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Overblown and gothic fun

Advantages: Brilliant performance by Gary Oldman
Disadvantages: Terrible performance by Keanu Reeves

Bram Stoker would have been amazed if he knew that the stories his mother told him while he was sick in bed, would grow into one of the biggest myths and moneyspinners of the 20th century. Coppola's film is a gothic, sumptuous and rather overblown version of the novel. As for 'faithful' - I don't remember a bit where Lucy runs through the garden wearing a red curtain only to be shagged senseless by a bison. Or the bit at the beginning where Vlad ...
...- faithful to the book my arse! Never mind. Gary Oldman is fabulous as Dracula - sexy, anguished, and with an accent you can't place but somehow it sounds ancient, steeped in grandeur and blood. He's quite stunning in the role and you do feel for him. (Not like the book at all really where the Count doesn't actually appear that much and when he does, he's a red-eyed stinky breathed monster). Dracula comes back to England because he sees a picture ...

Janeyboo 07.05.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Bram Stoker's Dracula (DVD)

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The Suddenly Sensation of Supernatural

Advantages: good plot, talented actors
Disadvantages: some parts get a little scary

Supernatural follows the stories of Dean and Sam Winchester. Sam Winchester has made a good life from his curious childhood. Sam is studying to be a lawyer at Standford University and him and his girlfriend are very close. Then, after not seeing each other for years, Dean, Sam's brother, shows up at Sam's room. Dean tells his brother that 'Dad's on a hunting trip, and he hasn't been home in a few days." Sam instantly knows what Dean means. Sam and ...
...hunted ghosts, deamons, and any supernatural being. Sam had run away trying to escape from that life and he told his brother that he wouldn;t join him; however, after a trageic event, Sam and Dean hit the road to search for their father who has gone missing. Throughout their search they hunt down deamons and other beings. Episode Guide: "Pilot" "Wendigo" "Dead in the Water" "Phantom Travelor" "Bloody Mary" "Skin" "Hookman" "Bugs" "Home" ...

secret23 27.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Supernatural - Series 1 - Vol.1 (Box Set) (DVD)

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Saw Trilogy Review

Advantages: Great price, 3 great movies, Gore fans will love it!
Disadvantages: None- I loved it.

...these are must see movies. Saw trilogy remarkably reworks the horror genre by adding a plot that is genuinely unique and keeps you guessing until the very end. There is no holding back when it comes to scene sheer violence and terror on screen as wrong doers are tortured. The strange part is that the killer in the movies does not think he is a killer, he believes that he is helping the victims. The people he tortures have all done something wrong ...
...to play a terrifying game to realise there errors and live better lives. The trap/death scenes are unique in each movie and will live you hiding behind your sofa. It's a must watch to see these scenes alone. A great addition for any gore fan. "Do you want to play a game?" ...

United2008 22.10.2008 · Read full review
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9 Hours 25 Mins Of Mind Bending Terror

Advantages: All 5 Exorcist in one set
Disadvantages: none

...for a reason. ok so the Exorcist that we have all seen at the cinema wasn't that scary true but wait till you get your hand on this box set which contians all five thats rite five Exorcist i got a surprise when i unwrapped the packaging and found to my surprise five disks waiting for me . Plot:so how do i this firstly i will break each dvd into sections so of course we have DVD 1: The Prequel Dominion: THE PLOT: Well as it says this is where it ...
...based in the post world war 2 era where a group of archaeologists are digging in south Africa. Flash back to world war one and we meet the priest Father Merrin who is in a situation that eventually makes him lose his faith go back forward and where back at the dig where father Merrin is supervising the dig we saw in the first opening scene . They then find that church has been burred so they begin to excavate the church as they do so things start ...

darkmidion2 25.04.2007 · Read full review
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Review of The Exorcist - The DVD Collection (DVD)

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Scary Movie Is Good

Advantages: a good movie and allright cast
Disadvantages: The Special Effects

Scary Movies is a good movie to see. Therese laughter is the movie from the beginning to end. Scary Movie is a spoof movie about all the horror, action, of movies that was good or bad that year. There cast line up is OK the Wayne brothers in the movie was the ones to bring the movie out more. The special effects in the movies was not the best but it's not the worst. The story line in the movies is good they really but the movies into there movie. ...

Roach1746 05.12.2009 · Read full review
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