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Okay, who wants to die next?

Advantages: Powerful filming and acting
Disadvantages: Nothing

...tale of the same name, Death Note is an inventive and impressive film which brings a whole new meaning to the carrying out of justice. Asian cinema often impresses me, and this is no exception. When law student Light comes across a notebook entitled Death Note, he soon discovers that anyone whose name is written on the inside will die. He then starts ridding the world of criminals who have escaped the justice system, murdering them under the name ...
...any film. Death Note is taken from a Manga series, and there is an element of Manga retained here, in the form of the Death Note's explanation. It is the notebook of the God of Death, and he accidentally dropped it. Light picked it up, and as anyone who touches it can see the God, Light therefore could as well. The two form an unlikely partnership, which provides a lot of the vocal filler with Light using the book. The special effects for the God ...

pmcds 21.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Death Note (DVD)

a fair attempt at a psychological chiller

Advantages: some spooky moments and i liked the ghosts
Disadvantages: slow pace,stilted dialogue and incongruous bits,

...flee their pain. But since DARK REMAINS is a horror film (and a genuinely creepy one at that), a change in location doesn't provide any relief. Their new home is surrounded by evil, and it begins to manifest in Julie's photography and the couple's life. This release also includes a short documentary about a real-life ghost at one of the film's shooting locations. My experience I was pleasantly surprised as I had no great expectations for it, just ...
...I like horror movies but usually I laugh lot as they are quite often hysterically bad accidentally.(I have a very warped sense of humour im afraid) This movie starts in quite a somber manner and the daughter ,Emma, gets killed off very quickly but there is no hint of an investigation or any clue to the killer. Its almost as if they want to get this out of the way as quickly as possible. So Julie and Allen move to this really nice cottage in the ...

Miskah 28.05.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Dark Remains (DVD)

DIY Death

Advantages: Nasty and genuinely frightening
Disadvantages: Only good within its class - unfulfilling storyline

...them completely apart. “The Toolbox Murders” is a nasty and genuinely frightening horror film, through and through. I don’t scare easily, but for some reason this film left me decidedly unsettled. And the most incredible thing about it is the fact that the film was released in the UK with a certificate of 15. This is nothing short of astounding. The film is violent, gory and really, really unpleasant. I would honestly never have ...
...dark, dirty corridors of the Toolbox Murders have exactly the same effect as the scorching, sweaty heat of the Texas desert. Strangely enough, I rather liked Nell (Angela Bettis). As the leading lady, she screams quite a lot and has a tendency to be a bit of a weak flower but she has a conviction that makes you want to root for her. Her husband’s irritating inability to empathise with her concerns also means that you start to feel a bit sorry ...

LostWitness 19.11.2004 · Read full review
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Review of Toolbox Murders (DVD)

The Dark Hour - Keeps You Guessing

Advantages: Fascinating and perplexing story.
Disadvantages: Subtitles - difficult to keep up with.

...his trusty camcorder he films the day to day grind of life within this commune, explaining how he and the others can never go outside. The group share their compound with two different types of entities - those that were once human and have succumbed to a strange and incurable illness which has turned them into mindless monsters, and those who are invisible. These two groups are extremely aggressive, and Jesús, along with the adults he lives with, ...
...with English subtitles. Because the English title of this movie is similar to the 2005 Canadian movie 'The Dark Hours' (with an 's' at the end of hour), and an old 1936 movie also entitled 'The Dark Hour', the movie I am reviewing is constantly overlooked and incorrectly listed. 'The Dark Hour', as I have already stated, is subtitled. Although I don't mind subtitles, in this case, the subtitles were a definite inconvenience - because there was just ...

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Review of The Dark Hour (DVD)

The Stink Is Back

Advantages: Payne has a good eye
Disadvantages: Payne is a terrible writer

...in mind it was with no surprise that Dave and Tina would try to to replicate their success and this leads us on to... No Mans Land: The Rise Of The Reeker Beginning in 1978, the movie shows us the roots of the killer known as The Reeker, and allows us some insight into why the character smells so bad. And I have to commend the director here, this is rather like the original Reeker a fantastic opening, to what promises to be a good movie. Promise ...
...number of "unexplained" incidents that no doubt if Payne was given an open mic on the subject he might imply that maybe "You just didn't get it!" Sadly for Payne this is not The Matrix, or anywhere near that quality. Payne's ultimate and I feel disrespectful final strike involving a child talking about his babysitter not only effectively defecates on Payne's work but gives sad promise that maybe Payne will ridicule us all again by returning to the ...

sghawken 26.08.2008 · Read full review
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Review of No Man's Land - The Rise Of Reeker (DVD)