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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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~ An Immortal Battle for Supremacy ~

Advantages: Brilliant scenery, Great action, good characters
Disadvantages: Could have more SP/FX

...Supremacy ~ Underworld I first saw the film when I rented it from the local video shop and thought it was brilliant. The eerie pictures and captivating cover instantly drew me toward it. I had seen adverts and trailers when it arrived at the cinema and waited until it was released as everyone knows the price of cinema tickets are quite steep so I don?t tend to go much unless I really want to see something. The plot sounded good and I love vampire ...
...Blood Diamond and the other Underworld films where his part grows. Viktor- Bill Nighly Viktor is the Lord of the vampires who is raised by Selene to help win this war. After being woken early and not being impressed with her behaviour he seeks to rule the vampires into victory. He is a strong minded leader who is hard-heartened but seems to have a soft spot for Selene. Bill Nighly is a well known actor and I didn?t know he was in it until I saw ...

blackmagicstar4 11.02.2009 · Read full review
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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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A Design For Death [Film Only]

Advantages: Memorable deaths, good performances and special effects
Disadvantages: Some dodgy dialogue, a few inconsistencies

...explodes. Their trip to the final destination delayed but not terminated - as the teenagers find out, there is no cheating death. The opening scene at the airport is effective, and ensures Final Destination won't be shown as flight entertainment. The deaths are well executed (if you'll excuse the pun). If it's not the thought behind them - which will get the guessing games going - then it's the timing that can catch you out. However, there is inconsistency ...
...stuff thrown around already. Final Destination is strong in the special effects department. Computer trickery can be evident, but it's not as if these effects stand out like a sore thumb. It's not entirely the works of computers however, and when something is evidently fake, there is humour with horror - something which the film manages to mix successfully on more than this one occasion. Despite being set in New York, there are a couple of clues, ...

scream4bruce 21.07.2009 · Read full review
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Not the sharpest knife in the drawer

Advantages: Good effects and action
Disadvantages: 2 silly plot holes ruin the film once you notice them

Wesley Snipes plays Blade - a half human half vampire all action vampire hunter with an extreme attitude for his job (who the vampires refer to as the "Day Walker" due to his human ability to survive in daylight). No kicking asses or taking names (unlike Roddy Piper in "They Live"), just lots of killing vampires to rid the Earth of the foul undead. Eventually he becomes entangled with a plot to allow other vampires to also walk in the day just like ...
...action scenes are excellent. The 2 plot holes are stupid. The whole "we need 12 pure-blood vampires to do a revive but we killed one and it still worked" plot hole and the "Whistler shot himself but he still appears in movie 2" plot hole. I'm always trying to decide if the tattoos Wesley has here, he also has in Demolition Man. The visuals are wicked and the fighting is well done. I didn't spot the silly plot holes until now (3rd time I've seen it) ...

atytyut2434 01.08.2009 · Read full review
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