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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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Screaming fun

Advantages: In-jokes
Disadvantages: Weaker than previous Scream films

Scream 3 is the third outing for the popular Scream films, directed by Wes Craven, in 2000. This film follows on from the previous film and sees Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) living in a deserted mountainside cabin. She is trying to get away from the trauma of the murders at Windsor College and is now working as a counsellor for women in distress. However when she hears about the murders on the film set of Stab 3 and that a picture of her dead ...
...are a fan of the Scream films, then you will love this, but otherwise it may be a bit difficult to follow some of the references to past films. I like the self aware references to trilogy films and the rules of horror films in general. Wes Craven has directed a film that does justice to the horror genre. ...

mozzie76 24.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Scream 3 (DVD)

Once More With Feeling- love it!!!

Advantages: funny, musical, good for anyone even if not buffy fan, brilliant acting
Disadvantages: slightly cheesy

...when watching this episode of buffy is that it is FANTASTIC! Everything works so well together. The comedy, the music, the fighting. Brilliant. I will admit that i am biased as an addicted Scooby but i feel that anyone who hasnt been won over by the Buffy series before, this will definetly hit you with the buffy bug. Who knew they could all sing. This is even one for those who want to sit in and watch a classic musical. Even though it is a part of ...
...and one of my top ten that i own. The continuing of one of the forbidden loves of all time between buffy and spike. The first fight of the loved up witches. There is something for all in this feature length episode. You dont want to miss ou on it. ...

akanoonah 09.07.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Once More With Feeling (DVD)

Welcome to your worst nightmare - Hostel 1

Advantages: Simple plot
Disadvantages: Simple characters

...plans and head to the hostel recommended by Alex in Slovakia. On the train the next day the trio meet a German business man who confirms Alex’s claims about the beautiful women who love sex and American men. However Josh is taken off guard when the man seems to strokes his knee in an appropriate manner leaving Josh to fly of the handle, forcing the man to apologetically leave their company … much to the amusement of Paxton and Oli. Arriving in Bratislava ...
...hostel recommended by Alex and are delighted to find out they are sharing the room with two stunning women, Natalya and Svetlana. A trip to the hotels spa mesmerises the trio where they find lots of naked beautiful women including their roommates for the night. Seemingly in heaven the boys are overjoyed that they accepted Alex’s advice and that night they arrange to go to the local disco with the girls and receptionist. After an uncomfortable confrontation ...

clumsy221 19.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Hostel (Unseen Edition) (DVD)

My Worst Nightmare and One Rather Disturbing Film!

Advantages: Scary, for those who like to be afraid this is a advantage, good actors.
Disadvantages: Clown lol! oh! and a bad ending

...to play on peoples fears. Stephen king certainly knows how to make a scary film, I will give him that! The actors where all very convincing in their parts and that added even more so to its horror effect. This is now officially the scariest film that I have ever seen and I know when a film has terrified me because reason one is that I find it hard to watch and two, I get a sick feeling at the back of my throat (probably from panic as to what is going ...
...because it seems as if Stephen King got lazy at the end and decided to just go with whatever first popped into his head. So, given my disappointment due to that I decided that I should knock one of the five stars off because it left me thinking that there really should have been a lot more. Although this may add a little to its eeriness, in the sense that you are left with some questions at the end. I really do not like when otherwise good films ...

danielleg1989 13.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Stephen King's IT (DVD)