker's Legend of The Mummy 2 is listed as a horror movie with an age restriction of 15. It was first released in 2001 by Boulevard Entertainment. The DVD contains the film and special features of an interactive menu and scene index.
Run time is 85 minutes, PAL encoded, Region 0.
The DVD is presented in a slim case with a picture of a wrapped face with one eye exposed, above pyramid.
The strap line reads ?When Terror is alive...evil never dies?
We bought this DVD in Tesco for the princely sum of £1. To be honest I do not like horror movies and when my partner picked it up, I was quite prepared to watch the film from behind a cushion as is my want! I need not have ...
Rick Schroder stars in this action-packed story of deception, addiction, and fear as Nick Harper, a policeman from LA, searching the streets of Barcelona for his missing sister. Sucked into the city's underbelly of drugs and crime, he discovers that deadly terrorists are using American girls as vehicles for their terror regimes. Will Harper be able to save his sister from this fate before it's too late
Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT; CINRAM LOGISTICS
Rick Schroder stars in this action-packed story of deception, addiction, and fear as Nick Harper, a policeman from LA, searching the streets of Barcelona for his missing sister. Sucked into the city's underbelly of drugs and crime, he discovers that deadly terrorists are using American girls as vehicles for their terror regimes. Will Harper be able to save his sister from this fate before it's too late
Compare Face Of Terror (DVD) to other similar Drama »
![Face Of Terror [DVD]](http://picnicb.ciao.com/uk/78496065.jpg)
![Face of Terror [DVD] [2003] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]](http://picnicb.ciao.com/uk/83378033.jpg "Face of Terror [DVD] [2003] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]")
