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The THING !!

Advantages: Very Scary and Bloody
Disadvantages: Nothing

The THING. Let me start by saying that if Kurt Russell had not been in this movie it probably would have been a so-so film. However he lifts the whole film, in my opinion. The film is based on the novel by John W Campbell Jnr and is a remake of the original black and white movie made in 1951 called The Thing from Another World. An American research team are in the Antarctic when one day there world is turned upside down. Firstly with ...
...when things start happening around the base. The dog it seems is not a dog and soon some of the scientists are not human at all. It seems there is a malevolent alien parasitic organism that has been discovered and then released by the Norwegians and it can take the form of any living thing. Firstly though it kills and absorbs its victim. If it makes it out of the frozen wastes all civilisation everywhere will become extinct. The problem is how ...

MaldivesHoliday 02.03.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Thing (DVD)

Worshipping the devil

Advantages: Interesting story, Johnny Depp's in it
Disadvantages: Not Depp's best performance

...Boris Balkan to hunt down the last remaining copies of a satanic manuscript, with the aim of then working out which of the copies is the authentic version. Corso soon realises that other people are after the copies and they will not rest until they have them. His hunt takes him to Europe, where he is shadowed by a woman who appears to be on his side, but then again, who knows? Strange, supernatural things are happening and Corso finds himself in ...
...Johnny Depp is one of the most versatile actors I can think of. He does comedy, horror, drama, musicals...and each time, he is outstanding. In The Ninth Gate, I think I've finally found a film where he didn't meet my expectations. Part of the problem, I think, is that Dean Corso is not a pleasant man. He is greedy, selfish, and, judging by his neat facial hair and glasses, is also quite vain. Depp plays the role well and, to be fair, I don't think ...

sunmeilan 14.04.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Ninth Gate (DVD)

Buy it if your a die hard phiefer fan

Advantages: Seeing Michelle Phiefer at her best
Disadvantages: Seeinh Jack Nicholson not at his best

Ok, first things first, this IS a decent film. I am not going to bore you with the plot as other reviews do this. What I will say is that the two leading characters have mesmerising chemistry, and you will enjoy it if you are fans of them both. If you don't particulary rate them the I would advise against buying this as there are planty more films to see the two leading roles shine in. The reason why I enjoyed this film so much was because it includes ...

angie1979 24.05.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Wolf (DVD)

Taking One For The Team

Advantages: Can Be Used As A Drinks Coaster
Disadvantages: Bad Acting, Bad Direction, Bad Editing, Bad Script, Just Bad

...best lukewarm. But no matter, I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer is a crowning achievement. Thank you to Sony for pumping money into what is a 90-minute tutorial on how not to make a film, any budding Spielberg's put there can pop in a copy of this and learn to avoid all the pratfalls that they could embark on. I'll Always Know is horrific in everything it attempts. For those not initiated in Horror let me trackback. The original film saw ...
...in a road accident. They throw his body into the water and vow never to utter another word of the night again. A year later, the fisherman returns in a bloody rampage. The sequel saw the surviving members of the original film get tricked into going to the Bahamas where lo and behold the fisherman is still around and still has the nark. So we have a fisherman with a hook who's a bit crazy. This film has a bunch of teenagers stage a July 4th prank ...

utero 03.11.2006 · Read full review
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Review of I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer (DVD)

Creepy thriller

Advantages: Suspense and scary scenes
Disadvantages: Story is a bit lacking

...horror and suspense films, then The Skeleton Key is right up your street. The Skeleton Key is about a hospice worker, Caroline Ellis (Kate Hudson) who decides to take a job in New Orleans, looking after stoke victim, Ben Devereaux (John Hurt), wife of Violet (Gena Rowlands), who is paralysed and unable to speak. Violet is a cold and harsh woman, who makes Caroline feel unwelcome and uneasy. When she is given a skeleton key for the house, Caroline ...
...uses his facial expression to act. Kate Hudson is good as the caring Caroline who stumbles upon a weird and bizarre situation with the Devereaux’s. The story is dramatic with lots of shocking moments and a surprising climax that won’t disappoint. This will definitely shock you and make you jump. ...

mozzie76 26.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Skeleton Key (DVD)