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Bubba Ho-Tep review

Advantages: Original story, good chemistry between the actors
Disadvantages: None

Bubba Ho-Tep is a comedy horror movie directed by Don Coscarelli (who also directed all four "Phantasm" films) and stars the legend that is Bruce Campbell! Campbell plays Elvis, the actual, real Elvis. It seems he switched places with a look-alike (also played by Campbell) because he got bored of all the glitz and glamour and wanted to get back to his roots. Unfortunately the contract he drew up was destroyed and he had an accident that threw out ...
...back, and now spends his day in an old folk's home. He teams up with Jack (Ossie Davis), a fellow resident who believes that he is John F. Kennedy and that his skin was dyed black. Together they investigate the recent spate of deaths in their home, and find out it may be to do with an ancient Egyptian mummy, as you do. As no-one else believes them these two old codgers have to take on the entity themselves, regardless of their capabilities. A good ...

Walter_Kovacs 29.01.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Bubba Ho-Tep (DVD)

The Tall Man is coming!

Advantages: It comes in a cool "phantasm sphere", which contains four good films - and a bonus disc!
Disadvantages: This series may not be for your run-of-the-mill horror fan - it's a cult type of series!

A. Michael Baldwin plays a kid who suspects something is up at the local cemetary - he goes to investigate and finds all kinds of weird things going on in the mortuary at the hands of the Tall Man (Angus Scrimm). As the series goes on he grows up and tries time after time to escape the Tall Man and try and stop his evil plans for world domination, and avoid death at the hands of "THE SPHERE". A. Michael Baldwin is replaced in the second film by ...

iateamonkey 07.05.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Phantasm (Limited Edition) (Collector's Box Set) (DVD)

In its own way a horror classic

Advantages: Great locations, dreamlike narrative, great villain, memorable characters
Disadvantages: Lame effects (for the most part), looks dated

...of the modern horror film. Phantasm has a lot going for it - a truly memorable villain (the eponymous Tall man), decent characters (with the best being the king of one liners - Ice cream salesman, Reggie Bannister - as himsel), great settings ( a mausoleum) and enough gore to satisfy gore hounds). All of this, combined with a dream like narrative and frequent (sometimes highly confusing) plot twists, add up to a highly enjoyable horror outing. Of ...
...young director (Don Coscarelli) and was made in the late 70s, there are some plot holes, bad acting and lame effects. In my opinion however, this adds to the enjoyment factor of the film and puts many (if not all) modern efforts to shame. All in all one of my favourite horror films from the golden era of true horror and infinitely superior to most of the sequels (except II) 8 out of 10 ...

LazyOaf 06.11.2008 · Read full review
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Death Note Movie Version (DVD)

Advantages: totally worth to collect
Disadvantages: if you not a DN fan or movie freak, then you will not really interested in it

Death Note (デスノート, Desu NÅto?) is a series of two live-action Japanese films released in 2006 and based on the Death Note manga and anime series by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. The films primarily center on a university student who decides to rid the world of evil with the help of a supernatural notebook that kills anyone whose name is written in it. The two films were directed by ShÅ«suke Kaneko, produced by Nippon Television, and distributed ...
...as the "Death Note". The Death Note's instructions claim that if a person's name is written within it while picturing that person's face, that person shall die. Light is initially skeptical of the notebook's authenticity, but after experimenting with it, he realizes that the Death Note is real. Soon he is visited by the Note's original owner, a shinigami named Ryuk. After that meeting, Light seeks to become "the God of the New World" by passing his ...

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a review on paranormal activity

Advantages: was really creepy
Disadvantages: it wasnt real

...was really interested in seeing paranormal activity as soon as i seen the trailer for it. i love anything to do with ghosts and haunted houses. paranormal activity is set out to look real like the blair witch project was, its centered around two people a couple called katie and micah. weird things start happening in their house so micah decides to set up a video camera to try find an answer to whats going on. They soon realise that all the creepy ...
...few nights of freaky things happening she decides to call out a spiritualist to their house. as soon as he arrives he senses and evil presence and tells katie shes being haunted and gives her a number of a demonologist to call. katie debates wether or nto to call him and in the mean time freaky things start to happen i dont wana give away to much to spoil it but i found her sleep walking freaky. after a week she phones this guy and as soon as he ...

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