The Haymarket Strangler - who killed five women in a series of brutal murders - had ... more
terrified Victorian London. Although protesting his innocence, Edward Styles was publicly hung for the crimes. Twenty years later, distinguished novelist and social ref...
Production Year: 1998 - Horror - Director: Stephen Norrington - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring: Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson, N'Bushe Wright, Donal Logue, Udo Keir, Traci Lords, Udo Kier
Advantages: Some good acting especially from Curtis Disadvantages: A bit dated
- the same as our 18 .By today?s standards it would certainly be no higher than a 15, it contains a tiny bit of nudity, some rough language and of course a pretty horrific subject matter. But I?ve seen far worse on the News at Ten!!
So, is the film worth taking the time to watch in the 21st century?
My opinion is that if you would like to watch some really constant and good performances from Henry Fonda, Tony Curtis and George Kennedy it is well worth a watch. You probably however want to rent and not buy the DVD ? or, better still, like me, watch it on Sky
It?s not a film imploring you to watch it again.
The film was based on the book written by Gerold Frank, that told the true story of the 1963/1964 Boston Strangler case. This case saw 13 women in suburbs of Boston brutally strangled, stabbed and usually sexually assaulted.
It ...
Advantages: Fast-moving, original Disadvantages: Unsatisfying finale
A man meets a woman in a taxi and later accepts her invitation of a one-night-stand. But, the morning after, he is alarmed to find she has left his bed and scrawled a message on his mirror in lipstick - implying she has given him AIDS ...
The man understandably freaks out, then collects his thoughts and plans his brutal revenge ...
A slickly edited and attractively shot low-budget horror thriller, COLD GRIP uses the novel theme of AIDS as a murder weapon in a superbly acted and initially gripping film.
For the first hour, COLD GRIP is genuinely tense - and looks great considering it's HD Video origins. But it all gets a bit samey and runs out of ideas in the final 20 minutes or so.
The DVD has no extras, save for a couple of trailers. ...
stu-willis 31.05.2006
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of Cold Grip (DVD)
Advantages: Works many muscles, comfortable, very much worth the money Disadvantages: Possibly hard to store
After recently finding the whole gym and sports section I?ve found a new love of writing reviews on some of the hardest products, however, this goes out to those of you who are looking at starting your working out part of life (mine started not long ago, and unfortunately didn?t work out quite so well, but still, I?m staying motivated) and are starting to buy all the weights and equipment which you think you will need
Specs
Weight (including spin locks) 5.6kg (odd weight, tell me about it)
Length is just over 3ft with about 8 inches each side to stack the weights onto.
Metal spinlocks and the grips on the bar is just roughened metal.
Bar is solid metal with chrome plating
The uses and exercises
The York close grip tri/curl combi bar is one aimed towards working the triceps and biceps in the arm (for those that aren?t sure, biceps ...
A writer and decides to research the events surrounding the exaction of a notorious serial killer. As the amateur sleuth begins to delve into the twenty-year-old case, he begins to suspect that the executed man may have been innocent. Upon encountering some of the killer’s possessions, the writer becomes possessed by the evil-doer’s spirit and starts a murderous rampage himself.
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